• You can highlight text by
holding down the Shift key and using the arrow keys to move the cursor to
the end of the section you want to highlight. Then you can...
Ctrl + B will bold text.
Ctrl + U will underline text.
Ctrl + I will italicize.
• When you press CTRL+ESC, followed by a u, the Shut
Down Windows dialog is invoked.
• A shortcut to getting to the properties even faster is
to press Alt-Enter on the keyboard instead. If the currently selected
object has a properties page, usually Alt-Enter will bring it right up.
• Windows Key shortcuts
Windows key + R will open the Start menu's Run box
Windows key + F will open the Start menu's Find window
Windows key + E will quickly launch Explorer
Windows key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window
Windows key + M will Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows
Windows key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and
showing them all
Windows key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar
Windows key by itself will open the Start menu
• Windows Program Key
Combinations
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic
• Mouse Click/Keyboard
Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects
SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing
alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on
the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the
Recycle Bin
• General Keyboard-Only
Commands
F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as
right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the
taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then
press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to
bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu,
you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child
window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can
restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface
(MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example,
when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the
Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
• Shell Objects and
General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts
For a selected object:
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the
Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
• MS EXCEL
Show all formulas:
Ctrl + ` ( ` being the accent mark on the key to the left of the number 1.
The Home button will take you to the first column of the current row.
The End button then followed by an arrow key will take you to the first /
last cell in the current column / row. (Up and down arrows make column
movements. The right and left arrows make row movements.)
Ctrl + Home will take you to cell A1.
Ctrl + Shift + Home will highlight everything between the currently
selected cell and A1.
• MS
WORD
Print Preview Ctrl + F2.
Justification Shortcuts:
Ctrl + L left aligns the current paragraph.
Ctrl + E center aligns the current paragraph.
Ctrl + R right aligns the current paragraph.
Ctrl + J fully justifies the current paragraph. (Where the text is spread
out completely to both left and right margins.)
Formatting Shortcuts:
Ctrl + B will bold either the highlighted text or the next
text to be typed.
Ctrl + I will Italicize the highlighted text or the next text to be typed.
Ctrl + U will underline the highlighted text or the next text to be typed.
Ctrl + Shift + D will double underline highlighted text or the next text
to be typed.
Ctrl + Shift + W will underline the highlighted text or the next text to
be typed but not the spaces between the words.
Ctrl + = will convert the highlighted text into subscript.
Ctrl + plus sign (+) will convert the highlighted text into superscript.
Repeating the same key combination used to turn the formatting on can
often turn off these formatting options. Ctrl + Spacebar may also turn a
formatting option off.
• For Internet
Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 (may work in older versions)
Open History Window Ctrl+H
Reload Ctrl+R
Back (Previous Page) Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Backspace
Forward (Next Page) Alt+RIght Arrow
Stop Esc
Home Alt+Home
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
New Window Ctrl+N
Close WIndow Ctrl+W
Go Up one Line Up Arrow
Go Down One Line Down Arrow
Full Screen (toggle) F11
Find on Page Ctrl+F
Add Current Page to Favorites Ctrl+D
Print Current Page
or Active Frame Ctrl+P
Organize Favorites (IE)/
Manage Bookmarks (NS)
Ctrl+B
Maximize a window Alt+Space+x
Minimize a window Alt+Space+N
Internet Explorer ONLY
Open Favorites Bar Ctrl+I
Select text in address bar Alt+D
Force Reload (not from cache) Ctrl+F5
Netscape ONLY
Open / Close Sidebar Panel (toggle) F9
Select text in Location Bar Ctrl+L
Force Reload (not from Cache) Ctrl+Shift+R
Zoom Text Smaller Ctrl+- (minus)
Zoom text larger Ctrl+= (plus sign)
• MS-DOS
Find DOS commands: Start / Run / Type "CMD" / Enter
• Outlook and Outlook
Express
Ctrl + N will create a new email.
Ctrl + M or F5 will send and receive mail.
Ctrl + Shift + B will open the address book.
Ctrl + R will reply to a message.
Ctrl + Shift + R will reply to all.
Ctrl + F will forward a message.
Ctrl + Shift + F will open the advanced find window.
Ctrl + Enter or Ctrl + Q will mark a message as read.
Ctrl + D or Delete Button will delete the currently selected message(s).
Esc will close the message currently open.
• AOL
Shortcuts
Ctrl + A Selects everything in a text field
Ctrl + B Bolds the ensuing text
Ctrl + F Finds something in the top window
Ctrl + O Opens a file from your computer
Ctrl + S Saves file as...
Ctrl + T Italicizes ensuing text
Ctrl + U Underlines ensuing text
Ctrl + = Spell checks text in the top window
Ctrl + Shift + = Adds page to Favorites list
