FILE
Ctrl + S = Save
Ctrl + N = New Document
Ctrl + O = Open Existing Document
Ctrl + P = Print
PARAGRAPH ALIGNMENT
Ctrl + L = Left Aligned (paragraph)
Ctrl + R = Right Aligned (paragraph)
Ctrl + E = Center Aligned (paragraph)
Ctrl + J = Justified (paragraph)
LINE SPACING
Ctrl + 1 = Single Line Spacing
Ctrl + 2 = Double Line Spacing
Ctrl + 5 = 1½ Line Spacing
FONT STYLES (with text selected)
Ctrl + B = Bold
Ctrl + I = Italic
Ctrl + U = Underlined
PAGE SCROLLING
Ctrl + Home = Top of Document
Ctrl + End = Bottom of Document
Ctrl + Page Up = Top of Page
Ctrl + Page Down = Bottom of Page
EDIT
Ctrl + A = Select All
Ctrl + C = Copy
Ctrl + F = Find
Ctrl + H = Find & Replace
Ctrl + V = Paste
Ctrl + X = Cut
Ctrl + Y = Redo
Ctrl + Z = Undo
More PC Keyboard Shortcuts
- Windows Key + E = Open Window explorer
- Windows Key + F = Finds files and folders
- Windows Key + R = The Run command is brought up
- Windows Key + Pause/Break = Will take you to the systems profile
- Windows Key + D = Helps you toggle between the desktop and the other thing you are working on
- F1 = For help
- F7 = To check the spelling
- Shift + F7 = To go to the thesaurus
- F12 = To save as
- Alt + F4 = To exit the program
- Ctrl + Alt + Del = To break out of a lockup and open task manager
Ease of Access keyboard shortcut
| Press this key | To do list |
| Right Shift for eight seconds | Turn Filter Keys on and off |
| Left Alt +Left Shift +PrtScn (or PrtScn) | Turn High Contrast on or off |
| Left Alt +Left Shift+Num Lock | Turn Mouse Key on and off |
| Shift five times | Turn Sticky on or off |
| Number Lock for five seconds | Turn Toggle Key on or off |
| Window logo +U | Open the Ease of Access Center |
General Keyboard Shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| F1 | Display Help |
| Ctrl +C (or Ctrl +Insert) | Copy the selected Item |
| Ctrl +X | Cut the selected Item |
| Ctrl +V (or Shift +Insert) | Paste the selected item |
| Ctrl +Z | Undo an action |
| Ctrl +Y | Redo an action |
| Delete (or Ctrl +D) | Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
| Shift +Delete | Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin |
| F2 | Rename the selected item |
| Ctrl+ Right Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| Ctrl+ Left Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| Ctrl +Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl+ Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl +Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
| Shift with any arrow key | Select more than one item in a window or on a desktop, or select text within a document |
| Ctrl with any arrow key+ Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
| Ctrl + A | Select all item in a document or window |
| F3 | Search for a file or folder |
| Alt + Enter | Display properties for the selected item |
| Alt + F4 | Close the Active item, or exit the active program |
| Alt + Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open items |
| Ctrl +Alt +Tab | Use the Arrow keys to switch between open items |
| Ctrl +Mouse scroll wheel | Change the size of icons on the desktop |
| Window logo key +Tab | Use the arrow key to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
| Alt +Esc | Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
| F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
| F4 | Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer |
| Shift+F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
| Ctrl +Esc | Open the Start menu |
| Alt +underlined letter | Display the corresponding menu |
| Alt +underlined letter | Perform the menu command (or other underlined commanded) |
| F10 | Activate the menu bar in the active program |
| Right Arrow | Open the next menu to the right, or open the submenu |
| Left Arrow | Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
| F5 (or Ctrl +R) | Refresh the active window |
| Alt+ Up Arrow | View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer |
| Esc | Cancel the current task |
| Ctrl +Shift +Esc | Open task manager |
| Shift when you insert a CD | Prevent the CD form automatically playing |
| Left Alt+ Shift | Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled |
| Ctrl +Shift | Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enable |
| Right or Left Ctrl+ Shift | Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading language |
Dialog box keyboard shortcut
| Press this key | To do list |
| Ctrl +Tab | Move forward through tabs |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Move back through Tabs |
| Tab | Move forward through options |
| Shift + Tab | Move back through option |
| Alt + Underlined letter | Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with the letter |
| Enter | Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands |
| Spacebar | Select or clear the check box if the active option is the check box |
| Arrow keys | Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons |
| F1 | Display Help |
| F4 | Display the items in the active list |
| Backspace | Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box |
Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Windows logo key | Open or close Start menu. |
| Windows logo + Pause | Display the System Properties dialog box. |
| Windows logo key +D | Display the desktop. |
| Windows logo key +M | Minimized all windows. |
| Windows logo key+ Shift +M | Restore minimized windows to the desktop |
