Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl-A = Select All
Ctrl-B = Bold (toggles on/off)
Ctrl-C = Copy (everybody knows this one)
Ctrl-D = Font
Ctrl-E = Center
Ctrl-F = Find
Ctrl-G = Go To (MS Excel & MS Word)
Ctrl-H = Find and Replace
Ctrl-I = Italics (toggles on/off)
Ctrl-J = Justify
Ctrl-K = Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl-L = Justify Left
Ctrl-M = Indent
Ctrl-N = New (as in open new document, spreadsheet, etc.)
Ctrl-O = Open
Ctrl-P = Print (everybody knows this one, too)
Ctrl-Q = Mark as Read (Outlook Email Messages)
Ctrl-R = Justify Right
Ctrl-S = Save (when in doubt, save, save, save!)
Ctrl-T = Tab Set
Ctrl-U = Underline (toggles on/off)
Ctrl-V = Paste (of course)
Ctrl-W = Close (open document)
Ctrl-X = Cut
Ctrl-Y = Repeat Last Command
Ctrl-Z = Undo Last Command
Ctrl-; = Insert current date (in MS Excel)
Ctrl- -> (right arrow) = jump one word to the right
Ctrl- <- (left arrow) = jump one word to the left
Ctrl–Backspace = Delete word
Ctrl-Enter (Carriage Return) = Insert a Page Break
Esc = Escape / Cancel / Close Dialog Box / Close current email message, etc.
End = Takes you to end of a field, cell, line
Home = Takes you to beginning of a field, cell, line
Ctrl-End = Takes you to end of document, spreadsheet, etc.
Ctrl-Home = Takes you to beginning of document, spreadsheet, etc.
Alt-W (1,2,3...) = View multiple pages at once (in MS Word)
F1 = Help
Alt-F4 = Closes current Window
F5 = Refresh
F7 = Spelling
F11 = Full Screen (in Internet Explorer)
F12 = Save as…
Alt-Print Screen = Copies current Window to Clipboard
Ctrl-Print Screen = Copies complete computer screen to Clipboard
Alt-Tab = Toggles through open Windows (or back and forth between two Windows)
Windows-Tab = Toggles through open Windows, but looks cooler
Windows-L = Locks computer (make sure you know the password before you try this one)
Windows-M = Minimizes all open Windows
=rand(x,y) = Inserts “random text” where x=number of paragraphs and y=number of sentences per paragraph. Works in Microsoft Office applications. Note: The “random text” is typically pulled from the software help and, as such, is covered by Copyright laws. Use with caution.