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BarCharts, Inc.
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WORLD’S #1QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS
Alt+F File menu options in current program
Alt + E Edit options in current program
F1 Universal help (for all programs)
Ctrl+A Select all text
Ctrl + XCut selected item
Shift + DelCut selected item
Ctrl + CCopy selected item
Ctrl + InsCopy selected item
Ctrl + VPaste
Shift + InsPaste
Home Go to beginning of current line
Ctrl + HomeGo to beginning of document
End Go to end of current line
Ctrl + EndGo to end of document
Shift + HomeHighlight from current position to beginning of line
Shift + EndHighlight from current position to end of line
Ctrl+ff Move one word to the left at a time
Ctrl + gg Move one word to the right at a time
MICROSOFT
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WINDOWS
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SHORTCUT KEYS
Alt + Tab Switch between open applications
Alt +
Shift + Tab
Switch backwards between open
applications
Alt + Print
Screen
Create screen shot for current program
Ctrl + Alt + DelReboot/Windows
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task manager
Ctrl + EscBring up start menu
Alt + EscSwitch between applications on taskbar
F2 Rename selected icon
F3 Start find from desktop
F4 Open the drive selection when browsing
F5 Refresh contents
Alt + F4Close current open program
Ctrl + F4Close window in program
Ctrl + Plus
Key
Automatically adjust widths of all columns
in Windows Explorer
Alt + Enter
Open properties window of selected icon
or program
Shift + F10Simulate right-click on selected item
Shift + DelDelete programs/files permanently
Holding Shift
During Bootup
Boot safe mode or bypass system files
Holding Shift
During Bootup
When putting in an audio CD, will prevent
CD Player from playing
WINKEYSHORTCUTS
WINKEY+ D Bring desktop to the top of other windows
WINKEY + MMinimize all windows
WINKEY +
SHIFT + M
Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M
and WINKEY + D
WINKEY + EOpen Microsoft Explorer
WINKEY + TabCycle through open programs on taskbar
WINKEY + FDisplay the Windows
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Search/Find feature
WINKEY+
CTRL+ F
Display the search for computers window
WINKEY+ F1Display the Microsoft
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Windows
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help
WINKEY+ ROpen the run window
WINKEY+
Pause /Break
Open the system properties window
WINKEY+ UOpen utility manager
WINKEY + LLock the computer (Windows XP
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& later)
OUTLOOK
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SHORTCUT KEYS
Alt + S Send the email
Ctrl + CCopy selected text
Ctrl + XCut selected text
Ctrl + POpen print dialog box
Ctrl + KComplete name/email typed in address bar
Ctrl + BBold highlighted selection
Ctrl + IItalicize highlighted selection
Ctrl + UUnderline highlighted selection
Ctrl + RReply to an email
Ctrl + FForward an email
Ctrl + NCreate a new email
Ctrl + Shift + ACreate a new appointment to your calendar
Ctrl + Shift + OOpen the outbox
Ctrl + Shift + IOpen the inbox
Ctrl + Shift + KAdd a new task
Ctrl + Shift + CCreate a new contact
Ctrl + Shift+ JCreate a new journal entry
WORD
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SHORTCUT KEYS
Ctrl + ASelect all contents of the page
Ctrl + BBold highlighted selection
Ctrl + CCopy selected text
Ctrl + XCut selected text
Ctrl + NOpen new/blank document
Ctrl + OOpen options
Ctrl + POpen the print window
Ctrl + FOpen find box
Ctrl + IItalicize highlighted selection
Ctrl + KInsert link
Ctrl + UUnderline highlighted selection
Ctrl + VPaste
Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
Ctrl + ZUndo last action
Ctrl + GFind and replace options
Ctrl + HFind and replace options
Ctrl + JJustify paragraph alignment
Ctrl + LAlign selected text or line to the left
Ctrl + QAlign selected paragraph to the left
Ctrl + EAlign selected text or line to the center
Ctrl + RAlign selected text or line to the right
Ctrl + MIndent the paragraph
Ctrl + THanging indent
Ctrl + DFont options
Ctrl + Shift + FChange the font
Ctrl + Shift + >Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + ]Increase selected font +1
Ctrl + Shift + <Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + [Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + Shift + *View or hide non printing characters
Ctrl + ff Move one word to the left
Ctrl + gg Move one word to the right
Ctrl + hh Move to beginning of the line or paragraph
Ctrl + ii Move to the end of the paragraph
Ctrl + DelDelete word to right of cursor
Ctrl + BackspaceDelete word to left of cursor
Ctrl + EndMove cursor to end of document
Ctrl + HomeMove cursor to beginning of document
Ctrl + SpaceReset highlighted text to default font
Ctrl + 1Single-space lines
Ctrl + 2Double-space lines
Ctrl + 51.5-line spacing
Ctrl + Alt + 1Change text to heading 1
Ctrl + Alt + 2Change text to heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3Change text to heading 3
F1 Open help
Shift + F3Change case of selected text
Shift + InsertPaste
F4 Repeat last action performed (Word 2000+)
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document
Shift + F7Activate the thesaurus
F12 Save as
Ctrl + SSave
Shift + F12Save
Alt + Shift + DInsert the current date
Alt + Shift + TInsert the current time
Ctrl + WClose document
EXCEL
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SHORTCUT KEYS
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 + F1Insert new worksheet
Shift + F3Open the Excel
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formula window
Shift + F5Bring up search box
Ctrl + ASelect all contents of worksheet
Ctrl + BBold highlighted selection
Ctrl + IItalicize highlighted selection
Ctrl + CCopy selected text
Ctrl + VPaste
Ctrl + DFill
Ctrl + KInsert link
Ctrl + FOpen find and replace options
Ctrl + GOpen go-to options
Ctrl + HOpen find and replace options
Ctrl + UUnderline highlighted selection
Ctrl + YUnderline selected text
Ctrl + 5Strikethrough highlighted selection
Ctrl + OOpen options
Ctrl + NOpen new document
Ctrl + POpen print dialog box
Ctrl + SSave
Ctrl + ZUndo last action
Ctrl + F9Minimize current window
Ctrl + F10Maximize currently selected window
Ctrl + F6Switch between open workbooks/windows
Ctrl + Page up
& Page Down
Move between Excel
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worksheets in the
same document
Ctrl + Tab Move between two or more open Excel
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files
Alt + = Create formula to sum all of above cells
Ctrl + ‘Insert value of above cell into 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 + gg Move to next section of text
Ctrl + SpaceSelect entire column
Shift + SpaceSelect entire row
Ctrl + WClose document