BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Shortcut Keys Description Ctrl + K Insert link.

Alt + F File menu options in current program. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Alt + E Edit options in current program Ctrl + V Paste.
Universal Help in almost ever Windows Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.
F1
program. Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + A Select all text. Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + X Cut selected item. Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Shift + Del Cut selected item. Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + C Copy selected item. Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1.
Shift + Ins Paste Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1.
Home Goes to beginning of current line. Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1.
Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document. Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1.
End Goes to end of current line. Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + End Goes to end of document. Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Highlights from current position to Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Shift + Home
beginning of line. Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Highlights from current position to end Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Shift + End
of line. Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time. Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time. Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Shortcut Keys Description Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Alt + Tab Switch between open applications. Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications. Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Alt + Print Screen Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Esc Bring Up start menu. Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
Alt + Esc Switch Between open applications on taskbar. Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
F2 Renames selected Icon. Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F3 Starts find from desktop. F1 Open Help.
F4 Opens the drive selection when browsing. Shift + F3 Change the case of the selected text.
F5 Refresh Contents. Shift + Insert Paste.
Alt + F4 Closes Current open program. F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program. F5 Open go to window.
Ctrl + (the '+' key on the F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.
Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer
keypad) Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus.
Alt + Enter Opens properties window of Selected icon or program. F12 Save as.
Shift + F10 Simulates right click on selected item. Shift + F12 Save.
Shift + Del Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin. Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Holding Shift Boot safe mode or by pass system files. Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.
Holding Shift When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.

WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FRONTPAGE SHORTCUT KEYS

Shortcut Keys Description Shortcut Keys Description
WINKEY + D Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows. Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
WINKEY + M Minimizes all windows. Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
WINKEY + SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. Ctrl + P Paste selected text.
WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer. Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs through the taskbar. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
WINKEY + F Display the Windows Search / Find feature. Ctrl + L Left align the text.
WINKEY + CTRL + F Display the search for computers window. Ctrl + R Right align the text.
WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft Windows help. Ctrl + E Center the text.
WINKEY + R Open the run window. Ctrl + / Display HTML tags.
WINKEY + Pause / Break Ctrl + S Save document.
Open the system properties window.
key Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages.
WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager. Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.
WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only). Ctrl + Enter Move cursor above or below a table.
Ctrl + Shift + B Preview in web browser window.
EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size.
Shortcut Keys Description
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size.
F2 Edit the selected cell.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
F5 Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.
F11 Create chart. OUTLOOK SHORTCUT KEYS
Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time. Shortcut Keys Description
Ctrl + ; Enter the current date. Alt + S Send the e-mail
Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet. Ctrl + C Copy selected text.
Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window. Ctrl + X Cut selected text.
Shift + F5 Bring up search box. Ctrl + P Paste selected text.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet. Ctrl + K Complete the name and/or e-mail
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection. being typed in the e-mail address bar.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection. Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
Ctrl + K Insert link. Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection. Ctrl + R Reply to an e-mail.
Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. Ctrl + F Forward an e-mail.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action. Ctrl + N Create a new e-mail.
Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window. Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar.
Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window. Ctrl + Shift + O Open the Outbox.
Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows. Ctrl + Shift + I Open the Inbox.
Ctrl + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task.
Ctrl + Page downMove between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. Ctrl + Shirt + C Create a new contact.
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. Mouse Short Key:
Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format. Click, hold, and Drag: Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format. Double-click: If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format. Double-click: Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of right aligned.
Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format. Double-click: Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format. Triple-click: Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format. Ctrl + Mouse wheel: Zooms in and out of document.
Ctrl + Arrow key Move to next section of text.
Ctrl + Space Select entire column. Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys Shortcut Keys Description
Shift + Space Select entire row. Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.
Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.
WORD SHORTCUT KEYS F5 Refresh current page / frame.
Shortcut Keys Description F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page. Esc Stop page or download from loading.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection. Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type computer hope in the address bar
Ctrl + C Copy selected text. and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com.
Ctrl + X Cut selected text. Ctrl + N Open New browser window.
Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.
Ctrl + F Open find box. Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time
File, home, insert, draw, design, layout, references, mailings, review, view, help.
Docx, 10% to 500%, max font size 1638,
Bulleted list, signature line, title bar, title name, print layout button, status bar, scroll box, adjusts
size,
Format Painter: The Format Painter tool is used to copy and paste character and paragraph formats
to existing text. 
Drop Cap: A drop cap (dropped capital) is a large capital letter used as a decorative element at the
beginning of a paragraph or section.  Already 3 line but max lines are 10.
Chart: a sheet giving information in the form of a table or of lists or by means of diagrams or
graphs. 
World art: Add some artistic flair to you document using a word art box.
Orientation: By default, when we open MS-Word or in the general case, the page is in portrait
orientation only. So, in this case, we have to change the page orientation to Landscape orientation
Smart art: SmartArt graphics can be created in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word, and they can
be used throughout Office.
Shapes: In the Insert command tab, the Shapes group contains several categories of shapes,
including lines, basic shapes, block arrows, flowchart elements, stars and banners, and callouts. 
Copy and Cut: The cut command removes the selected data from its original position, while the
copy command creates a duplicate
Save and Save As: Save aims to update the current content of the last stored file, whereas Save As
aims to save a new folder or to save an existing file to a new place with the identical name or
another title.
Function: a pre-defined method of calculation is called function.
Formula: a self-made method of calculation is called formula.
Cell: the intersection of a column and row.
Active Cell: cell is the current selected is called active cell.
Passive Cell: cell that is not currently selected is called passive cell.
Row: horizontal group of cells.
Column: vertical group of cells.
Value: a number that can be used in an excel calculation.
Work book: a collection of worksheets contained withing a single file.
Works sheets: each worksheet contains columns and rows. The columns are lettered A to Z then
continuing with AA , ab, ac and so o to XFD.
Excel: is an excellent program for organizing, formatting, and calculating numeric data.
PowerPoint= file, home, insert, transitions, animations, slide show, review, view
Sum: sum=(range)
Product: product=(range)
Average: average=(range)
Max: max=(range)
Power: power=(range)