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Learning and using keyboard shortcuts decreases repetitive use of the mouse.

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Windows
Commands

More Tasks

Edit

Navigate Mail

Cancel Command/Close Menu
Esc

Insert Cursor in Excel Cell
F2

Add Page Break
Ctrl+Enter

Bold
Ctrl+B

Go to Beginning
Ctrl+Home

Close Document
Ctrl+W Ctrl+F4

New
Ctrl+N

Center
Ctrl+E

Change Case
Shift+F3

Go to End of Document
Ctrl+End

Exit Active Program
Alt+F4

Print
Ctrl+P

Cut
Ctrl+X

Change Font
Ctrl+D

Go to Next Excel Sheet
Ctrl+ PageDown

Explore
Windows Key+E

Print Preview
Ctrl+F2

Dbl Space
Ctrl+2

Copy
Ctrl+C

Go to Next Tab
Ctrl+Tab

Find
Windows Key+F
Ctrl+F

Save/Save As
Ctrl+S/ Ctrl+F12

Delete Word to Right
Ctrl+Delete

Delete Word to Left
Ctrl+ Backspace

Go to Previous Box/Field
Shift+Tab

Go to Desktop/Hide Desktop
Windows Key+D

Select All
Ctrl+A

Help
F1

Decrease Font
Ctrl+(

Go to Previous Web Page
Alt+Arrow

Maximize
Alt+Spacebar +X

Select Character/Cells
Shift+Arrow

Left Align
Ctrl+L

Increase Font
Ctrl+)

Move by Word/Line
Ctrl+Arrows

Minimize
Alt+Spacebar +N
Windows Key +M

Select Excel Column
Ctrl+ Spacebar

Right Align
Ctrl+R

Italic
Ctrl+I

Close Message
Alt+F4

Select Menu/Option
Alt+Underscore Key

Select Excel Row
Shift+ Spacebar

Shortcut Menu
Shift+F10

Justify
Ctrl+J

Get Message
Ctrl+T

Shutdown
Windows Key+U

Select Word
Ctrl+Shift+ arrow

Single Space
Ctrl+1

Paste
Ctrl+V

New Message
Ctrl+M

Start Menu
Windows Key
Ctrl+Esc

Select to Start of Line
Shift+Home

Spell Check
F7

Underline
Ctrl+U

Reply to Message
Ctrl+R

Toggle between Active Windows
Alt+Tab

Send Open Page
Alt+F D

Subscript+’+’

Undo
Ctrl+Z

Send Message
Ctrl+Enter

 

Macintosh Command Name

Command

All Caps

Command+Shift+A

Apply List Bullet

Command+Shift+L

Auto Format

Command+Option+K

Auto Text

Command+Option+V

Bold

Command+B

Center Para

Command+E

Change Case

Command+Option+C

Copy

Command+C

Delete Back Word

Command+Delete / Option+Delete

Doc Minimize

Command+M

End of Column

Control+PageDown

End of Row

Control+End

Find

Command+F

Font

Command+D

Footnote Now

Command+Option+F

Go Back

Command+Option+Z

Grow Font One Point

Command+)

Hyperlink

Command+K

Indent

Control+Shift+M

Insert Row

Command+Control+V

Italic

Command+I

Justify Para

Command+J

Left Para

Command+L

New

Command+Shift+P

Normal

Command+Option+N

Normal Style

Command+Shift+N

Open

Command+O

Page

Command+Option+P

Page Field

Control+Shift+P

Para Down

Command+DownArrow

Para Up

Command+UpArrow

Paragraph

Command+Option+M

Paste

Command+V

Paste from Scrapbook

Command+Shift+

Prev Cell

Shift+Tab

Print

Command+P

Quit Application

Command+Q

Redo or Repeat (edit)

Command+Y / Option+Return

Repeat Find

Command+Option+Y

Replace

Command+Shift+H

Right Para

Command+R

Save

Command+S

Select All

Command+A

Shrink Font

Command+Shift+,

Shrink Font One Point

Command+(

Small Caps

Command+Shift+K

Start of Column

Option+Shift+PageUp

Start of Column

Control+PageUp

Start of Doc Extend

Command+Shift+Home

Start of Document

Command+Home

Start of Document

Option+Home

Start of Line

Command+LeftArrow

Start of Line

Control+UpArrow

Start of Line Extend

Shift+Home

Start of Line Extend

Command+Shift+LeftArrow

Thesaurus

Command+Option+R

Underline

Command+U

Undo

Command+Z

Word Left

Option+LeftArrow