Computer Shortcut keys- Word, Excel

Taking shortcuts may or may not result in desirable outcomes. But in present time when computer is of vast use, using shortcut keys can definitely make your work easier on computer. If you are frequent computer user then you must know the shortcuts to increase the productivity.

List of Word shortcut keys

  • Ctrl + A -- Select all contents of the page.
  • Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text.
  • Ctrl + X -- Cut selected text.
  • Ctrl + N -- Open new/blank document.
  • Ctrl + O -- Open options.
  • Ctrl + P -- Open the print window.
  • Ctrl + F -- Open find box.
  • Ctrl + I -- Italicise highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + K -- Insert link.
  • Ctrl + U -- Underline highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + V -- Paste.
  • Ctrl + Y -- Redo the last action performed.
  • Ctrl + Z -- Undo last action.
  • Ctrl + G -- Find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + H -- Find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + J -- Justify paragraph alignment.
  • Ctrl + L -- Align selected text or line to the left.
  • Ctrl + Q -- Align selected paragraph to the left.
  • Ctrl + E -- Align selected text or line to the center.
  • Ctrl + R -- Align selected text or line to the right.
  • Ctrl + M -- Indent the paragraph.
  • Ctrl + T -- Hanging indent.
  • Ctrl + D -- Font options.
  • Ctrl + Shift + F -- Change the font.
  • Ctrl + Shift + > -- Increase selected font +1.
  • Ctrl + ] -- Increase selected font +1.
  • Ctrl + [ -- Decrease selected font -1.
  • Ctrl + Shift + * -- View or hide non printing characters.
  • Ctrl + (Left arrow) -- Move one word to the left.
  • Ctrl + (Right arrow) -- Move one word to the right.
  • Ctrl + (Up arrow) -- Move to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
  • Ctrl + (Down arrow) -- Move to the end of the paragraph.
  • Ctrl + Del -- Delete word to the right of the cursor.
  • Ctrl + Backspace -- Delete word to the left of the cursor.
  • Ctrl + End -- Move cursor to end of the document.
  • Ctrl + Home -- Move cursor to the beginning of the document.
  • Ctrl + Space -- Reset highlighted text to default font.
  • Ctrl + 1 -- Single-space lines.
  • Ctrl + 2 -- Double-space lines.
  • Ctrl + 5 -- 1.5-line spacing.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 1 Change text to heading 1.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 2 Change text to heading 2.
  • Ctrl + Alt + 3 Change text to heading 3.
  • F1 -- Open help.
  • Shift + F3 -- Change case of selected text.
  • Shift + Insert -- Paste.
  • F4 -- Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+).
  • F7 -- Spell check selected text and/or document.
  • Shift + F7 -- Activate the thesaurus.
  • F12 -- Save as.
  • Ctrl + S -- Save.
  • Shift + F12 -- Save.
  • Alt + Shift + D -- Insert the current date.
  • Alt + Shift + T -- Insert the current time.
  • Ctrl + W -- Close document.

 

Also some Excel shortcut keys are as follows


  • F2 -- Edit the selected cell.
  • F5 -- Go to a specific cell.
  • 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 the search box
  • Ctrl + A -- Select all contents of a worksheet.
  • Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + I -- Italicize highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + C -- Copy selected text.
  • Ctrl + V -- Paste
  • Ctrl + D -- Fill
  • Ctrl + K -- Insert link
  • Ctrl + F -- Open find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + G -- Open go-to options.
  • Ctrl + H -- Open find and replace options.
  • Ctrl + U -- Underline highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + Y -- Underline selected text.
  • Ctrl + 5 -- Strike Through highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + O -- Open options.
  • Ctrl + N -- Open new document.
  • Ctrl + P -- Open print dialog box.
  • Ctrl + S -- Save.
  • 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 & Page Down -- Move between Excel worksheets in the same document.
  • Ctrl + Tab -- Move between two or more open Excel files
  • Alt + = -- Create the formula to sum all of the above cells.
  • Ctrl + -- Insert the value of above cell into the current cell.
  • 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 + (Right arrow) -- Move to next section of text.
  • Ctrl + Space -- Select entire column.
  • Shift + Space -- Select entire row.
  • Ctrl + W -- Close document.

 

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 31, 2021 at 2:28 PM

    This one is much needed one, Thanks

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    1. Proud IndianJanuary 1, 2022 at 7:29 PM

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