General Editing Applications

CTRL+A – Select All text or all objects

CTRL+B – Bold the currently selected text

CTRL+C – Copy the currently selected text or object

CTRL+D – Add the current site to favorites, open fonts dialog in text

applications

CTRL+E – Centers the currently selected text

CTRL+F – Opens the Find window to search or find text, Forward email

CTRL+G – Open the Goto window to go to a line of text or a section

CTRL+H – Opens the Replace window allowing you to search and replace, Hide tools

CTRL+I – Italicize the currently selected text

CTRL+J – Justify the currently selected text

CTRL+K – Creates a hyperlink using the currently selected text

CTRL+L – Left justified the currently selected text

CTRL+M – Increases the indenting in the current text (similar to tab)

CTRL+N – Creates a new document

CTRL+O – Allows you to open a file

CTRL+P – Print the current document

CTRL+Q – Remove all indenting

CTRL+R – Align text to the right, Reply to email

CTRL+S – Save the current document

CTRL+T – blank as far as I know

CTRL+U – Underline current text

CTRL+V – Paste clipboard text

CTRL+W – Close current document

CTRL+X – Cut currently selected text

CTRL+Y – Redo an undo-step

CTRL+Z – Undo last step

CTRL+Space – Removes formatting in editing application, Complete word with auto-complete

options

CTRL+Left Arrow – Move the insertion point left one word

CTRL+Right Arrow – Move the insertion point right one word

CTRL+UP Arrow – Move the insertion point up one paragraph

CTRL+Down Arrow – Move the insertion point down one paragraph

CTRL+TAB – Moves through the tabs in the current dialog box

CTRL+TAB+Shift – Moves backwards through the tabs in the current dialog box

CTRL+Enter – Used in email programs to send the email

CTRL+F4 – Close current document

CTRL+F10 – Maximize current document

CTRL+F12 – Open a document (same as CTRL+O)

SHIFT+Enter – Creates a new text line without placing a paragraph between the lines

Common Menu Shortcuts

ALT+A – Opens the Table, Actions or Favorites menu

ALT+D – Puts the cursor in the address bar for a browser, opens the data menu in excel

ALT+E – Opens the Edit Menu

ALT+F – Opens the File Menu

Alt+G – Opens the Go Menu

Alt+H – Opens the Help Menu

ALT+I – Opens the Insert Menu

ALT+O – Opens the Format Menu

ALT+S – Opens the Select Menu

ALT+T – Opens the Tools Menu

ALT+V – Opens the View Menu

ALT+W – Opens the Window Menu

ALT+Enter – Show properties on currently selected object, fullscreen for command based windows

ALT+F4 – Closes the application

ALT+Left Arrow – Moves back if using a browser interface

ALT+Right Arrow – Moves forward if using a browser interface

ALT+Down Arrow/Up Arrow- Opens a drop down or auto-complete listbox if it has focus

Operating Specific shortcuts

Windows Key – Opens start menu

windows Key+Break – System Properties

Windows Key+D – Shows the desktop window

Windows Key+E – Opens explorer

Windows Key+F – Opens system search

Windows Key+F+Shift – Opens system search for computers

Windows Key+L – Locks the system with current password

Windows Key+M – Minimizes all windows

Windows Key+M+Shift – Restores minimized windows

Windows Key+R – Opens the run dialog

Windows Key+U – Opens the utility manager for accessibility tools

Windows Key+F1 – Opens system help

ALT+TAB – Cycles windows

ALT+SHIFT+TAB – Cycles windows backwards

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC – Opens the task manager

CTRL+ESC – Opens the start menu

CTRL+ALT+ESC – Cycles all dialogs

ALT+Space – Opens the windows menu to move, resizes or minimize for the current window

ALT+ESC – Cycle through windows and dialog boxes

ALT+ESC+SHIFT – Cycle backwards through windows and dialog boxes

Single key shortcuts used in graphics applications

Delete – Deletes the currently selected item or text

Delete+SHIFT – Permentantly deletes the item, bypass the recycle bin if

applicable

Tab – Moves through available controls on the page

Tab+Shift – Moves backwards through available controls

Shift – If held for 8 seconds turns on FilterKeys

Shift – If pressed 5 times in a row turns on StickeyKeys

NumLock – If held for 5 seconds turns on ToggleKeys

Alt+Z Zoom out

+ – zoom in

– – zoom out
0-9 – Changes transparency in 10% increments

Esc – Cancels the current action

Ctrl+L rotate left

Ctrl+K rotate right

Shift when used with most tools contains drawing to 45 degree increments

ALT when used with many tools will make the tool expand from the center out rather then from the
top left corner (Shapes, selections, etc)

Function Keys

F1 – Help

F1+Shift – Displays the ‘What’s this’ information if available

F2 – Rename the selected folder/object

F3 – Find in the document

F4 – Puts focus in the primary dropdown on the screen and opens the dropdown (address bar in
browser for example)

F5 – Refresh document or window, run program, run slideshow

F6 – Cycle through window panels

F7 – Run spellcheck

F10 – Puts keyboard focus on the Menu

F10+Shift – Same as right clicking on the selected object

F11 – Full screen, Slideshow

F12 – Displays Save As Dialog Box

Click Modifiers

Shift + Click – Opens the link in a new windows in a browser

Ctrl + Click – Opens the link in a new tab in a browser

Alt + Click – Downloads the target link and saves it as a file

Ctrl + Drag – Makes a copy of the item being dragged

Alt + Drag – Makes a link to the item being dragged

Right Mouse Drag – Allow me to choose Link/Copy/Move