All Computer Shortcut Keys

 Computer Shortcut Keys



            Here is list of commonly used shortcut keys that can provide easier and quicker method of using computer programs.

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Shortcut Keys                                 Function


  1. General Shortcut Keys
  • Alt+Tab-                                 Switch between open Programs
  • Alt+E-                                     Edit Option
  • Alt+F-                                     File Menu Option
  • F1-                                           Help Information
  • F2-                                          Rename
  • F5-                                          Refresh
  • Ctrl+A-                                  Select All
  • Ctrl+B-                                  Bold the Selected Text
  • Ctrl+C-                                  Copy
  • Ctrl+V-                                   Paste
  • Ctrl+D-                                   Internet
  • Ctrl+F-                                   Find and Search
  • Ctrl+I-                                    Italic the Select Text
  • Ctrl+N-                                   New
  • Ctrl+O-                                  Open
  • Ctrl+K-                                  Insert Hyperlink and In Internet use for Search Bar
  • Ctrl+P-                                  Print
  • Ctrl+S-                                  Save
  • Ctrl+Y-                                  Redo
  • Ctrl+Z-                                  Undo
  • Shift+Insert-                         Paste
  • Shift+Delete-                         Delete Permanently
  • Home-                                    Bring the typing cursor, which you are currently typing.
  • Ctrl+Home-                           Return the cursor Beginning of the document
  • End-                                        End of the line
  • Ctrl+End-                              End of the Document
  • Alt+Enter-                             Properties
  • Alt+F4-                                  Close the currently open window and shutdown
  • Ctrl+Esc-                              Start Menu
  • Ctrl+Shift+Esc-                    Windows Task Manager
  • Shift+Home-                         Select all Text
    
    2. Windows Shortcut Keys

  • Win+F1-                                Open Windows Help and Support
  • Win-                                       Display or Hide Start Screen
  • Win+B-                                  Set focus on the Notification area
  • Win+C-                                  Open Charms
  • Win+D-                                  Display or Hide the Desktop
  • Win+E-                                  Open the Explorer
  • Win+F-                                   Open the search charm and files
  • Win+H-                                  Open the share charms
  • Win+I-                                    Open the setting charms
  • Win+K-                                  Open the Device charms
  • Win+L-                                  Lock your pc or Switch User
  • Win+M-                                 Minimize all windows
  • Win+O-                                  Lock Device Orientation
  • Win+P-                                  Choose the Presentation display mode
  • Win+Q-                                 Open the search charm
  • Win+R-                                 Open Run dialog box
  • Win+S-                                  Open the search charm search windows and the web
  • Win+T-                                  Cycle through app on the Taskbar
  • Win+U-                                  Open Ease of Access Center
  • Win+V-                                  Cycle through Notification
  • Win+Shift+V-                        Cycle through Notification in reverse order
  • Win+W-                                 Open the search charm and Search for Settings
  • Win+X-                                  Open the quick Link Menu
  • Win+Z-                                  Show the Commands available in the App
  • Win+,-                                    Temporarily peek in the desktop
  • Win+Pause-                            Display the System Properties dialog box
  • Win+Ctrl+F-                         Search for PCs (If you are in the network)
  • Win+Shift+M-                       Restore minimized windows on the desktop
  • Win+(Number 1-9)-              Open Programs which pin desktop taskbar with ser. no
  • Win+Tab-                               Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
  • Win+Ctrl+Tab-                     Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
  • Win+Ctrl+B-                          Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area
  • Win+up arrow-                      Maximize the Window
  • Win+Down arrow-                 Remove current app from screen or Minimize the desktop Window
  • Win+Left arrow-                   Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
  • Win+Right arrow-                 Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side on the screen
  • Win+Home-                            Maximize all but the active desktop window (restores all window on second stroke)
  • Win+Shift+Up arrow-            Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
  • Win+Shift+Down arrow-      Restore/minimize active desktop windows 
  • Win+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow- Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to other
  • Win+Spacebar-                      Switch Input Language and Keyboard Layout
  • Win+Ctrl+Spacebar-             Change to a previously selected input
  • Win+Enter-                             Open Narrator
  • Win+Shift+.-                           Cycle through Open App
  • Win+.-                                      Cycle through Open App
  • Win+/-                                      Initiate IME reconversation
  • Win+Alt+Enter-                     Open Windows Media Center
  • Win+ (+/-)-                              Zoom in or out using Magnifier
  • Win+Esc-                                 Exit Magnifier

