Dear Readers,
Welcome to Mentor
for Bank Exams. Here we a providing important Computer Keyboard Shortcut Keys List. We can expect at least one
question from this in the upcoming bank and other competitive exams.
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 + X: Cut selected item
Shift + Del: Cut selected item
Ctrl + C: Copy selected item
Ctrl + Ins: Copy selected item
Ctrl + V: Paste
Shift + Ins: Paste
Home: Go
to beginning of current line
Ctrl + Home: Go to beginning of document
End: Go
to end of current line
Ctrl + End: Go to end of document
Shift + Home: Highlight from current position to beginning of line
Shift + End: Highlight from current position to end of line
Ctrl + f: Move one word to the left at a time
Ctrl + g: Move one word to the right at a time
MICROSOFT
WINDOWS 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 + Del: Reboot/Windows task manager
Ctrl + Esc: Bring up start menu
Alt + Esc: Switch between applications on taskbar
F2: Rename
selected icon
F3: Start
find from desktop
F4: Open
the drive selection when browsing
F5: Refresh
contents
Alt + F4: Close current open program
Ctrl + F4: Close 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 + F10: Simulate right-click on selected item
Shift + Del: Delete programs/files permanently
WINDOW
KEY + SHORTCUTS:
WINKEY + D: Bring desktop to the top of other windows
WINKEY + M: Minimize all windows
WINKEY + SHIFT + M: Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D
WINKEY + E: Open Microsoft Explorer
WINKEY + Tab: Cycle through open programs on taskbar
WINKEY + F: Display the Windows Search/Find feature
WINKEY + CTRL + F: Display the search for computers window
WINKEY + F1: Display the Microsoft Windows help
WINKEY + R: Open the run window
WINKEY + Pause /Break: Open the system properties window
WINKEY + U: Open utility manager
WINKEY + L: Lock the computer
MS
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: Italicize 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 + Shift + <: Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + [:
Decrease selected font -1
Ctrl + Shift + *: View or hide non printing characters
Ctrl + f: Move one word to the left
Ctrl + g: Move one word to the right
Ctrl + h: Move to beginning of the line or paragraph
Ctrl + i: Move to the end of the paragraph
Ctrl + Del: Delete word to right of cursor
Ctrl + Backspace: Delete word to left of cursor
Ctrl + End: Move cursor to end of document
Ctrl + Home: Move cursor to beginning of 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
last action performed
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
MICROSOFT
EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS:
F2: Edit the selected cell.
F3: After a name has been created, F3
will paste names.
F4: Repeat last action. For example, if
you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text
in cell to the same color.
F5: Go to a specific cell. For example,
C6.
F7: Spell check selected text or
document.
F11: Create chart from selected data.
Ctrl + Shift + ; : Enter the current time.
Ctrl + ; : Enter the current date.
Alt + Shift + F1: Insert New Worksheet.
Alt + Enter: While typing text in a cell, pressing
Alt+Enter will move to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in
one cell.
Shift+F3: Open the Excel formula window.
Shift+F5: Bring up search box.
Ctrl+1: Open the Format Cells window.
Ctrl+A: Select all contents of the worksheet.
Ctrl+B: Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl+I: Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl+K: Insert link.
Ctrl+S: Save the open worksheet.
Ctrl+U: Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl+D: Fill down. Fills the cell beneath
with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell, select the
source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Down to select multiple
cells. Then press Ctrl+D to fill them with the contents of the
original cell.
Ctrl+R: Fill right. Fills the cell to the
right with the contents of the selected cell. To fill more than one cell,
select the source cell and press Ctrl+Shift+Right to select
multiple cells. Then press Ctrl+R to fill them with the
contents of the original cell.
Ctrl+1: Change the format of selected cells.
Ctrl+5: Strikethrough highlighted selection.
Ctrl+P: Bring up the print dialog box to
begin the printing process.
Ctrl+Z: Undo last action.
Ctrl+F3: Open Excel Name Manager.
Ctrl+F9: Minimize current window.
Ctrl+F10: Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl+F6: Switch between open workbooks or
windows.
Ctrl+Page up: Move between work sheets in the same
document.
Ctrl+Page down: Move between work sheets in the same
document.
Ctrl+Tab: Move between Two or more open Excel
files.
Alt + = : Create a formula to sum all of the above cells.
Ctrl + ' : Insert the value of the above cell
into the cell currently selected.
Ctrl+Shift+1: Format number in comma format.
Ctrl+Shift+4: Format number in currency format.
Ctrl+Shift+3: Format number in date format.
Ctrl+Shift+5: Format number in percentage format.
Ctrl+Shift+6: Format number in scientific format.
Ctrl+Shift+2: Format number in time format.
Ctrl+Arrow key: Move to next section of text.
Ctrl+Space: Select entire column.
Shift+Space: Select entire row.
Ctrl + - : Delete the selected column or row.
Ctrl+Shift+= : Insert a new column or row.
Ctrl+Home: Move to cell A1.
Ctrl+~: Switch between showing Excel formulas
or their values in cells.
