Short-cut Keys
Short-cut Keys
The following tables shows te different short-cut keys
frequently used while working on the computer system –
|
Function |
Short-cut
keys |
|
Commonly
Used Short-cut Keys |
|
|
F1 |
Universal
help (for any sort of program) |
|
Alt + F |
File menu options
in current program. |
|
Alt + E |
Edit option
in current program. |
|
Ctrl + A |
Select all
text. |
|
Ctrl + C |
Copies the selected
item. |
|
Ctrl + V |
Pastes copied
item. |
|
Home |
Take the user
to the beginning of the current line. |
|
End |
Take the user
to the end of the current line. |
|
Ctrl + Home |
Take the user
to the beginning of the document. |
|
Ctrl + End |
Take the user
to the end of the document. |
|
Shift + Home |
Highlight
from the current place to the beginning of line. |
|
Shift + End |
Highlights
from the current place to the end of line. |
|
Microsoft
Windows Shortcut Keys |
|
|
Ctrl + F4 |
Close windows
in program. |
|
F2 |
Rename the
selected icon. |
|
F3 |
Start Find
from desktop. |
|
F4 |
Open the
drive selection when browsing. |
|
F5 |
Refreshes contents. |
|
Alt + Tab |
Switches from
one open application to another open application. |
|
Alt + Shift +
Tab |
Switch
Backward between open application. |
|
Alt + Print
Screen |
Creates
screenshot for current program. |
|
Ctrl + Alt +
Del |
Open windows
task manager/reboot. |
|
Ctrl + Esc |
Bring up start
menu |
|
Alt + Esc |
Switches
between applications on taskbar. |
|
Ctrl +Plus
(+) key |
Automatically
adjust width of columns in Windows Explorer. |
|
Alt + Enter |
Open properties
window of selected icon or program. |
|
Shift +10 |
Simultaneous
right-click on selected item. |
|
Shift + Del |
Deletes
selected programs/files permanently. |
|
Holding Shift
During Boot-up |
Enable boot
safe mode or bypass system files. |
|
Ctrl + N |
Start a new
note. |
|
Ctrl + O |
Opens a
recently used note. |
|
Ctrl + S |
Save changes
to a note. |
|
Ctrl + P |
Prints a note |
|
Alt + F4 |
Closes a note
and its journal window. |
|
Ctrl + Z |
Helps Undo a
change. |
|
Ctrl + Y |
Help to Redo
a change. |
|
Ctrl + A |
Select all
item on a pages. |
|
Ctrl + X |
Cuts selection. |
|
Ctrl + C |
Copies a selection
to the Clipboard. |
|
Ctrl + V |
Pastes a
selection from the Clipboard. |
|
Esc |
Cancels a selection. |
|
Ctrl + F |
Start a
search tool |
|
Ctrl + shift
+ C |
Display a
shortcut menu for column headings in a note list . |
|
Microsoft Word
Shortcut Keys |
|
|
Ctrl + N |
Create new document |
|
Ctrl + O |
Opening an
existing document |
|
Ctrl + S |
Save changes
to a document. |
|
F12 |
Save the
document as a new file. |
|
Ctrl + P |
Prints a
document. |
|
Ctrl + Z |
Helps Undo a
change |
|
Ctrl + Y |
Helps Redo a
change. |
|
Ctrl + A |
Selects the
whole document. |
|
Ctrl + X |
Helps cut a section. |
|
Ctrl + C |
Copies a to
the Clipboard. |
|
Ctrl + V |
Paste a selection
from the Clipboard. |
|
Ctrl + B |
Make selected
Text Bold. |
|
Ctrl + I |
Italicizes
selected text. |
|
Ctrl + U |
Underline selected
text. |
|
Ctrl + L |
Align text
left. |
|
Ctrl + R |
Align text
right. |
|
Ctrl + E |
Align text
center |
|
Ctrl + J |
Help justify
text. |
|
Ctrl + 1 |
Sets single line
spacing. |
|
Ctrl + 2 |
Sets double
line spacing. |
|
Ctrl + 5 |
Sets line
spacing to 1.5. |
|
Ctrl + Shift + A |
Change
characters to all capital. |
|
Ctrl + D |
Insert a
Microsoft Paint drawing. |
|
Ctrl + F |
Finds text. |
|
Ctrl + Home |
Move to the
beginning of the document. |
|
Ctrl + End |
Move to the
end of the document. |