Shortcut keys ABCs Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using

computer software programs. Shortcut keys are commonly accessed by using the Alt (on IBM compatible computers), command key (on Apple computers), Ctrl, or Shift in conjunction with a single letter. The de facto standard for listing a shortcut is listing the modifier key, a plus symbol, and the single character. In other words, "ALT+S" is telling you to press the Alt key and while continuing to hold the Alt key, press the S key to perform the shortcut.

In addition to the shortcuts listed on this page, users can find the shortcut keys to their most popular program by looking for underlined letters in their menus. For example, in the picture to the right you'll can notice that the "F" in File has been underlined. This means you can press the Alt key and F to access the File menu. Note: Some programs require the user press and hold ALT to see the underlined characters. Finally, as can also be seen some of the common features such as Open (Ctrl+O) and Save (Ctrl+S) have shortcut keys assigned to them. As you begin to memorize shortcut keys, you'll notice that many applications share the same shortcut keys. We have the most commonly shared shortcut keys in the below basic PC shortcut keys section. Users outside the United States or users using a foreign copy of a Microsoft Windows or Microsoft application may not be able to get all the below shortcut keys to perform the function listed below. Basic PC shortcut keys The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below shortcut keys or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity. Shortcut Keys Alt + F Alt + E F1 Ctrl + A Ctrl + X Shift + Del Ctrl + C Ctrl + Ins Ctrl + V Description File menu options in current program. Edit options in current program Universal Help in almost every Windows program. Select all text. Cut selected item. Cut selected item. Copy selected item. Copy selected item Paste

Shift + Ins Home Ctrl + Home End Ctrl + End Shift + Home Shift + End Ctrl + Left arrow

Paste Goes to beginning of current line. Goes to beginning of document. Goes to end of current line. Goes to end of document. Highlights from current position to beginning of line. Highlights from current position to end of line. Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.

What are the F1 through F12 keys?

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What are the F1 through F12 keys?

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Commonly known as "function keys", F1 through F12 may have a variety of different uses or no use at all. Depending on the installed operating system and the software program currently open will change how each of these keys operate. A program is capable of not only using each of the function keys, but also combining the function keys with the ALT or CTRL key, for example, Microsoft Windows users can press ALT + F4 to close the program currently active.

Below is a short-listing of some of the common functions of the functions keys on computers running Microsoft Windows. As mentioned above not all programs support function keys and may perform different tasks then those mentioned below. If you are looking for more specific shortcut keys and function key examples we suggest seeing our shortcut key page. F1
Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed. Enter CMOS Setup. Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center. Open the Task Pane. In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.

F2

Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens document window in Microsoft Word. Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word. Enter CMOS Setup. Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows. In MS-DOS or Windows command line F3 will repeat the last command. Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Open find window. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows. Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows. In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window. Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint. Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document. Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc. Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox. Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly used to access Windows Safe Mode. Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0. In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application. Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link. Access the hidden recovery partition on HP and Sony computers. Enter CMOS Setup.

F3

F4

F5

F6

F7

F8

F9

F10

F11

Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers. Ctrl + F11 as computer is starting to access the hidden recovery partition on many Dell computers. Access the hidden recovery partition on eMachines, Gateway, and Lenovo computers. Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word. Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document. Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word. Preview a page in Microsoft Expression Web Open Firebug.

F12

Earlier IBM computers also had F13 - F24 on the keyboards. However, because these keyboards are no longer used they are not listed on this page.

Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, highlighting text with the keyboard and pressing Ctrl + C is much faster than taking your hand from the keyboard, highlighting the text using the mouse, clicking copy from the file menu, and then putting your hand back in place on the keyboard. Below are our top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use. Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Copy the highlighted text or selected item. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Paste the text or object that's in the clipboard. Ctrl + Z and Ctrl + Y Undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo. Ctrl + F Open the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.

Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc Quickly switch between open programs moving forward. Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program. Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program. Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window. Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrow Pressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character. Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word. Ctrl + S While working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important. Ctrl + Home / End Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document. Ctrl + P Print the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser. Page Up / Space bar and Page Down Pressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time. Full listing of keyboard shortcuts

Unix / Linux shortcut keys

Quick links Introduction Keyboard shortcut keys Command line shortcuts Introduction Shortcuts are designed to help shorten the time required to perform frequently used commands or actions. In the below sections we have listed keyboard shortcut keys that can be performed by pressing two or more keys at once. In addition to keyboard shortcut keys, we have also listed command line shortcut keys that can be typed in at the shell.

Not all of the below shortcut keys and command line shortcuts will not work on all variants of Unix and Linux. Keyboard shortcut keys CTRL + B Moves the cursor backward one character. CTRL + C Cancels the currently running command. CTRL + D Logs out of the current session. CTRL + F Moves the cursor forward one character. CTRL + H Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace. CTRL + P Paste previous line(s). CTRL + S Stops all output on screen (XOFF). CTRL + Q Turns all output stopped on screen back on (XON). CTRL + U Erases the complete line. CTRL + W Deletes the last word typed in. For example, if you typed 'mv file1 file2' this shortcut would delete file2.

CTRL + Z Cancels current operation, moves back a directory or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background. Command line shortcuts In addition to the below command line shortcuts, it is also helpful to use the alias command that allows you to specify a keyword for frequently used commands or mistakes. ~ !! !$ reset shutdown -h now Moves to the user's home directory. Repeats the line last entered at the shell. See history command for previous commands. Repeats the last argument for the command last used. See history command for previous commands. Resets the terminal if terminal screen is not displaying correctly. Remotely or locally shuts the system down.
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Apple Macintosh shortcut keys

Note that not all of the below shortcut keys will work in all versions of Mac OS. Open Apple + Down Shift + Click Tab Shift + Tab Left arrow Right arrow Up arrow Down arrow Open Apple + ? Open Apple + E Opens the selected icon. Select the icon and add it to the set of those selected. Highlight the next icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order. Highlight the previous icon inside the folder, in alphabetical order. Used when viewing by icon to select the icon to the left of the one highlighted. Used when viewing by icon to select icon to the right of the one highlighted. Used to select the icon above the one currently highlighted. Used to select the icon below the one currently highlighted. Mac help Eject

Open Apple + Shift + Up Arrow Open Apple + M Open Apple + N Open Apple + Shift + N Open Apple + W Open Apple + C Open Apple + X Open Apple + V Open Apple + L Open Apple + R Open Apple + T Open Apple + O Open Apple + F Open Apple + G Open Apple + Shift + G

Used to direct the input focus to the desktop level. Minimize window New finder window New folder Close the current window. Copy the elected item to the clipboard. Cut the selected item. Paste item from the clipboard Make alias Show original item Add to favorites Open the selected icon. Display the find dialog box. Repeat the last find operation. Takes a snapshot of the screen and saves it to a PICT file.
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Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major Windows shortcut keys and the versions of Microsoft Windows they are supported in. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys or the how to navigate Windows using a keyboard page for steps on using the keyboard to navigate Windows. Shortcut Keys 3.x 9x ME NT 2K XP Vista 7 Description Alt + Tab Alt + Shift + Tab Alt + doubleclick X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Switch between open applications. X Switch backwards between open applications.

Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, X doing this on a file would display its properties. Switches between program groups or X document windows in applications that support this feature. X X Same as above but backwards. Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.

Ctrl + Tab X Ctrl + Shift + Tab Alt + Print Screen X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Ctrl + Print Screen Ctrl + Alt + Del Ctrl + Shift + Esc Ctrl + Esc X Alt + Esc F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Ctrl + F5 F10 Shift + F10 F4 Alt + F4 Ctrl + F4 F6 Alt + Space bar Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) Alt + Enter Alt + Space bar Shift + Del X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X

Creates a screen shot of the entire screen Reboot the computer and brings up the Windows task manager. Immediately bring up the Windows task manager.

Bring up the Windows Start menu. X In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager. X X Switch Between open applications on taskbar. Activates help for current open application.

X Renames selected Icon. X Starts find from desktop. X X X Opens the drive selection when browsing. Refresh Contents to where you were on the page. Refreshes page to the beginning of the page. Simulates right-click on selected item. Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar.

