Efficiency: Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut keys one or more keys you press on the keyboard to complete a task. Use the same standard shortcuts for many applications or design your own! EDITING/FORMATTING: Ctrl+A !elect All Ctrl+C Copy Ctrl+" Cut Ctrl+# $aste %& !pelling ' (rammar !hift %& )hesaurus Ctrl+* Undo typing Ctrl+Y +epeat typing ,nd -o.e cursor to end of line Ctrl+,nd -o.e cursor to end of document /ome -o.e cursor to beginning of line Ctrl+/ome -o.e cursor to beginning of document Ctrl+0 0old Ctrl+1 1talici2e Ctrl+U Underline Ctrl+, Centers te3t Ctrl+4 4ustifies te3t Ctrl+5 5eft aligns te3t Ctrl++ +ight aligns te3t Ctrl+- 1ncrease indent Ctrl+!hift+- 6ecrease 1ndent Ctrl+!hift+A Capitali2e highlighted te3t !hift+%7 Changes capitali2ation of highlighted te3t Ctrl+!hift+% /ighlight font name on tool bar Ctrl+!hift+$ /ighlight font si2e on toolbar Ctrl+$ $rint Ctrl+%8 $rint $[Link] Ctrl+%9 +estores document window Ctrl+%:; -a3imi2e document window Ctrl+%< 6isplays the ne3t open document window Ctrl+!hift+%< 6isplays [Link] open document window Alt+%= >uit ?ordCtrl+@ 1ncrease font si2e Ctrl+A 6ecrease font si2e !hift+Alt+Up Arrow -o.e paragraph up !hift+Alt+6own Arrow -o.e paragraph down
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