Shortcut Keys
1. Windows Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Win + D | Show/Hide Desktop |
| Win + E | Open File Explorer |
| Win + I | Open Settings |
| Win + L | Lock Computer |
| Win + R | Open Run |
| Win + S | Search |
| Win + Tab | Task View |
| Win + A | Quick Settings |
| Win + V | Clipboard History |
| Win + Shift + S | Screenshot / Snipping Tool |
| Win + PrtSc | Save Screenshot |
| Win + Left/Right | Snap window left/right |
| Win + Up/Down | Maximize/Minimize window |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between applications |
| Alt + F4 | Close current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager |
| Ctrl + Alt + Delete | Security options |
| F2 | Rename selected file |
| F5 | Refresh |
| Delete | Delete selected item |
| Shift + Delete | Permanently delete |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
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2. MS Word Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | New document |
| Ctrl + O | Open document |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save As |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + W | Close document |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + E | Center align |
| Ctrl + L | Left align |
| Ctrl + R | Right align |
| Ctrl + J | Justify |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Replace |
| Ctrl + K | Insert hyperlink |
| Ctrl + Enter | Page break |
| Ctrl + Home | Go to beginning |
| Ctrl + End | Go to end |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete previous word |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete next word |
| Shift + F3 | Change text case |
| F7 | Spelling & Grammar |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase font size |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease font size |
Word paragraph shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + 1 | Single spacing |
| Ctrl + 2 | Double spacing |
| Ctrl + 5 | 1.5 line spacing |
| Ctrl + M | Increase paragraph indent |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Decrease indent |
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3. MS Excel Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | New workbook |
| Ctrl + O | Open workbook |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + A | Select data |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Replace |
| F2 | Edit cell |
| F4 | Repeat / absolute reference |
| Ctrl + ; | Insert current date |
| Ctrl + Shift + ; | Insert current time |
| Alt + = | AutoSum |
| Ctrl + 1 | Format Cells |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Apply/remove Filter |
| Ctrl + T | Create Table |
| Ctrl + Arrow | Jump to edge of data |
| Ctrl + Shift + Arrow | Select data range |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Previous sheet |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Next sheet |
| Shift + Space | Select row |
| Ctrl + Space | Select column |
| Alt + Enter | New line inside cell |
| Ctrl + D | Fill Down |
| Ctrl + R | Fill Right |
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4. MS PowerPoint Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | New presentation |
| Ctrl + M | New slide |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + P | |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate object/slide |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + G | Group objects |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup |
| Ctrl + K | Insert hyperlink |
| F5 | Start slideshow |
| Shift + F5 | Start from current slide |
| Esc | Exit slideshow |
| B | Black screen during slideshow |
| W | White screen during slideshow |
| Space | Next slide |
| Backspace | Previous slide |
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5. Internet Browser — Chrome / Edge / Firefox
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | New tab |
| Ctrl + W | Close tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen closed tab |
| Ctrl + Tab | Next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Previous tab |
| Ctrl + 1–8 | Go to specific tab |
| Ctrl + 9 | Go to last tab |
| Ctrl + L | Select address bar |
| Alt + Left | Back |
| Alt + Right | Forward |
| Ctrl + R | Refresh |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Hard refresh |
| Ctrl + D | Bookmark page |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Show/Hide bookmarks bar |
| Ctrl + H | History |
| Ctrl + J | Downloads |
| Ctrl + F | Find on page |
| Ctrl + P | Print page |
| Ctrl + S | Save page |
| Ctrl + + | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + - | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom |
| F11 | Full screen |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Clear browsing data |
| Ctrl + U | View page source |
| F12 | Developer Tools |
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6. Files & Folders
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| F2 | Rename |
| Delete | Move to Recycle Bin |
| Shift + Delete | Permanent delete |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | New folder |
| Alt + Enter | Properties |
| Ctrl + E | Search |
| Alt + Up | Go to parent folder |
| Alt + Left | Back |
| Alt + Right | Forward |
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7. Common Text Editing Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Replace |
| Home | Beginning of line |
| End | End of line |
| Ctrl + Home | Beginning of document/page |
| Ctrl + End | End of document/page |
| Shift + Arrow | Select text |
| Ctrl + Shift + Left | Select previous word |
| Ctrl + Shift + Right | Select next word |
| Ctrl + Left | Move one word left |
| Ctrl + Right | Move one word right |
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20 Shortcuts You Should Memorize First
If you don't want to memorize everything, start with these:
Ctrl + C → Copy
Ctrl + X → Cut
Ctrl + V → Paste
Ctrl + Z → Undo
Ctrl + Y → Redo
Ctrl + A → Select All
Ctrl + S → Save
Ctrl + P → Print
Ctrl + F → Find
Ctrl + H → Replace
Ctrl + N → New
Ctrl + O → Open
Ctrl + W → Close
Ctrl + T → New browser tab
Ctrl + Shift + T → Reopen closed tab
Alt + Tab → Switch apps
Alt + F4 → Close window
Win + E → File Explorer
Win + L → Lock PC
Win + Shift + S → Screenshot
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