Shortcut Keys
|
Description
|
Alt
+ F
|
File
menu options in current program.
|
Alt
+ E
|
Edit
options in current program
|
Alt
+ Tab
|
Switch
between open programs
|
F1
|
Universal
Help in almost every Windows program.
|
F2
|
Rename
a selected file
|
F5
|
Refresh
the current program window
|
Ctrl
+ N
|
Create
a new, blank document in some software programs
|
Ctrl
+ O
|
Open a
file in current software program
|
Ctrl
+ A
|
Select
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 Underlined
|
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
+ K
|
Insert
hyperlink for selected text
|
Ctrl
+ P
|
Print
the current page or document.
|
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
+ Esc
|
Opens
the START menu
|
Ctrl
+ Shift + Esc
|
Opens
Windows Task Manager
|
Alt
+ F4
|
Close
the currently active program
|
Alt
+ Enter
|
Open
the Properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.)
|
PC shortcut keys for Special Characters
There are many special characters that can be
created using keyboard shortcuts. Below are some of the more common and popular
special characters and the keyboard shortcuts to create them.
Shortcut Keys
|
Special Character
|
Alt
+ 0224
|
à
|
Alt
+ 0232
|
è
|
Alt
+ 0236
|
ì
|
Alt
+ 0242
|
ò
|
Alt
+ 0241
|
ñ
|
Alt
+ 0228
|
ä
|
Alt
+ 0246
|
ö
|
Alt
+ 0252
|
ü
|
Alt
+ 0248
|
ø
|
Alt
+ 0223
|
ß
|
Alt
+ 0198
|
Æ
|
Alt
+ 0231
|
ç
|
Alt
+ 0191
|
¿
|
Alt
+ 0176
|
° (degree symbol)
|
Alt
+ 0177
|
± (plus/minus symbol)
|
Alt
+ 0153
|
™
|
Alt
+ 0169
|
©
|
Alt
+ 0174
|
®
|
Alt
+ 0128
|
€ (Euro currency)
|
Alt + 0162
|
¢ (Cent
symbol)
|
Alt + 0163
|
£ (British
Pound currency)
|
Alt + 0165
|
¥ (Japanese
Yen currency)
|
Alt + 0131
|
ƒ (Taka
currency)
|
Alt + 0163
|
£ (Lira)
|
Alt + Ctrl + R
|
® (Register)
|
Alt + 0186
|
º (Fahrenheit)
|
