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Keyboard Shortcuts and

System Commands for
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Updated on December 22, 2017

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What Is a Keyboard Shortcut?

In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a set of one or more keys that
invoke a command in software or an operating system.

They are typically an alternate means for invoking commands that would
otherwise be accessible only through a menu, a mouse, or an aspect of
the user interface. These shortcuts can expedite common operations by
reducing input sequences to a few keystrokes.

These shortcuts can provide an easier and quicker method of using

computer programs. These commands are commonly accessed by using
the Alt ket (on PC computers), command key (on Apple computers), Ctrl,
and Shift in conjunction with a single letter.

These shortcuts are for the following programs and applications.

Word
Windows
Internet Explorer
File Explorer
Windows System Commands
Firefox
Excel
Mac
Finder
Chrome
 This image shows multiple shortcuts to a variety of functions that you can
do in Microsoft Word.

Shortcut Keys in Microsoft Word

F1 key: Get help on a selected command or use the Office assistant.
Shift and F1 Key: Review text formatting.
F2 Key: Move text or image.
Shift + F2 Key: Copy text.
F3 Key: Insert an autotext entry.
Shift + F3 Key: Change the case of the selected text.
F4 Key: Perform last action again.
Shift + F4 Key: Perform a Find or Go To action again.
F5 Key: Displays the Go To dialogue box. You can also get to Find
and Replace from here.
Shift + F5 Key: Move to a previous revision.
F6 Key: Go to the next frame or pane.
Shift + F6 Key: Go to the previous frame or pane.
F7 Key: Launch the Spell Checker.
Shift + F7 Key: Launch the Thesaurus.
F8 Key: Extend the current selection.
Shift + F8 Key: Shrink the current selection.
F9 Key: Refresh.
Shift + F9 Key: Switch between a field code and its result.
F10 Key: Show KeyTips.
Shift + F10 Key: Display a Shortcut Menu (same as right-clicking).
F11 Key: Go to the next field.
SHIFT + F11 Key: Go to the previous field.
F12 Key: Open Save As, equivalent to tools menu.
Shift + F12 Key: Save document, equivalent to tools menu.
Ctrl and A: Selects all in the current document.
Ctrl and B: Bold text.
Ctrl and C: Copies the item or text.
Ctrl and D: Displays the Font dialogue box.
Ctrl and E: Switch a paragraph between center and left alignment.
Ctrl and F: Displays the Find dialog box to search the current
document.
Ctrl and G: Displays the Go To dialog box to search for a specific
location in the current document.
Ctrl and H: Displays the Replace dialogue box.
 Ctrl and I: Italicize text.
Ctrl and J: Switch a paragraph between justified and left alignment.
Ctrl and K: Create a hyperlink.
Ctrl and L: Left align a paragraph.
Ctrl and M: Indent a paragraph from the left.
Ctrl and N: Create a new document.
Ctrl and O: Opens a new document.
Ctrl and P: Prints a document.
Ctrl and R: Switch the alignment of a paragraph between left and
right.
Ctrl and S: Saves a document.
Ctrl and U: Underlines text.
Ctrl and V: Pastes the copied item or text.
Ctrl and X: Cuts the selected item or text.
Ctrl and Y: Redo the last action.
Ctrl and Z: Undo the last action.
Ctrl and Enter: Insert a page break.
Ctrl and F2: Select Print Preview command.
Ctrl and F4: Closes the active window.
Ctrl and F6: Opens the next window if multiple are open.

Windows Shortcut Keys

Windows Key + R: Opens the Run menu.
Windows Key + E: Opens Explorer.
Alt + Tab: Switch between open programs.
Windows Key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.
Windows Key + Break: Opens system properties.
Windows Key + F: Opens search for files and folders.
Windows Key + D: Hide/display the desktop.
Alt + Esc: Switch between programs in order they were opened.
Alt + Letter: Select menu item by underlined letter.
Ctrl + Esc: Open Start menu.
Ctrl + F4: Close active document (does not work with some
applications).
Alt + F4: Quit active application or close current window.
Alt + Spacebar: Open menu for active program.
Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one word.
Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one
paragraph.
 F1: Open Help menu for active application.
Windows Key + M: Minimize all windows.
Shift + Windows Key + M: Restore windows that were minimized
with previous keystroke.
Windows + F1: Open Windows Help and Support.
Windows + Tab: Open Task view.
Windows + Break: Open the System Properties dialog box.
Hold Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Switch FilterKeys on and
off.
Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen: Switch High Contrast on and
off.
Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Switch Mouse keys on and off.
Press Shift five times: Switch Sticky keys on and off.
Hold Num Lock for five seconds: Switch Toggle keys on and off.

Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys

Alt + Left Arrow/Backspace: Go back to the previous page.

Alt + Right Arrow: Go to next page.

F5: Refresh page.

F11: Toggle between full-screen and regular view.

Esc: Stop downloading a page.

Ctrl + ( + or -): Zoom in or out of page by 10%.

Ctrl + Enter: Adds www. at the beginning and .com to the end of
any text entered in the Address bar.

Ctrl + D: Add the current site to your favorites.

Ctrl + I: View your favorites.

Ctrl + N: Open a new window.

Ctrl + P: Print the current page.

Ctrl + T: Open a new tab.

Ctrl + F4: Closes tabs in the background.

Ctrl + Tab: Switch between tabs.

Spacebar: Click the notification bar.

Shift + Spacebar: Move up one page.

Alt + Down Arrow: Move a selected item down the favorites list.

File Explorer Shortcuts

End: Display bottom of current window.
 Home: Display top of current window.
Left Arrow: Collapse the current selections or select a parent folder.
Right Arrow: Display the current selection or select the first
subfolder.

Windows System Commands

Type the following commands in your Run dialogue box (Windows Key +
R) to run specific programs.

devmgmt.msc: Device Manager

msinfo32: System Information

cleanmgr: Disk Cleanup

ntbackup: Backup or restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)

mmc: Microsoft Management Console

excel: Microsoft Excel (if installed)

msaccess: Microsoft Access (if installed)

powerpnt: Microsoft PowerPoint (if installed)

winword: Microsoft Word (if installed)

frontpg: Microsoft FrontPage (if installed)

notepad: Notepad

wordpad: WordPad

calc: Calculator

msmsgs: Windows Messenger

mspaint: Microsoft Paint

wmplayer: Windows Media Player

rstrui: System restore

control: Opens the Control Panel

control printers: Opens the printers dialogue box

cmd: Command Prompt

iexplore: Internet Explorer

compmgmt.msc: Computer Management

dhcpmgmt.msc: DHCP Management

dnsmgmt.msc: DNS Management

services.msc: Services

eventvwr: Event Viewer

dsa.msc: Active Directory Users and Computers

 dssite.msc: Active Directory Sites and Services

This image shows some shortcuts for basic functions while browsing in
Firefox. The keystrokes begin with Ctrl if using a PC and Cmd if using a Mac.

Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Mac OS Windows

Command + Left
Go back a page. Alt + Left Arrow
Arrow

Command + Right
Go forward a page. Alt + Right Arrow
Arrow

Reload current page. F5 F5

Toggle between full

screen and regular Command + Shift + F F11
screen.

Stop page from

Esc Esc
loading.

Complete a .com
Command + Return Ctrl + Enter
address.

Complete a .net
Shift + Return Shift + Enter
address.

Complete a .org Command + Shift +

Ctrl + Shift + Enter
address. Return

Command + Shift +
Clear recent history. Ctrl + Shift + Delete
Delete

Add a bookmark for

Command + D Ctrl + D
the current page.

Display available
Command + Shift + B Ctrl + Shift + B
bookmarks.

Display the download

Command + J Ctrl + J
window.

Open a new browser

Command + N Ctrl + N
window.

Print current page. Command + P Ctrl + P

Opens a new tab. Command + T Ctrl + T

Close the tab. Command + W Ctrl + W

Close window. Command + Shift + W Ctrl + Shift + W

Undo the close of a

Command + Shift + N Ctrl + Shift + N
window.
 window.
Command Mac OS Windows
Undo the close of a
Command + Shift + T Ctrl + Shift + T
tab.

Moves through each of

Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Tab
the open tabs.

