For those of you who have been wanting to know the list of keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, here it is. I’ve tested these shortcuts, including accessing Cortana, moving from virtual desktop to. Compiled by Greg Shultz for TechRepublic. All shortcuts are based on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and are subject to change with the retail release. Standard Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Keystroke Function + E Open Computer + R Open the Run dialog box + U Open Ease of Access Center + Ctrl + F Open Find Computers dialog box.
Basic Computer Shortcut Keys
Basic PC shortcut Keys
- Alt/F10 : Activates menu bar.
- Ctrl+A : Select all text.
- Ctrl + X/Shift + Del : Cut selected item.
- Ctrl + C/Ctrl + Ins : Copy selected item
- Ctrl + V/Shift + Ins : Paste.
- Ctrl + P : Print.
- Ctrl + S : Save
- F5 : Refresh.
- Ctrl + Alt + Del : Restart system/open task manager.
- Del : Delete selected item.
- Esc : Terminate most of the operations.
- Enter : Execute a program.
- Home/End : Goes to beginning/end of current line.
- Tab/Shift + Tab : Select the next/previous item.
- Page up/ page down : Goes to the top/bottom of the
- Document/ window
- Ctrl+Z/Ctrl + Y : Undo/Redo.
Function Keys
- F1 : Universal help key, sometimes also used to open the Task Pane.
- F2 : In Window, commonly used to rename.
- F3 : Often opens a search feature. Also generally used to cancel any running installation.
- F4 : Open find window. Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
- F5 : In all modern browsers, F5 refreshes/reload the page. Open the Find/ replace/ go to window in Microsoft Word. Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
- F6 : Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox Used to save file in MS-DOS.
MS – Excel shortcut keys
- F2 : Edit the selected cell.
- F5 : Ask for a specific cell. For example, C6
- F7 : Spell check selected text and/or document.
- F11 : Create chart in a new tab.
- 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/Ctrl + F : Bring up search box.
- Ctrl + A : Select all contents of the worksheet.
- Ctrl + B : Bold highlighted selection
- Ctrl + I : Italic highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + K : insert link
- Ctrl + U : Underline highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + 5 : Strike through highlighted selection.
Window shortcut Keys (C..)
- WINKEY : Open Start.
- WINKEY + D : Bring the desktop to the top of all other windows.
- WINKEY + M : Minimizes all windows.
- WINKEY + SHIFT + M : Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D
- WINKEY + E : Open Microsoft Explorer.
- WINKEY + Tab : Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
- WINKEY + F : Display the Windows Search/Find feature.
- WINKEY + CTRL + F : Display the search for computers window.
- WINKEY + F1 : Display the Microsoft Windows help.
- WINKEY + R : Open the run window
- WINKEY + Pause/Break Key : Open the system properties window.
- WINKEY + U : Open Utility Manager.
- WINKEY + L : Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only)
- Num Lock for seconds: Turn toggle key on/off (make sound).
- Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel : Zoom in/Zoom out.
MS – Word shortcut keys (c..)
- Ctrl + Del : Deletes one word to right of cursor.
- Ctrl + Backspace : Deletes one word to left of cursor.
- Ctrl + End : Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
- Ctrl + Home : Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
- Ctrl + Spacebar : Clear the formal of highlighted text to the default.
- Ctrl + 1/2/5 :: 1.0/2.5/1.5 line spacing respectively.
- Ctrl + Alt + 1/2/3 : Changes text to heading 1/2/3 respectively.
- Ctrl + F1 : Open the Task Pane.
- F1 : Open Help
- Alt + Ctrl + F2 : Open new document
- Ctrl + Shift +>/<- Increase/decrease selected font + 1pts up to 12pt and then increases font + 2pts.
- Ctrl + left arrow/right arrow : Moves one word to the left/right.
- Ctrl + up arrow/down arrow : Moves up/down from the beginning of the line or paragraph.
- Shift + F3 : Change case (Upper/Lower/Title).
- Shift + Insert : Paste.
- F4 : Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
- F5 : Open the find, replace, and go to window.
- Ctrl + Shift + F6 : Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
- F7 : Spell and grammar cheek selected text and/or document.
- Shift + F7 : Runs a Thesaurus (byword) check on the word highlighted.
- F12 : Save as.
- Shift + F12 : Save
- Ctrl + Shift + F12 : Prints the document.
- Alt + Shift + D : Insert the current date.
- Alt + Shift + T : Insert the current time.
- Ctrl + F2 : Display the print preview.
- Ctrl + Shift + F9 : Remove the hyperlink of selected item.
Run command shortcuts (C..)
