Keyboard shortcuts for Photoshop.

COMMAND KEY COMBINATION

New Ctrl+N
Open Ctrl+O
Explore Shift+Ctrl+O
Open as Alt+Ctrl+O
Edit in Image ready Shift+Ctrl+M
Close Ctrl+W
Close All Alt+Ctrl+W
Keep Ctrl+s
Save as Shift+Ctrl+S
Save for web Alt+Shift+Ctrl+S
Return F12
Get information Alt+Ctrl+P
Set page Shift+Ctrl+P
Print with preview Alt+Ctrl+P
Print Ctrl+P
Print a copy Alt+Shift+Ctrl+P
Go out Ctrl+Q
Undo/Redo Ctrl+Z
Step forward Shift+Ctrl+Z
Step back Alt+Ctrl+Z
Transition Shift+Ctrl+F
Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Copy combined Shift+Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Paste inside Shift+Ctrl+V
Fill out Shift+F5
Free transformation Ctrl+T
Color settings Shift+Ctrl+K
General preferences Ctrl+K
Level adjustment Ctrl+L
Automatic levels Shift+Ctrl+L
Automatic contrast Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L
Auto Color Shift+Ctrl+B
Curves Ctrl+M
Color balance Ctrl+B
Hue/Saturation Ctrl+U
Desaturate Shift+Ctrl+U
Invest Ctrl+i
new layer Shift+Ctrl+N
Copy layer Ctrl+J
cut layer Shift+Ctrl+J
Create a cutting mask Ctrl+G
Drop clipping mask Shift+Ctrl+G
bring to the front Shift+Ctrl+.
Forward Shift+Ctrl++
Backward Shift+Ctrl+-
Send back Shift+Ctrl+,
Combine layers Ctrl+E
Combine visible Shift+Ctrl+E
Select all Ctrl+A
Deselect Ctrl+D
Reselect Shift+Ctrl+D
Invest Shift+Ctrl+i
Penetrate Alt+Ctrl+D
Last filter Ctrl+F
Extract Alt+Ctrl+X
Liquefy Shift+Ctrl+X
Pattern Maker Alt+Shift+Ctrl+X
Test colors Ctrl+Y
Increase pixel ratio Ctrl++
Reduce pixel ratio Ctrl+-
Fit on screen Ctrl+0
Real pixels Alt+Ctrl+0
Show destination path Shift+Ctrl+H
Show grid Ctrl+'
Show Guides Ctrl+;
Show Rules Ctrl+R
Lock guides Alt+Ctrl+<
Actions window F9
Layers window F7
Color window F6
Information window F8
Brushes window F5
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 April 22, 2009 Posted by ekocop | Keybindings , Photoshop CS Course | Key Bindings , Keyboard

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Key combinations in Word.

Some users have stated that the article on key combinations in Word could not be seen
clearly on some computers, we have corrected the code, and we have added some new
combinations, hoping that now you can read the text correctly.

Aim Combination
Open Ctrl + A
Look for Ctrl + B
Copy Ctrl + C
Replace Ctrl + L
Keep Ctrl + G
Print Ctrl + P
Paste Ctrl + V
Cut Ctrl + X
Select all Ctrl + E
Format Copy Ctrl + Shift + C
Select source Ctrl + Shift + F
Font size Ctrl + Shift + M
Enlarge font size Ctrl + >
Decrease font size Ctrl + <
Bold font Ctrl+N
Italics Ctrl+K
Underlined Ctrl + S
Subscript Ctrl + =
Superscript Ctrl + +
Show hidden paragraph marks Ctrl + (
Align text to the left Ctrl + Q
Align text to center Ctrl + T
Align text to the left Ctrl + D
Justify margins Ctrl + J
Page Break Ctrl + Enter
Insert hyperlink Alt + Ctrl + K
Insert mathematical equation Alt + =
Insert footnote Alt + Ctrl + L
Include selected text in index Alt + Shift + X
Spell check F7
Synonyms Shift + F7
Document change control Ctrl + Shift + E
View macros Alt + F8
Step back Ctrl + Z
Return to waste step Ctrl + Y

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Word 2007: Key combinations

Office 2007 dispenses with the drop-down menus, where you were looking for quick
access keys, to be able to do everything from the keyboard, but the key combinations that
were used for previous editions continue to work and also incorporates a new method,
which when you get used to it you will It will be very useful.

