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Ian Freemantle
Windows XP, Vista, 7,8&10,
Internet Explorer and Office
Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
www.1stoppcsolutions.co.uk
December 2015
Page 2 of 8
Definitions
This document does not set out to define all the shortcuts which would be
overwhelming, but lists the most useful ones.
Before we start, let’s just look at the definitions I’ll be using and the keyboard
layout. Below is a standard keyboard layout. If you use a laptop or non-
standard keyboard, it might be slightly different, but the names should be the
same.
We’re interested in the main part of the keyboard excluding the numeric pad, and the names I will be
using are identified with arrows.
Definitions
The notation I shall use is as follows:
CTRL+KEY means hold down the CTRL key and press KEY
CTRL+ALT+KEY means hold down the CTRL and ALT keys
before pressing KEY
WINKEY+KEY means hold down the WINKEY and press KEY
e.g. CTRL+c is the shortcut for copying things
ESC
CTRL ALT CTRL
WINKEY
DEL
PRNT
SCRN END
HOME
SHIFT
SHIFT
ENTER
Space
BACKSPACE
TAB
Page 3 of 8
General
shortcuts
F1
F5 (or CTRL + R)
ALT+f
ALT+F4
ALT+ENTER
CTRL+a
CTRL+c
CTRL+x
CTRL+v
CTRL+HOME
CTRL+END
F10 or ALT
DEL
SHIFT +DEL
SHIFT while
inserting CD/DVD
Pressing F1 usually opens the Help screen
Refresh the active window
Opens the File menu of the current Window
Closes the current Window
Open the Properties box
Selects all
Copies the current selection to the clipboard
Deletes the current selection to the clipboard
Pastes the clipboard to the current point
Moves to the Top of a document/screen
Moves to the End of a document/screen
Selects the menu bar. Use Right/Left arrows to select the
menu you want, and down arrow to display it and move to the
item. Press Enter to select the item.
Selecting a file in Windows Explorer and pressing DEL will
delete the file by moving it into the file into the Recycle bin.
Selecting a file in Windows Explorer and pressing SHIFT+DEL
will permanently delete the file.
Disables Autoplay for the CD/DVD
Windows
shortcuts
Vista/
Windows7+
only
ALT+TAB
ALT+SHIFT+TAB
PRNTSCRN
ALT+PRNTSCRN
CTRL+ESC or
WINKEY
SHIFT
WINKEY+m
WINKEY+d
WINKEY+SHIFT+m
WINKEY+e
WINKEY+f
WINKEY+r
WINKEY+Pause
CTRL+WINKEY+F
WINKEY+g
WINKEY+t
WINKEY+x
WINKEY+TAB
WINKEY+SPACE
WINKEY+LEFT/
RIGHT
WINKEY+P
Switches between currently open Applications
As above in reverse
Copies current image of screen to clipboard
Copies current Application image to clipboard
Opens the Start Menu
Holding down the Shift key when loading a CD/DVD prevents it
Autoplaying
Minimises all the Open windows
Displays the desktop
Reverses the effect of the above 2 options
Opens My Computer
Opens the Windows Search function
Opens the Windows Run function
Displays the Systems Properties box
Search for computers on a network
Cycle through gadgets
Cycle through Taskbar programs
Open Windows Mobility Centre
Cycle through programs using Flip-3D
Preview the desktop
Maximise window to the Left/Right of screen
Choose Presentation display mode
Page 4 of 8
Windows 8
only
Windows 10
only
Internet
Explorer
Shortcuts
(works with
Firefox too)
WINKEY+q
WINKEY+c
WINKEY+h
WINKEY+i
WINKEY+z
WINKEY+x
WINKEY+d
WINKEY+L
WINKEY + A
WINKEY + I
WINKEY + C
WINKEY + S
WINKEY +
[Left][Right][Up][Down]
F11
F5
F10
CTRL+p
CTRL+n
CTRL+t
CTRL+f (or F3)
SHIFT+click
CTRL+click
CTRL+PLUS
CTRL+MINUS
CTRL+zero
ALT+HOME
ALT+F
ALT+V
ALT+T
This opens the search charm, set to whichever app you're
currently using. You can quickly switch to a files search with
WINKEY+f, or settings with WINKEY+w.