| Windows logo key +E | Open Computer |
| Windows logo key +F | Search for a file or folder |
| Ctrl +Windows logo key+ F | Search for Computers (if you’re on a network). |
| Windows logo key +L | Lock your computer or switch user. |
| Windows logo key +R | Open the Run dialog box. |
| Windows logo key +T | Cycle through programs on the taskbar. |
| Shift+ Windows logo key+ number | Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar the position indicated by the number. |
| Ctrl+Windows logo key+ number | Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
| Alt +Windows logo key +number | Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
| Windows logo key +Tab | Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
| Ctrl+Windows logo key+Tab | Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D. |
| Ctrl+ Windows logo+ B | Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area. |
| Windows logo key+ Spacebar | Preview the desktop |
| Windows logo key+ Up Arrow | Maximize the window |
| Windows logo key+ Left Arrow | Maximize the window to the left side of the screen. |
| Windows logo key+ Right Arrow | Maximize the window to the right side of the screen. |
| Windows logo key + Down Arrow | Minimize the window. |
| Windows logo key + Home | Minimize all but the active window |
| Windows logo key +Shift+ Up Arrow | Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen. |
| Windows logo key+ Shift +Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Move a window fromone monitoe to another. |
| Windows logo key + P | Choose a presentation display mood |
| Windows logo key+ G | Cycle through gadgets. |
| Windows logo key+ U | Open Ease of Access Center |
| Windows logo key +X | Open Windows Mobility Center |
Window Explorer keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + W | Close the current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Crate a new folder |
| End | Display the bottom of the active window |
| Home | Display the top of the active window |
| F11 | Maximize or minimize the active window |
| Ctrl + Period (.) | Rotate a picture clockwise |
| Ctrl +Comma (,) | Rotate a picture counter-clockwise |
| Num Lock +Astrisk (*) on numeric keypad | Display all subfolders under the selected folder |
| Number Lock+ Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad | Display the contents of the selected folder |
| Num Lock+ Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad | Collapse the selected folder |
| Left Arrow | Collapse the current selected (if it’s expanded), or selected the parent folder |
| Alt+ Enter | Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item |
| Alt + P | Display the preview pane |
| Alt + Left Arrow | View the previous folder |
| Backspace | View the previous folder |
| Right Arrow | Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder |
| Alt+ Right Arrow | View the next folder |
| Alt+ Up Arrow | View the parent folder |
| Ctrl+ Shift+ E | Display all folders above the selected folder |
| Ctrl +Mouse scroll wheel | Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons |
| Alt + D | Select the address bar |
| Ctrl + E | Select the search box |
| Ctrl + F | Select the search box |
Taskbar keyboard shortcut
| Press this key | To do list |
| Shift +Click on a taskbar button | Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program |
| Ctrl +Shift + Click on a taskbar button | Open a program as an administrator |
| Shift + Right-click on a taskbar button | Show the window menu for the program |
| Shift + Right-click on a grouped taskbar button | Show the window menu for the group |
| Ctrl + Click on a grouped taskbar button | Cycle through the windows of the group |
Magnifier keyboard shortcut
| Press this key | To do list |
| Windows logo key + Plus Sign (+) or Minus Sign (-) | Zoom in or out |
| Ctrl+ Alt + Spacebar | Preview the desktop in full-screen mode |
| Ctrl +Alt +F | Switch to full-screen mode |
| Ctrl+ Alt +L | Switch to lens mode |
| Ctrl+ Alt +D | Switch the docked mode |
| Ctrl+ Alt + I | Invert colors |
| Ctrl +Alt +Arrow keys | Pan in the direction of the arrow keys |
| Ctrl + Alt + R | Resize the lens |
| Windows logo key + Esc | Exit Magnifier |
Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcut
| Press this key | To do list |
| Alt + Page Up | Move between programs from left to right |
| Alt + Page down | Move between programs from right to left. |
| Alt + Insert | Cycle through programs in the older that they were started in |
| Alt + Home | Display the start menu |
| Ctrl+ Alt +Break | Switch between a window and full screen. |
| Ctrl + Alt + End | Display the Windows Security dialog box |
| Alt + Delete | Display the system menu |
| Ctrl +Alt +Minus Sign (-) on the numeric keypad | Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt+ PrtScn on a local computer). |
| Ctrl+ Alt +Plus Sign (+) on the numeric keypad | Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local computer) |
| Ctrl +Alt Right Arrow | “Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (e.g., a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program. |
| Ctrl +Alt +Left Arrow | “Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (e.g., a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program. |
Note: Ctrl +alt +Break and Ctrl +Alt +End are available in all Remote Desktop sessions, even when you’ve set up the remote computer to recognize Windows keyboard shortcuts.
