Windows shortcuts

Desktop Shortcut keys

  • To get to your Windows desktop when you have several different windows open
  • Win key + M. Win key + Shift + M gets them all back again.
  • Win key + D toggles between open applications and the desktop.
  • To close all windows and applications quickly press Alt + F4.

Win Key (Wk) Shortcuts

  • Wk    Show Start Menu
  • Wk + D Desktop (toggle)
  • Wk + E Windows Explorer
  • Wk + F Find
  • Wk + R Run
  • Wk + Pause System Properties
  • Wk + Tab Steps through the programmes on the taskbar
  • Wk + F1 Windows Help
  • Wk + M Minimizes all open windows (+ shift M undoes the minimizing)
  • Wk + BREAK  System properties
  • Wk + L Lock Keyboard
  • Wk + U Utility Manager
  • Wk + SHIFT + M Restore minimised Windows
  • Wk + CTRL + F Search for computers
  • WK + BREAK Display system properties dialogue box

Expand All Folders in Windows Explorer

  • If you want to expand all the folders and subfolders for a particular drive, click on that drive and press
    the ' * ' key on the numeric keyboard
  • Expand individual highlighted folders press '+'

Microsoft Access keyboard shortcuts

  • Enter the Value that Appears in the Same Field in the Previous Record Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+' (apostrophe)
  • To undo typing CTRL + Z or ALT + BACKSPACE
  • To Undo changes Hit ESC once for current field, ESC twice for current record
  • To insert the current date CTRL + SEMICOLON (;)
  • To insert the current time CTRL + COLON (:)
  • To insert the default value for a field CTRL +ALT + SPACEBAR
  • To insert the value from the same CTRL + APOSTROPHE (') field in the previous record
  • To add a new record CTRL + PLUS SIGN (+)
  • To delete the current record CTRL + MINUS SIGN (-)
  • To recalculate the fields in the window F9

 

Paint Shop Pro shortcuts

  • CTRL+Z Undo
  • CTRL+N Create a new image
  • CTRL+Shift+T Displays all toolbars
  • CTRL+A Select All
  • CTRL+D Deselects the current selection
  • CTRL+S Save
  • F12 Save As
  • CTRL+C Copy
  • CTRL+X Cut
  • CTRL+V Paste as a New Image
  • CTRL+L Paste as a New Layer
  • CTRL+E Paste as a New Selection
  • Shift+S Resize an image
  • CTRL+R Rotate an image
  • CTRL+B Browse your images (display images in a folder) Very handy!! Click the image to the right to see a larger view of the Browse screen and directions on how to use the feature.

Microsoft Excel

  • HOME  Beginning of row
  • CTRL + END Bottom of worksheet
  • CTRL + PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN Different sheet
  • END + RETURN End of row
  • CTRL + SPACEBAR Entire column
  • SHIFT + SPACEBAR Entire row
  • CTRL + A Entire worksheet
  • F8 Extend selection
  • CTRL + F6 Go to next workbook
  • CTRL + SHIFT + F6 Go to previous workbook
  • PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN Previous / next screen
  • CTRL + HOME Top of worksheet
  • ALT+= Autosum
  • CTRL + B Bold
  • CTRL + I Italic
  • CTRL + U Underline
  • CTRL + SHIFT+& Border cells (outline)
  • SHIFT + File Menu Close all workbooks
  • CTRL + F4 Close workbook
  • CTRL + SHIFT + S Currency number format
  • CTRL  +X Cut
  • CTRL + ; Date
  • CTRL + SHIFT + : Time
  • CTRL + - Delete cells
  • F2 Edit cell
  • CTRL + D Fill down
  • CTRL + R Fill right
  • F1 Help
  • CTRL + 9 Hide rows
  • CTRL + 0 Hide columns
  • CTRL + SHIFT + + Insert cells
  • F11 Insert chart
  • ALT + SHIFT + F1 New worksheet
  • CTRL + O / CTRL + F12 Open workbook
  • CTRL + P / CTRL + SHIFT + F12 Print workbook
  • CTRL + FV Print preview
  • CTRL + SHIFT + _ Remove borders
  • F4 Repeat last action
  • CTRL + S / SHIFT + F12
  • CTRL + ALT + TAB Tab in cell
  • CTRL + Z Undo
  • CTRL + SHIFT + ( Unhide rows
  • CTRL + SHIFT + ) Unhide columns

Microsoft Word

  • CTRL+SHIFT+A All caps
  • CTRL+B Bold
  • CTRL+I Italic
  • CTRL+U Underline
  • CTRL+E Centre
  • SHIFT+F3 Change case of letters
  • CTRL+SHIFT+F Change font
  • CTRL+W Close document
  • CTRL+C Copy
  • CTRL+V Paste
  • CTRL+X Cut
  • CTRL+2 Double line spacing
  • CTRL+SHIFT+D Double underline
  • CTRL+END End of document
  • CTRL+HOME Start of document
  • CTRL+F Find
  • CTRL+D Format font
  • SHIFT+F5 Go back to last position
  • CTRL+G /F5 Go to
  • CTRL+F6 Go to next document
  • CTRL+M Indent
  • ALT+SHIFT+D Insert date field
  • CTRL+J Justify
  • CTRL+L Left justify
  • SHIFT+RETURN Line break
  • CTRL+N New document
  • CTRL+SHIFT+8 Show/Hide
  • CTRL+SHIFT+N Normal style
  • ALT+CTRL+N Normal view
  • CTRL+O Open document
  • CTRL+RETURN Page break
  • ALT+CTRL+P Page layout view
  • CTRL+P Print document
  • CTRL+F2 Print preview
  • CTRL+SHIFT+M Remove indent
  • CTRL+R Right justify
  • F12 Save as
  • CTRL+S/SHIFT+F12 Save document
  • CTRL+A Select document
  • ALT+5 Select table
  • CTRL+1 Single line spacing
  • CTRL+SHIFT+K Small caps
  • F7 Spelling and thesaurus check
  • SHIFT+F7 Thesaurus

 

Internet Explorer 8

 

  • CTRL + F Find
  • F11 Full Screen
  • F12 Developer Tools
  • CTRL + + Zoom In
  • CTRL + - Zoom Out
  • CTRL + N Open current webpage in new window
  • CTRL + 0 Zoom to 100%
  • ALT + HOME Go to home page
  • ALT + LEFT Go backwards