Useful keyboard shortcuts.
Basics Keyboard Shortcuts
- Ctrl+Z: Undo.
- Ctrl+W: Close.
- Alt+Tab: Switch apps.
- Alt+F4: Close apps.
- Win+left arrow or Win+right arrow: Snap windows.
- Win+Tab: Open the Task view.
- Tab and Shift+Tab: Move backward and forward through options.
- Ctrl+Esc: Open the Start menu.
- ctrl+shift+esc: Open Task manager.
- Ctrl + A : Select all.
- Ctrl + X : Cut.
- Ctrl + B : Bold.
- Ctrl + I : Italic.
- Ctrl + U : Underline the Text.
- Ctrl + N : New.
- Ctrl + P : Print.
- Ctrl + O : Open file.
- Ctrl + S : Save.
- Ctrl + Shift + S : Save As.
- Ctrl + Y : Redo.
- Window Logo Key ShortCut
Windows logo key | Open or close the Start menu |
Windows logo key + Pause | Display the System Properties dialog box |
Windows logo key + D | Display the desktop |
Windows logo key + M | Minimize all windows |
Windows logo key + Shift + M | Restore minimized windows to the desktop |
Windows logo key + E | Open Computer |
Windows logo key + F | Start a Feedback dialog |
Ctrl+Windows logo key + F | Search for computers (if you're on a network) |
Windows logo key + L | Lock your computer or switch users |
Windows logo key + R | Open the Run dialog box |
Windows logo key + T | Cycle through programs on the Taskbar |
Windows logo key + number | Start the program pinned to the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program. |
Shift+Windows logo key + number | Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
Ctrl+Windows logo key + number | Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
Alt+Windows logo key+ number | Open the Jump list for the program pinned to the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
Windows logo key + Tab | Cycle through programs on the Taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
Ctrl+Windows logo key + Tab | Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the Taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
Ctrl+Windows logo key + B | Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area. |
Windows logo key + V | Open the Clipboard app |
Windows logo key + Up Arrow | Maximize the window |
Windows logo key + Left Arrow | Maximize the window to the left side of the screen |
Windows logo key + Right Arrow | Maximize the window to the right side of the screen |
Windows logo key + Down Arrow | Minimize the window |
Windows logo key + Home | Minimize all but the active window |
Windows logo key + Shift + Up Arrow | Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen |
Windows logo key + Shift + Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Move a window from one monitor to another |
Windows logo key + P | Choose a presentation display mode |
Windows logo key + G | Open the Game bar |
Windows logo key + U | Open Ease Of Access Center |
Windows logo key + X | Open the context menu for the Start button |
Windows logo key +. or +; | Open the Emojis window |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + M | Open the Magnifier app |
Microsoft Excel useful ShortCuts.
Ctrl + N | Create a new workbook. |
Ctrl + O | Open an existing workbook. |
Ctrl + S | Save the active workbook. |
F12 | Save the active workbook under a new name, displays the Save as dialog box. |
Ctrl + W | Close the active workbook. |
Ctrl + C | Copy the contents of the selected cells to Clipboard. |
Ctrl + X | Cut the contents of the selected cells to Clipboard. |
Ctrl + V | Insert the contents of the Clipboard into the selected cell(s). |
Ctrl + Z | Undo your last action. Panic button :) |
Ctrl + P | Open the "Print" dialog. |
Formatting data
Ctrl + 1 | Open the "Format Cells" dialog. |
Ctrl + T | "Convert selected cells to a table. You can also select any cell in a range of related data, and pressing Ctrl + T will make it a table. Find more about Excel tables and their features. |
Working with formulas
Tab | Autocomplete the function name. Example: Enter = and start typing vl, press Tab and you will get =vlookup( |
F4 | Cycle through various combinations of formula reference types. Place the cursor within a cell and hit F4 to get the needed reference type: absolute, relative or mixed (relative column and absolute row, absolute column and relative row). |
Ctrl + ` | Toggle between displaying cell values and formulas. |
Ctrl + ' | Insert the formula of the above cell into the currently selected cell or the Formula Bar. |
Navigating and viewing data
Ctrl + F1 | Show / hide the Excel Ribbon. Hide the ribbon to view more than 4 rows of data. |
Ctrl + Tab | Switch to the next open Excel workbook. |
Ctrl + PgDown | Switch to the next worksheet. Press Ctrl + PgUp to switch to the previous sheet. |
Ctrl + G | Open the "Go to" dialog. Pressing F5 displays the same dialog. |
Ctrl + F | Display the "Find" dialog box. |
Home | Return to the 1st cell of the current row in a worksheet. |
Ctrl + Home | Move to the beginning of a worksheet (A1 cell). |
Ctrl + End | Move to the last used cell of the current worksheet, i.e. the lowest row of the rightmost column. |
Entering data
F2 | Edit the current cell. |
Alt + Enter | In cell editing mode, enter a new line (carriage return) into a cell. |
Ctrl + ; | Enter the current date. Press Ctrl + Shift + ; to enter the current time. |
Ctrl + Enter | Fill the selected cells with the contents of the current cell. Example: select several cells. Press and hold down Ctrl, click on any cell within selection and press F2 to edit it. Then hit Ctrl + Enter and the contents of the edited cell will be copied into all selected cells. |
Ctrl + D | Copy the contents and format of the first cell in the selected range into the cells below. If more than one column is selected, the contents of the topmost cell in each column will be copied downwards. |
Ctrl + Shift + V | Open the "Paste Special" dialog when clipboard is not empty. |
Ctrl + Y | Repeat (Redo) the last action, if possible. |
Selecting data
Ctrl + A | Select the entire worksheet. If the cursor is currently placed within a table, press once to select the table, press one more time to select the whole worksheet. |
Ctrl + Home then Ctrl + Shift + End | Select the entire range of your actual used data on the current worksheet. |
Ctrl + Space | Select the entire column. |
Shift + Space | Select the entire row. |
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