What
is Keyboard Short-cut
Keyboard shortcut is a single
key or combination of keys that provides quick access to a particular function
in a computer program.
They are alternative means of
invoking a command in a computer program which normally can be done only by
Menu or mouse click. It can also be referred as Hot key, Accelerator key or
Access key.
Below shows the various
frequently used keyboard shortcut keys used while working with some computer
software.
List
of Short-cut Keys that are used in Some Popular Computer Programs
·
Microsoft
Word Short-cut Keys
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Short-cut Keys
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Functions
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Ctrl
+ A
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Highlight
all the text in the document
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Ctrl
+ C
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To
copy a selection in the document
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Ctrl
+ V
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To
paste a copied text
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Ctrl
+ N
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To
open a new document
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Ctrl
+ O
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To
open an existing document
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Ctrl
+ Z
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To
undo a change
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Ctrl
+ X
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To
cut a selection
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Ctrl
+ S
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To
save a change in a document
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Ctrl
+ B
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To
make a selected text bold
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Ctrl
+ I
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To
italicize a selected text
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Ctrl
+ U
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To
underline a selected text
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Ctrl
+ =
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To
subscript a selected text
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Ctrl
+ Shift + +
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To
Superscript a selected text
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Ctrl
+ >
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To
make a selected text a bit bigger
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Ctrl
+ <
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To
make a selected text a bit smaller
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Ctrl
+ F
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To
find text or other content in a document
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Ctrl
+ H
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To
search and replace a text
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Ctrl
+ L
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To
Align selected text to the left
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Ctrl+ R
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To
Align selected text to the right
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Ctrl
+ E
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To
Align selected text to the center
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Ctrl
+ Shift + A
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To capitalize
selected characters
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Ctrl
+ J
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To
justify a selected text
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Ctrl
+ 1
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To
set single line spacing
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Ctrl
+ 2
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To
set double line spacing
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Ctrl
+ 5
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To
set lines pacing to 1.5
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Ctrl
+ Home
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To
move to the beginning of the document
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Ctrl
+ End
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To
move to the end of the document
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·
Microsoft
Excel Short-cut Keys
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Short-cut Keys
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Functions
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Ctrl
+ S
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To
save a workbook
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F12
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To open
the “Save As” dialog box
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Ctrl
+ W
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To close
a workbook
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Ctrl
+ N
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To
open a new workbook
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Ctrl
+ O
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To
open an existing workbook
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Ctrl
+ Z
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To
undo a change
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Ctrl
+ Y
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To redo
an action
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Ctrl
+ F4
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To close
Excel
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Ctrl
+ F2
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To switch
to Print Preview
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Shift
+ F11
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To Insert
a new worksheet
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F1
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To open
the help Pane
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Alt +
Q
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To go
to the “Tell me what you want to do” box
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F7
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To
Check spelling
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Alt
or F10
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To turn
key tips on or off
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Ctrl
+ F9
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To minimize
the workbook window
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Ctrl
+ Shift + U
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To expand
or collapse the formula bar
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Alt +
F
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To open
the file tab menu
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Ctrl
+ F
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To Search
in a spreadsheet or use find and replace
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Alt +
H
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To go
to the Home tab
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Alt +
N
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To open
the insert tab
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Alt +
P
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To go
to the Page Layout tab
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Alt +
M
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To go
to the formulas tab
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Alt +
A
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To go
to the Data tab
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Alt +
R
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To go
to the Review tab
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Alt +
X
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Go
to the Add-Ins tab
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Alt +
Y
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To
go to the Help tab
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Alt +
W
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To go
to the View tab
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Ctrl
+ Home
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To
move to the beginning of the document
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Ctrl
+ End
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To
move to the end of the document
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·
Windows
Short-cut Keys
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Short-cut Keys
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Functions
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Alt +
Tab
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To
switch between open programs
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Windows
key + R
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To
open the Run menu
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Windows
key + E
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To
open Explorer
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Ctrl
+ Esc
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To
open the Start menu
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Windows
key + Up Arrow
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To
Maximize current window
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Alt +
F4
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To
close current window
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Ctrl
+ Shift + Esc
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To
open task manager
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Windows
key + Break
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To
open system properties
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Windows
key + M
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To
Minimize all windows
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Alt +
Esc
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To
switch between programs in order they were opened
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Windows
+ F1
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To
open Windows Help & Support
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Windows
+ Tab
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To
open Task view
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·
File
Explorer Short-cut Keys
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Short-cut Keys
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Functions
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End
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To
display bottom of current Window
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Home
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To
display Top of current Window
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Left
Arrow
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To
collapse the current selection
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Right
Arrow
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To display
the current selection
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·
Firefox
Short-cut Keys
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Short-cut Keys
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Functions
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F5
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To
reload current page
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Alt
+ Right Arrow
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To
Go forward a page
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Esc
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To
stop page from loading
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Ctrl
+ Enter
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To
complete a .Com Address
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Shift
+ Enter
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To
complete a .net Address
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Ctrl
+ Shift + Delete
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To clear
recent history
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Ctrl
+ J
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To display
download window
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Ctrl
+ N
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To open
a new browser window
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Ctrl
+ P
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To print
current page
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Ctrl
+ T
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To open
new Tab
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Ctrl
+ W
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To close
tab
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Ctrl
+ Shift + W
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To close
the Window
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Ctrl
+ Tab
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To
move through each of the open Tabs
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Ctrl
+ Shift + B
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To
Display available bookmarks
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End
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To
go to bottom page
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Home
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To
go to Top page
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