Win Shortcut

Win                                 Press windows key to open start menu

Win+R                           Apply to open Run dialog box                           

Win+M                           Apply to minimize all opened windows                                

Win+Shift+M                 Apply to maximize all opened windows                                  

Win+L                            Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP                                 

Win+E                            Press keys to open My Computer                                

Win+F                            Apply to open search options                                 

Win+U                            Apply keys to open Utility Manager                                   

Win+D                            To view desktop/minimize all windows                                  

Win+F1                           To view the detail windows help page                                           

Win+Pause                    To view the System Properties dialog box                               

Win+Tab                         Move through taskbar programs                             

Win+F+Ctrl                      Apply to open search for computers

Alt+Tab                            Move through opened windows programs                                

Alt+F4                              Press keys to close active windows program                                

Alt+Enter                         Apply to open properties of selected item                               

Alt+ SPACEBAR            Open the system menu of active window                                  

Alt+ SPACEBAR +N      Press keys to minimize the active program                                 

Alt+ SPACEBAR +R      Press keys to restore the active program                                

Alt+ SPACEBAR+C       Press keys to close the active program                                

Alt+ SPACEBAR+X        Press keys to maximize the active program                                 

Alt+ SPACEBAR+M       Press keys to move the active program                                

Ctrl+Alt+Delete              Apply to open windows task manager                               

Ctrl+Shift+Esc               Apply to open windows task manager                                

Ctrl+Esc                         Press keys to open start menu                                 

Shift                                 Shift key to prevent CD from automatically playing                                

Shift+Delete                  To delete items permanently     

Accelerating Microsoft Excel

To...	Use this shortcut
Open a new workbook	Press Ctrl+N.
Move left to right, cell by cell	Press Tab, or press the Right Arrow key.
Move right to left, cell by cell	Press Shift+Tab, or press the Left Arrow key.
Move down, cell by cell	Press Enter, or press the Down Arrow key.
Move up, cell by cell	Press Shift+Enter, or press the Up Arrow key.
Move down or up to the last empty or non-empty cell	Press Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow or Up Arrow.
Move to the last empty or non-empty cell to the right or left	Press Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow or Left Arrow.
Erase data in the current cell	Press Backspace.
Insert a return within a cell	Press Alt+Enter.
Return to the beginning of the row	Press HOME.
Advance to the next worksheet	Ctrl+Page Down
Go to the previous worksheet	Ctrl+Page Up
Enter the date	Press Ctrl+Semicolon (;).
Enter the time	Press Ctrl+Shift+Colon (:).
Find out about the style within the cell	Press Alt+Apostrophe (‘).
Display the Format Cells dialog box	Press Ctrl+1.
Apply the general number format	Press Ctrl+Shift+Tilde (~).
Apply the currency number format	Press Ctrl+Shift+Dollar Sign ($).
Apply the percentage number format	Press Ctrl+Shift+Percent (%).
Apply a border	Press Ctrl+Shift+Ampersand (&).
Remove a border	Press Ctrl+Shift+ underscore (_).
Hide the selected columns	Press Ctrl+0 (zero).
Hide the selected rows	Press Ctrl+9.
Unhide hidden rows within a selection	Press Ctrl+Shift+opening parenthesis.

Working with Microsoft Word

Working with Microsoft Word

To...	Use this shortcut
Select text	Press Shift+Right Arrow, Left Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow to highlight text. To select one word at a time, press Shift+Ctrl+Arrow. To select to the end of the line, press Shift+End.
Copy selected text	Press Ctrl+C.
Cut selected text	Press Ctrl+X.
Paste selected text	Press Ctrl+V.
Bold text	Press Ctrl+B.
Search for text in a document	Press Ctrl+F.
Find and replace text in a document	Press Ctrl+H.
Got to a page, line, or bookmark in a document	Press Ctrl+G.
Italicize text	Press Ctrl+I.
Underline text	Press Ctrl+U.
Subscript text	Press Ctrl+equal sign (=).
Superscript text	Press Ctrl+plus sign (+).
Center text	Press Ctrl+E.
Align text left	Press Ctrl+L.
Align text right	Press Ctrl+R.
Justify text	Press Ctrl+J.
Decrease the font size	Press Ctrl+Shift+less than sign (<). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll down.
Increase the font size	Press Ctrl+Shift+greater than sign (>). If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up.
Change the font	Press CTRL+SHIFT+F, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font.
Change font size	Press Ctrl+Shift+P, and then use the arrow keys to reach the new font size. If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also press Ctrl and scroll up or down.
Create a page break	Press Ctrl+Enter.
Create a new document	Press Ctrl+N.
Open the My Documents window	Press Ctrl+O.
Close a document	Press Ctrl+W.
Save a document	Press Ctrl+S.
Print a document	Press CTRL+P.
Preview what you're about to print	Press ALT+Ctrl+I. In Windows 7, this keyboard shortcut opens the integrated Print and Preview window, which you can also access by pressing Ctrl+P.
Resize a shape (Office 2010)	Select the shape, and then press Shift+Arrow.
Rotate a shape (Office 2010)	Select the shape, and then hold the Alt key while you press the Left Arrow key or the Right Arrow key.

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