KEYBOARD

SHORTCUTS
OBJECTIVES
•Compare and contrast of
varied online platforms, sites,
and content to best achieve
specific class objectives or
address situational challenges.
CS_ICT11/12-ICTPT-Ia-b1
•What is a shortcut?
•What are their known
shortcut commands?
•How do shortcut
commands help?
 SHORTCUT KEYS
• Shortcut keys help provide an easier and
quicker method of navigating and
executing commands in the computer
software.
 SHORTCUT KEYS
• Shortcut keys are performed using the
[Alt] key (on IBM compatible computers),
[Command] (on Apple computers), [Ctrl]
key, or [Shift] key in conjunction with
another key. The de facto standard for
listing a shortcut is listing the modifier key
, a plus symbol, and another key.
• You can also find the shortcut keys in popular
programs by looking for underlined letters in
their menus. For example, the file menu image
has an underline on the "F" in File, which means
you can press the [Alt] key and [F] key to
access file menu.

• Some programs require the user to press and

hold Alt to see the underlined characters.
 KEYBOARD
SHORTCUT KEYS
 SHORTCUT KEYS ABC’S
Shortcut
Description
Keys
Alt+F File menu options in the current program.
Alt+E Open Edit options in the current program.
Alt+Tab Switch between open programs.
F1 View help information (F1 is used by almost every
Windows program to display help).
F2 Rename a selected file.
F5 Refresh the current program
window.
Ctrl+D Bookmark the current page in
most Internet browsers.
Ctrl+N Create a new or blank document in
some software, or open a new tab
in most Internet browsers.
Ctrl+O Open a file in the current software.
Ctrl+A Select all text.
Ctrl+B Change selected text to be bold.
Ctrl+I Change selected text to be in italics
.
Ctrl+U Change selected text to be
underlined.
Ctrl+F Open find window for current
document or window.
Ctrl+S Save current document file.
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

Ctrl+Y Redo the last action.

Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.

Ctrl+K Insert hyperlink for the selected text.

Ctrl+P Print the current page or document.

PC SHORTCUT
KEYS
Home Go to the beginning of the current line.

Ctrl+Home Go to the beginning of the document.

End Go to the end of the current line.

Ctrl+End Go to the end of the document.
Shift+Home Highlight from the current position
to the beginning of line.
Shift+End Highlight from the current position
to the end of line.
Ctrl+Left arrow Move one word to the left at a
time.
Ctrl+Right arrow Move one word to the right at
a time.
Ctrl+Esc Open the Start menu.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Windows Task Manager.
Alt+F4 Close the currently active
program.
Alt+Enter Open the properties for the
selected item (file, folder,
shortcut, etc.).
Windows key+L Lock the computer, requiring
password entry to access again.
Windows key+X Access the
Power User Tasks Men
u
in Windows 8 and
Windows 10.
Windows key+Down Minimize the active
arrow program window.
Windows key+Up Maximize the active
arrow program window.
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
Many special characters can be created
using keyboard shortcuts. Below are some
of the more common and popular special
characters and the keyboard shortcuts to
create them.
Shortcut Special Character Alt+0252 ü
Keys Alt+0248 ø
Alt+0224 à Alt+0223 ß
Alt+0232 è Alt+0198 Æ
Alt+0236 ì Alt+0231 ç
Alt+0242 ò Alt+0191 ¿

Alt+0241 ñ Alt+0176 ° (degree

symbol)
Alt+0228 ä
Alt+0177 ± (plus/minus
Alt+0246 ö symbol)
Alt+0153 ™
Alt+0169 ©
Alt+0174 ®
Alt+0128 € (Euro currency)
Alt+0162 ¢ (Cent symbol)
Alt+0163 £ (British Pound currency)

Alt+0165 ¥ (Japanese Yen currency)

DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
1.How important are shortcut
keys?
2.What shortcut key/s is/are
most used in using a
computer?
3.How will they improve their
shortcut key knowledge?
ASSIGNMENT
•In a one-whole sheet of
paper, writes a real-world
scenario of the advantages
of being knowledgeable in
using shortcut keys.
THAT’S ALL