There are lots of built in shortcut keys with Microsoft products.
Instead of having to use the mouse and drop down menus you can often achieve
the same results more quickly by the use of shortcut keys.
Below are lists of a variety of key combinations. For example using the Ctrl & C keys together is Copy and using Ctrl & V is paste.
BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| Alt + F | File menu options in current program. |
| Alt + E | Edit options in current program |
| F1 | Universal Help in almost every Windows program. |
| Ctrl + A | Select all text. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected item. |
| Shift + Del | Cut selected item. |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected item. |
| Ctrl + Ins | Copy selected item |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Shift + Ins | Paste |
| Home | Goes to beginning of current line. |
| Ctrl + Home | Goes to beginning of document. |
| End | Goes to end of current line. |
| Ctrl + End | Goes to end of document. |
| Shift + Home | Highlights from current position to beginning of line. |
| Shift + End | Highlights from current position to end of line. |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Moves one word to the left at a time. |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Moves one word to the right at a time. |
MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open applications. |
| Alt + Shift + Tab | Switch backwards between open applications. |
| Alt + Print Screen | Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | Bbring up the Windows task manager. |
| Ctrl + Esc | Bring Up start menu. |
| Alt + Esc | Switch Between open applications on taskbar. |
| F2 | Renames selected Icon. |
| F3 | Starts find from desktop. |
| F4 | Opens the drive selection when browsing. |
| F5 | Refresh Contents. |
| Alt + F4 | Closes Current open program. |
| Ctrl + F4 | Closes Window in Program. |
| Alt + Enter | Opens properties of selected icon/ program. |
| Shift + F10 | Simulates right-click on selected item. |
| Shift + Del | Delete files without throwing into the recycle bin. |
| Holding Shift | Boot safe mode or by pass system files. |
| Holding Shift | Inserting an audio CD, will prevent from playing. |
WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| WINKEY + D | Brings the desktop to the front. |
| WINKEY + M | Minimizes all windows. |
| WINKEY + SHIFT + M | Undo the minimize previously done. |
| WINKEY + E | Open Microsoft Explorer. |
| WINKEY + Tab | Cycle through open programs via 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 ). |
EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| F2 | Edit the selected cell. |
| F5 | Goto a specific cell. For example, C6. |
| F7 | Spell check selected text and/or document. |
| F11 | Create chart. |
| 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 | 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 | Strikethrough highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + P | Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl + F9 | Minimize current window. |
| Ctrl + F10 | Maximize currently selected window. |
| Ctrl + F6 | Switch between open workbooks / windows. |
| Ctrl + Page up | Move between work sheets in the same workbook. |
| Ctrl + Page down | Move between work sheets in the same workbook. |
| Ctrl + Tab | Move between Two or more open Excel files. |
| Alt + = | Create a formula to sum all of the above cells |
| Ctrl + ' | Insert the value of the above cell into current cel. |
| Ctrl + Shift + ! | Format number in comma format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + $ | Format number in currency format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + # | Format number in date format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + % | Format number in percentage format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + ^ | Format number in scientific format. |
| Ctrl + Shift + @ | Format number in time format. |
| Ctrl + Arrow key | Move to next section of text. |
| Ctrl + Space | Select entire column. |
| Shift + Space | Select entire row. |
WORD SHORTCUT KEYS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| Ctrl + A | Select all contents of the page. |
| Ctrl + B | Bold highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected text. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected text. |
| Ctrl + P | Open the print window. |
| Ctrl + F | Open find box. |
| Ctrl + I | Italic highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + K | Insert link. |
| Ctrl + U | Underline highlighted selection. |
| Ctrl + V | Paste. |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo the last action performed. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action. |
| Ctrl + L | Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen. |
| Ctrl + E | Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen. |
| Ctrl + R | Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen. |
| Ctrl + M | Indent the paragraph. |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Change the font. |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase selected font +1pts or +2pts. |
| Ctrl + ] | Increase selected font +1pts. |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease selected font 1pts or 2pt. |
| Ctrl + [ | Decrease selected font -1pts. |
| Ctrl + Shift + * | View or hide non printing characters. |
| Ctrl + <left arrow> | Moves one word to the left. |
| Ctrl + <right arrow> | Moves one word to the right. |
| Ctrl + <up arrow> | Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph. |
| Ctrl + <down arrow> | Moves to the end of the paragraph. |
| Ctrl + Del | Deletes word to right of cursor. |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Deletes 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 | Reset highlighted text to the default font. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Single-space lines. |
| Ctrl + 2 | Double-space lines. |
| Ctrl + 5 | 1.5-line spacing. |
| Ctrl + Alt + 1 | Changes text to heading 1. |
| Ctrl + Alt + 2 | Changes text to heading 2. |
| Ctrl + Alt + 3 | Changes text to heading 3. |
| Ctrl + F1 | Open the Task Pane. |
| F1 | Open Help. |
| Shift + F3 | Change the case of the selected text. |
| Shift + Insert | Paste. |
| F4 | Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) |
| F5 | Open goto window. |
| F7 | Spell check selected text and/or document. |
| Shift + F7 | Activate the thesaurus. |
| F12 | Save as. |
| Shift + F12 | Save. |
| Alt + Shift + D | Insert the current date. |
| Alt + Shift + T | Insert the current time. |
INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUT KEYS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Back a page. |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Forward a page. |
| F5 | Refresh current page / frame. |
| F11 | Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode. |
| Esc | Stop page or download from loading. |
| Ctrl + Enter | Auto complete an address. E.G., type google in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER. |
| Ctrl + N | Open New browser window. |
| Ctrl + P | Print current page / frame. |
| Spacebar | Moves down a page at a time. |
| Shift + Spacebar | Moves up a page at a time. |
OUTLOOK SHORTCUT KEYS
| Shortcut Keys | Description |
| Alt + S | Send the e-mail |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected text. |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected text. |
| Ctrl + P | Paste selected text. |
| Ctrl + K | Complete the name being typed in the e-mail address bar. |
| Ctrl + B | Bold highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + I | Italic highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + U | Underline highlighted selection |
| Ctrl + R | Reply to an e-mail. |
| Ctrl + F | Forward an e-mail. |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new e-mail. |
| 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 + Shirt + C | Create a new contact. |
| Ctrl + Shift + J | Create a new journal entry. |
