PROJECT IN

COMPUTER
FUNDAMENTALS &
PROGRAMMING

SHORTCUT KEYS

Wilfredo J. Lasarte Jr
BSME 1A
SHORTCUT KEYS:

WINDOWS
Alt + F4 With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on
the left

Windows key Open and close the Start menu.

+CTRL+D Create a new virtual desktop.

+CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT Switch to the next or previous virtual desktop.

arrow

+PRNT SCRN Take a picture of the screen and place it in the

Computer>Pictures>Screenshots folder.

+HOME Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke.

+SHIFT+RIGHT arrow With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on
the right.

Alt + F4 To close active window

+SHIFT+Down arrow Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the
current width.

+SHIFT+UP arrow Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.

+DOWN ARROW Restore or minimize the active window

+UP ARROW Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally.

+RIGHT ARROW Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor.

+LEFT ARROW Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor.

+ESCAPE Close Magnifier.

+Minus Sign Zoom out.

+Plus Sign Zoom in.

+, Peek at the desktop.

+TAB Open Task view.

+SPACEBAR Switch input language and keyboard layout.

+ENTER Launch Narrator.

+1, +2, etc Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar.
For example, +1 launches whichever application is first in the list,
numbered from left to right

+A Open the action center.

+B Highlight the notification area

+C Launch Cortana into listening mode.1 Users can begin to speak to

Cortana immediately.

+D Switch between Show Desktop (hides/shows any applications and

other windows) and the previous state.

+E Switch to the desktop and launch File Explorer with the Quick Access
tab displayed.

+H Open the Share charm

+I Open the Settings app

+K Open the Connect pane to connect to wireless displays and audio

devices

+L Lock the device and go to the Lock screen

+M Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows

+O Lock device orientation

+P Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays

and projectors.

+R Display the Run dialog box.

+S Launch Cortana.2 Users can begin to type a query immediately.

+T Cycle through the apps on the taskbar.

+U Launch the Ease of Access Center

+V Cycle through notifications

+X Open the advanced menu in the lower-left corner of the screen

+Z Open the app-specific command bar

 MS WORD
Ctrl C To copy

Ctrl + 0 Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + D Open the font preferences window

Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen

Ctrl + F Open find box

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection

Ctrl + J Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen

Ctrl + K Insert link

Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen

Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph

Ctrl + P Open the print window

Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen

Ctrl + T Create a hanging indent.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + V Paste

Ctrl + X Cut selected text

Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed

Ctrl + Z Undo last action

Ctrl + Shift + L Quickly create a bullet point

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font
+2pts

Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases
font by +2pt

Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts

Ctrl + / + c Insert a cent sign (¢)

Ctrl + ' + <char> Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the
character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented è you
would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent
mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key

Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters

Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left

Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right

Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph

Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor

Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document

Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document

Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font

Ctrl + 1 Single space lines

Ctrl + 2 Double space lines

Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3

Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document

Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane

Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview

Ctrl + Shift + > Increases the highlighted text size by one

Ctrl + Shift + < Decreases the highlighted text size by one

Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document

Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document

F1 Open Help

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.

F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document

F12 Save as

Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a

capital letter at the beginning of every word.

Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted

Shift + F12 Save

Shift + Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph

Shift + Insert Paste.

Shift + Alt + D Insert the current date.

Shift + Alt + T Insert the current time

 MS EXCEL
Ctrl C To copy

CTRL +A Select all

CTRL +B Bold

CTRL +D Fill Down

CTRL +F Find

CTRL + I Italic

CTRL +N New Wordbook

CTRL +O Open

CTRL +P Print

CTRL +R Fill Right

CTRL +S Save Wordbook

CTRL +U Underline

CTRL +V Paste

CTRL +W Close Window

CTRL +X Cut

CTRL +Z Undo

ALT + "=" Sum Function

SHIFT + CTRL + % % Percentage Format

SHIFT + CTRL + $ $ Dollar format

SHIFT + CTRL + # Date format

ALT + W + S (Un)freeze Windows

ALT + W + F (UN)split Panes

ALT + H + O + R Change Tab Name

ALT + O + C + A Fit Column Width

CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Boxing

ALT + H + 9 Decrease Decimal

ALT + H + 0 Increase Decimal

ALT + E + S + T Copy Format

CTRL +1 Format Box

F2 Edit Cells

F4 Anchor cells

F7 Spell Check

F12 Save as

SHIFT + F2 Insert a comment

SHIFT + F8 Add a selection

SHIFT + F10 Right Click

CTRL + F3 Name a Cell

Windows Flag + D Minimize Programs

Arrows Move

CTRL + Arrows Go to end of continuous range

SHIFT + Arrows Select a cell range

CTRL + SHIFT + Arrows Highlight a continuous range

ALT + Tab Switch Programs

CTRL + Pg Up/Down Switch Worksheets

Enter Move Below

Shift + Enter Move Up

Home Move to Beggining of Line

CTRL +Home Go to Cell A1

ESC Cancel

Alt + Enter (when in a Add a Line

cell)

CTRL + 9 Hide Row

SHIFT + CTRL + 9 Unhide Row

CTRL +0 Hide Column

SHIFT + Spacebar Highlight Row

CTRL + Spacebar Highlight Column

SHIFT+CTRL +Plus sign Insert Blank Cells

CTRL +Minus sign Delete Selected Cells

SHIFT + ALT +Left arrow Group Rows/Columns

SHIFT +ALT + Right Ungroup Rows/Colums

arrow

SHIFT + CTRL + 0 Unhide Column

 MS POWERPOINT
Ctrl + C Copy the selected item

Ctrl + N Create a new presentation

Ctrl + O Open an existing presentation

Ctrl + S Save the presentation

Ctrl + P Print the presentation

Ctrl + Z Undo the last action

Ctrl + Y Redo the last action

Ctrl + X Cut the selected item

Ctrl + V Paste the copied or cut item

Ctrl + A Select all items in the current slide

Ctrl + B Bold the selected text

Ctrl + I Italicize the selected text

Ctrl + U Underline the selected text

Ctrl + F Find text within the presentation

Ctrl + H Replace text within the presentation

Ctrl + E Center align the selected text or object

Ctrl + L Left align the selected text or object

Ctrl + R Right align the selected text or object

Ctrl + D Duplicate the selected item

Ctrl + F1 Expand or collapse the Ribbon

Ctrl + F4 Close the current presentation

Ctrl + F5 Start the presentation from the current slide

Ctrl + F6 Switch between the open presentations

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open PowerPoint windows

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase the font size of the selected text
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease the font size of the selected text

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font style of the selected text

Ctrl + Shift + P Change the font color of the selected text

Ctrl + Shift + C Copy the formatting of the selected item

Ctrl + Shift + V Paste the formatting of the copied item

Ctrl + Shift + N Clear the formatting of the selected item

Ctrl + Shift + S Save the presentation as a different file name

Ctrl + Shift + A Insert a new slide after the currently selected slide

Ctrl + G Group selected objects

Ctrl + Shift + G Ungroup selected objects

Ctrl + W Close the current presentation window

Ctrl + K Insert a hyperlink

Ctrl + D Duplicate the selected object

Ctrl + T Create a hanging indent

Ctrl + J Justify the selected text or object

Ctrl + Q Remove paragraph formatting

Ctrl + R Rotate the selected object

Ctrl + Shift + W Close all presentation windows