If you press the [Alt] key. Small labels will appear indicating which key you have to press
to go to the desired section.

Now if you press the [O] key, you can select the functions included in the [home] tab.
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PowerPoint Course: Key Combinations.

F5 Start a presentation
[Ctrl]+[Z] Cancels the last action performed.
[Ctrl ]+[I] Add a new slide to your presentation.
[B] Stops the presentation, Pause. Black slide.
[W] Stops the presentation, [Link] slide.
[1]+[ ] During the presentation you access the first
slide, depending on the number you access
the corresponding slide.

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Excel Course: Key combinations.

[Ctrl]+[  ]+[ , ] Enter the current date in a cell.

[Ctrl]+[  ]+[ . ] Enter the current time in a cell.
[Alt]+ [º] Switch between values and formulas.
[Ctrl]+[home] Places you at the beginning of a spreadsheet.
[Alt]+[  ] Start a new line in the same cell.
[F4] Repeat the last action.

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Windows system key combinations

 F1: Help

 CTRL+ESC: open the Start menu

 ALT+TAB: switch between open programs

 ALT+F4: exit the program

 SHIFT+DELETE: Delete an element permanently

 Windows Logo+L: Lock your computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DEL)

Back to the start

Windows program key combinations

 CTRL+C: copy

 CTRL+X: cut

 CTRL+V: paste

 CTRL+Z: undo

 CTRL+B: bold

 CTRL+U: underline

 CTRL+I: italic
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Mouse click combinations and keyboard modifiers for shell objects

 SHIFT+right-click: Displays a context menu containing alternative

commands

 SHIFT+double click: Run the default alternative command (the second

menu item)

 ALT+double click: show properties

 SHIFT+DELETE: Delete an item immediately without placing it in the

Recycle Bin
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General keyboard-only commands

 F1: Start Windows Help

 F10: Activate menu bar options

 SHIFT+F10: Opens the context menu for the selected item (same as

right-clicking on an object

 CTRL+ESC: Open the Start menu (use the arrow keys to select an item)
  CTRL+ESC or ESC: Select the Start button (press the TAB key to select

the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 to open a context menu)

 CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Open Windows Task Manager

 ALT+RIGHT ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

 ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key,

then press the TAB key to view the task switching window)

 SHIFT: Hold down the SHIFT key while inserting a CD-ROM to bypass

the autorun feature

 ALT+SPACE: displays the System menu of the main window (from the

System menu you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize or

close the window)

 ALT+- (ALT+dash): Displays the System menu of the multiple

document interface (MDI) subwindow (from the System menu of the

MDI subwindow you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or

close secondary window)

 CTRL+TAB: Switches to the next child window of a multiple document

interface (MDI) program

 ALT+ menu underlined letter : opens the menu

 ALT+F4: close the active window

 CTRL+F4: Close the active Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

 ALT+F6: Switches between multiple windows of the same program (for

example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6

switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
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General shell object and folder shortcuts, and Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object:

 F2: change object name

 F3: search all files

 CTRL+X: cut

 CTRL+C: copy

 CTRL+V: paste

 SHIFT+DELETE: Delete the selection immediately, without moving the

item to the Recycle Bin

 ALT+ENTER: open the properties of the selected object

To copy a file

Hold down the CTRL key while dragging the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Hold down CTRL+SHIFT while dragging a file to the desktop or a folder.

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Control of general folders and shortcuts

 F4: Select the Go to a different folder box and scroll down the box

entries (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

 F5: Refreshes the active window.