X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X X X X

X Activates menu bar. X X

X Closes Current open program. X Closes Window in Program. X X Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. Drops down the window control menu.

Automatically adjust the widths of X all the columns in Windows explorer X X Opens properties window of selected icon or program. Open the control menu for the current window open.

X Delete programs/files without

throwing them into the recycle bin. Holding Shift Holding Shift Enter Alt + Down arrow * (on the keypad) + (on the keypad) - (on the keypad) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. Display all available options on drop down menu.

X Activates the highlighted program. X

Expands all folders on the currently X selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. X X Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.

Windows key keyboard shortcuts Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running a Microsoft Windows operating system and using a keyboard with a Windows key. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by "WINKEY". Shortcut Keys WINKEY WINKEY + F1 WINKEY + F3 WINKEY + D WINKEY + M WINKEY + SHIFT + M WINKEY + E WINKEY + Tab WINKEY + F Description Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start. Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center. Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook. Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows. Minimizes all windows. Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. Open Microsoft Explorer. Cycle through open programs through the taskbar. Display the Windows Search / Find feature.

WINKEY + CTRL Display the search for computers window. +F WINKEY + R WINKEY + Pause / Break key WINKEY + U WINKEY + L Open the run window. Open the system properties window. Open Utility Manager. Lock the computer and switch users if needed (Windows XP and above only).

WINKEY + P

Quickly change between monitor display types. (Windows 7 only)

WINKEY + LEFT Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side ARROW viewing. (Windows 7 only) WINKEY + RIGHT ARROW WINKEY + UP ARROW WINKEY + DOWN ARROW Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side viewing. (Windows 7 only) When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to full size. (Windows 7 only) Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size. (Windows 7 only)

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Word. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Ctrl + 0 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + C Ctrl + E Ctrl + F Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + K Ctrl + L Ctrl + M Ctrl + P Ctrl + R Ctrl + T Ctrl + U Ctrl + V Ctrl + X Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Shift + L Ctrl + Shift + F Description Adds or removes 6pts of spacing before a paragraph. Select all contents of the page. Bold highlighted selection. Copy selected text. Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. Open find box. Italic highlighted selection. Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen. Insert link. Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. Indent the paragraph. Open the print window. Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. Create a hanging indent. Underline highlighted selection. Paste. Cut selected text. Redo the last action performed. Undo last action. Quickly create a bullet point. Change the font.

Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + ] Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + [ Ctrl + / + c Ctrl + ' + <char> Ctrl + Shift + * Ctrl + <left arrow> Ctrl + <up arrow> Ctrl + <down arrow> Ctrl + Del Ctrl + Backspace Ctrl + End Ctrl + Home Ctrl + Spacebar Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + Alt + 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Alt + Ctrl + F2 Ctrl + F1 Ctrl + F2 Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + F6 Ctrl + Shift + F12 F1

Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts. Increase selected font +1pts. Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt. Decrease selected font -1pts. Insert a cent sign (). Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example, if you wanted an accented you would use Ctrl + ' + e as your shortcut key. To reverse the accent mark use the opposite accent mark, often on the tilde key. View or hide non printing characters. Moves one word to the left. Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. Moves to the end of the paragraph. Deletes word to right of cursor. Deletes word to left of cursor. Moves the cursor to the end of the document. Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Reset highlighted text to the default font. Single-space lines. Double-space lines. 1.5-line spacing. Changes text to heading 1. Changes text to heading 2. Changes text to heading 3. Open new document. Open the Task Pane. Display the print preview. Increases the highlighted text size by one. Decreases the highlighted text size by one. Opens to another open Microsoft Word document. Prints the document. Open Help.

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

F4 F5 F7 F12 Shift + F3 Shift + F7 Shift + F12 Shift + Enter Shift + Insert Shift + Alt + D Shift + Alt + T

Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. Save as. Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted. Save. Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. Paste. Insert the current date. Insert the current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts. Mouse shortcuts Click, hold, and drag Double-click Double-click Double-click Triple-click Ctrl + Mouse wheel Description Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go. If double-click a word, selects the complete word. Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned. Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop. Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked. Zooms in and out of document.

