ETR's Favorite Shortcut Keys ( And More..)

Most of us can't remember the laundry list of shortcut keys in Word (or any other program). Here's the short list of the best shortcut keys to know. If you learn only these key combinations, you're guaranteed to save time.

Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V = Cut, Copy and Paste respectively. These work in virtually every Windows program. Learn them, use them, save LOTS of time and mousing around in the Edit menu.

Ctrl+B = Apply Bold. Highlight text then click Ctrl+B...voila insto-bold.

Ctrl+I = Apply Italic. Same idea as adding bold, except it adds italic instead.

Ctrl+Y = Repeat the last action. Say you just added a row to a table. Click Ctrl+Y and add another one. Keep doing it and add a whole bunch of them.

Ctrl+spacebar = remove all local formatting. If text looks weird, it could be because you accidentally added something. It's also good consistency. You can make sure that the only formatting you're applying is the stuff you've set up in your styles.

Shft+F3 = Toggles case. If you know people who type in all upper case, you have my permission to rip the Caps Lock key off their keyboard. In the meantime, use Shift+F3 to switch case from UPPER, lower, and Initial Caps.

Shift + Tab = Moves back one space - I use this a lot in QuickBooks since you tab to move throught the fields instead of Enter!

Alt + Tab = Moves from one opened program to another without having to minimize!

Ctrl + A = Select All - This is great when you have a lot of e-mail messages you want to delete.

Ctrl+Home, Ctrl+End = Move to the top and bottom of a document, respectively.

F8 + arrow keys = Select text. Sometimes selecting large bodies of text with the mouse is a big pain. Use F8 in conjunction with the arrow keys or Page Up and Page Down keys to select it more easily.

Windows Shortcut Keys Description Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) Automatically adjust the width's of all the columns in Windows explorer Ctrl + Backspace Delete word to the left of cursor Alt + E Edit options in current program Alt + Enter Opens properties window of Selected icon or program Alt + Esc Switch Between open applications on taskbar Alt + F File menu options in current program Alt + F4 Closes Current open program Alt + Print Screen Copies active window to the clipboard Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications Alt + Tab Switch between open applications Ctrl + A Select all text Ctrl + C Copy highlighted text, data, or image Ctrl + Del Delete word to the right of cursor Ctrl + End Goes to end of document Ctrl + Esc Bring Up start button Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document Ctrl + Insert Copy selected item Ctrl + Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time Ctrl + V Paste Ctrl + X Cut selected item Ctrl + Z Undoes a previous action End Goes to end of current line F1 Accesses online help from most programs F2 Renames selected Icon F3 Starts find from desktop F4 Opens the drive selection when browsing F5 Refresh Contents Holding Shift Boot safe mode or by pass system files Holding Shift When putting in an audio CD will prevent CD Player from playing Home Goes to beginning of current line Shift + Del Cut selected item Shift + Del Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin Shift + End Highlights from current position to end of line Shift + F10 Simulates right click on selected item Shift + Home Highlights from current position to beginning of line Shift + Insert Paste   Word Shortcut Keys Description Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection Ctrl + C Copy selected text Ctrl + X Cut selected text Ctrl + P Paste Ctrl + F Open find box Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection Ctrl + K Insert link Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection Ctrl + Y Repeat the last action performed Ctrl + Z Undo last action Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1 Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1 Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1 Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1 Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document Ctrl + Spacebar Enable / Disable auto correction Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1 Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2 Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3 F1 Open Help Shift + F3 Change the case of the selected text F4 Repeat the last action performed (2000+) F5 Open goto window F7 Spell check selected text and or document Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus F12 Save as Shfit + F12 Save     Excel Shortcut Keys Description F7 Spell check selected text and or  document F11 Create chart Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time Ctrl + ; Enter the current date Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window Shift + F5 Bring up search box Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection Ctrl + K Insert link Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selecti