COMPUTER SHORTCUT KEYS

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ARE KEY PERMUTATIONS ON THE KEYBOARD THAT, WHEN PUSHED SIMULTANEOUSLY, RAPIDLY STIMULATE A PARTICULAR FUNCTION. THE SAME FEATURES CAN GENERALLY BE POWERED UP WITH THE CURSOR BY CHOOSING IT FROM A MENU, SO USING THE CORRESPONDING KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS IS SO MUCH QUICKER. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MOST COMMONLY USED SHORTCUT FUNCTION KEYS OF COMPUTERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

CTRL + ALT + DEL	CLOSE AN APPLICATION OR TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER
ALT + TAB	SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN WINDOWS ON THE DESKTOP.
SHIFT + DEL	PERMANENTLY DELETE AN ITEM (THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE RECYCLE BIN TOO).
ALT + SHIFT + TAB	SWITCH BACKWARDS BETWEEN OPEN APPLICATIONS
ALT + PRINT SCREEN	CREATE A SCREENSHOT FOR THE CURRENT PROGRAM
CTRL + ESC	BRING UP THE START MENU
ALT + ESC	SWITCH BETWEEN APPLICATIONS ON THE TASKBAR
ALT + F4	CLOSE THE CURRENT OPEN PROGRAM
CTRL + F4	CLOSE WINDOW IN THE PROGRAM
CTRL + PLUS KEY	AUTOMATICALLY SET WIDTHS OF ALL COLUMNS IN WINDOWS EXPLORER
ALT + ENTER	OPEN PROPERTIES WINDOW OF SELECTED ICON OR PROGRAM
SHIFT + F10	SIMULATE RIGHT-CLICK ON SELECTED ITEM
SHIFT + DEL	DELETE PROGRAMS/FILES PERMANENTLY

COMPUTER SHORTCUT KEYS-MS WORD

THESE SHORTCUTS ARE ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR TEXT COMPUTATION AND FILE MANAGERIAL ACTIVITIES.

SHORTCUTS KEY	WORDS OF SHORTCUT
CTRL + S	SAVE
CTRL + O	OPEN
CTRL + N	NEW
CTRL + C	IS FOR COPYING
CTRL + V	IS FOR PASTING
CTRL + X	IS FOR CUTTING THE CONTENT
CTRL + Z	UNDO
CTRL + A	SELECT ALL WITH
CTRL + I.	THIS IS ITALIC
CTRL + B	THIS IS BOLD
CTRL + U	THIS IS UNDERLINED
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW	POSITION THE MOUSE POINTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WORD.
CTRL + LEFT ARROW	POSITION THE MOUSE POINTER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PREVIOUS WORD.
CTRL + DOWN ARROW	POSITIONS THE MOUSE POINTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT PARAGRAPH.
CTRL + UP ARROW	RETURNS THE MOUSE POINTER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH.
ALT + F	FILE MENU OPTIONS IN THE CURRENT PROGRAM
ALT + E	EDITS OPTIONS IN THE CURRENT PROGRAM
CTRL + DEL	CUT SELECTED ITEM
CTRL + INS	COPY THE SELECTED ITEM
SHIFT + INS	PASTE THE SELECTED ITEM
HOME	TAKES THE USER TO THE START 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 A DOCUMENT
SHIFT + HOME	HIGHLIGHT FROM THE PREVAILING POSITION TO THE START OF THE LINE
SHIFT + END	HIGHLIGHT FROM THE PREVAILING POSITION TO END OF THE LINE.
CTRL + SHIFT + =	SET CHOSEN TEXT AS SUPERSCRIPT.
CTRL + =	SET CHOSEN TEXT AS A SUBSCRIPT.
CTRL + W	CLOSE DOCUMENT
ALT + SHIFT + T	INSERT THE CURRENT TIME
ALT + SHIFT + D	INSERT THE CURRENT DATE
SHIFT + F12	SAVE
F12	SAVE AS
SHIFT + F7	ACTIVATE THE THESAURUS
F7	SPELL CHECK SELECTED TEXT AND/OR DOCUMENT
F4	REPEAT THE LAST ACTION PERFORMED (WORD 2000+)
SHIFT + INSERT	PASTE
SHIFT + F3	CHANGE CASE OF SELECTED TEXT
CTRL + ALT + 3	CHANGE TEXT TO HEADING 3
CTRL + ALT + 2	CHANGE TEXT TO HEADING 2
CTRL + ALT + 1	CHANGE TEXT TO HEADING 1
CTRL + 1	SINGLE-SPACE LINES
CTRL + 2	DOUBLE-SPACE LINES
CTRL + 5	1.5-LINE SPACING
CTRL + SPACE	RESET HIGHLIGHTED TEXT TO THE DEFAULT FONT
CTRL + BACKSPACE	DELETE THE WORD TO THE LEFT OF THE CURSOR
CTRL + SHIFT + *	VIEW OR HIDE NON PRINTING CHARACTERS
CTRL + [	DECREASE SELECTED FONT -1
CTRL + ]	INCREASE SELECTED FONT +1
CTRL + SHIFT + >	INCREASE SELECTED FONT +1
CTRL + SHIFT + F	CHANGE THE FONT
CTRL + D	FONT OPTIONS
CTRL + T	HANGING INDENT
CTRL + M	INDENT THE PARAGRAPH
CTRL + R	ALIGN SELECTED TEXT OR LINE TO THE RIGHT
CTRL + E	ALIGN SELECTED TEXT OR LINE TO THE CENTRE
CTRL + Q	ALIGN SELECTED PARAGRAPH TO THE LEFT
CTRL + L	ALIGN SELECTED TEXT OR LINE TO THE LEFT
CTRL + J	JUSTIFY PARAGRAPH ALIGNMENT
CTRL + H	FIND AND REPLACE OPTIONS
CTRL + G	FIND AND REPLACE OPTIONS
CTRL + K	INSERT LINK
CTRL + F	OPEN FIND BOX
CTRL + P	OPEN THE PRINT WINDOW
CTRL + O	OPEN OPTIONS

