Key Function

Brings up a Help window in many applications, including browsers,

F1
Microsoft Office and others
F2 Renames a selected object
F3 Opens search box in browsers
Displays the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F4
(Windows XP)
Updates the active Window. Useful to refresh a displayed page in a
F5
browser
F6 Cycles through the screen elements in a window
Turn on/off Caret Mode (Firefox). Performs Spell and Grammar
F7
check (MS Word)
F8 Extend selection (MS Office)
F9 Updates fields (MS Office)
F10 Activates menu bar options
F11 Toggles between full screen and normal display in browsers
Opens "Save as" dialog (MS Office) save a document
F12
Shift+F2 INSERT/EDIT COMMENT ON SELECTED CELLS.

Shift+F3 Open function insert dialog box.

Shift+F4 Select cell next-right to current. Selection toggles only until the
cell that contains data then goes to the next row.

Shift+F5 Open Find/Replace dialog box.

Shift+F6 Switch to the previous pane in a worksheet that has been split

Shift+F7 Open thesaurus.

Shift+F9 Calculate the active worksheet

Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

Shift+F11 Create a new worksheet.

Shift+F12 Save the current workbook.

Ctrl+A These two keys will select all text or other objects.
Ctrl+B Bold highlighted text.
Ctrl+C Copy any selected text or another object. See Control
C definition for further information.
Ctrl+D Bookmark an open web page or open font window in Microsoft
Word.
Ctrl+E Center text.
Ctrl+F Open find window.
Ctrl+G Open Find in a browser and word processors.
Ctrl+H Open the Find and Replace in Notepad, Microsoft Word,
and WordPad
Ctrl+I Italicize text.
Ctrl+J View downloads in browsers and set justify alignment
in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+K Create a hyperlink for the highlighted text in Microsoft Word and
many HTML editors.
Ctrl+L Select address bar in a browser or left align text in a word
processor.
Ctrl+M Indent selected text in word processors and other programs.
Ctrl+N Create a new page or document.
Ctrl+O Open a file in most programs.
Ctrl+P Open a print window to print the page you're viewing.
Ctrl+R Reload page in browser or right align text in a word processor.
Ctrl+S Save the document or file.
Ctrl+T Create a new tab in an Internet browser or adjust tabs in word
processors.
Ctrl+U Underline selected text.
Ctrl+V Paste any text or another object that has been copied.
Ctrl+W Close open tab in a browser or close a document in Word.
Ctrl+X Cut selected text or another object.
Ctrl+Y These keys will redo any undo action.
Ctrl+En Moves cursor to the end of a document instead of end of the line.
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Ctrl+Z Pressing these two keys will undo any action.
Ctrl+Esc Open the Windows Start Menu.
Ctrl+Ta Switch between open tabs in browsers or other tabbed programs.
b Ctrl+Shift+Tab will go backwards (right to left).