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Whilst
most of us are familiar with the standard "cut"
"copy" and "paste" keyboard shortcuts there
are often many more available in specific applications and for
the operating system that can prove useful not only for speed but
also for reducing one's dependence on the mouse or trackball.
Many
of these can be found by opening the application and looking at
the menus to see what shortcuts are available. Not all keyboard
shortcuts will be documented directly from these menus though, so
searching on the keywords "keyboard shortcuts" in the
operating system or application's HELP menu can turn up more
complete lists.
Here
are a few common shortcuts to get you going:
PC
Shortcuts
Generic -
These should work in most situations.
| Press |
To |
| CTRL+A |
Select all. |
| CTRL+C |
Copy. |
| CTRL+X |
Cut. |
| CTRL+V |
Paste. |
| CTRL+P |
Print. |
| CTRL+Y |
Redo. |
| CTRL+Z |
Undo. |
| DELETE |
Delete. |
| ESC |
Cancel the current
task. |
Windows™
- Depends on version.
| Press: |
To: |
| SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
| SHIFT when you insert a
CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from
automatically playing. |
| BACKSPACE |
View the folder one
level up in My Computer or Windows™ Explorer. |
| F1 |
Open "Help"
page for application or OS. |
| F2 |
Rename selected item. |
| F3 |
Search for a file or
folder. |
| F4 |
Display the Address bar
list in My Computer or Windows™ Explorer. |
| CTRL+F4 |
Close the active
document in programs that allow you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously. |
| ALT+F4 |
Close the active item,
or quit the active program. |
| F5 |
Refresh the active
window. |
| F6 |
Cycle through screen
elements in a window or on the desktop. |
| F10 |
Activate the menu bar
in the active program. |
| SHIFT+F10 |
Display the shortcut
menu for the selected item. |
| RIGHT ARROW |
Open the next menu to
the right, or open a submenu. |
| LEFT ARROW |
Open the next menu to
the left, or close a submenu. |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the next word. |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the previous word. |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
| CTRL+UP ARROW |
Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
| CTRL+SHIFT with any of
the arrow keys |
Highlight a block of
text. |
| SHIFT with any of the
arrow keys |
Select more than one
item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within
a document. |
| CTRL+ESC |
Display the
"Start" menu. |
| ALT+ENTER |
View properties for the
selected item. |
| ALT+TAB |
Switch between open
items. |
| ALT+ESC |
Cycle through items in
the order they were opened. |
| ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the System menu
for the active window. |
| ALT+Underlined letter
in a menu name |
Display the
corresponding menu. |
| Underlined letter in a
command name on an open menu |
Carry out the
corresponding command. |
See your
own OS help for further information.
Office
Each application
(Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) will have additional keyboard
shortcuts - some which may differ between applications. Check the
appropriate help sections for details and see what might be
useful.
Mac
Shortcuts
Generic
TBA
Operating
System
TBA
Office
TBA
Linux
Shortcuts.
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