Time Saving Computer KeyboardShortcut Keys

Shortcut keys ABCs

Shortcut keys improve provide an easier and usually quicker method

of navigating and using computer software programs. Shortcut keys are commonly accessed by using the Alt (on IBM compatible computers), comand (on

Apple computers), Ctrl , or Shift in conjunction with a single letter. The popular example for listing a

shortcut is listing the modifier key , a plus symbol , and the sunder sarcasm. In other words, "ALT+S" is telling you to urge the Alt key and while continuing to retain the Alt key, press the S key to fulfill the shortcut.In addition to the shortcuts listed on this page, users can locate the shortcut keys to their most popular program by looking for underlined letters in their menus.

For specimen, in the portray to the privilege you'll can  that the "F" in File has been underlined. This means you can exhort the Alt key and F to access the File menu. Note: Some programs require the user prick and transport ALT to badge the underlined characters. Finally, as can moreover be seen some of the ordinary features such as Open (Ctrl+O) and Save (Ctrl+S) have shortcut keys assigned to them.As you begin to memorize shortcut keys, you'll survey that many applications share the same shortcut keys. We have the most commonly shared shortcut keys in the underneath necessary PC shortcut keys division.

Basic PC shortcut keys
The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below shortcut keys or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.
Shortcut Keys Description
Alt + F File menu options in current
program.
Alt + E Edit options in current
program
F1 Universal Help in almost every
Windows program.
Ctrl + A Select all text.
Ctrl + X Cut selected item.
Shift + Del Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C Copy selected item.
Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
Ctrl + V Paste
Shift + Ins Paste
Ctrl + P Print the current page or
document.
Home Goes to beginning of current
line.
Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of
document.
End Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End 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.