COMMONLY USED KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS
1. General Shortcuts:
- Ctrl + C: Copy
- Ctrl + X: Cut
- Ctrl + V: Paste
- Ctrl + Z: Undo
- Ctrl + Y: Redo
- Ctrl + A: Select
All
- Ctrl + F: Find
- Ctrl + S: Save
- Ctrl + P: Print
- Ctrl + N: New
(File or Window)
- Ctrl + O: Open
- Ctrl + W: Close
current window/tab
- Ctrl + F4: Close
current application window
- Alt + F4: Close
current application
- Ctrl + Esc: Open
Start Menu
- Ctrl + Shift +
Esc: Open Task Manager
- Ctrl + Alt +
Delete: Open options to lock, switch user, sign out, or access Task Manager
2. Navigation and Windows Management:
- Alt + Tab: Switch
between open applications
- Windows Key + D:
Show Desktop (minimize all windows)
- Windows Key + E:
Open File Explorer
- Windows Key + L: Lock the computer
- Windows Key + M:
Minimize all windows
- Windows Key +
Shift + M: Restore minimized windows
- Windows Key +
Tab: Open Task View (Windows 10 and later)
- Alt + F6: Switch
between multiple windows of the same application
3. Taskbar Shortcuts:
- Windows Key +
[Number]: Open the corresponding application on the Taskbar (e.g., Windows Key
+ 1 opens the first application)
- Windows Key + T:
Cycle through applications on the Taskbar
4. Virtual Desktop Shortcuts (Windows 10 and later):
- Windows Key +
Ctrl + D: Create a new virtual desktop
- Windows Key +
Ctrl + Right/Left Arrow: Switch between virtual desktops
5. Screenshot Shortcuts (Windows 10 and later):
- Print Screen
(PrtScn): Capture a screenshot of the entire screen (saved to clipboard)
- Windows Key +
Print Screen: Capture a screenshot and save it in the "Screenshots"
folder in Pictures
6. File Explorer Shortcuts:
- Alt + D or Ctrl +
L: Focus on the address bar
- F2: Rename
selected item
- Ctrl + Shift + N:
Create a new folder
7. Dialog Box Shortcuts:
- Tab: Move through
options
- Shift + Tab: Move
backward through options
- Enter: Activate
the selected option
- Spacebar: Select
or clear a checkbox option
COMMONLY USED SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MICROSOFT WORD
1. Ctrl + N: Create a new document.
2. Ctrl + O: Open an existing document.
3. Ctrl + S: Save the current document.
4. Ctrl + P: Print the document.
5. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
6. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action.
7. Ctrl + X: Cut the selected text or object.
8. Ctrl + C: Copy the selected text or object.
9. Ctrl + V: Paste the cut or copied text or object.
10. Ctrl + A: Select all text and objects in the document.
11. Ctrl + B: Bold the selected text.
12. Ctrl + I: Italicize the selected text.
13. Ctrl + U: Underline the selected text.
14. Ctrl + E: Center-align the selected text.
15. Ctrl + L: Left-align the selected text.
16. Ctrl + R: Right-align the selected text.
17. Ctrl + J: Justify the selected text.
18. Ctrl + F: Open the "Find" dialog box to search
for text.
19. Ctrl + H: Open the "Replace" dialog box to
replace text.
20. Ctrl + G: Go to a specific page or line in the document.
21. Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink.
22. Ctrl + Numpad +: Increase font size.
23. Ctrl + Numpad -: Decrease font size.
24. Ctrl + ]: Increase font size by one point.
25. Ctrl + [: Decrease font size by one point.
26. Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase font size by one
increment.
27. Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease font size by one
increment.
28. Ctrl + Shift + A: Change selected text to all capital
letters.
29. Ctrl + Shift + L: Turn on/off bullet points.
30. Ctrl + 1: Single-line spacing.
31. Ctrl + 2: Double-line spacing.
32. Ctrl + 5: Set line spacing to 1.5.
33. Ctrl + 0 (zero): Add or remove 12 points of space above
the paragraph.
