Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office
Here we are providing you some Important-Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office which are important for all competitive exams like CET- Common eligibility Test, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, RRB NTPC, UPSC and other state civil services exams. In these exams, almost 4-5 Questions are coming from computer and it’s applications i.e. Microsoft Window, MS Excel, MS Word etc. Let’s start the topic –
“Short Cut Keys” of Computer :-
Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office
BASIC SHORT CUT KEYS
| Alt + E | Edit options in current program |
| Alt + F | File menu options in current program |
| F1 | Universal help (for all programs) |
| F2 | Change the text (name) of folder or document |
| Ctrl + A | Select all text |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected item |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected item |
| Ctrl + Ins | Copy selected item |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Home | Go to beginning of document |
| Ctrl + End | Go to end of document |
| Ctrl + f | Move one word to the left at a time |
| Ctrl + g | Move one word to the right at a time |
| Shift + Del | Cut selected item |
| Shift + Ins | Paste |
| Shift + Home | Highlight from current position to beginning of line |
| Shift + End | Highlight from current position to end of line |
| End | Go to end of current line |
| Home | Go to beginning of current line |
Need more help with keyboard shortcuts? You can access Help anytime by pressing F1. This will open a Help pane and allows you to search for help on any topic. Search for “keyboard shortcuts” to learn more.
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MICROSOFT WINDOW SHORT CUT KEYS
| Alt + Print Screen | Create screen shot for current program |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open applications |
| Alt + Shift + Tab | Switch backwards between open applications |
| Alt + Esc | Switch between applications on taskbar |
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | Reboot/Windows task manager |
| Ctrl + Esc | Bring up start menu |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close window in program |
| F2 | Rename selected icon |
| F3 | Start find from desktop |
| F4 | Open the drive selection when browsing |
| F5 | Refresh contents |
| Alt + F4 | Close current open program |
| Alt + Enter | Open properties window of selected icon or program |
| Ctrl + Plus Key | Automatically adjust widths of all columns in Windows Explorer |
| Shift + Del | Delete programs/files permanently |
| Shift + F10 | Simulate right-click on selected item |
| Holding Shift During Bootup | Boot safe mode or bypass system files |
| Holding Shift During Bootup | When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing |
Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office
MICROSOFT- EXEL SHORT CUT 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 search box |
| Ctrl + A | Select all contents of 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 formula to sum all of above cells |
| Ctrl + ‘ | Insert value of above cell into 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 + g | Move to next section of text |
| Ctrl + Space | Select entire column |
| Shift + Space | Select entire row |
| Ctrl + W | Close document |
Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office
MICROSOFT- 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 | Italicize 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 + Shift + < | Decrease selected font -1 |
| Ctrl + [ | Decrease selected font -1 |
| Ctrl + Shift + * | View or hide non printing characters |
| Ctrl + f | Move one word to the left |
| Ctrl + g | Move one word to the right |
| Ctrl + h | Move to beginning of the line or paragraph |
| Ctrl + i | Move to the end of the paragraph |
| Ctrl + Del | Delete word to right of cursor |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete word to left of cursor |
| Ctrl + End | Move cursor to end of document |
| Ctrl + Home | Move cursor to beginning of 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 last action performed (in Word 2000 and above) |
| 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 |
Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office
MICROSOFT POWER POINT BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS
| Ctrl + N | Create a new presentation document |
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing presentation document |
| Ctrl + S | Save a presentation |
| Alt + F2 or F12 | Open the Save As dialog box |
| Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | Close a presentation |
| Ctrl + Q | Save and close a presentation |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo an action |
| Ctrl + F2 | Print Preview View |
| F1 | Open the Help pane |
| Alt + Q | Directs to the “Tell me what you want to do” box |
| F7 | Check for spellings |
| Alt or F10 | Turn the key tips to ‘on’ or ‘off’ |
| Ctrl + F1 | Show or hide the ribbon |
| Ctrl + F | Search in a presentation or use Find and Replace |
| Alt + F | Open the File tab menu |
| Alt + H | Go to the Home tab |
| Alt + N | Open the Insert tab |
| Alt + G | Open the Design tab |
| Alt + K | Go to the Transitions tab |
| Alt + A | Go to the Animations tab |
| Alt + S | Go to the Slide Show tab |
| Alt + R | Go to the Review tab |
| Alt + W | Go to View tab |
| Alt + X | Go to the Add-ins tab |
| Alt + Y | Go to the Help tab |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switch between open presentations |
Shortcut Keys of Computer and Microsoft Office
MICROSOFT – OUTLOOK SHORT CUT KEYS
| Alt + S | Send the email |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected text |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected text |
| Ctrl + F | Forward an email |
| 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 + 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 |
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