Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, IE Shortcut keys

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys: Below commands may not work in some versions of Microsoft Windows.

• Alt + Tab: Switch between open applications.
• Alt + Shift + Tab: Switch backwards between open applications.
• Alt + double-click: Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.
• Ctrl + Tab: Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Same as above but backwards.
• Alt + Print Screen: Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.
• Ctrl + Print Screen: Creates a screen shot of the entire screen
• Ctrl + Alt + Del: Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Immediately bring up the Windows task manager.
• Ctrl + Esc: Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.
• Alt + Esc: Switch Between open applications on taskbar.
• F1: Activates help for current open application.
• F2: Renames selected Icon.
• F3: Starts find from desktop.
• F4: Opens the drive selection when browsing.
• F5: Refresh Contents to where you were on the page.
• Ctrl + F5: Refreshes page to the beginning of the page.
• F10: Activates menu bar.
• Shift + F10: Simulates right-click on selected item.
• F4: Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar.
• Alt + F4: Closes Current open program.
• Ctrl + F4: Closes Window in Program.
• F6: Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane.
• Alt + Spacebar: Drops down the window control menu.
• Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad): Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer
• Alt + Enter: Opens properties window of selected icon or program.
• Alt + Spacebar: Open the control menu for the current window open.
• Shift + Del: Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin.
• Holding Shift: Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.
• Enter: Activates the highlighted program.
• Alt + Down arrow: Display all available options on drop down menu.
• * (on the keypad): Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.
• + (on the keypad): Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
• - (on the keypad): Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
• WINKEY: Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
• WINKEY + F1: Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
• WINKEY + F3: Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
• WINKEY + D: Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
• WINKEY + M: Minimizes all windows.
• WINKEY + SHIFT + M: Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
• WINKEY + E: Open Microsoft Explorer.
• WINKEY + Tab: Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
• WINKEY + F: Display the Windows Search / Find feature.
• WINKEY + CTRL + F: Display the search for computers window.
• WINKEY + F1: Display the Microsoft Windows help.
• WINKEY + R: Open the run window.
• WINKEY + Pause/Break key: Open the system properties window.
• WINKEY + U: Open Utility Manager.
• WINKEY + L: Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).
• WINKEY + P: Quickly change between monitor display types. (Windows 7 only).
• WINKEY + LEFT ARROW: Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side viewing. (Windows 7 only).
• WINKEY + RIGHT ARROW: Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side viewing. (Windows 7 only).
• WINKEY + UP ARROW: When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to full size. (Windows 7 only).
• WINKEY + DOWN ARROW: Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size. (Windows 7 only).

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys: Below commands may not work in some versions of Microsoft Excel.

• F2: Edit the selected cell.
• F5: Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.
• 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 + F3: Open the Excel formula window.
• Shift + F5: Bring up search box.
• Ctrl + A: Select all contents of the worksheet.
• Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + I: Italic highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + K: Insert link.
• Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + 5: Strikethrough highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + P: Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.
• Ctrl + F9: Minimize current window.
• Ctrl + F10: Maximize currently selected window.
• Ctrl + F6: Switch between open workbooks / windows.
• Ctrl + Page up: Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
• Ctrl + Page down: Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
• Ctrl + Tab Move: between Two or more open Excel files.
• Alt + = - Create a formula to sum all of the above cells
• Ctrl + ' - Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.
• 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 + Arrow key: Move to next section of text.
• Ctrl + Spacebar: Select entire column.
• Shift + Spacebar: Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys: Below commands may not work in some versions of Microsoft Word.

