Sunday, November 28, 2010
Universal Keyboard Shortcuts
Introduction:
There are a variety of menu systems within each computer program, which contain
an even greater number of options and selections. You will most likely find that in
using programs, you will select the same options multiple times. Keyboard shortcuts
allow you to do this immediately without navigating confusing menus, providing you
know what option you wish to use. Keyboard shortcuts consist of holding down one
button on the keyboard (such as "Alt" or "Ctrl"), and pressing one (or sometimes
two) more button at the same time, and releasing them.
Learning the shortcuts can save you time and clicks, since you can do things from
the keyboard while typing without needing to move your fingers to the mouse!
The results listed alongside the keyboard shortcuts in this tutorial assume that you
understand what that result is. The keys used in shortcuts include Alt, Ctrl, F(1, 2,
3). The "Alt" is short for "Alternate" key. It acts as a second "Control" key (see
"Ctrl"). You always use the "Alt" in conjunction with another key. "Ctrl" is short for
"Control", as in "control key combination." You also press this key while holding
another to create the desired action. The set of F(1, 2, 3, etc.) keys along the top of
the keyboard have different functions, depending on what program you are currently
using. If you are not sure, either consult a tutorial on this site concerning the
program you are working with, or the help file in the program, itself.
These "universal" keyboard shortcuts will generally work in nearly every program
you will work with. They are generic options such as saving, quitting, and
manipulating text.
Most Commonly Used:
Ctrl + A = select all available text / images / etc.
Ctrl + X = cut selected text / image / etc.
Ctrl + C = copy selected text / image / etc.
Ctrl + V = paste copied or cut text / image / etc.
Often Used
Ctrl + S = save current document
Ctrl + O = open a document within the current program
Ctrl + W = close current window
Ctrl + N = create new document within the current program
Ctrl + P = print current document
Ctrl + Z = undo the previous action
Ctrl + Y = redo
Ctrl + F = find certain text in current document
Other Shortcuts:
F1 = help menu
Alt + Tab = switch back and forth between opened programs
Alt + F4 = quit current program
Ctrl + Alt + Delete = brings up the task manager; close non-responding programs;
reboot
Most Commonly Used:
Shift + Enter = line break
Ctrl + H = find and replace (also F5)
F7 = spelling and grammar
Shift + F7 = thesaurus
Other Shortcuts:
Ctrl + K = insert a hyperlink
F3 = finish word with autotext
Most commonly used:
Ctrl + E = align center
Ctrl + J = align justified / full
Ctrl + L = align left
Ctrl + R = align right
Ctrl + W = insert symbol/special character
Ctrl + Enter = new page
Shift + Enter = line break
Other shortcuts:
F3 = save as
F7 = indent
F9 = format font
F12 = insert table
Ctrl + F1 = spell checker
Ctrl + F4 = close
Ctrl + F5 = draft view
Ctrl + F7 = hanging indent
Ctrl + F11 = insert horizontal line
Ctrl + Shift + F3 = show / hide paragraph tags
Ctrl + Shift + F7 = double indent
Ctrl + Shift + F11 = insert vertical line
Alt + F1 = thesaurus
Alt + F5 = page view
Alt + F3 = show codes
Alt + F7 = format line flush right
Alt + F8 = format styles
Alt + F9 = sort
Alt + F12 = program settings
Alt + Shift + F1 = grammatik
Alt + Shift + F3 = show / hide ruler
Alt + Shift + F5 = show / hide bars
Shift + F7 = format line center
Shift + F9 = merge
MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Most commonly used:
Esc = stop loading current page
Tab = moves selection between address bar and links on current page
F3 = find certain text in current document
F5 = refresh current page (also Ctrl + R)
F6 = set text input to address bar (also Ctrl + Tab)
F11 = switch to full-screen mode
Other shortcuts:
Ctrl + D = add current page to favorites list
F4 = expand address bar downwards to view list of recently visited sites
Most commonly used:
Ctrl + D = fill up
Ctrl + G = go to the next instance of an entered phrase of text
Ctrl + H = find and replace
Ctrl + R = fill right
Ctrl + 1 = format cells
F7 = spelling and grammar
Other shortcuts:
Ctrl + K = insert a hyperlink
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Most commonly used:
F5 = slide show view
F6 = next pane
F7 = check spelling
Other shortcuts:
Ctrl + E = align centered
Ctrl + L = align left
Ctrl + M = new slide
Ctrl + R = align right
Most commonly used:
Esc = stop page loading
Tab = move selection between location bar and links on current page
Ctrl + 1 = opens Navigator
Ctrl + D = bookmarks current page
Ctrl + H = history
Ctrl + R = reload page
Ctrl + Shift + N = new blank page
Alt + > = forward
Alt + < = back
Other shortcuts:
Ctrl + 2 = opens Messenger
Ctrl + 4 = opens Composer
Ctrl + 7 = opens radio
Ctrl + 9 = opens AOL Instant Messenger
