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The simple keyboard shortcut guide

Just a few keystrokes can turn your computer into a willing servant. Jamie Merrill explains the commands you’ll need to spare your overworked mouse hand

Microsoft Office and Windows

Save…………………Ctrl-S

Print…………………Ctrl-P

Find…………………Ctrl-F

Copy…………………Ctrl-C

Paste …………………Ctrl-V

Undo…………………Ctrl-Z

Delete…………………Ctrl-D

Page break……… Ctrl-Enter

Change window ……… Alt-Tab

Quit application ……… Alt-F4

Minimise window ……… Alt-Space-N

Maximise window ……… Alt-Space-X

Close sub-window……… Ctrl-F4

Task manager or Windows Security ……… Ctrl-Alt-Delete

Screen grab……… Alt-Print screen

Rename file……… F2

Go to address bar……… F6

Lock PC…………………Windows-L

Close all windows……… Windows-M

Launch help……… Windows-F1

Switch programme……… Windows-Tab

WORD

Jump to end of document ……… Ctrl-End

Jump to start of document ……… Ctrl-Home

Go to last edit ……… Shift-F5

Check spelling ……… F7

Select All ……… Ctrl-A

Select a whole word …………………Ctrl-Shift-left/right arrow

Select a whole paragraph ……… Ctrl-Shift-up/down arrow

Bold…………………Ctrl-B

Italics …………………Ctrl-I

Underline ……… Ctrl-U

All capitals……… Ctrl-shift-A

Copy Format Ctrl-shift-C

EXCEL

Next cell …………………Tab

Previous cell……… Shift-Tab

First cell in row……… Alt-Home

Last cell in row……… Alt-End

Top cell in column……… Alt-Page Up

Last cell in column……… Alt-Page Down

Repeat function……… F4

Google Mail

Compose new message …………………Shift-C

Reply…………………Shift-R

Reply all …………………Shift-A

Forward …………………Shift-F

Save a draft ……… Ctrl-S

Delete…………………#

Label…………………l

Mark as read ……… Shift-I

Mark as unread ……… Shift-U

Select all mail……… * then A

Deselect all mail……… * then N

Go to sentmail……… G then T

Go to contacts……… G then C

Search (puts cursor in search box) ……… /

Move to next message …………………N

Move to previous message …………………P

Open a conversation ……… O

Report spam ……… !

To turn on these shortcuts on or off, click Settings, and then select the option Keyboard shortcuts

Google Docs

Print …………………Ctrl-P

Save …………………Ctrl-S

Go to full screen ……… Ctrl-Shift-F

Undo…………………Ctrl-Z

Redo …………………Ctrl-Y

Copy …………………Ctrl-C

Cut …………………Ctrl-X

Paste…………………Ctrl-V

Select all…………………Ctrl-A

Full justify……… Ctrl-F

Left alignment ……… Ctrl-l

Centre alignment ……… Ctrl-E

Bold…………………Ctrl-B

Underline ……… Ctrl-U

Italics…………………Ctrl-I

Go to last cell……… Ctrl-End

Go to first cell……… Ctrl-Home

Move to next worksheet……… Ctrl-Page Down

Move to previous worksheet……… Ctrl-Page Up

If you are using a Mac, you can use these shortcuts by replacing Ctrl with the Command Key ( ).

Apple Mac

Open document ……… Command-O

Save …………………Command-S

Print …………………Command-P

Find …………………Command-F

Select All ……… Command-A

Cut …………………Command-X

Copy…………………Command-C

Paste …………………Command-V

Undo…………………Command-Z

Switch application ……… Command-Tab

Quite Application ……… Command-Q

Close …………………Window Command-W

Close all open windows …………………Command-Option-W

To click “OK” in dialogue boxes ……… Return key

Move item to trash ……… Command-Backspace

Empty trash ……… Command-Shift-Backspace

New window (Finder)…………………Command-N

Minimise window……… Command-M

Hide/Show Dock……… Command-Option-D

Open “Computer” folder …………………Command-Option-C

Open “Home” folder ……… Command-Option-H

Open Applications ……… Command-Option-A

Force Quit……… Command-Option-ESC

These shortcuts apply to Mac OS 8 or newer, and most work in Mac OS X. Command is the key labelled ’ ’ and Option is the key labelled “Alt” on most keyboards.

Adobe Photoshop

Undo, multiple times Ctrl-Alt-Z

Hand/move tool ………  Spacebar

Switch document ………  Ctrl-Tab

New layer ………  Ctrl-Shift-N

New layer ………  Ctrl-Shift-Atl-N

Duplicate layer ………  Ctrl-J

Fit to window ………  Ctrl-0

Re-run filter ………  Ctrl-F

Fade filter ………  Ctrl-Shift-F

And remember…

(via The Independent)

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