Paint keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Ctrl + N | Crate a new picture |
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing picture |
| Ctrl + S | Save changes to a picture |
| F12 | Save a picture as a new file |
| Ctrl + P | Print a picture (file) |
| Alt + F4 | Close a picture and its Paint window |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo a change |
| Ctrl + A | Select the entire picture |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a selection to the Clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a selection from the Clipboard |
| Right Arrow | Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel |
| Left Arrow | Move the selection or active shape left by on pixel |
| Down Arrow | Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel |
| Up Arrow | Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel |
| Esc | Cancel a selection |
| Delete | Delete a selection |
| Ctrl + B | Bold selected text |
| Ctrl + Plus Sign (+) | Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel |
| Ctrl + Minus Sign (-) | Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize selected text |
| Ctrl + U | Underline selected text |
| Ctrl + E | Open the Properties dialog box |
| Ctrl + W | Open the Resize and Skew dialog box |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Zoom out |
| F11 | View a picture inn full-screen mode |
| Ctrl + R | Show or hide the ruler |
| Ctrl + G | Show or hide gridlines |
| F10 or Alt | Display key tips |
| Shift + F10 | Show the current shortcut menu |
| F1 | Open Paint Help |
WordPad keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new document |
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing document |
| Ctrl + S | Save changes to a document |
| F12 | Save the document as a new file |
| Ctrl + P | Print a document |
| Alt + F4 | Close WordPad |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo a change |
| Ctrl + A | Select the entire document |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a selection to the Clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a selection from the Clipboard |
| Ctrl + B | Make a selected text bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize selected text |
| Ctrl + U | Underline selected text |
| Ctrl + = | Make selected text subscript |
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Make selected text superscript |
| Ctrl + L | Align text left |
| Ctrl + E | Align text center |
| Ctrl + R | Align text right |
| Ctrl + J | Justify text |
| Ctrl + 1 | Set single line spacing |
| Ctrl + 2 | Set double line spacing |
| Ctrl + 5 | Set line spacing to 1.5 |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase the font size |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease the font size |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Change characters to all capitals |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Change the bullet style |
| Ctrl + D | Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing |
| Ctrl + F | Find the text in a document |
| F3 | Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box |
| Ctrl + H | Replace text in a document |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Move the one word to the right |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Move the cursor one word to the left |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the line above |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the line below |
| Ctrl + Home | Move the beginning of the document |
| Ctrl + End | Move the end of the document |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Move up one page |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Move down one page |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete the next word |
| F10 | Display keytips |
| Shift + F10 | Show the current shortcut menu |
| F1 | Open WordPad Help |
Calculator keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Alt + 1 | Switch to stand mode |
| Alt + 2 | Switch to Scientific mode |
| Alt + 3 | Switch to programmer mode |
| Alt + 4 | Switch to Statistics mode |
| Ctrl + E | Open date calculations |
| Ctrl + H | Turn calculation history on or off |
| Ctrl + U | Open unit conversion |
| Alt + C | Calculate or solve date calculations and worksheets |
| F1 | Open calculator Help |
| Ctrl + Q | Press the M- button |
| Ctrl + P | Press the M+ button |
| Ctrl + M | Press the MS button |
| Ctrl + R | Press the MR button |
| Ctrl + L | Press the MC button |
| % | Press the % button |
| F9 | Press the +/– button |
| / | Press the / button |
| * | Press the * button |
| + | Press the + button |
| – | Press the – button |
| R | Press the 1/x button |
| @ | Press the square root button |
| 0-9 | Press the number buttons (0-9) |
| = | Press the = button |