- Remote Desktop : mstsc
- Services : services. msc
- Shut Down Windows : shutdown
- Sounds and Audio : mmsys.cpl
- System Properties : sysdm.cpl
- Task Manager : taskmgr
- Windows Update Launch : wupdmgr
- Wordpad : write
- MS – Word winword
- MS – Excel : excel
- MS – Outlook : outlook
- MS – Powerpoint : powerpnt
- Microsoft Picture Manager : ois
- Windows Explorer : explorer
- opens your home drive : %homedrive%
MS – Word shortcut keys
- Ctrl + B : Bold highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + E : Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
- Ctrl + F : Open find box.
- Ctrl + I : Italic highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + J : Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.
- Ctrl + K : Insert link
- Ctrl + L : Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
- Ctrl + M : Indent the paragraph.
- Ctrl + T : Justification bar move right.
- Ctrl + U : Underline highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + Y : Redo the last action performed.
- Ctrl + Z : Undo last action.
- Ctrl + Shift + F : Change the font.
- Ctrl + ]/[ - Increase/decrease selected font + 1pts.
Outlook shortcut keys
- Home/End : Select the first/last contact in the list.
- Up/Down arrow : Move to the previous/next mail/card.
- Ctrl + Spacebar : Select / deselect the current card.
- Ctrl + Shift + up/down arrow : Selection of the previous/next card.
- Shift + page up/ page down : Selection up to first/last page.
- Shift + Home/End : Same as abvoe.
- Ctrl + Home/End : Move to the First/last mail/card.
- Left key/Right key : Collapse/Expand current section.
- Ctrl + Shift +D : Display new call dialog box.
- F11 : Go to find contact box
Linux shortcut keys
- Ctrl + Alt + F1 .....F6 : Switch among the text terminals.
- Ctrl + Alt + F7 ....F12 : Switch to GUI mode.
- Tab : Auto – complete the command.
- Up/Down Arrow : Show previous/nextcommand history.
- Ctrl+Alt+(+)/(-) : Increase/decrease the screen resolution (GUI)
- Ctrl + Alt + Del : Restart the system.
- Ctrl + C : Kill the current process.
- Ctrl + D : Log off from current terminal.
- Ctrl + Z : Send the current process to the background.
- Ctrl + Tab : Go to the next virtual desktop (GUI)
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Go to the Previous virtual desktop(GUI).
- Ctrl + Alt + L : Lock the desktop (GUI)
- Ctrl + S : Stop the transfer process to the terminal.
- Ctrl + Q : Resume the transfer process.
- Shift + Page up/down : Go to top/bottom of the terminal.
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Using shortcuts saves a lot of time and it shows your proficiency in application usage. Here we have listed a complete list of Microsoft Excel keyboard shortcuts and their descriptions. These are categorized by Excel shortcuts with function keys, Excel shortcuts with Control key and Miscellaneous. All these keys work with Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007 and prior versions.
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You can also download the complete Excel Shortcut Keys PDF for offline usage. This PDF file contains Excel Shortcuts listed below group by shortcuts keys with Funciton Key, Conrol Key, Shift Key and miscellaneous.
Shortcuts with Function Key
Function Keys | Description |
F1 | Open 'Microsoft Office Excel Help'. |
F2 | Edit an Excel cell. |
F3 | Displays the 'Paste Name' dialog box. |
F4 | Repeats the last action. |
F5 | Opens 'Go To' dialog box. |
F6 | Switches between worksheet and menu / Ribbon. |
F7 | Spelling Check. |
F8 | Switches Extend mode on / off. |
F9 | Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks. |
F10 | Highlights shortcut keys of Menu and Ribbon items. |
F11 | Creates chart of selected cells. |
F12 | Opens 'Save As' dialog box. |
Shortcuts with Control Key
Control Keys | Description |
CTRL + 1 | Opens 'Format Cells' dialog box. |
CTRL + 2 | Makes selected cell text bold. |
CTRL + 3 | Makes selected cell text italic. |
CTRL + 4 | Makes selected cell text underline. |
CTRL + 5 | Makes selected cell text strikethrough. |
CTRL + 6 | Displays / hides objects. |
CTRL + 8 | Displays / hides outline symbols. |
CTRL + 9 | Hides selected rows. |
CTRL + 0 | Hides selected columns. |
CTRL + A | CTRL + A once will select current data range, second time it will select whole sheet and third time it will select whole worksheet. |
CTRL + B | Makes selected cell text bold. |
CTRL + C | Copy data. |
