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Keyboard Shortcuts and System Commands

Microsoft Word

• F1 key: Get help on a selected command or use the Office assistant.
• Shift and F1 Key: Review text formatting.
• F2 Key: Move text or image.
• Shift + F2 Key: Copy text.
• F3 Key: Insert an autotext entry.
• Shift + F3 Key: Change the case of the selected text.
• F4 Key: Perform last action again.
• Shift + F4 Key: Perform a Find or Go To action again.
• F5 Key: Displays the Go To dialogue box. You can also get to Find and Replace from here.
• Shift + F5 Key: Move to a previous revision.
• F6 Key: Go to the next frame or pane.
• Shift + F6 Key: Go to the previous frame or pane.
• F7 Key: Launch the Spell Checker.
• Shift + F7 Key: Launch the Thesaurus.
• F8 Key: Extend the current selection.
• Shift + F8 Key: Shrink the current selection.
• F9 Key: Refresh.
• Shift + F9 Key: Switch between a field code and its result.
• F10 Key: Show KeyTips.
• Shift + F10 Key: Display a Shortcut Menu (same as right-clicking).
• F11 Key: Go to the next field.
• SHIFT + F11 Key: Go to the previous field.
• F12 Key: Open Save As, equivalent to tools menu.
• Shift + F12 Key: Save document, equivalent to tools menu.
• Ctrl and A: Selects all in the current document.
• Ctrl and B: Bold text.
• Ctrl and C: Copies the item or text.
• Ctrl and D: Displays the Font dialogue box.
• Ctrl and E: Switch a paragraph between center and left alignment.
• Ctrl and F: Displays the Find dialog box to search the current document.
• Ctrl and G: Displays the Go To dialog box to search for a specific location in the current document.
• Ctrl and H: Displays the Replace dialogue box.
• Ctrl and I: Italicize text.
• Ctrl and J: Switch a paragraph between justified and left alignment.
• Ctrl and K: Create a hyperlink.
• Ctrl and L: Left align a paragraph.
• Ctrl and M: Indent a paragraph from the left.
• Ctrl and N: Create a new document.
• Ctrl and O: Opens a new document.
• Ctrl and P: Prints a document.
• Ctrl and R: Switch the alignment of a paragraph between left and right.
• Ctrl and S: Saves a document.
• Ctrl and U: Underlines text.
• Ctrl and V: Pastes the copied item or text.
• Ctrl and X: Cuts the selected item or text.
• Ctrl and Y: Redo the last action.
• Ctrl and Z: Undo the last action.
• Ctrl and Enter: Insert a page break.
• Ctrl and F2: Select Print Preview command.
• Ctrl and F4: Closes the active window.
• Ctrl and F6: Opens the next window if multiple are open.

 

Windows Shortcut Keys

• Windows Key + R: Opens the Run menu.
• Windows Key + E: Opens Explorer.
• Alt + Tab: Switch between open programs.
• Windows Key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.
• Windows Key + Break: Opens system properties.
• Windows Key + F: Opens search for files and folders.
• Windows Key + D: Hide/display the desktop.
• Alt + Esc: Switch between programs in order they were opened.
• Alt + Letter: Select menu item by underlined letter.
• Ctrl + Esc: Open Start menu.
• Ctrl + F4: Close active document (does not work with some applications).
• Alt + F4: Quit active application or close current window.
• Alt + Spacebar: Open menu for active program.
• Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one word.
• Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one paragraph.
• F1: Open Help menu for active application.
• Windows Key + M: Minimize all windows.
• Shift + Windows Key + M: Restore windows that were minimized with previous keystroke.
• Windows + F1: Open Windows Help and Support.
• Windows + Tab: Open Task view.
• Windows + Break: Open the System Properties dialog box.
• Hold Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Switch FilterKeys on and off.
• Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen: Switch High Contrast on and off.
• Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Switch Mouse keys on and off.
• Press Shift five times: Switch Sticky keys on and off.
• Hold Num Lock for five seconds: Switch Toggle keys on and off.

