Short cut Keys

Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + F File menu options in current program.
Alt + E Edit options in current program
F1 Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
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 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.

What are the F1 through F12 keys?

Question: What are the F1 through F12 keys?

Answer:
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 and/or CTRL keys, 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/or 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.
 Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support
center.
 Open the Task Pane.
F2
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 In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.

 Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
 Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.

F3
 Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft
Windows.
 Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case
or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

F4
 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.

F5
 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.

F6
 Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla
Firefox.
 Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7
 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.

F8
 Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to
get into Windows Safe Mode.
F9
 Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.

F10
 In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
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 Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or

Internet link.
F11

 Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.

F12
 Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
 Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
 Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

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Shortcut Keys Description

F2 Edit the selected cell.
F5 Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.
F11 Create chart.
Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.
Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.
Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.
Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.
Shift + F5 Bring up search box.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.
Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.
Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows.
Ctrl + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
Ctrl + Page Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
down
Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.
Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells*
Ctrl + ' Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.
Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format.
Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format.
Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format.
Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format.
Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format.
Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format.
Ctrl + Arrow Move to next section of text.
key
Ctrl + Space Select entire column.
Shift + Space Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

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Shortcut Keys Description

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V Paste.
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
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 + 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.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F1 Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case
or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + Insert Paste.
F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7 Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.
Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
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Internet Explorer shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description
Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.
Backspace Back a page.
Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.
F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing
F11 again will exit this mode.
Esc Stop page or download from loading.
Ctrl + (- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will
decrease and '+' will increase.
Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type
computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL +
ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com.
Ctrl + D Add a Favorite for the page currently opened.
Ctrl + I Display available bookmarks.
Ctrl + N Open New browser window.
Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.
Ctrl + T Opens a new tab.
Ctrl + F4 Closes the currently selected tab.
Ctrl + Tab Moves through each of the open tabs.
Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.
Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.
Alt + Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or
available options on drop down menu.

Microsoft FrontPage shortcut keys

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Shortcut Description
Keys
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Paste selected text.
Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + L Left align the text.
Ctrl + R Right align the text.
Ctrl + E Center the text.
Ctrl + / Turn on or off the display of HTML tags.
Ctrl + S Save document.
Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages.
Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.
Ctrl + Enter Move cursor above or below a table.
Ctrl + Shift + B Preview in web browser window.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Alt + mouse View the properties of a selected item. For example, doing
double-click this on a table cell would display the properties for that cell.

Microsoft Outlook shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description
Alt + S Send the e-mail
Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P Paste selected text.
Ctrl + K Complete the name or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + R Reply to an e-mail.
Ctrl + F Forward an e-mail.
Ctrl + N Create a new e-mail.
Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar.
Ctrl + Shift + O Open the Outbox.
Ctrl + Shift + I Open the Inbox.
Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task.
Ctrl + Shirt + C Create a new contact.
Ctrl + Shift + J Create a new journal entry.
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Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

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Shortcut Keys 98 2000 XP Vista Description

Alt + Tab X X X X Switch between open
applications.
Alt + Shift + Tab X X X X Switch backwards between open
applications.
Alt + double-click X X X X Display the properties of the
object you double-click on. For
example, doing this on a file
would display its properties.
Ctrl + Tab X X X X Switches between program
groups or document windows in
applications that support this
feature.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab X X X X Same as above but backwards.
Alt + Print Screen X X X X Create a screen shot only for the
program you are currently in.
Ctrl + Alt + Del X X X X Reboot the computer and/or
bring up the Windows task
manager.
Ctrl + Esc X X X X Bring up the Windows Start
menu. In Windows 3.x this would
bring up the Task Manager.
Alt + Esc X X X X Switch Between open
applications on taskbar.
F1 X X X X Activates help for current open
application.
F2 X X X X Renames selected Icon.
F3 X X X X Starts find from desktop.
F4 X X X X Opens the drive selection when
browsing.
F5 X X X X Refresh Contents.
F10 X X X X Activates menu bar.
Shift + F10 X X X X Simulates right-click on selected
item.
F4 X X X X Select a different location to
browse in the Windows Explorer
toolbar.
Alt + F4 X X X X Closes Current open program.
Ctrl + F4 X X X X Closes Window in Program.
F6 X X X X Move cursor to different Windows
Explorer pane.
Ctrl + Space bar X X X X Drops down the window control
menu.
Ctrl + (the '+' key X X X X Automatically adjust the widths
on the keypad) of all the columns in Windows
explorer
Alt + Enter X X X X Opens properties window of
selected icon or program.
Shift + Del X X X X Delete programs/files without
throwing them into the recycle
bin.
Holding Shift X X X X Boot Safe Mode or by pass
system files as the computer is
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Internet Explorer 8

General
Turn Full Screen Mode on or off F11
Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh button, Search TAB
Box, and items on a web page
Find a word or phrase on a page CTRL+F
Open the current webpage in a new window CTRL+N
Print the page CTRL+P
Select all items on the page CTRL+A
Zoom in CTRL+PLUS
Zoom out CTRL+MINUS
Zoom to 100% CTRL+0

Navigation shortcuts
Go to home page ALT+HOME
Go backward ALT+LEFT
Go forward ALT+RIGHT
Refresh page F5
Refresh page and the cache CTRL+F5
Stop downloading page ESC

Favorites Center shortcuts

Open Favorites CTRL+I

Open Favorites in pinned mode CTRL+SHIFT+I
Organize Favorites CTRL+B
Add current page to Favorites CTRL+D
Open Feeds CTRL+J
Open Feeds in pinned mode CTRL+SHIFT+J
Open History CTRL+H
Open History in pinned mode CTRL+SHIFT+H

Tab shortcuts
Open link in new background tab Middle mouse button or CTRL+left
mouse button
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Open link in new foreground tab CTRL+SHIFT+left mouse button or

CTRL+SHIFT+middle mouse button
Close tab (closes window if only one tab is Middle mouse button on the tab or
open) CTRL+W
Open Quick Tab view CTRL+Q
Open new tab CTRL+T
View list of open tabs CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Switch to next tab CTRL+TAB
Switch to previous tab CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Address Bar shortcuts

Select the Address Bar ALT+D
Add "http://www." to the beginning and ".com" to the CTRL+ENTER
end of text in Address Bar
Add "http://www." to the beginning and the website CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
address suffix you have specified to the end of text in
the Address Bar*
Open the website address that is typed in the Address ALT+ENTER
Bar in new tab
View list of previously typed addresses F4

Instant Search Box

Select the Instant Search Box CTRL+E
View list of search providers CTRL+DOWN
Open search results in new tab ALT+ENTER

To do this
Disable all add-ons
Turn on AutoComplete so that website
addresses will be automatically filled in
for you if you begin to type them again
Change how tabs work in Internet
Explorer
Display the Menu Bar at the top of the
screen
Delete cookies, passwords, form data,
history, and temporary Internet files
Find and install add-ons
Print part of page
Do this
Windows logo key + R >
iexplore.exe –extoff
Tools > Internet Options >
Advanced > Use inline
AutoComplete
Tools > Internet Options > on the
General tab, under Tabs, click
Settings
To display temporarily: press the
ALT key
To display permanently: Tools >
Menu Bar
Tools > Delete Browsing History
Tools > Manage Add-ons > Find
More Add-ons
Select part of the page you want to
print, press CTRL+P, click
Selection, and then click Print
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Change website address suffix* Tools > Internet Options >

Languages
* For example, if you chose "net" for the website suffix, pressing
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER would add "http://www." to the beginning and ".net" to
the end of the address in the Address Bar.

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