A LIST OF WINDOWS SHORTCUTS  

Start Windows
Win Key / Ctrl+Esc
Close the current window or quit a program (if no windows are active it brings up the "Shut Down" dialog box). Alt+F4
Display the Close Program (task manager) dialog box Ctrl + Alt + Del (pressing these keys a second time will re-boot the computer)
Display the Find File dialog box Win + F or F3
Copy a screen-shot to the clipboard Print Screen
Show item properties Alt+Enter
Switch to the window you last used or
Switch to another window by holding down Alt while repeatedly pressing Tab
Alt+Tab
Close a My Computer window and all its parrent windows Shift (while clicking the "X", Close button)
Cancel the current task Esc
Quit a program that is not responding (in the Close Program dialog box, click the program that is not responding, and then click End Task) Ctrl+Alt+Del
Bypass Auto run when inserting a CD Shift
Right-click (make sure the desired object has the focus) Shift+F10 or application key (usually the third key on the right from the space bar with a menu and pointer icon)
Permanently delete (bypassing Recycle Bin) Shift+Delete
Click a button if the current control is a button or
Select or clear the check box if the current control is a check box or
Click the option if the current control is an option button
Spacebar
Click the corresponding command Alt+underlined letter
Click the selected button Enter
Move backward through options Shift+Tab
Move forward through options Tab
Move backward through tabs Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Move forward through tabs Ctrl+Tab
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box Backspace
Help F1
Rename an item F2
Open Save In or Look In in the Save As or Open dialog box F4
Refresh or Save As or Open dialog box F5
Create a shortcut Ctrl+Shift while dragging the file
Select all items Ctrl+A
Toggle Languages Alt+Shift
Launch Windows Explorer Win+E

 A LIST OF WORD SHORTCUTS


To move the insertion point
One character left Left arrow
One character right Right arrow
One word left Ctrl+left arrow
One word right Ctrl+right arrow
One paragraph up Ctrl+ arrow up
One paragraph down Ctrl+ arrow down
One line up arrow up
One line down arrow down
End of line End
One page up Page Up
One page down Page Down
Beginning of line Home
Previous point in the document Shift+F5
Top part of the window Ctrl+Alt+Page Up
Bottom part of the window Ctrl+Alt+Page Down
One screen up Page Up
One screen down Page Down
Beginning of next page Ctrl+Page Down
Beginning of previous page Ctrl+Page Up
Page number Ctrl+G
End of document Ctrl+End
Beginning of document Ctrl+Home
To select
One character left Shift+Left arrow
One character right Shift+Right arrow
One word left Ctrl+Shift+left arrow
To End of Line Shift+End
To Beginning of Line Shift+Home
One word right Ctrl+Shift+right arrow
One line up Shift+arrow up
One line down Shift+arrow down
One paragraph up Ctrl+Shift+arrow up
One paragraph down Ctrl+Shift+arrow down
One page up Shift+Page Up
One page down Shift+Page Down
To Bottom of document Ctrl+ Shift+End
To Top of document Ctrl+ Shift+Home
All document Ctrl+A
To select using keys or/and mouse
Select word Double click
Select sentence Ctrl+click
Select paragraph Triple click or
Double Click on the left of the paragraph
Select vertically / column Alt+click
Select line Click on the left of the line
Select All Triple click on the left of the document or
Ctrl+ double click on the left of the document.
Multiple Selection (only for XP) hold Ctrl+select all areas with the mouse one after another
To Undo/Redo
Undo Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace
Redo Ctrl+Y or Alt+Enter
To Find/Replace
Find Ctrl+F
Find/Replace Ctrl+H
Repeat the last Find or Goto Shift+F4 (very useful!)
To delete
One character left Backspace
One character right Del
One word left Ctrl+Backspace
One word right Ctrl+Del
To format
Bold Ctrl+B
Italic Ctrl+I
Underline Ctrl+U
Underline Words only Ctrl+Shift+W
Double Underline Ctrl+Shift+D
Convert all letters to capitals Ctrl+Shift+A
Change Font Ctrl+Shift+F
Increase Font Size Ctrl+Shift+>
Decrease Font Size Ctrl+Shift+<
Convert to Small Capitals Ctrl+Shift+K
Copy formatting Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste formatting Ctrl+Shift+V
Clear formatting Ctrl+Spacebar
Paragraphs
Single Line Spacing Ctrl+1
Double Line Spacing Ctrl+2
1.5 Line Spacing Ctrl+5
New Page Ctrl+Enter
New Line Enter
Align Centre Ctrl+E
Align Left Ctrl+L
Align Right Ctrl+R
Align Justified Ctrl+J
Increase Indent Ctrl+M
Decrease Indent Ctrl+Shift+M
Remove Paragraph Formatting Ctrl+Q
Document
Open Document Ctrl+O
Close Document Ctrl+W
Save Document Ctrl+S
Save all open documents Shift+click on File. You will see the option Save all
Close all open documents Shift+click on File. You will see the option Close all
New Document Ctrl+N
Print Document Ctrl+P
Next Document Ctrl+F6
Split Document Alt+Ctrl+S and then press Enter
Remove Split Alt+Shift+C
Restore Document Ctrl+F5
Maximize Document Ctril+F10
Maximize All Win+D or Win+Shift+M
Minimize All Win+D or Win+M