 

Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

• Alt + Left Arrow/Backspace: Go back to the previous page.

• Alt + Right Arrow: Go to next page.

• F5: Refresh page.

• F11: Toggle between full-screen and regular view.

• Esc: Stop downloading a page.

• Ctrl + ( + or -): Zoom in or out of page by 10%.

• Ctrl + Enter: Adds www. at the beginning and .com to the end of any text entered in the Address bar.

• Ctrl + D: Add the current site to your favorites.

• Ctrl + I: View your favorites.

• Ctrl + N: Open a new window.

• Ctrl + P: Print the current page.

• Ctrl + T: Open a new tab.

• Ctrl + F4: Closes tabs in the background.

• Ctrl + Tab: Switch between tabs.

• Spacebar: Click the notification bar.

• Shift + Spacebar: Move up one page.

• Alt + Down Arrow: Move a selected item down the favorites list.

 

File Explorer Shortcuts

• End: Display bottom of current window.
• Home: Display top of current window.
• Left Arrow: Collapse the current selections or select a parent folder.
• Right Arrow: Display the current selection or select the first subfolder.

Windows System Commands (Run Command)

Type the following commands in your Run dialogue box (Windows Key + R) to run specific programs.

• devmgmt.msc: Device Manager

• msinfo32: System Information

• cleanmgr: Disk Cleanup

• ntbackup: Backup or restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)

• mmc: Microsoft Management Console

• excel: Microsoft Excel (if installed)

• msaccess: Microsoft Access (if installed)

• powerpnt: Microsoft PowerPoint (if installed)

• winword: Microsoft Word (if installed)

• frontpg: Microsoft FrontPage (if installed)

• notepad: Notepad

• wordpad: WordPad

• calc: Calculator

• msmsgs: Windows Messenger

• mspaint: Microsoft Paint

• wmplayer: Windows Media Player

• rstrui: System restore

• control: Opens the Control Panel

• control printers: Opens the printers dialogue box

• cmd: Command Prompt

• iexplore: Internet Explorer

• compmgmt.msc: Computer Management

• dhcpmgmt.msc: DHCP Management

• dnsmgmt.msc: DNS Management

• services.msc: Services

• eventvwr: Event Viewer

• dsa.msc: Active Directory Users and Computers

• dssite.msc: Active Directory Sites and Services

Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts

Command	Mac OS	Windows
Go back a page.	Command + Left Arrow	Alt + Left Arrow
Go forward a page.	Command + Right Arrow	Alt + Right Arrow
Reload current page.	F5	F5
Toggle between full screen and regular screen.	Command + Shift + F	F11
Stop page from loading.	Esc	Esc
Complete a .com address.	Command + Return	Ctrl + Enter
Complete a .net address.	Shift + Return	Shift + Enter
Complete a .org address.	Command + Shift + Return	Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Clear recent history.	Command + Shift + Delete	Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Add a bookmark for the current page.	Command + D	Ctrl + D
Display available bookmarks.	Command + Shift + B	Ctrl + Shift + B
Display the download window.	Command + J	Ctrl + J
Open a new browser window.	Command + N	Ctrl + N
Print current page.	Command + P	Ctrl + P
Opens a new tab.	Command + T	Ctrl + T
Close the tab.	Command + W	Ctrl + W
Close window.	Command + Shift + W	Ctrl + Shift + W
Undo the close of a window.	Command + Shift + N	Ctrl + Shift + N
Undo the close of a tab.	Command + Shift + T	Ctrl + Shift + T
Moves through each of the open tabs.	Ctrl + Tab	Ctrl + Tab
Go to bottom of page.	Command + Down Arrow	End
Go to top of page.	Command + Up Arrow	Home

 

 

Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

• F2: Edit the active cell.
• F5: Displays the Go To box.
• F7: Open the Spelling dialogue box to check a selected range.
• F11: Create a chart of data in the current range in a separate sheet.
• Alt + Shift + F1: Insert a new worksheet.
• Shift + F3: Opens Insert Function dialogue box.
• Shift + F5: Opens the Find and Replace dialogue box.
• Ctrl + Shift + Colon (:): Enter the current time.
• Ctrl + Semicolon (;): Enter the current date.
• Ctrl + A: Select all content in the worksheet.
• Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + I: Italicize highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + K: Open the Insert hyperlink dialogue box.
• Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + 5: Apply strikethrough formatting.
• Ctrl + P: Brings up the print dialog box.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo.
• Ctrl + F9: Minimize a workbook window to an icon.
• Ctrl + F10: Maximize a selected workbook window.
• Ctrl + F6: Switch to the next workbook window when multiple are open.
• Ctrl + Page Up: Move to previous sheet in a workbook.
• Ctrl + Page Down: Move to next sheet in a workbook.
• Ctrl + Tab: Switch to next tab in dialogue box.
• Ctrl + Apostrophe ('): Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected.
• Ctrl + Shift + !: Apply the Number format.
• Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply the Currency format.
• Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply the Date format.
• Ctrl + Shift + %: Apply the Percentage format.
• Ctrl + Shift + ^: Apply the Exponential format.
• Ctrl + Shift + @: Apply the Time format.
• Ctrl + Arrow Key: Move to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.
• Ctrl + Space: Select an entire column in a worksheet.
• Shift + Space: Select an entire row in a worksheet.

Run Command of LibreOffice

• LibreOffice: soffice
• LibreOffice Writer: swriter
• LibreOffice Calc: scalc
• LibreOffice Impress: simpress
• LibreOffice Base: sbase
• LibreOffice Math: smath
• LibreOffice Draw: sdraw

Shortcuts for Mac

• Command + X: Cut selected text and copy it.
• Command + C: Copy selected text.
• Command + V: Paste copied text.
• Command + Z: Undo previous command.
• Command + A: Select all items.
• Command + F: Open Find window to search text.
• Command + H: Hide windows of the front app.
• Command + N: Open a new document or window.
• Command + O: Open a selected item.
• Command + P: Print current document.
• Command + S: Save current document.
• Command + W: Close front window.
• Command + Q: Quit the app.
• Command + M: Minimize the front window to the Dock.
• Command + Spacebar: Open Spotlight search field.
• Command + Tab: Switch between open apps.
• Command + B: Bold selected text.
• Command + I: Italicize selected text.
• Command + U: Underline selected text.
• Command + Semicolon (;): Find misspelled words in document.
• Option + Command + Esc: Choose an app to force quit.
• Shift + Command + Tilde (~): Switch between open windows.
• Shift + Command + 3: Take a screenshot.
• Fn + Up Arrow: Scroll up one page.
• Fn + Down Arrow: Scroll down one page.
• Fn + Left Arrow: Scroll to beginning of document.
• Fn + Right Arrow: Scroll to end of document.

 

Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

Command	MacOS	Windows
Open new window.	Command + N	Ctrl + N
Open new tab.	Command + T	Ctrl + T
Reopen the last closed tab.	Command + Shift + T	Ctrl + Shift + T
Move to next tab.	Command + Option + Right Arrow	Ctrl + Tab
Move to previous tab.	Command + Option + Left Arrow	Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Open previous page in browsing history.	Command + [	Alt + Left Arrow
Open next page in browsing history.	Command + ]	Alt + Right Arrow
Close current tab.	Command + W	Ctrl + W
Close current window.	Command + Shift + W	Alt + F4
Open Bookmarks Manager.	Command + Option + B	Ctrl + Shift + O
Open History page.	Command + Y	Ctrl + H
Open Downloads page.	Command + Shift + J	Ctrl + J
Open Find Bar.	Command + F	Ctrl + F
Print current page.	Command + P	Ctrl + P
Save current page.	Command + S	Ctrl + S
Reload current page.	Command + R	F5
Save current page as a bookmark.	Command + D	Ctrl + D
Toggle full-screen mode.	Command + Ctrl + F	F11