Computer Keyboard Shortcuts Formulas

*Keyboard

1. Keyboard Special Characters

• ! - Exclamatory sign
• @ - At the rate
• # - Hash
• $ - Dollar sign
• % - Percent sign
• & - Ampersand
• * - Asterisk
• ? - Question mark
• ( - Parenthesis (Left)
• ) - Parenthesis (Right)
• = - Equality sign
• + - Plush
• - _ Minus
• / - Decide
• * - Multiplication
• < - Less than
• > - Greater than
• / - Slash
• | - Back Slash
• " - Quotation mark(Double)
• ' - Quotation mark(Single)
• , - Comma
• : - Colon
• ; - Semicolon
• [ - Bracket (Left)
• ] - Bracket (Right)

*Special Function Key

• ESC - To Cancel Current Command
• Delete - To delete character right of cursor or to delete selected objects
• Enter - To begin a new line or to execute
• Back Space - To delete character left of cursor
• Alt+Shift+Ctrl - Window Keys
• Left Arrow - To move left
• Right Arrow - To move right
• Up Arrow - To move Up
• Down Arrow - To move Down
• Space Bar - To give space while writing
• Numeric Lock - While on activates numeric keypad(Right of keyboard)
• Caps Lock - While on activates all letters in Keyboard to capital
• Home - While pressed moves to beginning of documents
• End - While pressed moves to end of documents
• Page Up - While pressed moves to previous page in a document
• Page Down - While pressed moves to next page in a document
• Tab - While pressed cursor moves to next user defined position
• Windows key+ F1 - Open Microsoft Windows
• Alt + F: File menu options in current program.
• Alt + E: Edit options in current program
• F1: Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
• Ctrl + A: Select all text.
• Ctrl + X: Cut
• Shift + Del: Cut selected item.
• Ctrl + C: Copy selected item.
• Ctrl + Ins: Copy selected item.
• Ctrl + V: Paste selected item.
• Shift + Ins: Paste.
• Home: Goes to beginning of current line.
• Ctrl + Home: Goes to beginning of document.
• End: Goes to end of current line.
• Ctrl + End: Goes to end of document.
• Shift + Home: Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
• Shift + End: Highlights from current position to end of line.
• Ctrl + Left arrow: Moves one word to the left at a time.
• Ctrl + Right arrow: Moves one word to the right at a time.
• Ctrl + A: Select all contents of the page.
• Ctrl + B: Bold highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + C: Copy selected text.
• Ctrl + X: Cut selected text.
• Ctrl + P: Open the print window.
• Ctrl + F: Open find box.
• Ctrl + I: Italic highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + K: Insert link (Shortcut Keys and their Functions).
• Ctrl + U: Underline highlighted selection.
• Ctrl + V: Paste.
• Ctrl + Y: Redo the last action performed.
• Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.
• Ctrl + L: Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
• Ctrl + E: Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
• Ctrl + R: Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
• 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 + L: Moves one word to the left.
• Ctrl + R: Moves one word to the right.
• Ctrl + : Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
• Ctrl + : 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.
• Alt + Shift + D: Insert the current date.
• Alt + Shift + T: Insert the current time.
• Windows key → Open or close Start Menu.
• Windows key + A → Open Action center.
• Windows key + C → Open Cortana in listening mode.
• Windows key + D → Display or hide the desktop.
• Windows key + E → Open File Explorer.
• Windows key + G → Open Game bar when a game is open.
• Windows key + H → Open the Share charm.
• Windows key + I → Open Settings.
• Windows key + K → Open the Connect quick action.
• Windows key + L → Lock your PC or switch accounts.
• Windows key + M → Minimize all windows.
• Windows key + R → Open Run dialog box.
• Windows key + S → Open Search.
• Windows key + U → Open Ease of Access Center.
• Windows key + X → Open Quick Link menu.
• Windows key + Number → Open the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
• Windows key + Left arrow key → Snap app windows left.
• Windows key + Right arrow key → Snap app windows right.
• Windows key + Up arrow key → Maximize app windows.
• Windows key + Down arrow key → Minimize app windows.
• Windows key + Comma → Temporarily peek at the desktop.
• Windows key + Ctrl + D → Add a virtual desktop.
• Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right arrow → Switch between virtual desktops.
• Windows key + Ctrl + F4 → Close current virtual desktop.
• Windows key + Enter → Open Narrator.
• Windows key + Home → Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).
• Windows key + PrtScn → Capture a screenshot and save in Screenshots folder.
• Windows key + Shift + Up arrow → Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
• Windows key + Tab → Open Task view.
• Windows key + "+" key → Zoom in using the magnifier.
• Windows key + "-" key → Zoom out using the magnifier.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Open Task Manager.
• Alt + Tab → Switch between open apps.
• Alt + Left arrow key → Go back.
• Alt + Right arrow key → Go forward.
• Alt + Page Up → Move up one screen.
• Alt + Page down → Move down one screen.
• Ctrl + Alt +Tab → View open apps
• Ctrl + C → Copy selected items to clipboard.
• Ctrl + X → Cut selected items.
• Ctrl + V → Paste content from clipboard.
• Ctrl + A → Select all content.
• Ctrl + Z → Undo an action.
• Ctrl + Y → Redo an action.
• Ctrl + D → Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
• Ctrl + Esc → Open the Start Menu.
• Ctrl + Shift → Switch the keyboard layout.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc → Open Task Manager.
• Ctrl + F4 → Close the active window.

2.Mouse shortcuts

• Double-click: If double-click a word, selects the complete word.
• Double-click: Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.
• Double-click: Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.
• Triple-click: Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.
• Ctrl + Mouse wheel: Zooms in and out of document (Shortcut Keys and their Functions).