34. Ctrl + Enter: Insert a page break.
35. Ctrl + Backspace: Delete one word to the left.
36. Ctrl + Delete: Delete one word to the right.
37. Ctrl + Shift + D: Insert a date field.
38. Ctrl + Shift + T: Create a hanging indent.
39. Ctrl + Shift + W: Underline words but not spaces.
40. Ctrl + Shift + H: Apply hidden formatting.
COMMONLY USED SHORTCUT KEYS IN EXCEL
1. Ctrl + N: Create a new workbook.
2. Ctrl + O: Open an existing workbook.
3. Ctrl + S: Save the current workbook.
4. Ctrl + P: Print the current workbook.
5. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
6. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action (opposite of Ctrl + Z).
7. Ctrl + X: Cut selected cells.
8. Ctrl + C: Copy selected cells.
9. Ctrl + V: Paste copied or cut cells.
10. Ctrl + A: Select all cells in the current worksheet.
11. Ctrl + F: Open the "Find" dialog box.
12. Ctrl + H: Open the "Replace" dialog box.
13. Ctrl + B: Bold the selected text or cells.
14. Ctrl + I: Italicize the selected text or cells.
15. Ctrl + U: Underline the selected text or cells.
16. Ctrl + 1: Open the "Format Cells" dialog box.
17. Ctrl + 5: Apply or remove strikethrough formatting.
18. Ctrl + 9: Hide selected rows.
19. Ctrl + 0 (zero): Hide selected columns.
20. Ctrl + Shift + L: Turn on/off filter.
21. Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply currency format.
22. Ctrl + Shift + %: Apply percentage format.
23. Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply date format.
24. Ctrl + Shift + @: Apply time format.
25. Ctrl + Shift + &: Apply border around selected
cells.
26. Ctrl + Shift + _: Remove border from selected cells.
27. Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply the General format.
28. Ctrl + Shift + ^: Apply exponential number format.
29. Ctrl + Shift + !: Apply number format with two decimal
places.
30. Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply date format with day, month, and
year.
31. Ctrl + Shift + @: Apply time format with hour and
minute.
32. Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply currency format with two decimal
places.
COMMONLY USED SHORTCUT KEYS IN MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
1. Ctrl + N: Create a new presentation.
2. Ctrl + O: Open an existing presentation.
3. Ctrl + S: Save the current presentation.
4. Ctrl + P: Print the presentation.
5. Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action.
6. Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action.
7. Ctrl + X: Cut selected text or object.
8. Ctrl + C: Copy selected text or object.
9. Ctrl + V: Paste cut or copied text or object.
10. Ctrl + A: Select all objects or text on a slide.
11. Ctrl + B: Bold selected text.
12. Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text.
13. Ctrl + U: Underline selected text.
14. Ctrl + F: Find text in the presentation.
15. Ctrl + H: Replace text in the presentation.
16. Ctrl + G: Group selected objects.
17. Ctrl + Shift + G: Ungroup selected objects.
18. Ctrl + E: Center align selected text or objects.
19. Ctrl + L: Left align selected text or objects.
20. Ctrl + R: Right align selected text or objects.
21. Ctrl + M: Insert a new slide.
22. Ctrl + D: Duplicate the selected slide or object.
23. Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink.
24. Ctrl + T: Open the Font dialog box.
25. Ctrl + N: Open the Insert hyperlink dialog box.
26. Ctrl + W: Close the current presentation.
27. Ctrl + F4: Close the active window.
28. Ctrl + Tab: Switch between open presentations.
29. F5: Start the slide show from the beginning.
30. Shift + F5: Start the slide show from the current slide.
31. Esc: End the slide show.
32. Ctrl + Shift + N: Change the font size of selected text.
33. Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase the font size of selected
text.
34. Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease the font size of selected
text.
35. Ctrl + Shift + P: Change the font color of selected
text.
36. Ctrl + 1: Apply single-line spacing to selected text.
37. Ctrl + 2: Apply double-line spacing to selected text.
38. Ctrl + 5: Apply 1.5-line spacing to selected text.
39. Ctrl + Enter: Insert a new line within a text box.
