Windows Shortcuts




General

Winkey + D
Show Desktop, Again to restore windows
Winkey + E
Open Windows Explorer
Winkey + L
Lock Computer
Winkey + R
Open the Command Prompt
ALT + Underlined Menu Letter
Opens the Menu  e.g. ALT+F opens the File menu
CTRL + C
Copies text to the Clipboard
CTRL + X
Cuts text to Clipboard
CTRL + V
Paste text to the Clipboard
CTRL + Z
Undoes the most recent command
CTRL + Y or F4
Redoes an undone command
CTRL + A
Selects All
ALT + Tab
Toggle between applications
ALT + Shift + Tab
Toggle backwards between applications
CTRL + Delete
Deletes from the insertion point to the end of the word
CTRL + Backspace
Deletes from the insertion point to the start of the word (or entire word if cursor is at the end of the word)
CTRL + F
Find text
CTRL + H
Find and Replace text
End
Moves to the end of a line
Home
Moves to beginning of a line
CTRL + End
Moves to the end of a file
CTRL + Home
Moves to the beginning of a file

Working with Files

 CTRL + S
Save File
F12
Save As File
CTRL + O or CTRL + F12
File Open
CTRL + N
New File
ALT + F4
Close the Active Window
CTRL + W
Close File
CTRL + P
Print File
ALT + Esc
Switches to next program in line
CTRL + Esc
Pops up the taskbar and start menu
F7
Spellcheck
Shift + F7
Thesaurus
CTRL + Mouse Scroll Wheel
Zoom In and Out
Hold Control, Then Drag Item
Create a copy on mouse release.
Hold Control + Shift, Then Drag Item
Create a shortcut on mouse release.
Shift + Up Arrow or Shift + Down Arrow
Extend or reduce the selected items by one item

Formatting

CTRL + B
Bolds text
CTRL + I
Italicizes text
CTRL + U
Underlines text (continuously)
CTRL + Spacebar
Removes character formatting
CTRL + L
Left aligns a paragraph
CTRL + R
Right aligns a paragraph
CTRL + J
Justifies a paragraph
CTRL + E
Centers a paragraph
CTRL + Shift + >
Increases point size to next available size
CTRL + Shift + <
Decreases point size to preceding available size

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