Open the Charms bar
Share charm
Settings charm
Displays the app bar. This gives contextual options in each
app.
Opens the admin menu, which appears where the Start
menu used to be.
Shows the traditional desktop. Press again to minimise all
desktop windows.
Locks your computer and displays the Lock screen.
Opens the Action Centre
Opens the Settings app
Launches Cortana in listening mode (for voice commands)
Launches Cortana
Snaps Window Left/Right/Up/Down
Pressing F11 displays in Full Screen mode
Press F11 again to return to Normal
Refreshes the current Web page
Shows Menu bar
Opens the Print dialogue window
Opens a new Browser window
Opens a new Tab (IE7+)
Opens the FIND dialogue
Hold the shift key and click a link and it will open in a new
Browser window
Hold the ctrl key and click a link and it will open in a new
Tab window
Increse zoom
Decrease zoom
Zoom to 100%
Go to Home page
Open the File menu
Open the View menu
Open the Tools menu
Page 5 of 8
Windows7+
Taskbar
Shortcuts
Outlook
Express
Shortcuts
SHIFT+Click button
CTRL+SHIFT+button
CTRL+m
CTRL+n
CTRL+p
Open another instance of the program
Open program as Administrator
Send and Receive all messages
Open a new message window
Opens the Print dialogue window
Page 6 of 8
Microsoft
Word
Shortcuts
F1
CTRL+a
CTRL+c
CTRL+c, CTRL+c
CTRL+x
CTRL+v
CTRL+b
CTRL+i
CTRL+u
CTRL+n
CTRL+p
CTRL+f
HOME
END
CTRL+HOME
CTRL+END
CTRL+ENTER
ENTER
SHIFT+ENTER
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
CTRL+SHIFT+ space
CTRL+SHIFT+
hyphen
ALT+SHIFT+x
ALT+SHIFT+o
ALT+CTRL+f
BACKSPACE
CTRL+BACKSPACE
DEL
CTR+DEL
ALT+CTRL+c
ALT+CTRL+r
ALT+CTRL+t
ALT+CTRL+fullstop
SHIFT
Help
Selects all
Copies the current selection to the clipboard
Pressing this twice displays the clipboard
Deletes the current selection to the clipboard
Pastes the clipboard to the current point
Switches to Bold or makes selection Bold
Switches to Italic or makes selection Italic
Switches to Underline or Underlines selection
Create a new document
Opens the Print window
Opens the Search window
Goes to beginning of line
Goes to end of line
Goes to beginning of document
Goes to end of document
Force a new Page break
Start a new paragraph
Start a new line (same paragraph)
Insert a Column break
Create a non-breaking space
Create a non-breaking hyphen
Mark the selected text as an index entry
Mark the selected text as a Table of Contents entry (the
letter o, not zero)
Insert a footnote
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor
Deletes the word to the left of the cursor
Deletes the character to the right of the cursor
Deletes the word to the right of the cursor
Inserts the Copyright symbol ©
Insert the Registered Trademark symbol ®
Inserts the Trademark symbol ™
Inserts an ellipsis …
If you hold down the Shift key you can select text using the
Arrow keys
Page 7 of 8
Table
handling in
Word
TAB
SHIFT+TAB
CTRL+TAB
ALT+HOME
ALT+END
SHIFT
Move to the next cell
Move to the previous cell
Insert a TAB into the current cell
Move to the first cell in a row
Move to the last cell in a row
Holding down SHIFT while you drag a column boundary
will move all the cells to the right
International
Characters
in Word
Press
CTRL+` (ACCENT
GRAVE), the letter
CTRL+'
(APOSTROPHE), the
letter
CTRL+SHIFT+^
(CARET), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+~
(TILDE), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+:
(COLON), the letter
CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A
CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A
CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O
CTRL+, (COMMA), c or
C
CTRL+'
(APOSTROPHE), d or D
CTRL+/, o or O
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+?
ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+!