Internet Explorer shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Internet Explorer. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Alt + Left Arrow Backspace Alt + Right Arrow F5 F11 Esc Description Back a page. Back a page. Forward a page. Refresh current page, frame, or tab. Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + (- or +) Ctrl + Enter

Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. Add a Favorite for the page currently opened. Display available bookmarks. Open New browser window. Print current page / frame. Opens a new tab. Closes the currently selected tab. Moves through each of the open tabs. Moves down a page at a time. Moves up a page at a time. Display all previous text entered in a text box or available options on drop down menu. Highlights the text in the address bar

Ctrl + D Ctrl + I Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + T Ctrl + F4 Ctrl + Tab Spacebar Shift + Spacebar Alt + Down arrow Alt + D

Microsoft FrontPage shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft FrontPage. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + U Ctrl + L Ctrl + R Ctrl + E Ctrl + / Ctrl + S Ctrl + Tab Description Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Paste selected text. Create a hyperlink. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Underline highlighted selection. Left align the text. Right align the text. Center the text. Turn on or off the display of HTML tags. Save document. Switch between open web pages.

Ctrl + Ins Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + < Ctrl + Shift + > Ctrl + Del Ctrl + Backspace Alt + mouse double-click

Enter Line break. Move cursor above or below a table. Preview in web browser window. Decrease font size. Increase font size. Deletes word to right of cursor. Deletes word to left of cursor. View the properties of a selected item. For example, doing this on a table cell would display the properties for that cell.

Microsoft Outlook shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Outlook. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Alt + S Ctrl + Enter Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + P Ctrl + K Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + M Ctrl + U Ctrl + R Ctrl + F Ctrl + N Ctrl + Y Ctrl + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + O Ctrl + Shift + I Ctrl + Shift + K Ctrl + Shift + C Ctrl + Shift + J Description Send the e-mail Send the e-mail you're composing. Copy selected text. Cut selected text. Print selected text. Complete the name or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar. Bold highlighted selection Italic highlighted selection Send and receive all Underline highlighted selection Reply to an e-mail. Forward an e-mail. Create a new e-mail. Go to folder. Create a new appointment to your calendar. Open the Outbox. Open the Inbox. Add a new task. Create a new contact. Create a new journal entry.

Ctrl + Shift + V

Move folder.

Mozilla Firefox shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Mozilla Firefox. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys Alt + Home Alt + Left Arrow Backspace Alt + Right Arrow F5 F11 Esc Ctrl + (- or +) Ctrl + Enter Description Go to home page. Back a page. Back a page. Forward a page. Refresh current page, frame, or tab. Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. Stop page or download from loading. Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com. Complete a .net instead of a .com address. Complete a .org address. Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data. Add a bookmark for the page currently opened. Display available bookmarks. Display the download window. Open New browser window. Print current page / frame. Opens a new tab. Closes the currently selected tab. Undo the close of a window. Moves through each of the open tabs. Moves down a page at a time. Moves up a page at a time. Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on drop down menu.

Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Enter Ctrl + Shift + Del Ctrl + D Ctrl + I Ctrl + J Ctrl + N Ctrl + P Ctrl + T Ctrl + F4 or Ctrl + W Ctrl + Shift + T Ctrl + Tab Spacebar Shift + Spacebar Alt + Down arrow

How do I create a Windows shortcut key?

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How do I create a Windows shortcut key?

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Create a shortcut
1. Open the folder or directory that contains the program you wish to create a shortcut for. 2. Right-click on the program and click Create Shortcut. 3. This will create a shortcut named "Shortcut to <your program>" in the directory you are in. If you wish to rename this shortcut, right-click the file and click rename. 4. Once the above steps have been completed, you can copy or cut this shortcut and paste it anywhere to execute this program.

