Shortcuts List
Shortcuts List
Shortcut Description
Ctrl+A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl+B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl+C Copy selected text.
Ctrl+D Open the font preferences window.
Ctrl+E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl+F Open find box.
Ctrl+I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl+J Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
Ctrl+K Insert a hyperlink.
Ctrl+L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl+M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl+N Opens new, blank document window.
Ctrl+O Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
Ctrl+P Open the print window.
Ctrl+R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl+S Save the document.
Alt, F, A Save the document under a different file name.
Ctrl+U Underline the selected text.
Ctrl+V Paste.
Ctrl+W Close the currently open document.
Ctrl+X Cut selected text.
Ctrl+Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl+Z Undo last action.
Ctrl+Shift+ Quickly create a bullet point.
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Ctrl+Shift+ Change the font.
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Ctrl+Shift+ Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font
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Ctrl+] Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl+Shift+ Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12,
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Ctrl+[ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl+<left Moves one word to the left.
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Ctrl+<right Moves one word to the right.
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Ctrl+<up Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
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Ctrl+<down Moves to the end of the paragraph.
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Ctrl+Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl+Backsp Deletes word to left of cursor.
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Ctrl+End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl+Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl+Spaceb Reset highlighted text to the default font.
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Ctrl+1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl+2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl+5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl+Alt+1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl+Alt+2 Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl+Alt+3 Changes text to heading 3.
Alt+Ctrl+F2 Open new document.
Ctrl+F1 Open the ribbon
Ctrl+F2 Display the print preview.
Ctrl+Shift+ Increases the selected text size by one font size.
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Ctrl+Shift+ Decreases the selected text size by one font size.
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Ctrl+Shift+ Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
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Ctrl+Shift+ Prints the document.
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F1 Open help.
F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
F5 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.
F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
F12 Save As.
Shift+F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word
from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning
of every word.
Shift+F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
Shift+F12 Save the open document. Like Ctrl+S.
Shift+Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph.
Shift+Insert Paste.
Shift+Alt+D Insert the current date.
Shift+Alt+T Insert the current time.
Mouse
Description
shortcuts
Click, hold, and Selects text from where you click and hold to the point
drag you drag and let go.
Double-click If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-click Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line
makes the alignment of the text left, center, or right
aligned.
Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab
stop.
Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse
is triple-clicked.
Ctrl+Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.
You can also utilize the mouse to perform some
common actions. The following section contains
examples of mouse shortcuts.
Excel Shorcutkeys
Shortcut Description
Tab Move to the next cell, to the right of the currently selected
cell.
Ctrl+A Select all contents of a worksheet.
Ctrl+B Bold all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+C Copy all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+D Fill down. Fills the cell beneath with the contents of the
selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell
and press Ctrl+Shift+Down to select multiple cells. Then
press Ctrl+D to fill them with the contents of the original
cell.
Ctrl+F Search current sheet.
Ctrl+G Go to a certain area.
Ctrl+H Find and replace.
Ctrl+I Puts italics on all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+K Inserts a hyperlink.
Ctrl+L Opens the Create Table dialog box.
Ctrl+N Creates a new workbook.
Ctrl+O Opens a workbook.
Ctrl+P Print the current sheet.
Ctrl+R Fill right. Fills the cell to the right with the contents of the
selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell
and press Ctrl+Shift+Right to select multiple cells. Then
press Ctrl+R to fill them with the contents of the original cell.
Ctrl+S Saves the open worksheet.
Ctrl+T Open the Create Table dialog box.
Ctrl+U Underlines all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+V Pastes everything copied onto the clipboard.
Ctrl+W Closes the current workbook.
Ctrl+X Cuts all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+Y Repeats the last entry.
Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.
Ctrl+1 Changes the format of the selected cells.
Ctrl+2 Bolds all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+3 Puts italics all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+4 Underlines all cells in highlighted section.
Ctrl+5 Puts a strikethrough all cells in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+6 Shows or hides objects.
Ctrl+7 Shows or hides the toolbar.
Ctrl+8 Toggles the outline symbols.
Ctrl+9 Hides rows.
Ctrl+0 Hides columns.
Ctrl+Shift+: Enters the current time.
Ctrl+; Enters the current date.
Ctrl+` Changes between displaying cell values or formulas in the
worksheet.
Ctrl+' Copies a formula from the cell above.
Ctrl+Shift+" Copies value from cell above.
Ctrl+- Deletes the selected column or row.
