Basic Keyboard Shortcut Keys





Alt + F                         File menu options in current program.
Alt + E                         Edit options in current program
Alt + Tab                      Switch between open programs
Ctrl + N                      Create a new, blank document in some software programs
Ctrl + O                      Open a file in current software program
Ctrl + A                      Select all text.
Ctrl + B                      Change selected text to be Bold
Ctrl + I                      Change selected text to be in Italics
Ctrl + U                      Change selected text to be Underlined
Ctrl + F                      Open find window for current document or window.
Ctrl + S                      Save current document file.
Ctrl + X                      Cut selected item.
Shift + Del                   Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C                      Copy selected item.
Ctrl + Ins                      Copy selected item
Ctrl + V                      Paste
Ctrl + K                      Insert hyperlink for selected text
Ctrl + P                      Print the current page or document.
Alt + F4                      Close the currently active program
Alt + Enter              Open the Properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.)
F1                                 Help Menu in almost every Windows program.
F2                              Rename a selected file
F5                              Refresh the current program window
Home                      Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl + Home                 Goes to beginning of document.
End                              Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End              Goes to end of document.
Shift + Home              Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift + End              Highlights from current position to end of line.
Ctrl + Left arrow      Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow      Moves one word to the right at a time.
Ctrl + Esc              Opens the START menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc      Opens Windows Task Manager

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