CTRL + D | Fill Down command to paste topmost cell to all selected cells below it. |
CTRL + F | Opens 'Find and Replace' dialog box with 'Find' tab. |
CTRL + G | Opens 'Go To' dialog box. |
CTRL + H | Opens 'Find and Replace' dialog box with 'Replace' tab. |
CTRL + I | Makes selected cell text italic. |
CTRL + K | Opens insert 'Insert Hyperlink' dialog box. |
CTRL + N | Opens new workbook. |
CTRL + O | Opens 'Open' dialog box. |
CTRL + P | Opens 'Print'dialog box. |
CTRL + R | 'Fill Right' command to paste leftmost cell to all selected cells in the right side. |
CTRL + S | Opens 'Save As' dialog box. |
CTRL + T | Opens 'Create Table' dialog box. |
CTRL + U | Makes selected cell text underline. |
CTRL + V | Paste data. |
CTRL + W | Close current sheet. |
CTRL + X | Cut data. |
CTRL + Y | Redo last action. |
CTRL + Z | Undo last action. |
CTRL + : | Insert current system time. |
CTRL + ; | Insert current system date. |
CTRL + ' | Copy value of cell above it. |
CTRL + ' | Copy formula of cell above it. |
Shortcuts with Shift Key
Keys | Description |
Shift + F1 | What’s this? help |
Shift + F2 | Add / edit comment |
Shift + F3 | Insert function |
Shift + F4 | Find next without opening find and replace dialogue box |
Shift + F5 | Openes find and replace dialogue box and edit search term |
Shift + F6 | Switch between workbook panes in split Window mode and switch between help task pane and window if no split Window |
Shift + F7 | Open Research task panel |
Shift + F8 | Select cells/cells range with Arrow Key |
Shift + F9 | Recalculate formulas in active worksheet |
Shift + F10 | Displays shortcut menu (Mouse right click options) |
Shift + F11 | Add new worksheet in worksheet |
Shift + F12 | Save workbook |
Miscellaneous Shortcuts
Keys | Description |
ESC | Escapes dialog box, message box and discards text while writing in cell. |
TAB | selects right side cell. |
SHIFT + TAB | selects left side cell. |
CTRL + TAB | Switches to next tab in dialog box. |
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB | Switches to previous tab in dialog box. |
BACKSPACE | Clears the whole content of the active cell if a cell selected. Clear a character to left side while editing or writing content in cell. |
ENTER | Moves to one cell downwards. |
ALT + ENTER | Inserts a line break within a cell. |
CTRL + ENTER | Paste copied cell to all selected cells. |
SHIFT + ENTER | Moves to one cell upwards. |
SPACEBAR | Checks / Unchecks the checkbox, radio button and works like ENTER key in dialog box. |
CTRL + SPACEBAR | Selects an entire column in a worksheet. |
SHIFT + SPACEBAR | Selects an entire row in a worksheet. |
CTRL + SHIFT + SPACEBAR | CTRL + SHIFT + SPACEBAR once will select current data range, second time it will select whole sheet cells and third time it will select whole worksheet. |
ALT +SPACEBAR | Displays the Control menu for the Microsoft Office Excel window. |
DELETE | Removes the text data from cell (Not formatting). |
HOME | Moves to leftmost cell in the row. |
CTRL + HOME | Moves to the top-left cell of a worksheet. |
CTRL + SHIFT + HOME | Selects cells to the beginning of the data range from current cell. |
END | Moves to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window (If SCROLL LOCK is turned on). |
CTRL + END | Moves to the last cell in the lower-right corner of window. |
CTRL + SHIFT END | Selects cells to the end of the data range from current cell. |
PAGE UP | Moves the current view of worksheet to one screen up. |
CTRL + PAGE UP | Moves to the previous sheet in workbook. |
ALT + PAGE UP | Moves the current view of worksheet to one screen to the left. |
CTRL + SHIFT + PAGE UP | Moves to the previous sheet in workbook. |
PAGE DOWN | Moves the current view of worksheet to one screen down. |
CTRL + PAGE DOWN | Moves to the next sheet in workbook. |
ALT + PAGE DOWN | Moves the current view of worksheet to one screen to the right. |
CTRL + SHIFT + PAGE DOWN | Moves to the next sheet in workbook. |
ARROW | Move to one cell left / right / up / down. |
CTRL + ARROW | Move to extreme left / right / up / down in a selected data range or blank sheet. |
SHIFT + ARROW | Select / deselect one cell in the left / right / up / down from current cell. |
CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW | Select / deselect current range of data or blank sheet in the left / right / up / down from current cell. |
ALT + DOWN ARROW | Show a list of data in cells above to current cell as a dropdown. |