CTRL+SHIFT+&, s
To do this
à, è, ì, ò, ù,
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù
á, é, í, ó, ú, ý
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý
â, ê, î, ô, û
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û
ã, ñ, õ
Ã, Ñ, Õ
ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ,
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ
å, Å
æ, Æ
œ, Œ
ç, Ç
ð, Ð
ø, Ø
¿
¡
ß
Outlook
Calendar
ALT+n I find this very useful. In calendar view, pressing ALT+3
will give a 3-day view; ALT+7 gives a 7-day view. Works
with n = 1 to 9
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  • 1. Ian Freemantle Windows XP, Vista, 7,8&10, Internet Explorer and Office Useful Keyboard Shortcuts www.1stoppcsolutions.co.uk December 2015
  • 2. Page 2 of 8 Definitions This document does not set out to define all the shortcuts which would be overwhelming, but lists the most useful ones. Before we start, let’s just look at the definitions I’ll be using and the keyboard layout. Below is a standard keyboard layout. If you use a laptop or non- standard keyboard, it might be slightly different, but the names should be the same. We’re interested in the main part of the keyboard excluding the numeric pad, and the names I will be using are identified with arrows. Definitions The notation I shall use is as follows: CTRL+KEY means hold down the CTRL key and press KEY CTRL+ALT+KEY means hold down the CTRL and ALT keys before pressing KEY WINKEY+KEY means hold down the WINKEY and press KEY e.g. CTRL+c is the shortcut for copying things ESC CTRL ALT CTRL WINKEY DEL PRNT SCRN END HOME SHIFT SHIFT ENTER Space BACKSPACE TAB
  • 3. Page 3 of 8 General shortcuts F1 F5 (or CTRL + R) ALT+f ALT+F4 ALT+ENTER CTRL+a CTRL+c CTRL+x CTRL+v CTRL+HOME CTRL+END F10 or ALT DEL SHIFT +DEL SHIFT while inserting CD/DVD Pressing F1 usually opens the Help screen Refresh the active window Opens the File menu of the current Window Closes the current Window Open the Properties box Selects all Copies the current selection to the clipboard Deletes the current selection to the clipboard Pastes the clipboard to the current point Moves to the Top of a document/screen Moves to the End of a document/screen Selects the menu bar. Use Right/Left arrows to select the menu you want, and down arrow to display it and move to the item. Press Enter to select the item. Selecting a file in Windows Explorer and pressing DEL will delete the file by moving it into the file into the Recycle bin. Selecting a file in Windows Explorer and pressing SHIFT+DEL will permanently delete the file. Disables Autoplay for the CD/DVD Windows shortcuts Vista/ Windows7+ only ALT+TAB ALT+SHIFT+TAB PRNTSCRN ALT+PRNTSCRN CTRL+ESC or WINKEY SHIFT WINKEY+m WINKEY+d WINKEY+SHIFT+m WINKEY+e WINKEY+f WINKEY+r WINKEY+Pause CTRL+WINKEY+F WINKEY+g WINKEY+t WINKEY+x WINKEY+TAB WINKEY+SPACE WINKEY+LEFT/ RIGHT WINKEY+P Switches between currently open Applications As above in reverse Copies current image of screen to clipboard Copies current Application image to clipboard Opens the Start Menu Holding down the Shift key when loading a CD/DVD prevents it Autoplaying Minimises all the Open windows Displays the desktop Reverses the effect of the above 2 options Opens My Computer Opens the Windows Search function Opens the Windows Run function Displays the Systems Properties box Search for computers on a network Cycle through gadgets Cycle through Taskbar programs Open Windows Mobility Centre Cycle through programs using Flip-3D Preview the desktop Maximise window to the Left/Right of screen Choose Presentation display mode