Ctrl + B = edit bookmarks
Ctrl + Shift + 1 = message center
Ctrl + Shift + 2 = opens address book
Ctrl + M = new message (e-mail)
Ctrl + U = view page source
Ctrl + ] = increase font
Ctrl + [ = decrease font
Ctrl + Shift + I = security info
Ctrl + I = view page information
MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Most commonly used:
F12 = preview in main browser
Shift + Return = insert a single line break
Ctrl + Shift + Space = insert non-breaking space
Ctrl + F12 = preview in secondary browser
Ctrl + J = page properties menu
Ctrl + L = make link
Ctrl + Q = quit
Ctrl + Tab = switch views (source, source and design, design)
Ctrl + Shift + S = save as
Ctrl + Shift + T = open / close the toolbar
Ctrl + A (within a table) = select table
Ctrl + Alt + M (within a table) = merge selected cells
Ctrl + Alt + S (within a table) = split selected cell
Ctrl + M (within a table) = insert row
Ctrl + Shift + A (within a table) = insert column
Ctrl + Shift + M (within a table) = delete row
Ctrl + Shift + - (within a table) = delete column
Ctrl + Shift + ] (within a table) = increase column span
Ctrl + Shift + [ (within a table) = decrease column span
Other shortcuts:
Ctrl + E = edit with external editor
Ctrl + T = quick tag editor
Ctrl + U = preferences
Ctrl + Shift + 1 = align left
Ctrl + Shift + 3 = align tight
Ctrl + Shift + 4 = align top
Ctrl + Shift + 6 = align bottom
Ctrl + Shift + 7 = make same width
Ctrl + Shift + 9 = make same height
Ctrl + Alt + A = insert an anchor
Ctrl + Alt + D = insert Shockwave
Ctrl + Alt + F = insert Flash
Ctrl + Alt + I = insert an image
Ctrl + Alt + T = insert a table
Ctrl + Alt + V = create new editable region
F2 = layers menu
F3 = Find Next
F4 = hide panels
F5 = refresh design view
F8 = site files
F10 = code inspector window
F11 = assets
Alt + F8 = site map
Ctrl + F2 = object window
Ctrl + F3 = properties window
Ctrl + F8 = check links sitewide
Ctrl + F11 = HTML styles window
Shift + F2 = frames window
Shift + F3 = behaviors window
Shift + F7 = check spelling
Shift + F8 = check links
Shift + F9 = timeline window
Shift + F10 = history window
Shift + F11 = CSS styles window
Ctrl + Shift + F1 = reference window
Ctrl + Shift + D (in site window) = get file
Ctrl + Shift + U (in site window) = put file
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D (in site window) = check out file
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + U (in site window) = check in file
ADOBE ACROBAT READER KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Most commonly used:
Ctrl + G = find again
Ctrl + L = full screen
Ctrl + M = zoom to
Ctrl + N = go to page (insert number in box)
Ctrl + Q = quit program
Ctrl + + = zoom in
Ctrl + - = zoom out
Other Shortcuts:
Ctrl + 0 = fit in window
Ctrl + 1 = actual size
Ctrl + 2 = fit width
Ctrl + 3 = fit visible
Ctrl + 4 = reflow
Ctrl + Shift + A = deselect all
Ctrl + Shift + F = search query
Ctrl + Shift + G = search results
Ctrl + Shift + J = cascade windows
Ctrl + Shift + K = tile windows horizontally
Ctrl + Shift + L = tile windows vertically
Ctrl + Shift + S = save a copy
Ctrl + Shift + P = page setup
Ctrl + Shift + W = search word assistant
Ctrl + Shift + X = search select indexes
Ctrl + Shift + Page Up = first page
Ctrl + Shift + Page Down = last page
Ctrl + Shift + + = rotate clockwise
Ctrl + Shift + - = rotate counterclockwise
Ctrl + Alt + W = close all
Alt + Left Arrow = go to previous view
Alt + Right Arrow = go to next view
Alt + Shift + Left Arrow = go to previous document
Alt + Shift + Right Arrow = go to next document
F4 = thumbnails
F5 = bookmarks
F8 = hide toolbars
F9 = hide menu bar
Most commonly used:
Ctrl + B = bold
Ctrl + I = italicize
Ctrl + Q = quit program
Ctrl + K = check spelling
Shift + Enter = insert line break
Other shortcuts:
Ctrl + 1 = opens Navigator
Ctrl + 2 = opens Messenger
Ctrl + 4 = opens Composer
Ctrl + 7 = opens radio
Ctrl + 9 = opens AOL Instant Messenger
Ctrl + D = bookmarks current page
Ctrl + E = align center
Ctrl + H = history
Ctrl + L = align left
Ctrl + R = align right
Ctrl + U = underline
Ctrl + W = close window
Ctrl + = = increase indent
Ctrl + - = decrease indent
Ctrl + Shift + K = remove all styles
Ctrl + Shift + L = insert link
Ctrl + Shift + 1 = message center
Ctrl + Shift + 2 = opens address book
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
< http://www.out-loud.com/keyboard_shortcuts_for_windows_95.html >
Comprehensive listing of the majority of Windows-specific keyboard shortcuts.
Windows 2000 Keyboard Shortcuts Reference <
http://www.labmice.net/articles/keyboard.htm >
Comprehensive listing of Windows 2000-specific keyboard shortcuts, including subprograms
such as Windows Explorer.
Keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse < http://www.bilbo.com/shortcut.html >
User-submitted keyboard shortcuts and techniques to help navigate the computer
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