 F6: Move between panels in Windows Explorer

 CTRL+G: Opens the Go to Folder tool (Windows Explorer in Windows

95 only)

 CTRL+Z: undo the last command

 CTRL+A: select all elements in the active window

 BACKBACK: switch to parent folder

 SHIFT+click+ Close button: In folders, closes the current folder and all

parent folders
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Windows Explorer Tree Control

 Numeric keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

 Numeric keypad +: Expand current selection

 Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

 RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded;

otherwise it goes to the first child element

 LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded;

otherwise it goes to the parent element

Back to the start

Property control

 CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Scroll through property tabs

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Accessibility Shortcuts
  Pressing the SHIFT key five times: turns StickyKeys on and off

 Press and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles

FilterKeys on and off

 Press and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles

ToggleKeys on and off

 Left ALT+Left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Turns MouseKeys on and off

 Left ALT+Left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Turns high contrast on and off

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Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

 Windows Logo: Start Menu

 Windows Logo+R - Run Dialog Box

 Windows logo+M: minimize all

 SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

 Windows Logo+F1: Help

 Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

 Windows Logo+F: Search for files or folders

 Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and shows the

desktop

 CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find your computer

 CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Move focus from Start to the Quick

Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT

ARROW to move focus to the Quick Launch toolbar items and system

tray)

 Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

 Windows Logo+Inter - System Properties Dialog Box

 Application Key: Displays the context menu for the selected item
Back to the start

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

 Windows Logo+L: Sign out of Windows

 Windows Logo+P: Start Print Manager

 Windows Logo+C: Open Control Panel

 Windows Logo+V: Starts the Clipboard

 Windows Logo+K: Opens the Keyboard Properties dialog box

 Windows Logo+I: Opens the Mouse Properties dialog box

  Windows Logo+A: launches Accessibility options (if installed)

 Windows Logo+SPACEBAR – Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType

shortcut keys

 Windows Logo+S: Turn CAPS LOCK on and off

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Keyboard commands for dialog boxes

 TAB: Goes to the next control in the dialog box

 SHIFT+TAB: Go to the previous control in the dialog

 SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, it is equivalent to clicking

on it. If the current control is a check box, this is equivalent to turning

the check box on or off. If the current control is an option, the option

is selected.

 ENTER: equivalent to clicking on the selected button (the button that

shows the outline)

 ESC: equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

 ALT+ underlined letter of dialog box element : go to corresponding

element
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General keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DEL (Permanently delete the selected item without placing it in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Change the name of the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CRTL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any arrow key (Select multiple items in a window or desktop, or select text in a
document)
CTRL+E (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties of the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active element or exit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the context menu of the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that allow multiple documents to be open
simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch from one open item to another)
 ALT+ESC (Go through the elements in the order they were opened)
F6 key (Scroll through screen elements of a window or desktop)
F4 key (View the address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Show the context menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Show the system menu of the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Show the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter of a menu name (Show the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter of a command name in an open menu (Execute the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar of the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu on the right or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu on the left or close a submenu)
F5 key (Refresh active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel current task)
SHIFT when inserting a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent automatic playback of the CD-
ROM
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open task manager)
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Keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes
Pressing SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes enables extended selection mode. In this
mode you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press
CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode,
press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move focus to another
control.
CTRL+TAB (Scroll forward through tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Scroll back through tabs)
TAB (Scroll forward through options)
SHIFT+TAB (Scroll back through options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Execute the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Execute the command corresponding to the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Turn the checkbox on or off if the active option is a checkbox)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of radio buttons)
F1 key (Show Help)
F4 key (Show active list items)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder at a higher level if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog
box)
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Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Windows logo (Show or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+INTER (Show System Properties dialog box)
Windows logo+D (Show desktop)
Windows logo+M (Minimize all windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows logo+F (Find a file or folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Show Windows Help)
Windows Logo+L (Lock Keyboard)
Windows logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utilities Manager)
Back to the start
Keyboard shortcuts for accessibility
SHIFT right for eight seconds (Turn FilterKeys on or off)
Left ALT+Left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Turn High Contrast On or Off)
Left ALT+Left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Turn MouseKeys on or off)
SHIFT five times (Turn StickyKeys on or off)
 NUM LOCK for five seconds (Turn ToggleKeys on or off)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utilities Manager)
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Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
END (Show bottom of active window)
HOME (Show the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Show all subfolders under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Show the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse current selection if expanded or select parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Show current selection if collapsed or select first subfolder)
Back to the start
Character Map Shortcut Keys
After you double-click a character in the character grid, you can navigate through it using the
following shortcut keys:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Go up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Go down one row)
PAGE UP (Up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Down one screen at a time)
HOME (Go to the beginning of the line)
END (Go to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Go to first character)
CTRL+END (Go to last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Normal and Expanded mode when selecting a character)
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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window shortcut keys
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save console open)
CTRL+M (Add or remove an item from the console)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Refresh the contents of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Show MMC Window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Show Action Menu)
ALT+V (Show View menu)
ALT+F (Show File menu)
ALT+O (Show Favorites menu)
Back to the start
MMC Console Window Shortcut Keys
CTRL+P (Print current page or active panel)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Show the Window menu of the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Show the Action context menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic corresponding to the selected item, if it exists)
F5 key (Refresh the contents of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Show the Properties dialog box for the selected item, if it exists)
F2 key (Change the name of the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one window, this keyboard
shortcut closes the console)
Back to the start
Exploring Remote Desktop Connection
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
 ALT+PAGE UP (Switch from one program to another, from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch from one program to another, from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Scroll through programs in the order most recently used)
ALT+HOME (Show the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+INTER (Switch the client computer from a window to a full screen)
ALT+DEL (Show Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal
Server Clipboard and perform the same function as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local
computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire active client window on the Terminal
Server Clipboard and perform the same function as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Back to the start
Browsing Microsoft Internet Explorer
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open History bar)
CTRL+I (Open Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another browser instance with the same web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, as with CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Refresh current web page)
CTRL+W (Close current window)
Back to the start
COMMANDS FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE
CRTL + B (BOLD TEXT)
CRTL + I (ITALIC TEXT - HALF SIDE) XUNCOCO
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 Microsoft Word is the most used word processor at the moment. This program, in addition to
being used to introduce text, images and drawings, allows us to work with them by applying
formats, styles and designs so that they take on a professional appearance, attributes that were
previously reserved only for design programs.

