Microsoft Office – Keyboard Shortcut
Microsoft Office – Keyboard Shortcut
Computer Shortcut Keys assist in a simpler and faster method of navigating and executing commands in the computer software. Shortcut keys are implemented utilizing the Alt key on IBM computers/Command on Apple computers/Ctrl key/ Shift key in association with other shortcut keys of computer as per the requirement.
For example “Ctrl+S” tells the user to press and hold the Ctrl key, and then press the S key at the same time.
As you start to learn short cut keys, you’ll see that various applications share the same. As shortcut keys constitute an essential part of the computer awareness syllabus; this article presents a list of all shortcut keys, along with shortcut keys in computer for Windows, MS Word, Excel, OUTLOOK, and more.
Shortcut keys
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
Ctrl + V Paste
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 + 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 + Shift + > Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + R Align selected text or line to the right
Ctrl + Space Reset highlighted text to the default font
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph
Ctrl + T Hanging indent
Ctrl + D Font options
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font
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 + 1 Single-space lines
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3
Shift + F3 Change case of selected text
Shift + Insert Paste
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time
Ctrl + W Close document
Ctrl+= Set chosen text as a subscript.
Ctrl+Shift+= Set chosen text as superscript.
Ctrl + Del Delete the word to the right of the cursor
Ctrl + Backspace Delete the word to the left of the cursor
Ctrl + End Move the cursor to the end of the document
Ctrl + Home Move the cursor to the beginning of the document
Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurusF12Save as
Ctrl + S Save
Shift + F12 Save
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document