3. Ms Word Shortcut Keys

  • Ctrl+A-                                    Select all
  • Ctrl+B-                                    Bold
  • Ctrl+C-                                    Copy
  • Ctrl+D-                                    Font
  • Ctrl+E-                                    Align (Center)
  • Ctrl+F-                                     Find or Search
  • Ctrl+G-                                    Go to
  • Ctrl+H-                                    Replace
  • Ctrl+I-                                      Italic
  • Ctrl+J-                                     Justify
  • Ctrl+K-                                    Hyperlink
  • Ctrl+L-                                    Align (Left)
  • Ctrl+M-                                   Indent (It provides users with the option to indent  the As shown in the Picture
  • Ctrl+N-                                   New or Blank
  • Ctrl+O-                                  Open
  • Ctrl+P-                                   Print
  • Ctrl+Q-                                  Align (Paragraph)
  • Ctrl+R-                                  Align (Right)
  • Ctrl+S-                                   Save
  • Ctrl+T-                                   Hanging Indent     
  • Ctrl+U-                                  Underline
  • Ctrl+V-                                  Paste
  • Ctrl+W-                                 Close
  • Ctrl+X-                                 Cut
  • Ctrl+Y-                                  Redo
  • Ctrl+Z / Alt+Backspace-    Undo
  • Alt+F,A-                               Save as
  • Ctrl+Shift+L-                      Create a Bullet point
  • Ctrl+Shift+> -                      Increase Font size
  • Ctrl+Shift+< -                      Decrease font size
  • Ctrl+]-                                  Increase font size +1pts
  • Ctrl+[-                                  Decrease font size-1pts
  • Ctrl+/+C-                             Insert a cent sign 
  • Ctrl+Left arrow-                 Move one word left
  • Ctrl+Right arrow-              Move one word right
  • Ctrl+Shift+*-                       Show or hide non-printing characters
  • Ctrl+Up arrow-                 Move the typing cursor to the beginning of the line or paragraph
  • Ctrl+Down arrow-            Move the typing cursor to the end of the paragraph
  • Ctrl+Delete-                 It allows  users to delete a word to the right of the cursor
  • Ctrl+Backspace-                Delete a word to  the left of the cursor
  • Ctrl+End-                           Move the cursor to the last of the document
  • Ctrl+1-                                Single line space
  • Ctrl+2-                                Double line space
  • Ctrl+5-                                5 space
  • Ctrl+Spacebar-                  Reset the selected text to the default font
  • Ctrl+Home-                        Cursor to the beginning of the document
  • Ctrl+Alt+1-                        It changes text format to heading 1
  • Ctrl+Alt+2-                        It changes text format to heading 2
  • Ctrl+Alt+3-                        It changes text format to heading 3
  • Alt+Ctrl+F2-                     Open a new file.
  • Ctrl+F1-                             Task pane or hide and show ribbon
  • Ctrl+Shift+F6-                   It allow the users to switch between open documents in Microsoft word
  • F1-                                      Help and Support
  • F4-                                    It enables you to repeat the last action performed. For example, when you want to retype the last typed word multiple times, you can use this key.
  • F5-                                    Find and Replace, Go to
  • F7-                                    Spelling and Grammar
  • Shift+F3-                         It is used to use the change case option where you can change the text from uppercase to lowercase or a capital letter at the beginning of every word
  • Shift+Alt+D-                   It is used to insert the current date
  • Shift+Alt+T-                   It is used to insert the current time

