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BS (IT) First semester

Microsoft office Short keys

1. Common tasks
Ctrl+Shift+Space Create a nonbreaking space
Ctrl+- (Hyphen)
Create a nonbreaking hyphen
Ctrl+B
Make letters bold
Ctrl+I
Make letters italic
Ctrl+U
Make letters underline
Ctrl+Shift+<
Decrease font size one value
Ctrl+Shift+>
Increase font size one value
Ctrl+[
Increase the font size by 1 point.
Ctrl+]
Decrease the font size by 1 point.
Remove paragraph or character
Ctrl+Space
formatting.
Ctrl+C
Copy the selected text or object.
Ctrl+X
Cut the selected text or object.
Ctrl+V
Paste text or an object.
Ctrl+Alt+V
Paste special
Ctrl+Shift+V
Paste formatting only
Ctrl+Z
Undo the last action.
Ctrl+Y
Redo the last action.
Ctrl+Shift+G
Open the Word Count dialog box.
2. Working with documents: Create, view, and
save documents
Create a new document of the same
Ctrl+N
type as the current or most recent
document.
Ctrl+O
Open a document.
Ctrl+W
Close a document.
Alt+Ctrl+S
Split the document window.

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Alt+Shift+C
Ctrl+S

Remove the document window split.

Save a document.
Create a new document of the same
Ctrl+N
type as the current or most recent
document.
Ctrl+O
Open a document.
Ctrl+W
Close a document.
Alt+Ctrl+S
Split the document window.
Alt+Shift+C
Remove the document window split.
Ctrl+S
Save a document.
Create a new document of the same
Ctrl+N
type as the current or most recent
document.
Ctrl+O
Open a document.
Ctrl+W
Close a document.
Alt+Ctrl+S
Split the document window.
Alt+Shift+C
Remove the document window split.
Ctrl+S
Save a document.
3. Working with documents: Find, replace, and
browse through text
Find text, formatting, and special
Ctrl+F
items.
Repeat find (after closing Find and
Alt+Ctrl+Y
Replace window).
Replace text, specific formatting, and
Ctrl+H
special items.
Go to a page, bookmark, footnote,
Ctrl+G
table, comment, graphic, or other
location.
Alt+Ctrl+Z
Switch between the last four places

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that you have edited.

Open a list of browse options. Press
the arrow keys to select an option,
Alt+Ctrl+Home
and then press ENTER to browse
through a document by using the
selected option.
4. Working with documents: Switch to another
view
Ctrl+Page Up
Move to the previous edit location.
Ctrl+Page Down Move to the next edit location.
Alt+Ctrl+P
Switch to Print Layout view.
Alt+Ctrl+O
Switch to Outline view.
Alt+Ctrl+N
Switch to Draft view.
5. Working with documents: Outline view
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Promote a paragraph.
Left
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Demote a paragraph.
Right
Ctrl+Shift+N
Demote to body text.
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Move selected paragraphs up.
Up
Alt+Shift+Arrow
Move selected paragraphs down.
Down
Alt+Shift+[+
Expand text under a heading.
(Plus Sign)
Alt+Shift+- (Minu
Collapse text under a heading.
s Sign)
Expand or collapse all text or
Alt+Shift+A
headings.
The slash (/) key Hide or display character formatting.
on the numeric

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keypad
Show the first line of body text or all
body text.
Show all headings with the Heading 1
Alt+Shift+1
style.
Alt+Shift+N
Show all headings up to Heading n.
Ctrl+Tab
Insert a tab character.
6. Working with documents: Print and preview
documents
Ctrl+P
Print a document.
Alt+Ctrl+I
Switch in or out of print preview.
arrow up, arrow
Move around the preview page when
down, arrow
zoomed in.
left,arrow right
Page Up/Page
Move by one preview page when
Down
zoomed out.
Move to the first preview page when
Ctrl+Home
zoomed out.
Move to the last preview page when
Ctrl+End
zoomed out.
7. Working with documents: Review documents
Alt+Ctrl+M
Insert a comment.
Ctrl+Shift+E
Turn change tracking on or off.
Close the Reviewing Pane if it is
Alt+Shift+C
open.
8. Working with documents: Full Screen Reading
view
Home
Go to beginning of document.
End
Go to end of document.
n, enter
Go to page n.
Alt+Shift+L

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Esc
Exit reading layout view.
9. Working with documents: References,
footnotes, and endnotes
Alt+Shift+O
Mark a table of contents entry.
Mark a table of authorities entry
Alt+Shift+I
(citation).
Alt+Shift+X
Mark an index entry.
Alt+Ctrl+F
Insert a footnote.
Alt+Ctrl+
Insert an endnote.
10. Working with documents: Work with Web
pages
Ctrl+K
Insert a hyperlink.
Alt+Arrow Left
Go back one page.
Alt+Arrow Right
Go forward one page.
F9
Refresh.

Computer Basic Short keys

Alt + F
Alt + E
Alt + Tab
F1
F2
F5
Ctrl + N
Ctrl + O

File menu options in current program.

Edit options in current program
Switch between open programs
Universal Help in almost every
Windows program.
Rename a selected file
Refresh the current program window
Create a new, blank document in
some software programs
Open a file in current software

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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
Shift + Ins Paste
Ctrl + K
Insert hyperlink for selected text
Ctrl + P
Print the current page or document.
Home
Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl +
Goes to beginning of document.
Home
End
Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End Goes to end of document.
Shift +
Highlights from current position to
Home
beginning of line.
Shift + End Highlights from current position to end
of line.
Ctrl + Left Moves one word to the left at a time.
arrow
Ctrl +
Moves one word to the right at a time.
Right arrow
Ctrl + Esc Opens the START menu

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Ctrl + Shift Opens Windows Task Manager

+ Esc
Alt + F4
Close the currently active program
Alt + Enter Open the Properties for the selected
item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.)