Assign shortcut key to that Windows shortcut Once the shortcut has been created to assign a shortcut key to that Windows shortcut follow the below steps.
1. Right-click the shortcut and click Properties. 2. Click the Shortcut tab. 3. Click in the Shortcut key box and press a letter. For example, if you press "p" the shortcut key will automatically be made Ctrl + Alt + P. Which means if saved when pressing Ctrl and Alt and "P" all at the same time will run that shortcut.

MS Excel: Long List of Short Keys MS Excel - Useful Shortcut Keys

[Ctrl+A Select All None] Ctrl+B Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold Ctrl+C Copy Edit, Copy Ctrl+D Fill Down Edit, Fill, Down Ctrl+F Find

Edit, Find Ctrl+G Goto Edit, Goto Ctrl+H Replace Edit, Replace Ctrl+I Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic Ctrl+K Insert Hyperlink Insert, Hyperlink Ctrl+N New Workbook File, New Ctrl+O Open File, Open Ctrl+P Print File, Print Ctrl+R Fill Right Edit, Fill Right Ctrl+S Save File, Save Ctrl+U Underline Format, Cells, Font, Underline, Single Ctrl+V Paste Edit, Paste Ctrl W Close File, Close Ctrl+X Cut

Edit, Cut Ctrl+Y Repeat Edit, Repeat Ctrl+Z Undo Edit, Undo F1 Help Help, Contents and Index F2 Edit None F3 Paste Name Insert, Name, Paste F4 Repeat last action Edit, Repeat. Works while not in Edit mode. F4 While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs None F5 Goto Edit, Goto F6 Next Pane None F7 Spell check Tools, Spelling _________________ "O son of Adam if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.""(Imam Ali(a.s))"
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Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 1726 Location: UAE 5. F8 Extend mode None F9 Recalculate all workbooks Tools, Options, Calculation, Calc,Now F10 Activate Menubar N/A F11 New Chart Insert, Chart F12 Save As File, Save As Ctrl+: Insert Current Time None Ctrl+; Insert Current Date None Ctrl+" Copy Value from Cell Above Edit, Paste Special, Value Ctrl+ Copy Fromula from Cell Above Edit, Copy Shift Hold down shift for additional functions in Excels menu

none Shift+F1 Whats This? Help, Whats This? Shift+F2 Edit cell comment Insert, Edit Comments Shift+F3 Paste function into formula Insert, Function Shift+F4 Find Next Edit, Find, Find Next Shift+F5 Find Edit, Find, Find Next Shift+F6 Previous Pane None Shift+F8 Add to selection None Shift+F9 Calculate active worksheet Calc Sheet Shift+F10 Display shortcut menu None Shift+F11 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet Shift+F12 Save File, Save Ctrl+F3 Define name Insert, Names, Define Ctrl+F4 Close

File, Close Ctrl+F5 XL, Restore window size Restore Ctrl+F6 Next workbook window Window, ... Shift+Ctrl+F6 Previous workbook window Window, ... Ctrl+F7 Move window XL, Move Ctrl+F8 Resize window XL, Size Ctrl+F9 Minimize workbook XL, Minimize Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restore window XL, Maximize Ctrl+F11 Inset 4.0 Macro sheet None in Excel 97. In versions prior to 97 - Insert, Macro, 4.0 Macro Ctrl+F12 File Open File, Open Alt+F1 Insert Chart Insert, Chart... Alt+F2 Save As File, Save As Alt+F4 Exit File, Exit Alt+F8 Macro dialog box

Tools, Macro, Macros in Excel 97 Tools,Macros - in earlier versions Alt+F11 Visual Basic Editor Tools, Macro, Visual Basic Editor Ctrl+Shift+F3 Create name by using names of row and column labels Insert, Name, Create Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous Window Window, ... Ctrl+Shift+F12 Print File, Print Alt+Shift+F1 New worksheet Insert, Worksheet Alt+Shift+F2 Save File, Save _________________ "O son of Adam if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.""(Imam Ali(a.s))"
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Tools, Options, View, Formulas Ctrl+Shift+A Insert argument names into formula No direct equivalent Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list None Alt+ Format Style dialog box Format, Style Ctrl+Shift+~ General format Format, Cells, Number, Category, General Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Number Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Time Ctrl+Shift+# Date format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Date Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Currency Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Percentage Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format Format, Cells, Number, Category, Ctrl+Shift+& Place outline border around selected cells Format, Cells, Border Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border Format, Cells, Border Ctrl+Shift+* Select current region