FUNCTION KEYS:-

A FUNCTION KEY ON A COMPUTER OR ON A KEYBOARD CAN BE SCHEDULED TO INDUCE AN OPERATING SYSTEM TO ACCOMPLISH CONCRETE STEPS. THE FUNCTION KEYS ARE SITUATED AT THE TOP OF YOUR KEYBOARD AND ARE ASSIGNED FROM F1 TO F12. THEY ARE ALSO KNOWN AS F KEYS OR FN KEYS.

THE KEYS OFFER SOME FASCINATING SHORTCUTS FOR GENERAL COMPUTER CAPABILITIES, WHICH CAN BE EFFECTIVE TOOLS IN EVERYDAY COMPUTING. THESE KEYS ARE REGULARLY USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER KEYS SUCH AS CTRL, ALT, AND SHIFT.

SHORTCUTS KEY	WORDS OF SHORTCUT
F1	DISPLAYS THE HELP SCREEN OVER ALMOST ALL PROGRAMS.
F2	THIS KEY ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE NAME OF A SPECIFIC FILE OR FOLDER.
F3	LAUNCHES A SEARCH FUNCTION FOR A CURRENTLY ACTIVE APPLICATION.
F4	ALT + F4 CLOSES THE CURRENTLY ACTIVE WINDOW.
F5	REFRESHES OR RELOADS THE PAGE OR DOCUMENT WINDOW.
F6	IN MOST INTERNET BROWSERS, PRESSING F6 MOVES THE MOUSE POINTER TO THE ADDRESS BAR.
F7	IN MICROSOFT APPS, THIS KEY IS USED TO SPELL AND GRAMMAR CHECK A DOCUMENT.
F8	WHEN HAVING TO TURN ON THE COMPUTER, THIS KEY IS USED TO CONNECT THE BOOT MENU IN WINDOWS.
F9	REFRESHES A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT AND SENDS AND RECEIVES EMAILS IN OUTLOOK.
F10	OPENS THE MENU BAR OF A CURRENTLY OPEN APPLICATION. SHIFT + F10 IS EQUIVALENT TO RIGHT-CLICKING.
F11	THIS KEY ENTERS AND EXITS THE FULL-SCREEN MODE IN INTERNET BROWSERS.
F12	IN MICROSOFT WORD, THIS KEY OPENS THE SAVE AS DIALOGUE BOX.