| . | Press the . (decimal point) button |
| Backspace | Press the backspace button |
| Esc | Press the C button |
| Del | Press the CE button |
| Ctrl +Shift +D | Clear the calculation history |
| F2 | Edit the calculation history |
| Up Arrow key | Navigate up in the calculation history |
| Down Arrow key | Navigate down in the calculation history |
| Esc | Cancel editing the calculation history |
| Enter | Recalculate the calculation history after editing |
| F3 | Select Degrees in Scientific mode |
| F4 | Select Radians in Scientific mode |
| F5 | Select Grads in Scientific mode |
| I | Press the Inv button in Scientific mode |
| D | Press the Mod button in Scientific mode |
| Ctrl + S | Press the sinh button in Scientific mode |
| Ctrl + O | Press the cosh button in Scientific mode |
| Ctrl + T | Press the tanh button in Scientific mode |
| ( | Press the ( button in scientific mode |
| ) | Press the ) button in Scientific mode |
| N | Press the In button in Scientific mode |
| ; | Press the Int button in Scientific mode |
| S | Press the sin button in Scientific mode |
| O | Press the cos button in Scientific mode |
| T | Press the tan button in Scientific mode |
| M | Press the dms button in Scientific mode |
| P | Press the pi button in scientific mode |
| V | Press the F-C button in Scientific mode |
| X | Press the Exp button in Scientific mode |
| Q | Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode |
| Y | Press the x^y button in Scientific mode |
| # | Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode |
| L | Press the log button in Scientific mode |
| ! | Press the n! button in Scientific mode |
| Ctrl + Y | Press the y√x button in Scientific mode |
| Ctrl + B | Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode |
| Ctrl + G | Press the 10x button in Scientific mode |
| F5 | Select Hex in Programmer mode |
| F6 | Select Dec in Programmer mode |
| F7 | Select Oct in Programmer mode |
| F8 | Select Bin in Programmer mode |
| F12 | Select Qword in Programmer mode |
| F2 | Select Dword in Programmer mode |
| F3 | Select Word in Programmer mode |
| F4 | Select Byte in Programmer mode |
| K | Press the RoR button in Programmer mode |
| J | Press the RoL button in Programmer mode |
| < | Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode |
| > | Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode |
| % | Press the Mod button in Programmer mode |
| ( | Press the ( button in Programmer mode |
| ) | Press the ) button in Programmer mode |
| | | Press the Or button in Programmer mode |
| ^ | Press Or button in Programmer mode |
| ~ | Press the Not button in Programmer mode |
| & | Press the And button in Programmer mode |
| A-F | Press the A-F button in Programmer mode |
| Spacebar | Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode |
| A | Press the Average button in Statistics mode |
| Ctrl + A | Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode |
| S | Press the Sum button in Statistic mode |
| Ctrl+ S | Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode |
| T | Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode |
| Ctrl + T | Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode |
| D | Press the CAD button in Statistics mode |
Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Ctrl+ N | Start a new note |
| Ctrl + O | Open the recently used note |
| Ctrl + S | Save changes to a note |
| Ctrl + Shift+ V | Move a note to a specific folder |
| Ctrl +P | Print a note |
| Alt + F4 | Close a note and its Journal window |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + A | Select all items on a page |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a selection to the Clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a selection from the Clipboard |
| Esc | Cancel a selection |
| Delete | Delete a selection |
| Ctrl + F | Start a basic find |
| Ctrl + G | Go to a page |
| F5 | Refresh find results |
| F5 | Refresh the note list |
| F6 | Toggle between a note list and a note |
| Ctrl+ Shift +C | Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list |
| F11 | View a note in full-screen mode |
| F1 | Open Journal Help |
Window Help viewer keyboard shortcuts
| Press this key | To do list |
| Alt + C | Display the Table of Content |
| Alt + N | Display the Connection Settings menu |
| F10 | Display the Options menu |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Move back to the previously viewed topic |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic |
| Alt + A | Display the customer support page |
| Alt + Home | Display the Help and Support home page |
| Home | Move to the beginning of a topic |
| End | Move to the end of a topic |
| Ctrl + F | Search the current topic |
| Ctrl + P | Print a topic |
| F3 | Move a cursor to a search box |
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