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Computer keyboard shortcut keys

Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, to copy text, you can highlight text and press the Ctrl+C shortcut. The shortcut is faster than moving your hands from the keyboard, highlighting with the mouse, right-clicking, selecting copy, and returning to the keyboard.

Below are the top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use.

Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert and Ctrl+X

Both Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Insert will copy highlighted text or a selected item. If you want to cut an item instead of copying it, press Ctrl+X. This action removes the text or item and stores it in the clipboard, rather than copying it to the clipboard.

Apple computer users can substitute the Ctrl key for the Command on their computers. For example, pressing Command+C copies highlighted text.

Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt+F	File menu options in the current program.
Alt+E	Open Edit options in the current program.
Alt+Tab	Switch between open programs.
F1	View help information (F1 is used by almost every Windows program to display help).
F2	rename a selected file.
F5	Refresh the current program window.
Ctrl+D	Bookmark the current page in most internet browsers.
Ctrl+N	Create a new or blank document in some software, or open a new tab in most Internet browsers.
Ctrl+O	Open a file in the current software.
Ctrl+A	Selwct all text.
Ctrl+B	Change selected text to be Bold.
Ctrl+I	Change selected text to be in italics.
Ctrl+U	Change selected text to be inderlined.
CTRl+F	Open find window for current document or window.
Ctrl+S	save current document file.
Ctrl+X	cut selected item.
Shift+Del	Cut selected item.
Ctrl+C	copy selected item.
Ctrl+Ins	Copy selected item.
Ctrl+V	Paste
Shift+Ins	Paste
Ctrl+Y	Redo the last action.
Ctrl+Z	Undo the last action.
Ctrl+K	Insert Hyperlink for the selected text.
Ctrl+P	Print the current page or document.
Home	Go to the beginning of the current Line.
CTRL+HOME	Go to the beginning of the document.
END	Go to the end of the current line.
CTRL+END	Go to the end of the document.
Shift+Home	HIGHLIGHT from the current position to the beginning of line.
Shift+End	Highlight from the current position to the end of line.
Ctrl+Left arrow	Move one Word to the left at a time.
Ctrl+Right arrow	Move one word to the right at a time.
CTRL+ESC	Open the Start Menu.
Ctrl+SHIFT+ESC	Open Windows Task manager.
ALT+F4	Close the currently active program.
ALT+ENTER	Open the properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.).
windows key+L	Lock the computer, requiring password entry to access again.
windows key+X	Access the power user tasks Menu in windows 8 and windows 10.
windows key+Down arrow	Minimize the active program window.
windows key+Up arrow	Maximize the active program window.