4. Ms Excel Shortcut Keys

  • Ctrl+Shift+;-                   Current Time
  • Ctrl+;-                              Current Date
  • Shift+F3-                         Excel Formula's
  • Shift+F5-                          Find and Replace
  • Ctrl+D-                            Fill down the cells
  • F5-                                    Go To
  • Ctrl+2-                             Bold
  • Ctrl+3-                             Italic
  • Ctrl+L-                            Create Table
  • Ctrl+F12-                        Open
  • Ctrl+Q-                           Quick Analysis options
  • Ctrl+R-                           Fill the right cells (same)
  • Alt+Shift+F2-                 Save
  • Ctrl+T-                            Create Table
  • Ctrl+4-                            Underline
  • Ctrl+F4-                         Close the currently document
  • Alt+Backspace-             Undo
  • Ctrl+Page Up & Page Down- Move one worksheet to another worksheet
  • Ctrl+F6 / Ctrl+Tab-      Move from one docs to another docs
  • Ctrl+F9-                         Minimize
  • Ctrl+F10-                       Maximize
  • F1-                                  Help
  • F2-                                  Edit
  • F4-                                  Repeat
  • F7-                                 Check the spelling
  • F10-                               Activate the menu bar
  • F11-                               Create a chart 
  • F12-                               Save as
  • Alt+= -                          Formula
  • Ctrl+Shift+!-               Comma
  • Ctrl+Shift+$-              Currency
  • Ctrl+Shift+%-            Percentage Sign
  • Ctrl+Space-                 Select the entire active columns
  • Shift+Space-                Select the entire active rows
  • Ctrl+Right arrow-      Move the cursor to the next cell
  • Ctrl+1-                         Format cells
  • Ctrl+5-                         Strikethrough
  • Ctrl+9-                         Hide the selected row
  • Ctrl+Shift+(-               Unhide the hidden rows
  • Ctrl+0-                         Hide the selected columns
  • Ctrl+-(minus)-             Delete dialog box
  • Ctrl+Shift+= -             Insert dialog box
  • Ctrl+Shift+^ -             Exponential form make (12345- 1.23E+05)
  • Ctrl+Shift+&-             Border
  • Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar-Select the entire worksheet
  • Ctrl+Home-                Move beginning cell
  • Ctrl+End-                   Move the last cell
  • Shift+Page up-           Select all cells located above the selected cell
  • Shift+Home-               Select all cells to the left of the current active cell
  • Shift+Up arrow-        It enables you to extend the selected area up by one cell
  • Shift+Down arrow-  It enables you to extend the selected area down by one cell
  • Alt+Enter-                   Move on the next line
  • Alt+'-                           Style
  • Ctrl+F3-                      Name Manager
  • Ctrl+F5-                      Restore the window size
  • Ctrl+F11-                    Insert a Macro sheet
  • Alt+F8-                        Display the Macro dialog box
  • Alt+F11-                      Open the Visual Basic editor
  • Alt+Shift+F1-             Create a new worksheet

5. Ms PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
  • (Slide Number)+Enter-Jump to the desired slide
  • Shift+Alt+T/D-             Date and Time
  • Ctrl+D-                         Create a copy of selected slide
  • Ctrl+H-                         Replace
  • Ctrl+K-                         Insert a Hyperlink
  • Ctrl+M-                        Insert a new or blank slide
  • Ctrl+N-                         Create a new or blank file
  • Ctrl+T-                          Font
  • Ctrl+W-                        Close
  • Shift+F3-                      Change the selected text in to upper case to lower case
  • Shift+F5-                      Start the slide show from selected slide
  • Shift+F7-                      Thesaurus
  • Shift+F9-                      Show or hide the grid
  • B-                                  Change the display to black during slideshow
  • F1-                               Help
  • F5-                               Slideshow
  • F7-                               Checking grammar and spelling 
  • F12-                             Save as
  • Ctrl+F1-                     Show or hide the Ribbon
  • Ctrl+Shift+=  -          Change the selected text in to subscript. ex-x2 to x square
  • Ctrl+Spacebar-         Default font size
  • Ctrl+Home-               Move the cursor to the first slide
  • Ctrl+End-                  Move the cursor to the last slide
  • Ctrl+Backspace-       Delete the word to the left of the cursor
  • Ctrl+Delete-              Delete the word to the right of the cursor
  • Alt+N/P-                    Insert a picture

6. Outlook Shortcut Keys

  • Alt+S-                      Send the Email
  • Ctrl+K-                   Complete name/ Email type in address bar
  • 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

7. Gmail Shortcut Keys
Note- First of all you have to turn on keyboard shortcut keys than it will work properly.  Follow these step for turn on keyboard shortcut keys- open  gmail home page >go to settings>general tab>keyboard shortcut>turn on> save changes.