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 This number of new functions incorporated into word processors, and Microsoft Word in
particular, means that not all users take full advantage of the features they incorporate.
Throughout this article we will see how to take advantage of these options, emphasizing the
functions that may be useful to most users.

1) Open files: If we need to open several files, we can use the “CTRL” and “A” (or “CTRL”
and “F12”) keys to directly access the corresponding dialog box, avoiding using the toolbar or
menu .

2) Save document: There are two options within the menu to save documents: “Save” and
“Save As”. We can directly access them by pressing “CTRL” and “G” (or “ALT”, “Shift.” and
“F2”) for the first and “ALT”, “Shift.” and “F12” for the second option.

3) Close documents: As in the previous trick, we can quickly close the current document by
pressing “CTRL” and “R” (or “CTRL” and “F4”). If the document has not been saved, the
dialog box will appear that allows us to save the changes before closing.

4) Blank document: To start working on a new document, the easiest and fastest way is to press
“CTRL” and “U”.

5) Print: The “CTRL” and “P” (or “CTRL”, “Shift” and “F12”) keys take us directly to the
“Print” options box (Figure 1).

6) Apply titles: To quickly apply the title format (one of the three possible), we can
simultaneously press “CTRL”, “Shift.” and “1” (or “2” or “3”) and the selected text will take
that format.

7) Change capitalization: If we want a portion of the text to be in uppercase, lowercase or with

the first letter of each word in uppercase and the rest in lowercase, we select the desired text
and press “Shift.” and “F3”. Each time we do this, the text will change format, rotating between
these three possibilities.

8) Center paragraphs: To quickly center the paragraph in which the cursor is located, we
simply press the “CTRL” and “T” keys at the same time.

9) Enter comments: Like Microsoft Excel, Word allows the inclusion of comments in the
document. The quick way to enter them is (having the writing cursor in the position where we
want the comment to appear) press “CTRL”, “ALT” and “A”.

10) Copy, cut and paste: As in almost all applications that work on Windows, you can copy, cut
or paste text with the key combinations “CTRL” and “C” to copy, “CTRL” and “X” to cut (or
“Shift” and “Del”), and “CTRL” and “V” to paste.

