This document lists basic keyboard shortcuts for navigating and editing documents. Some key shortcuts include:
- Alt + F and Alt + E to access file and edit menus.
- Ctrl + A, X, C, and V to select all, cut, copy, and paste text.
- Arrow keys to move cursor and Ctrl + arrows to move word by word.
- Home and End keys to go to start or end of lines and Ctrl + Home/End for full document.
- F1 for universal help and Alt + Tab to switch between open programs.
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Shortcuts
This document lists basic keyboard shortcuts for navigating and editing documents. Some key shortcuts include:
- Alt + F and Alt + E to access file and edit menus.
- Ctrl + A, X, C, and V to select all, cut, copy, and paste text.
- Arrow keys to move cursor and Ctrl + arrows to move word by word.
- Home and End keys to go to start or end of lines and Ctrl + Home/End for full document.
- F1 for universal help and Alt + Tab to switch between open programs.
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BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS
Alt + F File menu options in current program
Alt + E Edit options in current program F1 Universal help (for all programs) Ctrl + A Select all text Ctrl + X Cut selected item Shift + Del Cut selected item Ctrl + C Copy selected item Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item Ctrl + V Paste Shift + Ins Paste Home Go to beginning of current line Ctrl + Home Go to beginning of document End Go to end of current line Ctrl + End Go to end of document Shift + Home Highlight from current position to beginning of line Shift + End Highlight from current position to end of line Ctrl + f Move one word to the left at a time Ctrl + g Move one word to the right at a time Keys Description Alt+F File menu options in the current program. Alt+E Open Edit options in the current program. Alt+Tab Switch between open programs. F1 View help information (F1 is used by almost every Windows program to display help). F2 Rename a selected file. F5 Refresh the current program window. Ctrl+D Bookmark the current page in most Internet browsers. Ctrl+N Create a new or blank document in some software, open a new tab in most Internet bro Ctrl+O Open a file in the current software. Ctrl+A Select all text. Ctrl+B Change the selected text to bold or remove bold. Ctrl+I Change the selected text to italics or remove italics. Ctrl+U Change selected text to underlined or remove underline. Ctrl+F Open the find window for current document, web page, or window. Ctrl+S Save the current document file. Ctrl+X Cut the selected item. Shift+Del Cut the selected item. Ctrl+C Copy the selected item. Ctrl+Ins Copy the selected item. Ctrl+V Paste Shift+Insert Paste Ctrl+Y Redo the last action. Ctrl+Z Undo the last action. Ctrl+K Insert hyperlink for the selected text. Ctrl+P Print the current page or document. Home Go to the beginning of the current line. Ctrl+Home Go to the beginning of the document. End Go to the end of the current line. Ctrl+End Go to the end of the document. Shift+Home Highlight from the current position to the beginning of the line. Shift+End Highlight from the current position to the end of the line. Ctrl+← Move one word to the left at a time. Ctrl+→ Move one word to the right at a time. Ctrl+Esc Open the Start menu. Ctrl+Shift+ Open Windows Task Manager. Esc Alt+F4 Close the currently active program. Alt+Enter Open the properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.). Windows Lock the computer, requiring password entry to access again. key+L Windows Access the Power User Tasks Menu in Windows 8 and Windows 10. key+X Windows Minimize the active program window. key+↓ Windows Maximize the active program window. key+↑