Computer Shortcut Keys List — Windows, MS Word, Excel & Browser

General (Windows)

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl` + `C`	Copy selected item
`Ctrl` + `X`	Cut selected item
`Ctrl` + `V`	Paste from clipboard
`Ctrl` + `Z`	Undo last action
`Ctrl` + `Y`	Redo last undone action
`Ctrl` + `A`	Select all items
`Alt` + `Tab`	Switch between open windows
`Alt` + `F4`	Close the active window or app
`Win`	Open or close the Start menu
`Win` + `D`	Show or hide the desktop
`Win` + `E`	Open File Explorer
`Win` + `L`	Lock the computer
`Win` + `R`	Open the Run dialog box
`Win` + `I`	Open Settings
`Win` + `Tab`	Open Task View
`Win` + `V`	Open clipboard history
`Win` + `Shift` + `S`	Take a screenshot of a selected area
`Win` + `Left / Right Arrow`	Snap the window to the left or right half of the screen
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Esc`	Open Task Manager
`Print Screen`	Capture the full screen to the clipboard

Shortcut	What it does
`Home`	Move cursor to the start of the line
`End`	Move cursor to the end of the line
`Ctrl` + `Home`	Move cursor to the beginning of the document
`Ctrl` + `End`	Move cursor to the end of the document
`Ctrl` + `Left / Right Arrow`	Move cursor one word left or right
`Ctrl` + `Backspace`	Delete the previous word
`Ctrl` + `Delete`	Delete the next word
`Shift` + `Left / Right Arrow`	Extend selection one character at a time
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Left / Right Arrow`	Extend selection one word at a time
`Shift` + `Home`	Select from cursor to the start of the line
`Shift` + `End`	Select from cursor to the end of the line
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Home / End`	Select from cursor to the start or end of the document
`Page Up / Page Down`	Scroll up or down one screen
`Ctrl` + `B`	Bold selected text
`Ctrl` + `I`	Italicise selected text
`Ctrl` + `U`	Underline selected text

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl` + `N`	Create a new document
`Ctrl` + `O`	Open an existing document
`Ctrl` + `S`	Save the document
`F12`	Save As
`Ctrl` + `P`	Print the document
`Ctrl` + `E`	Center align the paragraph
`Ctrl` + `L`	Left align the paragraph
`Ctrl` + `R`	Right align the paragraph
`Ctrl` + `J`	Justify the paragraph
`Ctrl` + `F`	Find text
`Ctrl` + `H`	Find and Replace
`Ctrl` + `G`	Go To a page, line or section
`Ctrl` + `Enter`	Insert a page break
`Ctrl` + `K`	Insert a hyperlink
`Ctrl` + `] / Ctrl` + `[`	Increase or decrease font size by one point
`Shift` + `F3`	Change case of selected text
`F7`	Run Spelling and Grammar check
`Ctrl` + `D`	Open the Font dialog box

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl` + `N`	Create a new workbook
`F2`	Edit the active cell
`Alt` + `=`	Insert AutoSum
`Ctrl` + `;`	Insert the current date
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `;`	Insert the current time
`Alt` + `Enter`	Start a new line within the same cell
`F4`	Toggle absolute and relative references while editing a formula
`Ctrl` + `Arrow Key`	Jump to the edge of the current data region
`Ctrl` + `Home`	Go to cell A1
`Ctrl` + `End`	Go to the last used cell
`Ctrl` + `Space`	Select the entire column
`Shift` + `Space`	Select the entire row
`Ctrl` + `D`	Fill down from the cell above
`Ctrl` + `R`	Fill right from the cell on the left
`Ctrl` + `1`	Open the Format Cells dialog box
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `L`	Turn filters on or off
`Ctrl` + `Page Down / Page Up`	Move to the next or previous worksheet
`Shift` + `F11`	Insert a new worksheet
`F11`	Create a chart on a new sheet

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl` + `T`	Open a new tab
`Ctrl` + `W`	Close the current tab
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `T`	Reopen the last closed tab
`Ctrl` + `Tab`	Go to the next tab
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Tab`	Go to the previous tab
`Ctrl` + `N`	Open a new window
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`	Open a new private (Incognito/InPrivate) window in Chrome or Edge
`Ctrl` + `L`	Focus the address bar
`F5 / Ctrl` + `R`	Reload the page
`Ctrl` + `F5`	Reload the page ignoring cached content
`Ctrl` + `D`	Bookmark the current page
`Ctrl` + `H`	Open browsing history
`Ctrl` + `J`	Open downloads
`Ctrl` + `F`	Find text on the page
`Ctrl` + `+ / Ctrl` + `-`	Zoom in or out
`Ctrl` + `0`	Reset zoom to default
`Alt` + `Left / Right Arrow`	Go back or forward
`F11`	Toggle full-screen mode
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Delete`	Open Clear browsing data

Shortcut	What it does
`Win` + `E`	Open File Explorer
`Ctrl` + `Shift` + `N`	Create a new folder
`F2`	Rename the selected file or folder
`Delete`	Move the selected item to the Recycle Bin
`Shift` + `Delete`	Delete permanently without using the Recycle Bin
`Alt` + `Enter`	Open Properties of the selected item
`Alt` + `Up Arrow`	Go up one folder level
`Alt` + `Left / Right Arrow`	Go back or forward
`Ctrl` + `A`	Select all files and folders
`Ctrl` + `Click`	Select multiple individual items
`Shift` + `Click`	Select a continuous range of items
`Ctrl` + `F / F3`	Search in the current folder
`Alt` + `D`	Focus the address bar
`Alt` + `P`	Show or hide the preview pane
`F5`	Refresh the folder view
`Ctrl` + `W`	Close the current Explorer window

Shortcut	What it does
`F1`	Open Help in most programs
`F2`	Rename a file in Explorer or edit the active cell in Excel
`F3`	Open search in File Explorer
`F4`	Repeat the last action in Word or toggle absolute references in Excel; Alt + F4 closes a window
`F5`	Refresh a page or folder, or start a slide show in PowerPoint
`F6`	Cycle focus between screen elements, such as the browser address bar
`F7`	Run Spelling and Grammar check in MS Office
`F8`	Turn on extend-selection mode in Word; opens Advanced Boot Options at startup on older Windows versions
`F9`	Update fields in Word or recalculate formulas in Excel
`F10`	Activate the menu bar or ribbon key tips
`F11`	Toggle full-screen mode in a browser or create a chart in Excel
`F12`	Open Save As in MS Office or developer tools in a browser