11) Copy format: if what we want is to copy the format of the text that we have on the
clipboard (previously copied with “CTRL” and “C”) to the current text selection, we can press
“CTRL”, “Shift” and “ C.” The selected text will take the format without being replaced.

12) Make Bold: If we want to change the format of the font with which the selected text is
written so that it appears bold, the most efficient way is to press “CTRL” and “N”.

13) Underline: To underline text, instead of using the toolbar it is faster to press “CTRL” and
“S”.

14) Go to italics: In the same way as in the previous two tricks, if we want to make the font of
the current cell italic (italic), just press “CTRL” and “K” simultaneously.

15) Normal text: to remove all the special attributes of the selected text (bold, italic, etc.) We
press “CTRL” and “Space” (or “CTRL”, “Shift.” and “Z”)

16) Change fonts: to access the dialog box that allows changing the font (and its special
characteristics) we can press “CTRL” and “M” (or “CTRL”, “Shift.” and “M”)

17) Symbol Font: Those who use Microsoft Word to write documents with scientific or
mathematical topics can use the “CTRL”, “Shift” keys. and “Q” to convert the selected text to
Symbol font.

18) Undo: The keyboard shortcuts to undo the last action in Word are “CTRL” and “Z”, or
“ALT” and “Backspace”.

19) Redo: If we want to redo any changes that we have undone, we press “CTRL” and “Y”.

20) Paragraph spacing: To change the spacing of the paragraph the cursor is on, we can avoid
using the menu by pressing “CTRL” and “1” for normal spacing, “CTRL” and “5” for a
spacing of 1 .5 lines, “CTRL” and “2” for two-line spacing and “CTRL” and “0” for paragraph
spacing.

21) Information about the system: Many times we want to know data about the hardware of our
computer (or about the software installed on it) and we resort to specific programs, without
knowing that from Microsoft Word simply by pressing “CTRL”, “ALT” and “F1 ” we access
very detailed information on these topics, as can be seen in figure 2).

22) Notes: At any time, we can write a footnote using the “ALT”, “CTRL” and “O” keys or at
the end of the document if we press “ALT”, “CTRL” and “L”

23) Select all: When we need to select all the text in the document, use “CTRL” and “E”.

24) Circles and squares: When we use the ellipse or rectangle tool, it is very difficult to achieve
perfect circles or squares, unless we hold down the “CTRL” and “ALT” keys while drawing.

25) Lines: To draw vertical lines or with a 45 degree inclination, we must draw them by
holding down the “Shift” key.

 Figure 1.
  Figure 2.
26) Embed TrueType Fonts: Frequently, when we take a Word document from one computer to
another, we find that the fonts we used when creating the document on our computer are not
installed on the destination computer, causing parts of the text to appear. are not displayed
correctly. We can solve this if we embed the fonts in our document, so that they “travel” within
it and we do not have problems. To do this, select Save As/Tools/Options when recording.
Once the options window is displayed, select Embed TrueType Fonts. We can also decide
whether to embed the entire font or just the characters we use. The latter is interesting so as not
to make the document too heavy if we only use a couple of non-standard characters. (Figure 3)

27) Antivirus protection in Word macros: One of the ways viruses enter our computer are the
macros that include some files and that are executed as soon as we open them. Macros are
small programs in Visual Basic For Applications. Both Excel and Word have the possibility of
including them in their documents and spreadsheets respectively, so we run the risk that when
we open a Word document or an Excel workbook they include a virus. In the case of Word, we
generally do not use Macros, so you can avoid this risk by disabling them by default. To do
this, we must go to the Tools / Macro / Security menu and select the level of protection we
want: high, medium or low.

28) Word Count Tool: The Word Count toolbar (Figure 4) allows you to easily update the
word count in a document without having to go to the Word Count dialog box. Additionally,
with "Word Count" you have more flexibility by being able to count the words in the headers
and footers in your document.
To activate this feature, from the View menu, choose Toolbar, then Word Count.