Edit, Goto, Special, Current Region Ctrl++ Insert Insert, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection Ctrl+Delete Delete, (Rows, Columns, or Cells) Depends on selection Ctrl+1 Format cells dialog box Format, Cells Ctrl+2 Bold Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Bold Ctrl+3 Italic Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Italic Ctrl+4 Underline Format, Cells, Font, Font Style, Underline Ctrl+5 Strikethrough Format, Cells, Font, Effects, Strikethrough Ctrl+6 Show/Hide objects Tools, Options, View, Objects, Show All/Hide Ctrl+7 Show/Hide Standard toolbar View, Toolbars, Stardard Ctrl+8 Toggle Outline symbols None Ctrl+9 Hide rows Format, Row, Hide Ctrl+0 Hide columns Format, Column, Hide Ctrl+Shift+( Unhide rows

Format, Row, Unhide Ctrl+Shift+) Unhide columns Format, Column, Unhide Alt or F10 Activate the menu None Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: next toolbar None Shift+Ctrl+Tab In toolbar: previous toolbar None Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate next workbook None Shift+Ctrl+Tab In a workbook: activate previous workbook None _________________ "O son of Adam if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.""(Imam Ali(a.s))"
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None Enter Do the command None Shift+Ctrl+F Font Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font Shift+Ctrl+F+ F Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box Format, Cells, Font Shift+Ctrl+P Point size Drop Down List Format, Cells, Font _________________ "O son of Adam if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.""(Imam Ali(a.s))"
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CTRL+( Unhides any hidden rows within the selection. CTRL+) Unhides any hidden columns within the selection. CTRL+& Applies the outline border to the selected cells. CTRL+_ Removes the outline border from the selected cells. CTRL+~ Applies the General number format. CTRL+$ Applies the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in

parentheses) . CTRL+% Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places. CTRL+^ Applies the Exponential number format with two decimal places. CTRL+# Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year. CTRL+@ Applies the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM. CTRL+! Applies the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values. CTRL+- Displays the Delete dialog box to delete the selected cells. CTRL+* Selects the current region around the active cell (the data area enclosed by blank rows and blank columns). In a PivotTable, it selects the entire PivotTable report. CTRL+: Enters the current time. CTRL+; Enters the current date. CTRL+` Alternates between displaying cell values and displaying formulas in the worksheet. CTRL+' Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar. CTRL+" Copies the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar. CTRL++ Displays the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells. CTRL+1 Displays the Format Cells dialog box. CTRL+2 Applies or removes bold formatting. CTRL+3 Applies or removes italic formatting. CTRL+4 Applies or removes underlining. CTRL+5 Applies or removes strikethrough. CTRL+6 Alternates between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects. CTRL+7 Displays or hides the Standard toolbar. CTRL+8 Displays or hides the outline symbols. CTRL+9 Hides the selected rows. CTRL+0 Hides the selected columns. CTRL+A Selects the entire worksheet. If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+A selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+A a second time selects the entire worksheet. When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula, displays the Function Arguments dialog box. CTRL+SHIFT+A inserts the argument names and parentheses when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula. CTRL+B Applies or removes bold formatting. CTRL+C Copies the selected cells. CTRL+C followed by another CTRL+C displays the Microsoft Office Clipboard. CTRL+D Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below. CTRL+F Displays the Find dialog box. SHIFT+F5 also displays this dialog box, while SHIFT+F4 repeats the last Find action. CTRL+G Displays the Go To dialog box. F5 also displays this dialog box. CTRL+H Displays the Find and Replace dialog box.

