Basic Computer Shortcut keys
Shortcut Keys | Description |
Fn key+prt sc | key and Print Screen at the same time to capture the entire screen. Your screen will dim for a moment to indicate a successful snapshot. |
Windows key+ prt sc | key and Print Screen at the same time to capture the entire screen. Your screen will dim for a moment to indicate a successful snapshot. |
Bookmarks the current page in most Internet browsers. | |
Create a new or blank document in some software, or open a new tab in most Internet browsers. | |
Open a file in the current software. | |
Select all text. | |
Change selected text to be bold. | |
Change selected text to be in italics. | |
Change selected text to be underlined. | |
Open find window for current document or window. | |
Save current document file. | |
Cut selected item. | |
Shift+Del | Cut selected item. |
Copy selected item. | |
Copy selected item | |
Shift+Ins | Paste |
Redo last action. | |
Undo last action. | |
Insert hyperlink for selected text. | |
Print the current page or document. | |
Goes to beginning of current line. | |
Goes to beginning of document. | |
Goes to end of current line. | |
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. |
Open the Start menu. | |
Open Windows Task Manager. | |
File menu options in current program. | |
Open Edit options in current program. | |
Switch between open programs. | |
View help information (F1 is used by almost every Windows program to display help). | |
Rename a selected file. | |
Refresh the current program window. | |
Close the currently active program. | |
Open the properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.). |