Windows and WORD Keyboard Shortcuts


List of shortcuts in this document:

GENERAL WINDOWS KEYBOARD COMMANDS
GENERAL WINDOWS APPLICATION KEYSTROKES
WINDOWS KEYSTROKES FOR WORKING IN DIALOG BOXES
WINDOWS KEYSTROKES FOR WORKING WITH TEXT
MICROSOFT WORD STANDARD KEYBOARD COMMANDS


GENERAL WINDOWS KEYBOARD COMMANDS

Get Help - F1
Open The Start Menu - Windows Logo Key Or Ctrl+Esc
Switch Between Open Applications - Alt+Tab
Open The Shortcut Menu - Applications Key Or Shift+F10
Minimize All Windows - Windows Logo Key+M
Move To Taskbar - Windows Logo Key+Tab
Open Windows Explorer - Windows Logo Key+E

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GENERAL WINDOWS APPLICATION KEYSTROKES

Exit the Active Application - Alt+F4
Open The Application Control Menu - Alt+Spacebar
Move To The Menu Bar - Alt
Move Between Menus - Arrow Keys
Choose A Menu Item - Enter
Cancel Or Close A Menu - Esc

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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES FOR WORKING IN DIALOG BOXES

Move through Dialog Controls - Tab
Move Backward Through Dialog Box - Shift+Tab
Move To Another Page - Ctrl+Tab
Reverse Direction Through Pages - Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Toggle A Check Box On/Off - Spacebar

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WINDOWS KEYSTROKES FOR WORKING WITH TEXT

Move One Character Left - Left Arrow
Move One Character Right - Right Arrow
Move One Word Left - Ctrl+Left Arrow
Move One Word Right - Ctrl+Right Arrow
Move To Beginning Of Line - Home
Move To End Of Line - End
Move One Paragraph Up - Ctrl+Up Arrow
Move One Paragraph Down - Ctrl+Down Arrow
Move To Beginning Of Document - Ctrl+Home
Move To End Of Document - Ctrl+End
Scroll Up Or Down One Screen - Page Up Or Page Down
Select One Character Left - Shift+Left Arrow
Select One Character Right - Shift+Right Arrow
Select One Word Left - Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Select One Word Right - Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Select To Beginning Of Line - Shift+Home
Select To End Of Line - Shift+End
Select To Beginning Of Document - Ctrl+Shift+Home
Select To End Of Document - Ctrl+Shift+End
Select All - Ctrl+A
Undo - Ctrl+Z
Delete Current Character - Delete
Delete Prior Character - Backspace
Delete Selected File or Folder - Delete
Rename Selected File Or Folder - F2
Refresh Window - F5
Go Up One Folder Level - Backspace
Copy Selected File or Text to Clipboard - Ctrl+C
Cut Selected File Or Text To Clipboard - Ctrl+X
Paste Contents Of Clipboard - Ctrl+V

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MICROSOFT WORD STANDARD KEYBOARD COMMANDS

All Caps - Ctrl+Shift+A
App Maximize - Alt+F10, Alt+Spacebar, X
App Minimize - Alt+Spacebar N
App Move - Alt+Spacebar M, Arrows
App Restore - Alt+F5
Bold - Ctrl+B
Bookmark - Ctrl+Shift+F5
Clear - Del
Close or Exit - Alt+F4
Copy - Ctrl+C
Cut - Ctrl+X
Dictionary - Alt+Shift+F7
Doc Close - Ctrl+W
Doc Close - Ctrl+F4
Doc Maximize - Ctrl+F10
End of Document - Ctrl+End
End of Line - End
Find - Ctrl+F
Go To - Ctrl+G
Go To - F5
Help - F1
New - Ctrl+N
Next Cell - Tab
Open - Ctrl+O
Paste - Ctrl+V
Print - Ctrl+P
Save - Ctrl+S
Save As - F12
Select All - Ctrl+A
Start of Document - Ctrl+Home
Start of Line - Home
Undo - Ctrl+Z

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