CTRL+I Applies or removes italic formatting. CTRL+K Displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlinks or the Edit Hyperlink dialog box for selected existing hyperlinks. CTRL+L Displays the Create List dialog box. CTRL+N Creates a new, blank file. CTRL+O Displays the Open dialog box to open or find a file. CTRL+SHIFT+O selects all cells that contain comments. CTRL+P Displays the Print dialog box. CTRL+R Uses the Fill Right command to copy the contents and format of the leftmost cell of a selected range into the cells to the right. CTRL+S Saves the active file with its current file name, location, and file format. CTRL+U Applies or removes underlining. CTRL+V Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point and replaces any selection. Available only after you cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents. CTRL+W Closes the selected workbook window. CTRL+X Cuts the selected cells. CTRL+Y Repeats the last command or action, if possible. CTRL+Z Uses the Undo command to reverse the last command or to delete the last entry you typed. CTRL+SHIFT+Z uses the Undo or Redo command to reverse or restore the last automatic correction when AutoCorrect Smart Tags are displayed _________________ "O son of Adam if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.""(Imam Ali(a.s))"
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Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 1726 Location: UAE 13. Function Keys Function Keys F1 Displays the Help task pane. CTRL+F1 closes and reopens the current task pane. ALT+F1 creates a chart of the data in the current range. ALT+SHIFT+F1 inserts a new worksheet.

F2 Edits the active cell and positions the insertion point at the end of the cell contents. It also moves the insertion point into the Formula Bar when editing in a cell is turned off. SHIFT+F2 edits a cell comment. F3 Pastes a defined name into a formula. SHIFT+F3 displays the Insert Function dialog box. F4 Repeats the last command or action, if possible. CTRL+F4 closes the selected workbook window. F5 Displays the Go To dialog box. CTRL+F5 restores the window size of the selected workbook window. F6 Switches to the next pane in a worksheet that has been split (Window menu, Split command). SHIFT+F6 switches to the previous pane in a worksheet that has been split. CTRL+F6 switches to the next workbook window when more than one workbook window is open. Note When the task pane is visible, F6 and SHIFT+F6 include that pane when switching between panes. F7 Displays the Spelling dialog box to check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range. CTRL+F7 performs the Move command on the workbook window when it is not maximized. Use the arrow keys to move the window, and when finished press ESC. F8 Turns extend mode on or off. In extend mode, EXT appears in the status line, and the arrow keys extend the selection. SHIFT+F8 enables you to add a non-adjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the arrow keys. CTRL+F8 performs the Size command (on the Control menu for the workbook window) when a workbook is not maximized. ALT+F8 displays the Macro dialog box to run, edit, or delete a macro. F9 Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks. F9 followed by ENTER (or followed by CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER for array formulas) calculates the selected a portion of a formula and replaces the selected portion with the calculated value. SHIFT+F9 calculates the active worksheet. CTRL+ALT+F9 calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation. CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+ F9 rechecks dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated.

CTRL+F9 minimizes a workbook window to an icon. F10 Selects the menu bar or closes an open menu and submenu at the same time. SHIFT+F10 displays the shortcut menu for a selected item. ALT+SHIFT+F10 displays the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, it switches to the next smart tag and displays its menu or message. CTRL+F10 maximizes or restores the selected workbook window. F11 Creates a chart of the data in the current range. SHIFT+F11 inserts a new worksheet. ALT+F11 opens the Visual Basic Editor, in which you can create a macro by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). ALT+SHIFT+F11 opens the Microsoft Script Editor, where you can add text, edit HTML tags, and modify any script code. F12 Displays the Save As dialog box _________________ "O son of Adam if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it.""(Imam Ali(a.s))"
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Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 1726 Location: UAE 15. Other useful shortcut keys - Other useful shortcut keys -