  • C-                          Compose
  • /-                            Search
  • K-                          Move to newer conversation
  • J-                           Move to older conversation
  • N-                          Next message
  • P-                          Previous message
  • O or Enter-          Open
  • U-                         Return to conversation list
  • E-                         Archive
  • M-                        Mute
  • X-                        Select Conversation
  • S-                         Add or Remove star to a message or conversation
  • !-                          Report Spam
  • R-                        Reply
  • A-                        Reply all
  • F-                        Forward
  • Esc-                     Escape from input field
  • Ctrl+S-               Save draft
  • #-                        Delete
  • L-                        Label
  • V-                        Move to
  • Shift+I-              Mark as read
  • Shift+U-            Mark as unread
  • [-                        Archive and previous
  • ]-                        Archive and next
  • Z-                      Undo
  • Shift+N-           Update current conversation
  • Q-                     Move cursor to chat search
  • Y-                      Auto remove conversation from current view From Inbox- Y means archive, From Starred Y means unstar, From trash Y means move to inbox, From label Y means remove the label
  • .-                       Show more action
  • ?-                      Show keyboard shortcut help
  • Tab+Enter-     Send message
  • Y+O-               Archive and next
  • G+A-               Go to all mail
  • G+S-               Go to starred
  • G+C-              Go to contact
  • G+D-              Go to drafts
  • G+I-               Go to inbox
  • G+T-              Go to sent mail
  • *+A-               Select all
  • *+N-               Select none
  • *+R-               Select read
  • *+U-               Select unread
  • *+S-                Select starred
  • *+T-                Select unstarred

8. F1-F12 Function Keys

  • F1-                 Help window
  • F2-                 Rename icon, file, folder / Edit the selected cell in excel / Enter the CMOS setup
  • F3-                 Open a search feature for many programs / Repeat the last command in windows command line / IN ms word Shift+F3- change uppercase to lowercase
  • F4-                It is used the open the address bar  in Internet browsing / Repeat the last action performed in Ms word 
  • F5-               Refresh / In the web browser, Ctrl+F5/Shift+F5- It completely refreshes the web page, clear the cache, redownload the whole content of the page / Find, Replace and Go to / Slideshow in PowerPoint 
  • F6-               Move the cursor to the address bar in Internet browser
  • F7-               Check spelling and grammar of the document / It allow you to check the thesaurus of the selected word in Ms word , Powerpoint
  • F8-               Enter the window startup menu, generally used access window safe mode / Access windows recovery system
  • F9-              It is used send or receive an email in Ms outlook / Refresh document in Ms word
  • F10-            Activate the many bar of an open application in Ms windows / It allows users to access the hidden recovery partition on Compaq, HP, and Sony Computers
  • F11-             It is used to enable or disable the full screen mode in all modern internet browsers / It allows users the option to access the hidden recovery partition on eMachines, Gateway, and Lenovo computers
  • F12-              Save as / It is used  to open a firebug or debug tool of browser / Boot keys at startup

9. Google Chrome Shortcut Keys

  • Alt+Home-                 Homepage of browser
  • F11-                            Show the current website in full screen mode
  • Alt+Left Arrow-       Previous page
  • Alt+Right Arrow-     Next Page
  • Ctrl+Plus(+)-            Zoom in 
  • Ctrl+Minus(-)-         Zoom out
  • Ctrl+0-                      Zoom to the default size
  • Ctrl+1 to 8-               Switch to the open tabs
  • Ctrl+9-                      Switch to the last tab
  • Ctrl+D-                     Bookmark
  • Ctrl+F-                     Open the find bar to search on the current page
  • Ctrl+Enter-              Add .com extension in web browser quickly
  • Ctrl+Shift+Del-       It provides users the option to access the clear browsing data
  • Ctrl+O-                   Open a file in the browser
  • Ctrl+Shift+O-        Open the bookmark manager
  • Ctrl+H-                   History
  • Ctrl+J-                    Downloads
  • Ctrl+K/E-               Moving the text cursor to the search bar
  • Ctrl+L-                   Browser address
  • Ctrl+N-                   New browser window
  • Ctrl+Shift+N-        New window in incognito mode
  • Ctrl+R or F5-        Refresh
  • Ctrl+T-                   New tab
  • Ctrl+U-                  Display the source code
  • Ctrl+W-                 Close the current tab
  • Ctrl+Tab-              Move the right side of the browser one tab to another tab
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab-   Move from one tab to another tab to the left side
  • Ctrl+Shift+W-      Close the currently selected window
  • Ctrl+Left click-    Open a search result link in the new tab without leaving the current page
  • Ctrl+Shift+Left click- Open a search result link in the new tab and switch to the new tab
  • Spacebar-             Move down the page
  • Shift+Spacebar-   Move up the page
  • End-                      Move at the bottom of the page
  • Home-                   Move at the beginning or top of the page
  • Ctrl+Shift+T-       Reopen the last tab

