Computer shortcut keys everyone should know : Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows shortcuts

List of basic computer shortcut keys

Alt + F--File menu options in the current program

Alt + E--Edits options in the current program

F1--Universal help (for any sort of program)

Ctrl + A--Selects all text

Ctrl + X--Cuts the selected item

Ctrl + Del--Cut selected item

Ctrl + C--Copy the selected item

Ctrl + Ins-- Copy the selected item

Ctrl + V--Paste the selected item

Shift + Ins -- Paste the selected item

Home -- Takes the user to the beginning 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 current position to beginning of the line

Shift + End -- Highlight from current position to end of the line

Ctrl + (Left arrow) -- Move one word to the left at a time

Ctrl + (Right arrow) -- Move one word to the right at a time

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys list

Alt + Tab -- Switch between open applications

Alt + Shift + Tab -- Switch backward between open applications

Alt + Print Screen -- Create screenshot for the current program

Ctrl + Alt + Del -- Reboot/Windows task manager

Ctrl + Esc -- Bring up the start menu

Alt + Esc -- Switch between applications on the taskbar

F2 -- Rename selected icon

F3 -- Start find from the desktop

F4 -- Open the drive selection when browsing

F5 -- Refresh contents

Alt + F4 -- Close current open program

Ctrl + F4 -- Close window in program

Ctrl + Plus Key-- Automatically adjust 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

Holding Shift During Boot up -- Boot safe mode or bypass system files

Holding Shift During Boot up -- When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing

Word shortcut keys

Ctrl + A -- Select all contents of the page

Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text

Ctrl + X -- Cut selected text

Ctrl + N -- Open new/blank document

Ctrl + O -- Open options

Ctrl + P -- Open the print window

Ctrl + F -- Open find box

Ctrl + I -- Italicise highlighted selection

Ctrl + K -- Insert link

Ctrl + U -- Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + V -- Paste

Ctrl + Y -- Redo the last action performed

Ctrl + Z -- Undo last action

Ctrl + G -- Find and replace options

Ctrl + H -- Find and replace options

Ctrl + J -- Justify paragraph alignment

Ctrl + L -- Align selected text or line to the left

Ctrl + Q -- Align selected paragraph to the left

Ctrl + E -- Align selected text or line to the center

Ctrl + R -- Align selected text or line to the right

Ctrl + M -- Indent the paragraph

Ctrl + T -- Hanging indent

Ctrl + D -- Font options

Ctrl + Shift + F -- Change the font

Ctrl + Shift + > -- Increase selected font +1

Ctrl + ] -- Increase selected font +1

Ctrl + [ -- Decrease selected font -1

Ctrl + Shift + * -- View or hide non printing characters

Ctrl + (Left arrow) -- Move one word to the left

Ctrl + (Right arrow) -- Move one word to the right

Ctrl + (Up arrow) -- Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph

Ctrl + (Down arrow) -- Move to the end of the paragraph

Ctrl + Del -- Delete word to the right of the cursor

Ctrl + Backspace -- Delete word to the left of the cursor

Ctrl + End -- Move cursor to end of the document

Ctrl + Home -- Move cursor to the beginning of the document

Ctrl + Space -- Reset highlighted text to default font

Ctrl + 1 -- Single-space lines

Ctrl + 2 -- Double-space lines

Ctrl + 5 -- 1.5-line spacing

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3

F1 -- Open help

Shift + F3 -- Change case of selected text

Shift + Insert -- Paste

F4 -- Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F7 -- Spell check selected text and/or document

Shift + F7 -- Activate the thesaurus

F12 -- Save as

Ctrl + S -- Save

Shift + F12 -- Save

Alt + Shift + D -- Insert the current date

Alt + Shift + T -- Insert the current time

Ctrl + W -- Close document

cel shortcut keys

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 + F3 -- Open the Excel formula window

Shift + F5 -- Bring up the search box

Ctrl + A -- Select all contents of a worksheet

Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + I -- Italicize highlighted selection

Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text

Ctrl + V -- Paste

Ctrl + D -- Fill

Ctrl + K -- Insert link

Ctrl + F -- Open find and replace options

Ctrl + G -- Open go-to options

Ctrl + H -- Open find and replace options

Ctrl + U -- Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + Y -- Underline selected text

Ctrl + 5 -- Strikethrough highlighted selection

Ctrl + O -- Open options

Ctrl + N -- Open new document

Ctrl + P -- Open print dialog box

Ctrl + S -- Save

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 & 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 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

Outlook shortcut keys

Alt + S -- Send the email

Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text

Ctrl + X -- Cut selected text

Ctrl + P -- Open print dialog box

Ctrl + K -- Complete name/email typed in address bar

Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + I -- Italicize highlighted selection

Ctrl + U -- Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + R -- Reply to an email

Ctrl + F -- Forward an email

Ctrl + N -- Create a new email

Ctrl + Shift + A -- Create a new appointment to your calendar

Ctrl + Shift + O -- Open the outbox

Ctrl + Shift + I -- Open the inbox

Ctrl + Shift + K -- Add a new task

Ctrl + Shift + C -- Create a new contact

Ctrl + Shift+ J -- Create a new journal entry

WINKEY shortcuts

WINKEY + D -- Bring desktop to the top of other windows

WINKEY + M -- Minimize 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 on 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 -- Open the system properties window

WINKEY + U -- Open utility manager.

WINKEY + L -- Lock the computer (Window XP & later)