WORD
Note: A plus sign indicates that the keys need to be pressed at the same time.
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
Document actions Text Style
Open a file CTRL+O Font face CTRL+SHIFT+F
New file CTRL+N Font size CTRL+SHIFT+P
Close a file CTRL+W Bold CTRL+B
Save As F12 Italics CTRL+I
CTRL+S or Underline CTRL+U
Save
SHIFT+F12 Double underline CTRL+SHIFT+D
Print Preview CTRL+F2 Word underline CTRL+SHIFT+W
Print CTRL+P All caps CTRL+SHIFT+A
Show/Hide paragraph Change case SHIFT+F3
CTRL+*
symbols
Subscript CTRL+=
Spelling and grammar F7
Superscript CTRL+SHIFT+=
Help F1
Make web hyperlink CTRL+K
Find CTRL+F
Replace CTRL+H Tables
Go To CTRL+G Go to next cell Tab
Go to previous cell SHIFT+Tab
Cursor movement
Go to beginning of
Select all - entire document CTRL+A ALT+PageUp
column
Select from cursor to Highlight to
SHIFT+Home
beginning of line beginning of ALT+SHIFT+PageUp
Select from cursor to end of column
SHIFT+END
line Go to end of
ALT+PageDown
Go to beginning of line HOME column
Go to end of line END Highlight to end of
ALT+SHIFT+PageDown
Go to beginning of document CTRL+Home column
Go to end of document CTRL+End Go to beginning of
ALT+Home
row
Formatting Highlight to
ALT+SHIFT+Home
beginning of row
Cut CTRL+X
Go to end of row ALT+End
Copy CTRL+C
Highlight to end of
Paste CTRL+V ALT+SHIFT+End
row
Undo CTRL+Z
Column break CTRL+SHIFT+Enter
Redo CTRL+Y
Format painter CTRL+SHIFT+C Miscellaneous
Left alignment CTRL+L Copyright symbol - © ALT+CTRL+C
Center alignment CTRL+E Date field ALT+SHIFT+D
Right alignment CTRL+R Go to footnotes ALT+CTRL+F
Justified CTRL+J Show/Hide ¶ CTRL+SHIFT+8
Delete previous word CTRL+Backspace Thesaurus SHIFT+F7
Apply bulleted list CTRL+SHIFT+L
Indent CTRL+M
Page break CTRL+Enter
EXCEL
Note: A plus sign indicates that the keys need to be pressed at the same time.
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
Document actions Selecting Cells
Open a file CTRL+O SHIFT+left
All cells left of current cell
New file CTRL+N arrow
Save As F12 All cells right of current SHIFT+right
cell arrow
Save CTRL+S
Entire column CTRL+Spacebar
Print CTRL+P
Entire row SHIFT+Spacebar
Find CTRL+F
Entire worksheet CTRL+A
Replace CTRL+H
Go to F5
Text Style
Bold CTRL+B
Cursor Movement
Italics CTRL+I
One cell up up arrow
Underline CTRL+U
One cell down down arrow
Strikethrough CTRL+5
One cell right Tab
One cell left SHIFT+Tab
Formatting
Top of worksheet (cell
CTRL+Home Edit active cell F2
A1)
End of worksheet Format as currency with 2
CTRL+End SHIFT+CTRL+$
(last cell with data) decimal places
End of row Home Format as percent with no
SHIFT+CTRL+%
decimal places
End of column CTRL+left arrow
Cut CTRL+X
Move to next worksheet CTRL+PageDown
Copy CTRL+C
Paste CTRL+V
Formulas
Undo CTRL+Z
Apply AutoSum ALT+=
Redo CTRL+Y
Current date CTRL+;
Format cells dialog box CTRL+1
Current time CTRL+:
Spelling F7
Help F1
Macros ALT+F8
POWERPOINT
Action Keystroke Action Keystroke
Document actions Formatting
Open a presentation CTRL+O Select all CTRL+A
New presentation CTRL+N Copy CTRL+C
Save As F12 Cut CTRL+X
Save CTRL+S Paste CTRL+V
Print CTRL+P Undo CTRL+Z
Help F1 Redo CTRL+Y
Bold CTRL+B
Presentation actions Italics CTRL+I
Begin slide show F5 Underline CTRL+U
ENTER or Left justified CTRL+L
Next slide Down arrow Center justified CTRL+E
key
Right justified CTRL+R
BACKSPACE
ALT+SHIFT+Left
Previous slide or Promote list item
arrow
Up arrow key
ALT+SHIFT+Right
Activate pen tool CTRL+P Demote list item
arrow or TAB
Erase pen strokes E
Deactivate pen tool CTRL+A
Editing
Show/Hide black screen B
Find CTRL+F
Show/Hide white screen W
Replace CTRL+H
Show/Hide pointer & button A
Insert hyperlink CTRL+K
End slide show ESC
New slide CTRL+M
Spell checker F7
Macros ALT+F8
Run the slide show and press the F1 key to view all keyboard shortcuts applicable when
running a slide show.
ACCESS
Action Keystroke
Database actions
Open existing database CTRL+O
Open a new database CTRL+N
Save CTRL+S
Save record SHIFT+ENTER
Print CTRL+P
Display database window F11
Find and Replace CTRL+F
Copy CTRL+C
Cut CTRL+X
Paste CTRL+V
Undo CTRL+Z
Help F1
Toggle between Form and Design view F5
Other
Insert line break in a memo field CTRL+ENTER
Insert current date CTRL+;
Insert current time CTRL+:
Copy data from previous record CTRL+'
Add a record CTRL++
Delete a record CTRL