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Senior Tech Center: Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
Increase your productivity and prevent repetitive stress by using keyboard shortcuts!
For many computer users, typing is less painful than using the mouse. Get in the
habit of using shortcuts, and your comfort and speed at the computer will increase.
The following shortcuts will work with most Windows programs. The ( + ) characters are not meant to be used. They indicate
that more than one key must be pressed at the same time.
Windows System Shortcuts
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| Ctrl+F | Find | | Ctrl+Esc | Open Start menu | | Alt+Tab | Switch between open programs | | Alt+F4 | Quit program | | Alt+Spacebar | Display Shortcut Menu for active window |
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File Menu Shortcuts
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| F1 | Help | | Ctrl+F | Find | | Ctrl+O | Open | | Ctrl+N | New Document | | Ctrl+S | Save | | Shift+Ctrl+S | Save as | | Ctrl+P | Print | |
Crtl+W | Close |
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Edit Menu Shortcuts
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| Ctrl+A | Select all | | Ctrl+C | Copy | | Ctrl+X | Cut | | Ctrl+V | Paste | | Ctrl+Z | Undo |
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| Format Menu Shortcuts |
| Ctrl+B | Bold | | Ctrl+U | Underline | | Ctrl+I | Italic |
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Microsoft Key
Shortcuts
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The Microsoft Key can be found in between the Ctrl and Alt keys on most Windows keyboards.
| Microsoft Key | Display start menu | | Microsoft Key+D | Minimize window and show desktop | | Microsoft Key+E | Open Explorer Window | | Microsoft Key+M | Minimize all open windows | | Microsoft Key+Shift+M | Restores all previously open windows to how they were before you Minimized them | | Microsoft Key+F1 | Displays Windows Help Menu |
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| Other Shortcuts |
| F1 | Help | | Print Screen Key | Capture screen image
(more info on taking screenshots) |
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| Mouse Keys |
Move the pointer and click items on the screen without using your mouse! Activating Mouse Keys allows you to use the numeric keypad navigate your computer. To enable Mouse Keys, select the Start Menu > Control Panel > Accessibility Options, then click on the Mouse tab. Click on the Settings button to adjust the pointer speeds.
| numeric keypad key |
| | 8 | Move up | | 2 | Move down | | 4 | Move left | | 6 | Move right | | 1, 3, 7, and 9 | Move diagonally | | 5 | Press mouse button | | 0 | Hold mouse button | | + (plus key) | Double-click | Left Alt+Left Shift+
Num Lock | Shortcut for Mouse Keys |
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