16 Important Keyboard Shortcuts To Help You Save Time At Work

Keyboard shortcuts are the best way to make your work lot easier and in fact interesting .

A good mastery is achieved upon repeatedly using them.

To memorize someone, just save them on a quick look note and always refer to them whenever need be.

Important Shortcut Keys System

1. CTRL+A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select All
2. CTRL+C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy
3. CTRL+X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cut
4. CTRL+V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paste
5. CTRL+Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undo
6. CTRL+B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bold
7. CTRL+U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underline
8. CTRL+I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italic
9. F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help
10. F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rename selected object
11. F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find all files
12. F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens file list drop-down in dialogs
13. F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refresh current window
14. F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shifts focus in Windows Explorer
15. F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activates menu bar options
16. ALT+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cycles between open applications

More shortcuts to master

1. ALT+F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quit program, close current window
2. ALT+F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch between current program windows
3. ALT+ENTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens properties dialog
4. ALT+SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System menu for current window
5. ALT+¢ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . opens drop-down lists in dialog boxes
6. BACKSPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch to parent folder
7. CTRL+ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens Start menu
8. CTRL+ALT+DEL . . . . . . . . . . Opens task manager, reboots the computer
9. CTRL+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Move through property tabs
10. CTRL+SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . Create shortcut (also right-click, drag)
11. CTRL+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy File
12. ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancel last function
13. SHIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press/hold SHIFT, insert CD-ROM to bypass auto-play
14. SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . Move file
15. SHIFT+F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens context menu (same as right-click)
16. SHIFT+DELETE . . . . . . . . . . . Full wipe delete (bypasses Recycle Bin)
17. ALT+underlined letter . . . . Opens the corresponding menu
18. PC Keyboard Shortcuts
19. Document Cursor Controls
20. HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to beginning of line or far left of field or screen
21. END . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to end of line, or far right of field or screen
22. CTRL+HOME . . . . . . . . to the top
23. CTRL+END . . . . . . . . . . to the bottom
24. PAGE UP . . . . . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog box up one page
25. PAGE DOWN . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog down one page
26. ARROW KEYS . . . . . . . move focus in documents, dialogs, etc.
27. CTRL+ > . . . . . . . . . . . . next word
28. CTRL+SHIFT+ > . . . . . . selects word
29. Windows Explorer Tree Control
30. Numeric Keypad * . . . Expand all under current selection
31. Numeric Keypad + . . . Expands current selection
32. Numeric Keypad – . . . Collapses current selection
33. ¦ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expand current selection or go to first child
34. ‰ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collapse current selection or go to parent
35. Special Characters
36. ‘ Opening single quote . . . alt 0145
37. ’ Closing single quote . . . . alt 0146
38. “ Opening double quote . . . alt 0147
39. “ Closing double quote. . . . alt 0148
40. – En dash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0150
41. — Em dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0151
42. … Ellipsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0133
43. • Bullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0149
44. ® Registration Mark . . . . . . . alt 0174
45. © Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0169
46. ™ Trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0153
47. ° Degree symbol. . . . . . . . . alt 0176
48. ¢ Cent sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0162
49. 1⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0188
50. 1⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0189
51. 3⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0190
52. PC Keyboard Shortcuts
53. Creating unique images in a uniform world! Creating unique images in a uniform world!
54. é . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0233
55. É . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0201
56. ñ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0241
57. ÷ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0247
58. File menu options in current program
59. Alt + E Edit options in current program
60. F1 Universal help (for all programs)
61. Ctrl + A Select all text
62. Ctrl + X Cut selected item
63. Shift + Del Cut selected item
64. Ctrl + C Copy selected item
65. Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
66. Ctrl + V Paste
67. Shift + Ins Paste
68. Home Go to beginning of current line
69. Ctrl + Home Go to beginning of document
70. End Go to end of current line
71. Ctrl + End Go to end of document
72. Shift + Home Highlight from current position to beginning of line
73. Shift + End Highlight from current position to end of line
74. Ctrl + f Move one word to the left at a time
75. Ctrl + g Move one word to the right at a time
76. MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® SHORTCUT KEYS
77. Alt + Tab Switch between open applications
78. Alt +
79. Shift + Tab
80. Switch backwards between open
81. applications
82. Alt + Print
83. Screen
84. Create screen shot for current program
85. Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows® task manager
86. Ctrl + Esc Bring up start menu
87. Alt + Esc Switch between applications on taskbar
88. F2 Rename selected icon
89. F3 Start find from desktop
90. F4 Open the drive selection when browsing
91. F5 Refresh contents
92. Alt + F4 Close current open program
93. Ctrl + F4 Close window in program
94. Ctrl + Plus
95. Key
96. Automatically adjust widths of all columns
97. in Windows Explorer
98. Alt + Enter Open properties window of selected icon
99. or program
100. Shift + F10 Simulate right-click on selected item
101. Shift + Del Delete programs/files permanently
102. Holding Shift
103. During Bootup
104. Boot safe mode or bypass system files
105. Holding Shift
106. During Bootup
107. When putting in an audio CD, will prevent
108. CD Player from playing
109. WINKEY SHORTCUTS
110. WINKEY + D Bring desktop to the top of other windows
111. WINKEY + M Minimize all windows
112. WINKEY +
113. SHIFT + M
114. Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M
115. and WINKEY + D
116. WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer
117. WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs on taskbar
118. WINKEY + F Display the Windows® Search/Find feature
119. WINKEY +
120. CTRL + F
121. Display the search for computers window
122. WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft® Windows® help
123. WINKEY + R Open the run window
124. WINKEY +
125. Pause /Break
126. Open the system properties window
127. WINKEY + U Open utility manager
128. WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP® & later)
129. OUTLOOK® SHORTCUT KEYS
130. Alt + S Send the email
131. Ctrl + C Copy selected text
132. Ctrl + X Cut selected text
133. Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
134. Ctrl + K Complete name/email typed in address bar
135. Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
136. Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
137. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
138. Ctrl + R Reply to an email
139. Ctrl + F Forward an email
140. Ctrl + N Create a new email
141. Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar
142. Ctrl + Shift + O Open the outbox
143. Ctrl + Shift + I Open the inbox
144. Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task
145. Ctrl + Shift + C Create a new contact
146. Ctrl + Shift+ J Create a new journal entry
147. WORD® SHORTCUT KEYS
148. Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page
149. Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
150. Ctrl + C Copy selected text
151. Ctrl + X Cut selected text
152. Ctrl + N Open new/blank document
153. Ctrl + O Open options
154. Ctrl + P Open the print window
155. Ctrl + F Open find box
156. Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
157. Ctrl + K Insert link
158. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
159. Ctrl + V Paste
160. Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
161. Ctrl + Z Undo last action
162. Ctrl + G Find and replace options
163. Ctrl + H Find and replace options
164. Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment
165. Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left
166. Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left
167. Ctrl + E Align selected