Microsoft basic commands

1. A-Z Shortcut Keys in Microsoft Word
 F1 key — Get help or use the Office assistant
 SHIFT and F1 Key — Context sensitive help
 F2 Key — Move text or image
 SHIFT + F2 Key — Copy text
 F3 Key — Insert an autotext entry
 SHIFT + F3 Key — Change the case of the selected text
 F4 Key — Perform last action again
 SHIFT + F4 Key — Perform a Find or Go to action again
 F5 Key — Displays the Go to dialogue box. You can also get to Find and Replace from here
 SHIFT + F5 Key — Move to a previous revision
 F6 Key — Go to the next frame or pane
 SHIFT + F6 Key — Go to the previous frame or pane
 F7 Key — Launch the Spell checker
 SHIFT + F7 Key — Launch the Thesaurus
 F8 Key — Extend the current selection
 SHIFT + F8 Key — Shrink the current selection
 F9 Key — Update the selected fields
 SHIFT + F9 Key — Switch between a field code and its result
 F10 Key — Activate the menu bar
 SHIFT + F10 Key — Display a Shortcut Menu (same as right-clicking)
 F11 Key — Go to the next field
 SHIFT + F11 Key — Go to the previous field
 F12 Key — Save file As, equivalent to tools menu
 SHIFT + F12 Key — Save document, equivalent to tools menu
 CTRL and A — Selects all in the current document
 CTRL and B — Bold text
 CTRL and C — Copies the item or text to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V
 CTRL and D — Displays the Font dialogue box
 CTRL and E — Centre Alignment
 CTRL and F — Displays the Find dialog box, to search the current document
 CTRL and G — Displays the Go to dialog box, to go to a specific location in the current
document
 CTRL and H — Displays the Replace dialogue box
 CTRL and I — Italic text

2.  CTRL and J — Full Justification
 CTRL and K — Create Hyperlink
 CTRL and L — Left Alignment
 CTRL and M — Tab
 CTRL and N — Creates a new document
 CTRL and O — Displays the Open File dialogue box
 CTRL and P — Displays the Print dialog box
 CTRL and R — Right Alignment
 CTRL and S — Displays the Save dialog box
 CTRL and U — Underline text
 CTRL and V — Pastes the copied item or text from the Clipboard into the current position in
the document
 CTRL and X — Cuts the item or text selected to the Clipboard
 CTRL and Y — Redo the last undone action
 CTRL and Z — Undoes the last action
 CTRL and ENTER — Insert Page Break
 CTRL and F2 — Show Print preview
 CTRL and F4 — Closes the active document window
 CTRL and F6 — Opens the next document window
Windows Shortcut Keys
Windows key + R — Run menu
Windows key + E — Explorer
ALT + Tab — Switch between windows
ALT + Space + X — Maximize window
CTRL + Shift + Esc — Task Manager
Windows key + Break — System properties
Windows key + F — Search
Windows key + D — Hide/Display all windows
CTRL + C — Copy
CTRL + X — Cut
CTRL + V — Paste
Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows

3. [Alt] + [Esc] — Switch between running applications
[Alt] + letter — Select menu item by underlined letter
[Ctrl] + [Esc] — Open Program Menu
[Ctrl] + [F4] — Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)
[Alt] + [F4] — Quit active application or close current window
[Alt] + [-] — Open Control menu for active document
Ctrl] Lft. + Rt. arrow — Move cursor forward or back one word
Ctrl] Up + Down arrow — Move cursor forward or back one paragraph
[F1] — Open Help for active application
Windows + M — Minimize all open windows
Shift+Windows + M — Undo minimize all open windows
Windows + F1 — Open Windows Help
Windows + Tab — Cycle through the Taskbar buttons
Windows + Break — Open the System Properties dialog box
Accessability Shortcuts
 Right SHIFT for eight seconds — Switch FilterKeys on and off
 Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN — Switch High Contrast on and off
 Left ALT + left SHIFT +NUM LOCK — Switch MouseKeys on and off
 SHIFT five times — Switch StickyKeys on and off
 NUM LOCK for five seconds — Switch ToggleKeys on and off
Explorer Shortcuts
 END — Display the bottom of the active window
 HOME — Display the top of the active window
 NUM LOCK + ASTERISK — on numeric keypad (*) Display all subfolders under the selected
folder
 NUM LOCK + PLUS SIGN — on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected
folder
 NUM LOCK + MINUS SIGN — on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder
 LEFT ARROW — Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder
 RIGHT ARROW — Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder

4. System Commands
Type the following commands in your Run Box (Windows Key + R) or Start Run
 devmgmt.msc — Device Manager
 msinfo32 — System Information
 cleanmgr — Disk Cleanup
 ntbackup — Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
 mmc — Microsoft Management Console
 excel — Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
 msaccess — Microsoft Access (If Installed)
 powerpnt — Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
 winword — Microsoft Word (If Installed)
 frontpg — Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
 notepad — Notepad
 wordpad — WordPad
 calc — Calculator
 msmsgs — Windows Messenger
 mspaint — Microsoft Paint

5.  wmplayer — Windows Media Player
 rstrui — System Restore
 netscp6 — Netscape 6.x
 netscp — Netscape 7.x
 netscape — Netscape 4.x
 waol — America Online
 control — Opens the Control Panel
 control printers — Opens the Printers Dialog
 cmd — Command Prompt
 iexplore + "web address" — Internet Explorer
 compmgmt.msc — Computer Management
 dhcpmgmt.msc — DHCP Management
 dnsmgmt.msc — DNS Management
 services.msc — Services
 eventvwr — Event Viewer
 dsa.msc — Active Directory Users and Computers
 dssite.msc — Active Directory Sites and Services

6. Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys
 Alt + Left Arrow — Back a page
 Backspace — Back a page
 Alt + Right Arrow — Forward a page
 F5 — Refresh current page, frame, or tab
 F11 — Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode
 Esc — Stop page or download from loading
 Ctrl + (- or +) — Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will
increase
 Ctrl + Enter — Quickly complete an address. For example, type google in the address bar and
press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.google.com
 Ctrl + D — Add a Favorite for the page currently opened
 Ctrl + I — Display available bookmarks

7.  Ctrl + N — Open New browser window
 Ctrl + P — Print current page / frame
 Ctrl + T — Opens a new tab
 Ctrl + F4 — Closes the currently selected tab
 Ctrl + Tab — Moves through each of the open tabs
 Spacebar — Moves down a page at a time
 Shift + Spacebar — Moves up a page at a time
 Alt + Down arrow — Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on
drop down menu
Mozilla Firefox Shortcut Keys
 Alt + Left Arrow — Back a page
 Backspace — Back a page
 Alt + Right Arrow — Forward a page
 F5 — Refresh current page, frame, or tab
 F11 — Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode
 Esc — Stop page or download from loading
 Ctrl + (- or +) — Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will
increase

8.  Ctrl + Enter — Quickly complete an address. For example, type google in the address bar and
press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.google.com
 Shift + Enter — Complete a .net instead of a .com address
 Ctrl + Shift + Enter — Complete a .org address
 Ctrl + Shift + Del — Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data
 Ctrl + D — Add a bookmark for the page currently opened
 Ctrl + I — Display available bookmarks
 Ctrl + J — Display the download window
 Ctrl + N — Open New browser window
 Ctrl + P — Print current page / frame
 Ctrl + T — Opens a new tab
 Ctrl + F4 — Closes the currently selected tab
 Ctrl + Shift + T — Undo the close of a window
 Ctrl + Tab — Moves through each of the open tabs
 Spacebar — Moves down a page at a time
 Shift + Spacebar — Moves up a page at a time
 Alt + Down arrow — Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on
drop down menu

9. Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys
 F2 — Edit the selected cell
 F5 — Go to a specific cell. For example, C6
 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 selection
 Ctrl + P — Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing
 Ctrl + Z — Undo last action
 Ctrl + F9 — Minimize current window
 Ctrl + F10 — Maximize currently selected window
 Ctrl + F6 — Switch between open workbooks / windows
 Ctrl + Page up — Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document
 Ctrl + Page down — Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document
 Ctrl + Tab — Move between Two or more open Excel files
 Alt + = — Create a formula to add all of the above cells
 Ctrl + ' — Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected
 Ctrl + Shift + ! — Format number in comma format
 Ctrl + Shift + $ — Format number in currency format
 Ctrl + Shift + # — Format number in date format
 Ctrl + Shift + % — Format number in percentage format
 Ctrl + Shift + ^ — Format number in scientific format
 Ctrl + Shift + @ — Format number in time format
 Ctrl + Arrow key — Move to next section of text
 Ctrl + Space — Select entire column
 Shift + Space — Select entire row