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Shortcut Keys of Computer A to Z (Basic)

Basic Computer Keyboard Shortcut Keys A to Z

Shortcuts Uses of Shortcut keys

Alt + F File menu options in the current program

Alt + E Edits options in the current program

F1 Universal help (for any sort of program)

Ctrl + A Selects all text

Ctrl + X Cuts the selected item

Ctrl + Del Cut selected item

Ctrl + C Copy the selected item

Ctrl + Ins Copy the selected item

Ctrl + V Paste the selected item

Shift + Ins Paste the selected item

Home Takes the user to the start of the current line

Ctrl + Home Go to the beginning of the document

End Go to the end of the current line

Ctrl + End Go to the end of a document

Highlight from the prevailing position to the start of


Shift + Home
the line

Highlight from the prevailing position to end of the


Shift + End
line

Ctrl + (Left arrow) Move one term to the left at a time

Ctrl + (Right arrow) Move one term to the right at a time


Computer Shortcut Keys for Microsoft Windows

Shortcut Keys Uses of Shortcut keys

Adjust the widths of all columns automatically, in Windows


Ctrl + Plus Key
Explorer

Open the properties window for the selected icon or


Alt + Enter
program

Alt + Print Screen Take a screenshot of the current page.

Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows task manager

Ctrl + Esc These keys allow you to activate the start menu

Its purpose in Windows 95 to XP is to open the locate


F4
window

F5 Refresh the contents of your windows system

F3 Find anything from your system’s desktop

Alt + Esc Switch between desktop applications on the taskbar

F2 Rename the selected icon

Alt + Shift + Tab It allows you to switch back between ongoing applications

Alt + Tab Switch between open applications/ programs.

When you press the Shift and Delete keys together, your
Shift + Delete
program or files will be deleted permanently.

Alt + F4 It is used to close the ongoing program

It’s used to swiftly close a document or a file that’s currently


Ctrl + F4
open.
Computer Shortcut Keys for MS Word

Shortcuts Uses of Shortcut keys

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + C Copy selected text

Ctrl + X Cut selected text

Ctrl + N Open new/blank document

Ctrl + O Open options

Ctrl + P Open the print window

Ctrl + F Open find box

Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection

Ctrl + K Insert link

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + V Paste

Ctrl + G Find and replace options

Ctrl + H Find and replace options

Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment

Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left

Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left

Ctrl + E Align selected text or line to the centre

Ctrl + R Align selected text or line to the right

Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph

Ctrl + T Hanging indent

Ctrl + D Font options

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1

Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1

Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1

Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters

Ctrl + (Left arrow) Move one word to the left

Ctrl + (Right arrow) Move one word to the right

Ctrl + (Up arrow) Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph

Ctrl + (Down arrow) Move to the end of the paragraph


Ctrl + Del Delete the word to the right of the cursor

Ctrl + Backspace Delete the word to the left of the cursor

Ctrl + End Move the cursor to the end of the document

Ctrl + Home Move the cursor to the beginning of the document

Ctrl + Space Reset highlighted text to the default font

Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines

Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines

Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3

Shift + F3 Change case of selected text

Shift + Insert Paste

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F7 Spell check selected text and/or document

Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus

F12 Save as

Ctrl + S Save

Shift + F12 Save

Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date

Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time

Ctrl + W Close document

Ctrl+= Set chosen text as a subscript.

Ctrl+Shift+= Set chosen text as superscript.

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