Command + Down
Go to bottom of page. End
Arrow

Go to top of page. Command + Up Arrow Home

Here are a multitude of keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

F2: Edit the active cell.
F5: Displays the Go To box.
F7: Open the Spelling dialogue box to check a selected range.
F11: Create a chart of data in the current range in a separate sheet.
Alt + Shift + F1: Insert a new worksheet.
Shift + F3: Opens Insert Function dialogue box.
Shift + F5: Opens the Find and Replace dialogue box.
Ctrl + Shift + Colon (:): Enter the current time.
Ctrl + Semicolon (;): Enter the current date.
Ctrl + A: Select all content in the worksheet.
Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I: Italicize highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K: Open the Insert hyperlink dialogue box.
Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + 5: Apply strikethrough formatting.
Ctrl + P: Brings up the print dialog box.
Ctrl + Z: Undo.
Ctrl + F9: Minimize a workbook window to an icon.
Ctrl + F10: Maximize a selected workbook window.
Ctrl + F6: Switch to the next workbook window when multiple are
open.
Ctrl + Page Up: Move to previous sheet in a workbook.
Ctrl + Page Down: Move to next sheet in a workbook.
Ctrl + Tab: Switch to next tab in dialogue box.
Ctrl + Apostrophe ('): Insert the value of the above cell into the cell
currently selected.
Ctrl + Shift + !: Apply the Number format.
 Ctrl + Shift + $: Apply the Currency format.
Ctrl + Shift + #: Apply the Date format.
Ctrl + Shift + %: Apply the Percentage format.
Ctrl + Shift + ^: Apply the Exponential format.
Ctrl + Shift + @: Apply the Time format.
Ctrl + Arrow Key: Move to the edge of the current data region in a
worksheet.
Ctrl + Space: Select an entire column in a worksheet.
Shift + Space: Select an entire row in a worksheet.

Here is a selection of shortcuts for those using a Mac.

Shortcuts for Mac

Command + X: Cut selected text and copy it.
Command + C: Copy selected text.
Command + V: Paste copied text.
Command + Z: Undo previous command.
Command + A: Select all items.
Command + F: Open Find window to search text.
Command + H: Hide windows of the front app.
Command + N: Open a new document or window.
Command + O: Open a selected item.
Command + P: Print current document.
Command + S: Save current document.
Command + W: Close front window.
Command + Q: Quit the app.
Command + M: Minimize the front window to the Dock.
Command + Spacebar: Open Spotlight search field.
Command + Tab: Switch between open apps.
Command + B: Bold selected text.
Command + I: Italicize selected text.
Command + U: Underline selected text.
Command + Semicolon (;): Find misspelled words in document.
Option + Command + Esc: Choose an app to force quit.
Shift + Command + Tilde (~): Switch between open windows.
Shift + Command + 3: Take a screenshot.
Fn + Up Arrow: Scroll up one page.
Fn + Down Arrow: Scroll down one page.
Fn + Left Arrow: Scroll to beginning of document.
 Fn + Right Arrow: Scroll to end of document.

Finder Shortcuts
Shift + Command + F: Open All My Files window.
Shift + Command + K: Open Network window.
Option + Command + L: Open Downloads folder.
Shift + Command + O: Open documents folder.
Shift + Command + U: Open Utilities folder.
Option + Command + D: Show or hide the Dock.
Shift + Command + N: Create a new folder.
Command + Delete: Move selected item to the Trash.
Shift + Command + Delete: Empty Trash.

Here are shortcuts for browsing functions when using Google Chrome.
Keystrokes begin with Ctrl for PC users and Cmd for Mac users.
Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts
Command MacOS Windows

Open new window. Command + N Ctrl + N

Open new tab. Command + T Ctrl + T

Reopen the last closed

Command + Shift + T Ctrl + Shift + T
tab.

Command + Option +
Move to next tab. Ctrl + Tab
Right Arrow

Command + Option +
Move to previous tab. Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Left Arrow

Open previous page in

Command + [ Alt + Left Arrow
browsing history.

Open next page in

Command + ] Alt + Right Arrow
browsing history.

Close current tab. Command + W Ctrl + W

Close current window. Command + Shift + W Alt + F4

Open Bookmarks Command + Option +

Ctrl + Shift + O
Manager. B

Open History page. Command + Y Ctrl + H

Open Downloads page. Command + Shift + J Ctrl + J

Open Find Bar. Command + F Ctrl + F

Print current page. Command + P Ctrl + P

Save current page. Command + S Ctrl + S

Reload current page. Command + R F5

Save current page as a

Command + D Ctrl + D
bookmark.

Toggle full-screen
Command + Ctrl + F F11
mode.

How to Create a Windows Shortcut Key

1. Open the folder or directory that contains the program you wish to
create a shortcut for.

2. Right-click on the program and click Create Shortcut.

3. This will create a shortcut named "Shortcut to <your program>" in

the directory you are in. If you wish to rename this shortcut, right-
click the file and click Rename.

4. Once the above steps have been completed, you can copy this
 shortcut and paste it anywhere to execute this program.

Once the shortcut has been created, you can assign a keystroke to that
Windows shortcut.

1. Right-click the shortcut and click Properties.

2. Click the Shortcut tab.

3. Click in the Shortcut key box and press a letter. For example, if you
press "p", the shortcut key will automatically be made to Ctrl + Alt +
P. Which means that if saved, pressing Ctrl and Alt and P will run that
shortcut.

This article is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge.
Content is for informational or entertainment purposes only and does not
substitute for personal counsel or professional advice in business,
financial, legal, or technical matters.

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