MICROSOFT EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS:-

THERE ARE NUMEROUS MICROSOFT EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS YOU CAN USE TO EXPEDITE YOUR JOB AND MAKE LIFE MORE CONVENIENT IN GENERAL. LET’S UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE COMMONLY USED MICROSOFT EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. 

SHORTCUTS KEY	WORDS OF SHORTCUT
CTRL + F	USE FIND AND REPLACE TO SEARCH IN A SPREADSHEET
ALT + F	NAVIGATE TO THE FILE MENU.
ALT + H	NAVIGATE TO THE HOME TAB.
ALT + N	NAVIGATE TO THE INSERT TAB
ALT + P	NAVIGATE TO THE PAGE LAYOUT TAB
ALT + M	NAVIGATE TO THE FORMULAS TAB.
ALT + A	NAVIGATE TO THE DATA TAB.
ALT + R	NAVIGATE TO THE REVIEW TAB.
ALT + W	NAVIGATE TO THE VIEW TAB.
PRESS ALT + X	TO OPEN THE ADD-INS WINDOW.
PRESS ALT + Y	TO ACCESS THE HELP MENU.
CTRL + TAB	YOU CAN SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN WORKBOOKS.
SHIFT + F3	INSERT A FUNCTION
ALT + F8	CREATE, RUN, EDIT, OR DELETE A MACRO
SHIFT + F3	INSERT FUNCTION SHORTCUT KEY IN EXCEL SPREADSHEET.
F2	EDIT THE SELECTED CELL
F5	GO TO A SPECIFIC CELL
F7	SPELL CHECK SELECTED TEXT AND/OR DOCUMENT
F11	CREATE CHART
CTRL + SHIFT +;	ENTER THE CURRENT TIME
CTRL +;	ENTER THE CURRENT DATE
ALT + SHIFT + F1	INSERT NEW WORKSHEET
SHIFT + F5	BRING UP THE SEARCH BOX
CTRL + F9	MINIMIZE CURRENT WINDOW
CTRL + F10	MAXIMIZE CURRENTLY SELECTED WINDOW
CTRL + F6	SWITCH BETWEEN OPEN WORKBOOKS/WINDOWS
CTRL + PAGE UP & PAGE DOWN	MOVE BETWEEN EXCEL WORKSHEETS IN THE SAME DOCUMENT
CTRL + TAB	MOVE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE OPEN EXCEL FILES
ALT + =	CREATE THE FORMULA TO SUM ALL OF THE ABOVE CELLS
CTRL +	INSERT THE VALUE OF THE ABOVE CELL INTO THE CURRENT CELL
CTRL + SHIFT + !	FORMAT NUMBER IN COMMA FORMAT
CTRL + SHIFT + $	FORMAT NUMBER IN CURRENCY FORMAT
CTRL + SHIFT + #	FORMAT NUMBER IN DATE FORMAT
CTRL + SHIFT + %	FORMAT NUMBER IN PERCENTAGE FORMAT
CTRL + SHIFT + ^	FORMAT NUMBER IN SCIENTIFIC FORMAT
CTRL + SHIFT + @	FORMAT NUMBER IN TIME FORMAT
CTRL + (RIGHT ARROW)	MOVE TO NEXT SECTION OF TEXT
CTRL + SPACE	SELECT ENTIRE COLUMN
SHIFT + SPACE	SELECT ENTIRE ROW
CTRL + W	CLOSE DOCUMENT

COMPUTER SHORTCUT KEYS- POWER POINT

SHORTCUTS KEY	WORDS OF SHORTCUT
ESC	EXIT THE SLIDE SHOW AND GO BACK TO THE EARLIER LIVE VIEW.
CTRL + K	ENTER A HYPERLINK.
CTRL + M	INCLUDE A NEW, BLANK SLIDE AFTER THE CHOSEN SLIDE.
CTRL + N	OPEN A NEW, BLANK SLIDE IN A DIFFERENT POWERPOINT PROGRAM WINDOW.
CTRL + D	DUPLICATE THE CURRENT SLIDE
CTRL + SHIFT + >	INCREASES THE CHOSEN TEXT SIZE BY ONE FONT SIZE.
CTRL + SHIFT + <	DECREASES THE CHOSEN TEXT SIZE BY ONE FONT SIZE.
CTRL + G	GROUP THINGS TOGETHER
F5	START PRESENTATION FROM THE INITIAL SLIDE

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