  • 4. Page 4 of 8 Windows 8 only Windows 10 only Internet Explorer Shortcuts (works with Firefox too) WINKEY+q WINKEY+c WINKEY+h WINKEY+i WINKEY+z WINKEY+x WINKEY+d WINKEY+L WINKEY + A WINKEY + I WINKEY + C WINKEY + S WINKEY + [Left][Right][Up][Down] F11 F5 F10 CTRL+p CTRL+n CTRL+t CTRL+f (or F3) SHIFT+click CTRL+click CTRL+PLUS CTRL+MINUS CTRL+zero ALT+HOME ALT+F ALT+V ALT+T This opens the search charm, set to whichever app you're currently using. You can quickly switch to a files search with WINKEY+f, or settings with WINKEY+w. Open the Charms bar Share charm Settings charm Displays the app bar. This gives contextual options in each app. Opens the admin menu, which appears where the Start menu used to be. Shows the traditional desktop. Press again to minimise all desktop windows. Locks your computer and displays the Lock screen. Opens the Action Centre Opens the Settings app Launches Cortana in listening mode (for voice commands) Launches Cortana Snaps Window Left/Right/Up/Down Pressing F11 displays in Full Screen mode Press F11 again to return to Normal Refreshes the current Web page Shows Menu bar Opens the Print dialogue window Opens a new Browser window Opens a new Tab (IE7+) Opens the FIND dialogue Hold the shift key and click a link and it will open in a new Browser window Hold the ctrl key and click a link and it will open in a new Tab window Increse zoom Decrease zoom Zoom to 100% Go to Home page Open the File menu Open the View menu Open the Tools menu
  • 5. Page 5 of 8 Windows7+ Taskbar Shortcuts Outlook Express Shortcuts SHIFT+Click button CTRL+SHIFT+button CTRL+m CTRL+n CTRL+p Open another instance of the program Open program as Administrator Send and Receive all messages Open a new message window Opens the Print dialogue window
  • 6. Page 6 of 8 Microsoft Word Shortcuts F1 CTRL+a CTRL+c CTRL+c, CTRL+c CTRL+x CTRL+v CTRL+b CTRL+i CTRL+u CTRL+n CTRL+p CTRL+f HOME END CTRL+HOME CTRL+END CTRL+ENTER ENTER SHIFT+ENTER CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER CTRL+SHIFT+ space CTRL+SHIFT+ hyphen ALT+SHIFT+x ALT+SHIFT+o ALT+CTRL+f BACKSPACE CTRL+BACKSPACE DEL CTR+DEL ALT+CTRL+c ALT+CTRL+r ALT+CTRL+t ALT+CTRL+fullstop SHIFT Help Selects all Copies the current selection to the clipboard Pressing this twice displays the clipboard Deletes the current selection to the clipboard Pastes the clipboard to the current point Switches to Bold or makes selection Bold Switches to Italic or makes selection Italic Switches to Underline or Underlines selection Create a new document Opens the Print window Opens the Search window Goes to beginning of line Goes to end of line Goes to beginning of document Goes to end of document Force a new Page break Start a new paragraph Start a new line (same paragraph) Insert a Column break Create a non-breaking space Create a non-breaking hyphen Mark the selected text as an index entry Mark the selected text as a Table of Contents entry (the letter o, not zero) Insert a footnote Deletes the character to the left of the cursor Deletes the word to the left of the cursor Deletes the character to the right of the cursor Deletes the word to the right of the cursor Inserts the Copyright symbol © Insert the Registered Trademark symbol ® Inserts the Trademark symbol ™ Inserts an ellipsis … If you hold down the Shift key you can select text using the Arrow keys
  • 7. Page 7 of 8 Table handling in Word TAB SHIFT+TAB CTRL+TAB ALT+HOME ALT+END SHIFT Move to the next cell Move to the previous cell Insert a TAB into the current cell Move to the first cell in a row Move to the last cell in a row Holding down SHIFT while you drag a column boundary will move all the cells to the right International Characters in Word Press CTRL+` (ACCENT GRAVE), the letter CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), the letter CTRL+SHIFT+^ (CARET), the letter CTRL+SHIFT+~ (TILDE), the letter CTRL+SHIFT+: (COLON), the letter CTRL+SHIFT+@, a or A CTRL+SHIFT+&, a or A CTRL+SHIFT+&, o or O CTRL+, (COMMA), c or C CTRL+' (APOSTROPHE), d or D CTRL+/, o or O ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+? ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+! CTRL+SHIFT+&, s To do this à, è, ì, ò, ù, À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù á, é, í, ó, ú, ý Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý â, ê, î, ô, û Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û ã, ñ, õ Ã, Ñ, Õ ä, ë, ï, ö, ü, ÿ, Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ å, Å æ, Æ œ, Œ ç, Ç ð, Ð ø, Ø ¿ ¡ ß Outlook Calendar ALT+n I find this very useful. In calendar view, pressing ALT+3 will give a 3-day view; ALT+7 gives a 7-day view. Works with n = 1 to 9