Activity 1

I. Write the corresponding shortcut keys to its description.

1. Ctrl+O – Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
2. Ctrl+S – Save the open document.
3. Ctrl+W – Close the document.
4. Ctrl+X – Cut selected text/object
5. Ctrl+C – Copy selected text/object
6. Ctrl+V – Paste the copied text/object
7. Ctrl+A – Select All text/object
8. Ctrl+B – Make selected text bold
9. Ctrl+I – Make selected text italic
10. Ctrl+U – Underline selected text

II. Essay

1. What is the importance and advantage of knowing the shortcut keys?

For me the important thing of knowing the shortcut keys especially when you’re using any
Microsoft Office Application is to save some time and have a less time working on your documents or
presentation. In other words, it’s easier and gets your job done faster. Take for example the task of
selecting all the text in a document. You can do that by simply pressing Ctrl+A while doing that with the
mouse requires pressing the left mouse button and dragging it across the whole document. In time you
will learn that keyboard shortcuts let you do more with less effort. Basically means that when you use the
keyboard you don’t have to follow a pointer to see what you are doing and you can do that thing semi-
automatically simply freeing your mind for other tasks.
You can combine the advantages of using the keyboard with those of using the mouse. There are
tasks that are much easier done with the mouse, take the example of browsing the web pages and clicking
links but at the same time you can use the keyboard to navigate within the page or between tabs. And the
beauty of it is that you can do both at the same time.