Keyboard Shortcut Dictionary and Glossary
General Editing Applications
CTRL+A – Select All text or all objects
CTRL+B – Bold the currently selected text
CTRL+C – Copy the currently selected text or object
CTRL+D – Add the current site to favorites, open fonts dialog in text
applications
CTRL+E – Centers the currently selected text
CTRL+F – Opens the Find window to search or find text, Forward email
CTRL+G – Open the Goto window to go to a line of text or a section
CTRL+H – Opens the Replace window allowing you to search and replace, Hide tools
CTRL+I – Italicize the currently selected text
CTRL+J – Justify the currently selected text
CTRL+K – Creates a hyperlink using the currently selected text
CTRL+L – Left justified the currently selected text
CTRL+M – Increases the indenting in the current text (similar to tab)
CTRL+N – Creates a new document
CTRL+O – Allows you to open a file
CTRL+P – Print the current document
CTRL+Q – Remove all indenting
CTRL+R – Align text to the right, Reply to email
CTRL+S – Save the current document
CTRL+T – blank as far as I know
CTRL+U – Underline current text
CTRL+V – Paste clipboard text
CTRL+W – Close current document
CTRL+X – Cut currently selected text
CTRL+Y – Redo an undo-step
CTRL+Z – Undo last step
CTRL+Space – Removes formatting in editing application, Complete word with auto-complete options
CTRL+Left Arrow – Move the insertion point left one word
CTRL+Right Arrow – Move the insertion point right one word
CTRL+UP Arrow – Move the insertion point up one paragraph
CTRL+Down Arrow – Move the insertion point down one paragraph
CTRL+TAB – Moves through the tabs in the current dialog box
CTRL+TAB+Shift – Moves backwards through the tabs in the current dialog box
CTRL+Enter – Used in email programs to send the email
CTRL+F4 – Close current document
CTRL+F10 – Maximize current document
CTRL+F12 – Open a document (same as CTRL+O)
SHIFT+Enter – Creates a new text line without placing a paragraph between the lines
Common Menu Shortcuts
ALT+A – Opens the Table, Actions or Favorites menu
ALT+D – Puts the cursor in the address bar for a browser, opens the data menu in excel
ALT+E – Opens the Edit Menu
ALT+F – Opens the File Menu
Alt+G – Opens the Go Menu
Alt+H – Opens the Help Menu
ALT+I – Opens the Insert Menu
ALT+O – Opens the Format Menu
ALT+S – Opens the Select Menu
ALT+T – Opens the Tools Menu
ALT+V – Opens the View Menu
ALT+W – Opens the Window Menu
ALT+Enter – Show properties on currently selected object, fullscreen for command based windows
ALT+F4 – Closes the application
ALT+Left Arrow – Moves back if using a browser interface
ALT+Right Arrow – Moves forward if using a browser interface
ALT+Down Arrow/Up Arrow- Opens a drop down or auto-complete listbox if it has focus
Operating Specific shortcuts
Windows Key – Opens start menu
windows Key+Break – System Properties
Windows Key+D – Shows the desktop window
Windows Key+E – Opens explorer
Windows Key+F – Opens system search
Windows Key+F+Shift – Opens system search for computers
Windows Key+L – Locks the system with current password
Windows Key+M – Minimizes all windows
Windows Key+M+Shift – Restores minimized windows
Windows Key+R – Opens the run dialog
Windows Key+U – Opens the utility manager for accessibility tools
Windows Key+F1 – Opens system help
ALT+TAB – Cycles windows
ALT+SHIFT+TAB – Cycles windows backwards
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC – Opens the task manager
CTRL+ESC – Opens the start menu
CTRL+ALT+ESC – Cycles all dialogs
ALT+Space – Opens the windows menu to move, resizes or minimize for the current window
ALT+ESC – Cycle through windows and dialog boxes
ALT+ESC+SHIFT – Cycle backwards through windows and dialog boxes
Single key shortcuts used in graphics applications
Delete – Deletes the currently selected item or text
Delete+SHIFT – Permentantly deletes the item, bypass the recycle bin if
applicable
Tab – Moves through available controls on the page
Tab+Shift – Moves backwards through available controls
Shift – If held for 8 seconds turns on FilterKeys
Shift – If pressed 5 times in a row turns on StickeyKeys
NumLock – If held for 5 seconds turns on ToggleKeys
A – Arrow or selection tool
B – Brush / Pencil tool
C – Crop tool
E – Erase brush
F – Fullscreen
G – Gradient / Fill tool
H – Hand drag / rotate
I – Eyedrop
J – Heal / Patch / Color
K – Cutting tool or slice tool
L – Lasso selection tool
M – marquee rectangular selection tool
N – Note tool
O – Dodge / Burn tool
P – Pen path tool for drawing vector paths
Q – quick Mask tool
R – Blur brush
S – Stamp tool
T – Text
U – Shape (square/triangle/circle)
V – Move object tool
W – Wand selection tool
X – Swap colors between foreground and background
Y – Undo brush
Z – Zoom in
Alt+Z Zoom out
+ – zoom in
– – zoom out
0-9 – Changes transparency in 10% increments
Esc – Cancels the current action
Ctrl+L rotate left
Ctrl+K rotate right
Shift when used with most tools contains drawing to 45 degree increments
ALT when used with many tools will make the tool expand from the center out rather then from the top left corner (Shapes, selections, etc)
Function Keys
F1 – Help
F1+Shift – Displays the ‘What’s this’ information if available
F2 – Rename the selected folder/object
F3 – Find in the document
F4 – Puts focus in the primary dropdown on the screen and opens the dropdown (address bar in browser for example)
F5 – Refresh document or window, run program, run slideshow
F6 – Cycle through window panels
F7 – Run spellcheck
F10 – Puts keyboard focus on the Menu
F10+Shift – Same as right clicking on the selected object
F11 – Full screen, Slideshow
F12 – Displays Save As Dialog Box
Click Modifiers
Shift + Click – Opens the link in a new windows in a browser
Ctrl + Click – Opens the link in a new tab in a browser
Alt + Click – Downloads the target link and saves it as a file
Ctrl + Drag – Makes a copy of the item being dragged
Alt + Drag – Makes a link to the item being dragged
Right Mouse Drag – Allow me to choose Link/Copy/Move
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