Complete Windows and Microsoft
Word Shortcuts
Windows System Shortcuts
General Controls
Ctrl + C → Copy
Ctrl + V → Paste
Ctrl + X → Cut
Ctrl + Z → Undo
Ctrl + Y → Redo
Ctrl + A → Select all
Alt + Tab → Switch between open windows
Alt + F4 → Close current window / Shutdown dialog (if pressed on desktop)
Ctrl + Alt + Del → Open security options (Lock, Switch user, Sign out, Task Manager,
Shutdown)
Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Open Task Manager directly
Windows + L → Lock computer
Windows + D → Show/Hide desktop
Windows + E → Open File Explorer
Windows + R → Open Run dialog
Windows + S → Open Search
Windows + I → Open Settings
Windows + U → Open Ease of Access settings
Windows + X → Open Quick Link menu (includes Shutdown options)
Shutdown & Power Controls
Alt + F4 (on Desktop) → Shutdown/Restart/Sleep/Hibernate options
Ctrl + Alt + Del → Shutdown/Restart/Sleep/Sign out options
Windows + X → U → Opens Shutdown menu quickly
Desktop & Windows Management
Windows + M → Minimize all windows
Windows + Shift + M → Restore minimized windows
Windows + , (comma) → Peek desktop temporarily
Windows + Tab → Task View (see all open apps and desktops)
Alt + Esc → Cycle through open windows in order opened
Virtual Desktops
Windows + Ctrl + D → Create new virtual desktop
Windows + Ctrl + → / ← → Switch between desktops
Windows + Ctrl + F4 → Close current virtual desktop
Screen & Display
Windows + P → Project screen (PC screen only, Duplicate, Extend, Second screen only)
Windows + Shift + ← / → → Move window between monitors (if using multiple screens)
Windows + ↑ → Maximize current window
Windows + ↓ → Minimize / Restore window
Windows + ← → Snap window to left side
Windows + → → Snap window to right side
Screen Capture & Tools
PrtSc → Capture entire screen to clipboard
Alt + PrtSc → Capture active window
Windows + Shift + S → Open Snip & Sketch (select area to capture)
Windows + G → Open Xbox Game Bar (record/screenshot games or screen)
Accessibility & Miscellaneous
Windows + (+/-) → Open Magnifier (Zoom in/out)
Windows + Esc → Exit Magnifier
Windows + H → Dictation (voice typing)
Windows + K → Connect to wireless display and audio devices
Windows + T → Cycle through taskbar apps
Microsoft Word Shortcuts
File & Document Management
Ctrl + N → New document
Ctrl + O → Open document
Ctrl + S → Save document
F12 → Save As
Ctrl + P → Print document
Ctrl + W → Close document
Editing & Selection
Ctrl + C → Copy
Ctrl + V → Paste
Ctrl + X → Cut
Ctrl + Z → Undo
Ctrl + Y → Redo
Ctrl + A → Select all
Ctrl + F → Find
Ctrl + H → Replace
Ctrl + K → Insert hyperlink
Text Formatting
Ctrl + B → Bold
Ctrl + I → Italic
Ctrl + U → Underline
Ctrl + Shift + W → Underline words only (not spaces)
Ctrl + Shift + D → Double underline
Ctrl + E → Center align
Ctrl + L → Left align
Ctrl + R → Right align
Ctrl + J → Justify align
Ctrl + Shift + > → Increase font size
Ctrl + Shift + < → Decrease font size
Ctrl + Shift + A → Make text ALL CAPS
Shift + F3 → Change case (lowercase → UPPERCASE → Capitalize Each Word)
Paragraph & Layout
Ctrl + 1 → Single line spacing
Ctrl + 2 → Double line spacing
Ctrl + 5 → 1.5 line spacing
Ctrl + M → Indent paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + M → Remove indent
Ctrl + T → Create hanging indent
Ctrl + Q → Remove paragraph formatting
Ctrl + Shift + L → Apply bullet list
Navigation
Ctrl + Home → Move to beginning of document
Ctrl + End → Move to end of document
Ctrl + ← / → → Move cursor word by word
Ctrl + ↑ / ↓ → Move cursor paragraph by paragraph
Page Up / Page Down → Scroll one screen up or down
Ctrl + Page Up → Go to previous page
Ctrl + Page Down → Go to next page
Special Insertions
Alt + Ctrl + I → Switch to Print Preview
Ctrl + Enter → Insert page break
Shift + Enter → Insert line break
Ctrl + Shift + N → Apply Normal style
Ctrl + Alt + 1/2/3 → Apply Heading 1/2/3