Ctrl+Shift+= Inserts a new column or row.
Ctrl+Shift+~ Switches between showing Excel formulas or their values in
cells.
Ctrl+Shift+@ Applies time formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+! Applies comma formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+$ Applies currency formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+# Applies date formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+% Applies percentage formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+^ Applies exponential formatting.
Ctrl+Shift+* Selects the current region around the active cell.
Ctrl+Shift+& Places border around selected cells.
Ctrl+Shift+_ Removes a border.
Ctrl++ Insert.
Ctrl+- Delete.
Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows.
Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns.
Ctrl+/ Selects the array containing the active cell.
Ctrl+\ Selects the cells that have a static value or don’t match the
formula in the active cell.
Ctrl+[ Selects all cells referenced by formulas in the highlighted
section.
Ctrl+] Selects cells that contain formulas that reference the active
cell.
Ctrl+Shift+{ Selects all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas
in the highlighted section.
Ctrl+Shift+} Selects cells which contain formulas that directly or indirectly
reference the active cell.
Ctrl+Shift+| Selects the cells within a column that don’t match the
(pipe) formula or static value in the active cell.
Ctrl+Enter Fills the selected cells with the current entry.
Ctrl+Spacebar Selects the entire column.
Ctrl+Shift+Spac Selects the entire worksheet.
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Ctrl+Home Move to cell A1.
Ctrl+End Move to last cell with text on the worksheet.
Ctrl+Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Activates the previous workbook.
Ctrl+Shift+A Inserts argument names into a formula.
Ctrl+Shift+F Opens the drop-down menu for fonts.
Ctrl+Shift+O Selects all of the cells that contain comments.
Ctrl+Shift+P Opens the drop-down menu for point size.
Shift+Insert Pastes what is stored on the clipboard.
Shift+Page Up In a single column, highlights all cells above that are
selected.
Shift+Page In a single column, highlights all cells above that are
Down selected.
Shift+Home Highlights all text to the left of the cursor.
Shift+End Highlights all text to the right of the cursor.
Shift+Up Arrow Extends the highlighted area up one cell.
Shift+Down Extends the highlighted area down one cell.
Arrow
Shift+Left Extends the highlighted area left one character.
Arrow
Shift +Right Extends the highlighted area right one character.
Arrow
Alt+Tab Cycles through applications.
Alt+Spacebar Opens the system menu.
Alt+Backspace Undo.
Alt+Enter While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt+Enter moves to the
next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell.
Alt+= Creates a formula to sum all of the above cells.
Alt+' Allows formatting on a dialog box.
F1 Opens the help menu.
F2 Edits the selected cell.
F3 After a name is created, F3 will paste names.
F4 Repeats last action. For example, if you changed the color of
text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text in cell to
the same color.
F5 Goes to a specific cell. For example, C6.
F6 Move to the next pane.
F7 Spell check selected text or document.
F8 Enters Extend Mode.
F9 Recalculates every workbook.
F10 Activates the menu bar.
F11 Creates a chart from selected data.
F12 Save As option.
Shift+F1 Opens the "What's This?" window.
Shift+F2 Allows the user to edit a cell comment.
Shift+F3 Opens the Excel formula window.
Shift+F5 Brings up a search box.
Shift+F6 Move to previous pane.
Shift+F8 Add to selection.
Shift+F9 Performs calculate function on active sheet.
Ctrl+F3 Open Excel Name Manager.
Ctrl+F4 Closes current window.
Ctrl+F5 Restores window size.
Ctrl+F6 Next workbook.
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous workbook.
Ctrl+F7 Moves the window.
Ctrl+F8 Resizes the window.
Ctrl+F9 Minimize current window.
Ctrl+F10 Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl+F11 Inserts a macro sheet.
Ctrl+F12 Opens a file.
Ctrl+Shift+F3 Creates names by using those of either row or column labels.
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Moves to the previous worksheet window.
Ctrl+Shift+F12 Prints the current worksheet.
Alt+F1 Inserts a chart.
Alt+F2 Save As option.
Alt+F4 Exits Excel.
Alt+F8 Opens the macro dialog box.
Alt+F11 Opens the Visual Basic editor.
Alt+Shift+F1 Creates a new worksheet.
Alt+Shift+F2 Saves the current worksheet.
Mouse
Description
shortcuts
Click, hold, Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag
and drag and let go.
Double-click If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text where the mouse is triple-
clicked.
Ctrl+Mouse Zooms in and out of document.
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