Take Control of Your Keyboard |
| Bold on or off | CTRL + B |
| Close or quit | CTRL + F4 |
| Copy | CTRL + C |
| Create a new document | CTRL + N |
| Cut | CTRL + X |
| Display Start menu | CTRL + ESC |
| Go to beginning of document | CTRL + Home |
| Go to end of document | CTRL + End |
| Go to next paragraph | CTRL + Down arrow |
| Go to previous paragraph | CTRL + Up arrow |
| Go to previous word | CTRL + Left arrow |
| Go to the next word | CTRL + Right arrow |
| Highlight text block (arrow keys) | CTRL + Shift |
| Italics on or off | CTRL + I |
| Launch "Go To" dialog box | CTRL + G or F5 |
| Opens an existing document | CTRL + O |
| Paste | CTRL + V |
| CTRL + P | |
| Print Screen | CTRL + ALT + Minus sign (-) |
| Print Screen. (ALT) | CTRL + ALT + Plus sign (+) |
| Save current file to disk | CTRL + S |
| Search (or find) | CTRL + F or F3 |
| Select All | CTRL + A |
| Underlining on or off. | CTRL + U |
| Undo | CTRL + Z or ALT + backspace |
| Undo the last undo | CTRL + Y |
| View Office clipboard | CTRL + C (twice) |
| Open context (right click) menu | Shift + F10 |
| Delete without using Recycle Bin | Shift + Delete |
Notes: Highlighted items are common to most programs; many others work with a wide variety of applications.
| Courtesy of the Computer Users Group of Lincolnton www.cugol.8m.com Meets 1st Saturday monthly 10:30 AM -Lincolnton Library (Info: 704-735-6433 |
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