• Ctrl + A: Select all contents of the page.
• Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + C: Copy selected text.
• Ctrl + E: Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
• Ctrl + F: Open find box.
• Ctrl + I: Italic highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + J: Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
• Ctrl + K: Insert link.
• Ctrl + L: Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
• Ctrl + M: Indent the paragraph.
• Ctrl + P: Open the print window.
• Ctrl + R: Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
• Ctrl + T: Create a hanging indent.
• Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + V: Paste.
• Ctrl + X: Cut selected text.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action performed.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.
• Ctrl + Shift + F: Change the font.
• Ctrl + Shift + > - Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font +2pts.
• Ctrl + ] - Increase selected font +1pts.
• Ctrl + Shift + < - Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.
• Ctrl + [ - Decrease selected font -1pts.
• Ctrl + Shift + * - View or hide non printing characters.
• Ctrl + left arrow: Moves one word to the left.
• Ctrl + right arrow: Moves one word to the right.
• Ctrl + up arrow: Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
• Ctrl + down arrow: Moves to the end of the paragraph.
• Ctrl + Del: Deletes word to right of cursor.
• Ctrl + Backspace: Deletes word to left of cursor.
• Ctrl + End: Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
• 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.
• Ctrl + F1: Open the Task Pane.
• F1: Open Help.
• Alt + Ctrl + F2: Open new document.
• Ctrl + F2: Display the print preview.
• Shift + F3: Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
• Shift + Insert: Paste.
• F4: Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
• F5: Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
• Ctrl + Shift + F6: Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
• F7: Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.
• Shift + F7: Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
• F12: Save as.
• Shift + F12: Save.
• Ctrl + Shift + F12: Prints the document.
• Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date.
• Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time.

Microsoft Internet Explorer shortcut keys: Below commands may not work in some versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

• Alt + Left Arrow: Back a page.
• Backspace: Back a page.
• Alt + Right Arrow: Forward a page.
• F5: Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
• F11: Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
• Esc: Stop page or download from loading.
• Ctrl + (- or +) - Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.
• Ctrl + Enter: Quickly complete an address. For example, typemicrosoft in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to gethttp://www.microsoft.com.
• Ctrl + D: Add a Favorite for the page currently opened.
• Ctrl + I: Display available bookmarks.
• Ctrl + N: Open New browser window.
• Ctrl + P: Print current page / frame.
• Ctrl + T: Opens a new tab.
• Ctrl + F4: Closes the currently selected tab.
• Ctrl + Tab: Moves through each of the open tabs.
• Spacebar: Moves down a page at a time.
• Shift + Spacebar: Moves up a page at a time.
• Alt + Down arrow: Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.
• Alt + D: Highlights the text in the address bar

Mozilla Firefox shortcut keys: Below commands may not work in some versions of Mozilla Firefox.

• Alt + Left Arrow: Back a page.
• Backspace: Back a page.
• Alt + Right Arrow: Forward a page.
• F5: Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
• F11: Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
• Esc: Stop page or download from loading.
• Ctrl + (- or +) - Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.
• Ctrl + Enter: Quickly complete an address. For example, typemicrosoft in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to gethttp://www.microsoft.com.
• Shift + Enter: Complete a .net instead of a .com address.
• Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Complete a .org address.
• Ctrl + Shift + Del: Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data.
• Ctrl + D: Add a bookmark for the page currently opened.
• Ctrl + I: Display available bookmarks.
• Ctrl + J: Display the download window.
• Ctrl + N: Open New browser window.
• Ctrl + P: Print current page / frame.
• Ctrl + T: Opens a new tab.
• Ctrl + F4 or Ctrl + W: Closes the currently selected tab.
• Ctrl + Shift + T: Undo the close of a window.
• Ctrl + Tab: Moves through each of the open tabs.
• Spacebar: Moves down a page at a time.
• Shift + Spacebar: Moves up a page at a time.
• Alt + Down arrow: Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

How to create own shortcut keys

Create a shortcut 

• Open the folder or directory that contains the program you wish to create a shortcut for.
• Right-click on the program and click Create Shortcut.
• This will create a shortcut named "Shortcut to " in the directory you are in. If you wish to rename this shortcut, right-click the file and click rename.
• Once the above steps have been completed, you can copy or cut this shortcut and paste it anywhere to execute this program.

Assign shortcut key to that Windows shortcut

• Once the shortcut has been created to assign a shortcut key to that Windows shortcut follow the below steps.
• Right-click the shortcut and click Properties.
• Click the Shortcut tab.
• Click in the Shortcut key box and press a letter. For example, if you press "p" the shortcut key will automatically be made Ctrl + Alt + P. Which means if saved when pressing Ctrl and Alt and "P" all at the same time will run that shortcut.