Very Helpful and Interesting Computer’s Shortcut Keys
Learn 100+ very helpful and interesting Computer keyboard shortcut keys. Learn this lesson and enhance your keyboard typing speed with shortcut keys.
Computer’s Shortcut Keys:
- CTRL+A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select All
- CTRL+C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy
- CTRL+X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cut
- CTRL+V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paste
- CTRL+Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undo
- CTRL+B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bold
- CTRL+U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underline
- CTRL+I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italic
- F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help
- F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rename selected object
- F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find all files
- F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens file list drop-down in dialogs
- F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refresh current window
- F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shifts focus in Windows Explorer
- F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activates menu bar options
- ALT+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cycles between open applications
- ALT+F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quit program, close current window
- ALT+F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch between current program windows
- ALT+ENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens properties dialog
- ALT+SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System menu for current window
- ALT+¢ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . opens drop-down lists in dialog boxes
- BACKSPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch to parent folder
- CTRL+ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens Start menu
- CTRL+ALT+DEL. . . . . . . . . .Opens task manager, reboots the computer
- CTRL+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Move through property tabs
- CTRL+SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . Create shortcut (also right-click, drag)
- CTRL+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy File
- ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancel last function
- SHIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press/hold SHIFT, insert CD-ROM to bypass auto-play
- SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . Move file
- SHIFT+F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens context menu (same as right-click)
- SHIFT+DELETE . . . . . . . . . . . Full wipe delete (bypasses Recycle Bin)
- ALT+Underlined letter . . . . Opens the corresponding menu
PC Keyboard Shortcuts Document Cursor Controls:
- HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to beginning of line or far left of field or screen
- END . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to end of line, or far right of field or screen
- CTRL+HOME . . . . . . . . to the top
- CTRL+END . . . . . . . . . . to the bottom
- PAGE UP . . . . . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog box up one page
- PAGE DOWN . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog down one page
- ARROW KEYS . . . . . . . move focus in documents, dialogs, etc.
- CTRL+ > . . . . . . . . . . . . next word
- CTRL+SHIFT+ > . . . . . . selects word
Windows Explorer Tree Control:
- Numeric Keypad * . . . Expand all under current selection
- Numeric Keypad + . . . Expands current selection
- Numeric Keypad – . . . Collapses current selection
- ¦ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expand current selection or go to first child
- ‰ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collapse current selection or go to parent
Special Characters:
- ‘ Opening single quote . . . alt 0145
- ’ Closing single quote . . . . alt 0146
- “ Opening double quote . . . alt 0147
- “ Closing double quote. . . . alt 0148
- – En dash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0150
- — Em dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0151
- … Ellipsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0133
- Bullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0149
- ° Degree symbol . . . . . . . . . alt 0176
- ¢ Cent sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0162
- 1⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0188
- 1⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0189
- 3⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0190
PC Keyboard Shortcuts:
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- Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0169
- Registration Mark . . . . . . . alt 0174
- é . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0233
- É . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0201
- ñ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0241
- ÷ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0247
File Menu Options In Current Program:
- Alt + E Edit options in the current program
- F1 Universal help (for all programs)
- Ctrl + A Select all text
- Ctrl + X Cut selected item
- Shift + Del Cut selected item
- Ctrl + C Copy selected item
- Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
- Ctrl + V Paste
- Shift + Ins Paste
- Home Go to beginning of current line
- Ctrl + Home Go to beginning of document
- End Go to end of current line
- Ctrl + End Go to end of document
- Shift + Home Highlight from current position to beginning of line
- Shift + End Highlight from current position to end of line
- Ctrl + f Move one word to the left at a time
- Ctrl + g Move one word to the right at a time
