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Windows 10
Keyboard shortcut Action Windows key Open or close Start Menu. Windows key + A Open Action center. Windows key + C Open Cortana in listening mode. Windows key + D Display and hide the desktop. Windows key + E Open File Explorer. Windows key + G Open Game bar when a game is open. Windows key + H Open the Share charm. Windows key + I Open Settings. Windows key + K Open the Connect quick action. Windows key + L Lock your PC or switch accounts. Windows key + M Minimize all windows. Windows key + R Open Run dialog box. Windows key + S Open Search. Windows key + U Open Ease of Access Center. Windows key + X Open Quick Link menu. Windows key + Number Open the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. Windows key + Left arrow key Snap app windows left. Windows key + Right arrow key Snap app windows right. Windows key + Up arrow key Maximize app windows. Windows key + Down arrow key Minimize app windows. Windows key + Comma Temporarily peek at the desktop. Windows key + Ctrl +D Add a virtual desktop. Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right arrow Switch between virtual desktops. Windows key + Ctrl + F4 Close current virtual desktop. Windows key + Enter Open Narrator. Windows key + Home Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).
Keyboard shortcut Action Windows key + PrtScn Capture a screenshot and save in Screenshots folder. Windows key + Shift + Up arrow Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen. Windows key + Tab Open Task view. Windows key + "+" key Zoom in using the magnifier. Windows key + "-" key Zoom out using the magnifier. Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager. Alt + Tab Switch between open apps. Alt + Left arrow key Go back. Alt + Right arrow key Go foward. Alt + Page Up Move up one screen. Alt + Page down Move down one screen. Ctrl + Alt +Tab View open apps Ctrl + C Copy selected items to clipboard. Ctrl + X Cut selected items. Ctrl + V Paste content from clipboard. Ctrl + A Select all content. Ctrl + Z Undo an action. Ctrl + Y Redo an action. Ctrl + D Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin. Ctrl + Esc Open the Start Menu. Ctrl + Shift Switch the keyboard layout. Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager. Ctrl + F4 Close the active window.
Shortcut Description Ctrl+Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document. Ctrl+Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font. Ctrl+1 Single-space lines. Ctrl+2 Double-space lines. Ctrl+5 1.5-line spacing. Ctrl+Alt+1 Changes text to heading 1. Ctrl+Alt+2 Changes text to heading 2. Ctrl+Alt+3 Changes text to heading 3. Alt+Ctrl+F2 Open new document. Ctrl+F1 Open the Task Pane. Ctrl+F2 Display the print preview. Ctrl+Shift+> Increases the selected text size by one font size. Ctrl+Shift+< Decreases the selected text size by one font size. Ctrl+Shift+F6 Switches to another open Microsoft Word document. Ctrl+Shift+F12 Prints the document. F1 Open Help. F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+). F5 Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word. F7 Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document. F12 Save As. Shift+F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word. Shift+F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word. Shift+F12 Save the open document. Just like Ctrl+S. Shift+Enter Create a soft break instead of a new paragraph. Shift+Insert Paste. Shift+Alt+D Insert the current date. Shift+Alt+T Insert the current time.
Microsoft Excel
Shortcut Description Tab Move to the next cell, to the right of the currently selected cell. Ctrl+A Select all contents of a worksheet. Ctrl+B Bold all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+C Copy all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+D Fill down. Fills the cell beneath with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Down to select multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+D to fill them with the contents of the original cell. Ctrl+F Search current sheet. Ctrl+G Go to a certain area. Ctrl+H Find and replace. Ctrl+I Puts italics on all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+K Inserts a hyperlink. Ctrl+N Creates a new workbook. Ctrl+O Opens a workbook. Ctrl+P Print the current sheet. Ctrl+R Fill right. Fills the cell to the right with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Right to select multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+R to fill them with the contents of the original cell. Ctrl+S Saves the open worksheet. Ctrl+U Underlines all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+V Pastes everything copied onto the clipboard. Ctrl+W Closes the current workbook. Ctrl+X Cuts all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+Y Repeats the last entry. Ctrl+Z Undo the last action. Ctrl+1 Changes the format of the selected cells. Ctrl+2 Bolds all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+3 Puts italics all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+4 Underlines all cells in highlighted section. Ctrl+5 Puts a strikethrough all cells in the highlighted section. Ctrl+6 Shows or hides objects. Ctrl+7 Shows or hides the toolbar. Ctrl+8 Toggles the outline symbols. Ctrl+9 Hides rows. Ctrl+0 Hides columns. Ctrl+Shift+: Enters the current time. Ctrl+; Enters the current date. Ctrl+` Changes between displaying cell values or formulas in the worksheet. Ctrl+' Copies a formula from the cell above. Ctrl+Shift+" Copies value from cell above. Ctrl+- Deletes the selected column or row. Ctrl+Shift+= Inserts a new column or row. Ctrl+Shift+~ Switches between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells. Ctrl+Shift+@ Applies time formatting.
Shortcut Description Alt+= Creates a formula to sum all of the above cells. Alt+' Allows formatting on a dialog box. F1 Opens the help menu. F2 Edits the selected cell. F3 After a name has been created, F3 will paste names. F4 Repeats last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color. F5 Goes to a specific cell. For example, C6. F6 Move to the next pane. F7 Spell check selected text or document. F8 Enters Extend Mode. F9 Recalculates every workbook. F10 Activates the menu bar. F11 Creates a chart from selected data. F12 Save As option. Shift+F1 Opens the "What's This?" window. Shift+F2 Allows the user to edit a cell comment. Shift+F3 Opens the Excel formula window. Shift+F5 Brings up a search box. Shift+F6 Move to previous pane. Shift+F8 Add to selection. Shift+F9 Performs calculate function on active sheet. Ctrl+F3 Open Excel Name Manager. Ctrl+F4 Closes current Window. Ctrl+F5 Restores window size. Ctrl+F6 Next workbook. Ctrl+Shift+F6 Previous workbook. Ctrl+F7 Moves the window. Ctrl+F8 Resizes the window. Ctrl+F9 Minimize current window. Ctrl+F10 Maximize currently selected window. Ctrl+F11 Inserts a macro sheet. Ctrl+F12 Opens a file. Ctrl+Shift+F3 Creates names by using those of either row or column labels. Ctrl+Shift+F6 Moves to the previous worksheet window. Ctrl+Shift+F12 Prints the current worksheet. Alt+F1 Inserts a chart. Alt+F2 Save As option. Alt+F4 Exits Excel. Alt+F8 Opens the macro dialog box. Alt+F11 Opens the Visual Basic editor. Alt+Shift+F1 Creates a new worksheet. Alt+Shift+F2 Saves the current worksheet.
