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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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