29) Customize documents with a watermark: If you are working on a document in Microsoft
Word Office XP, you can apply a watermark as a background to each page, easily and quickly.
This will help so that if someone photocopies your printed documents you can identify them by
means of the mark. To do this, you have to go to the "Format" Menu. In it. Choose the
"Background" option and then "Printed watermark." In the new window there is the option to
insert an image or text as a background to the document.

30) Quick translation of a word (or phrase): Something that not everyone knows is that Word
(Office XP) can be used to make translations. Indeed, Word offers a tool that is easy to use and
very useful. To use it, we must access the "Tools" Menu, choose the "Language" option and
then go to Translate. The "Translate" Task Panel is automatically activated (figure 5), there is
the option to write the text we want to translate, select the type of dictionary among the
different options or simply translate online through the Internet. This last option allows you to
translate the entire document between languages.

31) Disable smart tags: Many Word users find the markers that appear over some words, called
smart tags, uncomfortable, which recognize names, dates, times, places, phone numbers and
email addresses. To disable them, select Tools / AutoCorrect Options and click the Smart Tags
tab. Clear the “Label text with Smart Tags” and “Show Smart Tag Action Buttons” checkboxes
and click OK. (You can individually enable or disable Smart Tag functions by checking or
clearing the boxes in the Recognizer list.)

 Figure 3.

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32) Print several pages on one sheet: When it is necessary to print a long document to quickly
review aspects such as the layout of the pages or the consistency of the titles, it is a real waste
of paper, time and money to print each page on one sheet. A sheet of paper. However, Word
allows you to accommodate multiple pages on the same sheet. To do this, press the “CTRL”
and “P” keys, choose the number of pages you want to print on each sheet in the 'Pages per
sheet' box (maximum 16) and click OK (Figure 6). That prints thumbnail views of the pages.

33) Work full screen: At certain times it is useful for the Word document you are working on to
take up the entire screen space. When you select the 'Full Screen' option from the View menu,
all Word bars and menus disappear, leaving only the document. To return to normal working
mode, press the “ESC” key (or click the 'Close Full Screen' floating button). If you only need to
use a tool momentarily, move the cursor to the top edge of the screen to display the menu bar.

34) Print multiple files without having to open them: Word allows us to print several
documents at the same time, and we don't even have to open them. To do this, we will click on
the File menu, we will select Open, and then we will mark all the documents that we need to
print (you can choose more than one by pressing “CTRL” before clicking on them) Finally, we
right click on one of the files and choose Print.

35) Image on several pages: If we want, by design or requirement, for the same image to appear
on all the pages that we create in a Word document and we want to avoid arranging each page
(and they do not look the same), we can continue the following steps to do it easily:

1.- In the Word document we add a text box in the position where you want to insert the
drawing or image.
2.- We insert the image you want in it.
3.- In the drawing bar we click on the button: Drawing.
4.- We choose the menu: Order.
5.- We click on the option: Behind the text.
6.- We select the drawing and go to the menu: Insert.
7.- We choose Autotext in the submenu: Autotext.
8.- We write a short name, example: "ttt".
9.- We click on the button: Add.
10.- When we finish writing on that page and move on to the next one, we just type the added
text (in the example "ttt") and press the key: F3.

Figure 6.
The secret Word pointer: You are probably among the Word users who are unaware that the
mouse cursor can be changed within the documents of this program. Indeed, if we press the
“CTRL”, “ALT” and “+” keys (on the numeric keyboard) we will see that the shape of the
cursor transforms into a symbol that is suspiciously reminiscent of the Microsoft Office logo.
To return the mouse cursor to its usual shape, we will only have to press the same keys again.
You will see a customize keyboard dialog box open. Clicking close will return the pointer to its
normal shape.

Self-writing: Many times we want to test how different fonts or text formats look, etc. about a
long text, and we don't want to write a page just to do a test. In these cases, we can just write
“=rand ()” at the beginning of a new Word document, and a complete paragraph will appear
written (see figure 7). If we want to modify the length of the text, we can put two parameters
(numbers) inside the parentheses, something like “=rand(12,5)”. Experiment a little to see the
results. This is a “trick” halfway between merely useful and fun.
 Figure 7.

Peter Giovanni