Alt
Ctrl
Del
Keyboard Shortcuts
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What are they?
• Keyboard shortcuts are alternate
ways to do something that you
would ordinarily use the mouse
for.
• One or more keys can be used
together for a specific function.
• Work differently in different
applications (Internet Explorer,
Word, Excel, etc)
• Shortcuts also include the
‘function’ keys (e.g. F11).
• Windows machines only, sorry!
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Keys you will use
ESC : Escape

 : Enter / Return
  : TAB ALT : ALT
Ctrl : Control

 : Shift
• You may use some of these keys
in connection with others, to form
a specific task.
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Useful Function Keys:
F1 : Application ‘Help’ menu F10 : Activates ‘menu bar’ options
F2 : ‘Rename’ file F11 : Full screen (Internet Browser)
Prnt
F3 : ‘Find’ dialogue box Scrn : Copies screen content to clipboard
F5 : ‘Refresh/Reload’ screen : Opens Windows ‘start’ menu
F7 : ‘Spell check’ document ESC : Escape
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Instructions
• Press the first key and then, when
holding it down, press the second
(and third if necessary) key to
perform action.
• Example:
1. Press ‘Ctrl’ key and, while holding
Ctrl C
it down, press ‘C’ key to copy
selected/highlighted text.
2. Press ‘Ctrl’ key and, while holding
Ctrl  it down, press ‘right-arrows’ key
to progress the cursor one whole
word to the right.
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Useful Shortcuts: Text (1)
Ctrl A : Highlight all text
Ctrl X : Cut selected
Ctrl C : Copy selected
Ctrl V : Paste selected
Ctrl Z : Undo last action
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Useful Shortcuts: Text (2)
Ctrl  : Move cursor one word to right
Ctrl  : Move one word to left
Ctrl  : Move one paragraph up

Ctrl : Move one paragraph down
Ctrl  : Highlight one word at a time,

in the direction of the arrow
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Useful Shortcuts: Text (3)
Ctrl B : Bold selected text
Ctrl I : Italicise text
Ctrl U : Underline text
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Useful Shortcuts: General (1)
Ctrl O : Open document
Ctrl W : Close document/window
Ctrl S : Save document
Ctrl P : Print
Ctrl Q : Quit application
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Useful Shortcuts: General (2)
ALT   : Choose from open Apps.
  : Cycle through open Apps.
M : Minimise Apps.

M : Undo Minimise
D : Displays desktop
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Additional Resouces
• support.microsoft.com
• www.internet4classrooms.com
• www.computerhope.com
• support.apple.com
• www.creativebits.org
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Thank you for your time
• David Hopkins
Learning Technologist,
The Business School,
Bournemouth University
dhopkins@bournemouth.ac.uk
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