Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys

This is a listing of Microsoft Word shortcut keys. Some keys are only supported on the
new versions of Microsoft Word.

The shortcut keys below are very useful when you work on Microsoft Word documents
often. Try to memorize some of these keys, whichever you feel you would use more often
and practice yourself with those keys. You'll find a big help on your work. Just to make
your life easier!

Use this trick at your own risk.

Shortcut Description
Ctrl + A Select all.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C Copy selection.
Ctrl + V Paste the copied items.
Ctrl + X Cut selection.
Ctrl + P Open the print window.
Ctrl + F Open find box.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + Z Undo.
Ctrl + Y Redo.
Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left.
Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center.
Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right.
Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increases font
+2pts.
Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower, if above 12
decreases font by +2pt.
Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.
Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.
Ctrl + <left arrow> Moves one word to the left.
Ctrl + <right arrow> Moves one word to the right.
Ctrl + <up arrow> Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Ctrl + <down arrow> Moves to the end of the paragraph.
Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.
F1 Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.
Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a
capital letter at the beginning of every word.

Shift + Insert Paste.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7 Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.
Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
F12 Save as.
Shift + F12 Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.

The followings are some mouse shortcuts for Microsoft Word

Shortcut Description
Double-click If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
Triple-click Selects the entire line or paragraph of the text.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys

This is a listing of Microsoft Excel shortcut keys. Some keys are only supported on the
new versions of Microsoft Excel.

The shortcut keys below are very useful when you work on Microsoft Excel documents
often. Try to memorize some of these keys, whichever you feel you would use more often
and practice yourself with those keys. You'll find a big help on your work. Just to make
your life easier!

Use this trick at your own risk.

Shortcut Description
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
F2 Edit the selected cell.
F5 Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.
Shift + F5 Bring up search box.
F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.
F11 Create chart.
Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.
Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.
Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.
Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.
Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.
Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.
Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows.
Ctrl + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel
document.
Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel
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 cell currently
selected.
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 + Arrow key   Move to next section of text. 
Ctrl + Space Select entire column.
Shift + Space Select entire row.

The followings are some mouse shortcuts for Microsoft Excel

Shortcut Description
Double- Edit cell
click
Double- Double-click on the column divider will resize the column width to fit content
click
Double- Double-click on the row divider will resize the row height to fit content
click
Triple- Selects the entire contents in the cell
click
Click and Resize column width. This also works with multiple columns.
drag
column
divider
Click and Resize column height. This also works with multiple rows.
drag row
divider
Ctrl + Zooms in and out of document.
Mouse
wheel
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Shortcut Keys
This is a listing of Microsoft Internet Explorer shortcut keys. Some keys are only supported on the
The shortcut keys below are very useful when you use on Microsoft Internet Explorer often, especi
internet explorer windows. A quick refresh might be necessary every once in a while, or opening a
Use this trick at your own risk.
Shortcut Description
F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will
Backspace Back a page.
Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.
Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.
Ctrl + I Display the saved favorites.
Ctrl + N Open New browser window.
Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.
Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.
Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.
Tab Moves from one link to another.
Shift + Tab Moves backward from one link to another.
Esc Stop page or download from loading.
Ctrl + (- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will i
Ctrl + Enter Auto complete a url address. For example, type thecomputricks in the ad
http://www.thecomputricks.com.
Ctrl + D Add the current page to favorite.
Alt + Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box.

The followings are some mouse shortcuts for Microsoft Internet Explorer

Shortcut Description
Ctrl + Wheel down Increase font size
 Ctrl + Wheel down Decrease font size
Click then Shift+Click Click at one point of the page, then go to another point hold shift an
Double-click On a word, will select the word.
Triple-click Selects the entire line of text.
Wheel click With some wheel mouse, you can click on the wheel and move the

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Any Folder as a Photo Folder

This trick shows you how to setup any folder to display its contents as a photo folder. In
many cases, you save your images/photos in a folder different than "My Pictures" (under
"My Documents"). Since this folder you choose is just like any other normal folders, its
contents displayed as a listing of files. You can temporary change it by just right-click
and select "View" >> "Thumbnails". But if you want to change the folder so that
everytime you come back, the folder itself, as well as all its subfolders, display the
contents as photo thumbnails.

Here's How
 Right-click on the folder you choose and select "Properties"

 Select "Customize" Tab. Then under "Use this folder type as a template", select
"Pictures (best for many files)"
 Check on "Also apply this template to all subfolders" to apply the setting to
subfoders as well

 Click OK to exit