Technical Tips - Windows Shortcut Keys

Do you ever get frustrated when you're switching between the mouse and the keyboard. Forget the Mouse.... Use the keyboard.

Here are some shortcuts that work in most MS applications.. Give them a go, you'll fingd that your typing speed increases by using them.

Alphabetical list by Shortcut Key

• Alt+tab Switch from one window to another
• press Alt+tab to show a list of open windows
• hold Alt+press tab repeatedly to select a window
• release Alt to switch to the window you selected

• Ctrl+a Selects or highlights all of the document
• Ctrl+b Bold - applies bold to highlighted characters
• Ctrl+c Copy - copies highlighted text to the Clipboard
• Ctrl+d Font change - opens font dialog box
• Ctrl+e Edit mode (Lotus Notes)Ctrl+end Jump to end of open document
• Ctrl+f Find - displays Find dialog box
• Ctrl+h Replace - open Replace dialog box
• Ctrl+home Jump to beginning of document
• Ctrl+i Italics - applies italics to highlighted characters
• Ctrl+k Clear all character styles (bold, italics, etc.)
• Ctrl+l Link - displays Link properties dialog box
• Ctrl+m Mail - opens Mail window
• Ctrl+p Print
• Ctrl+r Reload current document into Edit window
• Ctrl+right or left arrow key jump one word to the right or left
• Ctrl+s Save current document
• Ctrl+t Apply fixed width character format to selected text
• Ctrl+u Underline - applies underline to highlighted text
• Ctrl+up or down arrow key jump one paragraph up or down
• Ctrl+v Paste text from Clipboard at the insertion point
• Ctrl+w Close current document
• Ctrl+x Cut out highlighted text & place a copy on the clipboard
• Ctrl+z Undo last action

• Esc Close a dialog box without performing any action
• Shift+arrow key Highlight textShift+space Non-breaking space, to insert a soft return