ARROW KEYS Move one cell up, down, left, or right in a worksheet. CTRL+ARROW KEY moves to the edge of the current data region (data region: A range of cells that contains data and that is bounded by empty cells or datasheet borders.) in a worksheet. SHIFT+ARROW KEY extends the selection of cells by one cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW KEY extends the selection of cells to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell. LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW selects the menu to the left or right when a menu is visible. When a submenu is open, these arrow keys switch between the main menu and the submenu. DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW selects the next or previous command when a menu or submenu is open. In a dialog box, arrow keys move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. ALT+DOWN ARROW opens a selected drop-down list. BACKSPACE Deletes one character to the left in the Formula Bar. Also clears the content of the active cell. DELETE Removes the cell contents (data and formulas) from selected cells without affecting cell formats or comments. In cell editing mode, it deletes the character to the right of the insertion point. END Moves to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window when SCROLL LOCK is turned on. Also selects the last command on the menu when a menu or submenu is visible. CTRL+END moves to the last cell on a worksheet, in the lowest used row of the rightmost used column. CTRL+SHIFT+END extends the selection of cells to the last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner). ENTER Completes a cell entry from the cell or the Formula Bar, and selects the cell below (by default). In a data form, it moves to the first field in the next record. Opens a selected menu (press F10 to activate the menu bar) or performs the action for a selected command. In a dialog box, it performs the action for the default command button in the dialog box (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button). ALT+ENTER starts a new line in the same cell. CTRL+ENTER fills the selected cell range with the current entry. SHIFT+ENTER completes a cell entry and selects the cell above. ESC Cancels an entry in the cell or Formula Bar. It also closes an open menu or submenu, dialog box, or message window. HOME Moves to the beginning of a row in a worksheet.

Moves to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window when SCROLL LOCK is turned on. Selects the first command on the menu when a menu or submenu is visible. CTRL+HOME moves to the beginning of a worksheet. CTRL+SHIFT+HOME extends the selection of cells to the beginning of the worksheet. PAGE DOWN Moves one screen down in a worksheet. ALT+PAGE DOWN moves one screen to the right in a worksheet. CTRL+PAGE DOWN moves to the next sheet in a workbook. CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN selects the current and next sheet in a workbook. PAGE UP Moves one screen up in a worksheet. ALT+PAGE UP moves one screen to the left in a worksheet. CTRL+PAGE UP moves to the previous sheet in a workbook. CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP selects the current and previous sheet in a workbook. SPACEBAR In a dialog box, performs the action for the selected button, or selects or clears a check box. CTRL+SPACEBAR selects an entire column in a worksheet. SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects an entire row in a worksheet. CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the entire worksheet. If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the entire worksheet. When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects all objects on a worksheet. ALT+SPACEBAR displays the Control menu for the Excel window. TAB Moves one cell to the right in a worksheet. Moves between unlocked cells in a protected worksheet. Moves to the next option or option group in a dialog box. SHIFT+TAB moves to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a dialog box. CTRL+TAB switches to the next tab in dialog box. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB switches to the previous tab in a dialog box.
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Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

Below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel. See the computer shortcut page if you are looking for other shortcut keys used in other programs. Shortcut Keys F2 F5 F7 F11 Ctrl + Shift + ; Ctrl + ; Alt + Shift + F1 Shift + F3 Shift + F5 Ctrl + A Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + K Ctrl + U Ctrl + 5 Ctrl + P Ctrl + Z Ctrl + F9 Ctrl + F10 Ctrl + F6 Ctrl + Page up Ctrl + Page down Ctrl + Tab Alt + = Ctrl + ' Ctrl + Shift + ! Ctrl + Shift + $ Description Edit the selected cell. Go to a specific cell. For example, C6. Spell check selected text or document. Create chart. Enter the current time. Enter the current date. Insert New Worksheet. Open the Excel formula window. Bring up search box. Select all contents of the worksheet. Bold highlighted selection. Italic highlighted selection. Insert link. Underline highlighted selection. Strikethrough highlighted selection. Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. Undo last action. Minimize current window. Maximize currently selected window. Switch between open workbooks / windows. Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Move between Two or more open Excel files. Create a formula to sum all of the above cells Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected. Format number in comma format. Format number in currency format.

Ctrl + Shift + # Ctrl + Shift + % Ctrl + Shift + ^ Ctrl + Shift + @ Ctrl + Arrow key Ctrl + Space Shift + Space

Format number in date format. Format number in percentage format. Format number in scientific format. Format number in time format. Move to next section of text. Select entire column. Select entire row.