10. Youtube Shortcut Keys

  • Spacebar or K- Play and pause a video
  • Zero or Home- Restart the video from the beginning
  • End-                  Jump to the end of the video
  • Right Arrow-    Fast forward video by five second
  • Left Arrow-      Fast backward video by five second
  • J and L-            J is used to rewind the video with ten second and L is used to forward the video with ten second
  • Numbers (1-9)- It is used to jump the video in the form of the percentage. Ex- press 1- 10%, press 2-20 % will forward
  • F-                       Switch the video to full-screen mode
  • T-                       Switch between theater mode or normal mode
  • Up Arrow-        Increase the volume
  • Down Arrow-   Decrease the volume
  • M-                     Mute the video

11. File Explorer Shortcut Keys



  • Alt+D-               Select the address bar
  • Ctrl+E-              Select the search box
  • Ctrl+F-              Select the search box
  • Ctrl+N-             Open a new window
  • Ctrl+W-            Close the current window
  • Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel- Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons
  • Ctrl+Shift+E-  Display all folders above the selected folder
  • Ctrl+Shift+N-  Create a new folder
  • Numlock+*-     Display all subfolders under the selected folder
  • Numlock+(+)-  Display the contents of the selected folder
  • Numlock+(-)-   Collapse the selected folders
  • Alt+P-               Display the preview pane
  • Alt+Enter-        Open the properties dialog box of the selected item
  • Alt+Right Arrow- View the next folder
  • Alt+Left Arrow- View the previous folder
  • Backspace-       View the previous folder
  • Right Arrow-    Selected the first subfolder
  • Left Arrow-      Selected the folder that the folder recently selected 
  • End-                  Display the bottom of the active window
  • Home-               Display the top of the active window
  • F11-                   Maximize or minimize the active window
  • Rename>Alt+255-  Create a folder without name

12. Taskbar Shortcut Keys




  • Shift+Click Taskbar button- Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app
  • Ctrl+Shift+Click Taskbar button- Open an app as an administrator
  • Shift+Right click a Grouped Taskbar button- Show the window menu for the app
  • Shift+Right click a Grouped Taskbar button- Show the window menu for the group
  • Ctrl+Click a Grouped Taskbar button- Cycle through the windows of the group

13. Magnifier Shortcut Keys



  • Win+Plus(+)-      Zoom in
  • Win+Minus(-)-   Zoom out
  • Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar- Preview the desktop in full-screen mode
  • Ctrl+Alt+D-       Switch to docked mode
  • Ctrl+Alt+F-       Switch to full=screen mode
  • Ctrl+Alt+I-        Invert colors
  • Ctrl+Alt+L-       Switch to lens mode
  • Ctrl+Alt+R-       Resize the lens
  • Ctrl+Alt+Arrow keys- Pan in the direction of the Arrow keys
  • Win+Esc-          Exit Magnifier

14.Remote Desktop Connection Shortcut Keys



  • Alt+Page up-      Move between apps, left to right
  • Alt+Page down- Move between apps, right to left
  • Alt+Insert-         Cycle through apps in the order that they were started
  • Alt+Home-         Display the start screen
  • Ctrl+Alt+Break- Switch between a window and full screen
  • Ctrl+Alt+End-    Display the  windows Security dialog box
  • Ctrl+Alt+Home- In full-screen mode, activate the connection bar
  • Alt+Delete-          Display the system menu
  • Ctrl+Alt+(-)- Place a copy  of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to Alt+Print Screen on a local PC) 
  • Ctrl+Alt+(+)-  Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to Print Screen on a local PC)

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