All Important Short-Cut Keys for Windows User
Here are 100 essential shortcut keys to improve your productivity across various applications. I’ve categorized them into general Windows shortcuts, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, browser, and file management shortcuts for better clarity.
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Shortcut
Key |
Function |
Application |
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Ctrl + C |
Copy |
All applications |
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Ctrl + V |
Paste |
All applications |
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Ctrl + X |
Cut |
All applications |
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Ctrl + Z |
Undo |
All applications |
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Ctrl + Y |
Redo |
All applications |
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Ctrl + S |
Save |
All applications |
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Ctrl + P |
Print |
All applications |
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Ctrl + A |
Select All |
All applications |
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Alt + Tab |
Switch between open applications |
Windows |
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Ctrl + F |
Find |
All applications |
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Ctrl + H |
Replace |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + N |
New Document |
MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + O |
Open Document |
MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + B |
Bold |
MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + I |
Italic |
MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + U |
Underline |
MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + T |
New Tab |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + W |
Close Tab |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
Open Task Manager |
Windows |
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Windows + D |
Show Desktop |
Windows |
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Windows + L |
Lock Screen |
Windows |
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Windows + E |
Open File Explorer |
Windows |
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Alt + F4 |
Close Current Window |
Windows |
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Ctrl + Shift + T |
Reopen Closed Tab |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Shift + N |
Open New Incognito Window |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Shift + P |
Print in Private Browsing |
Browsers |
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F2 |
Rename Selected File |
Windows/File Explorer |
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F5 |
Refresh |
Browsers/Windows |
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Ctrl + R |
Reload Page |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + L |
Highlight Address Bar |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + D |
Bookmark Page |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Shift + Del |
Clear Browsing History |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Enter |
Auto-complete URL with
".com" |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Tab |
Switch Between Open Tabs |
Browsers |
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Ctrl + Spacebar |
Select Entire Column (Excel) |
Excel |
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Shift + Spacebar |
Select Entire Row (Excel) |
Excel |
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Alt + Enter |
Add New Line Within a Cell |
Excel |
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F4 |
Repeat Last Action |
Excel/MS Word |
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Alt + = |
Insert AutoSum Formula |
Excel |
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Ctrl + ; |
Insert Current Date |
Excel |
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Ctrl + Shift + : |
Insert Current Time |
Excel |
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Ctrl + K |
Insert Hyperlink |
MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + Shift + F |
Open Font Dialog Box |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + Shift + P |
Open Paragraph Dialog Box |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + [ |
Decrease Font Size |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + ] |
Increase Font Size |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + > |
Increase Font Size by Larger
Increment |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + < |
Decrease Font Size by Larger
Increment |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + M |
Indent Paragraph |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + M |
Remove Paragraph Indent |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + E |
Center Align Text |
MS Word/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + L |
Left Align Text |
MS Word/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + R |
Right Align Text |
MS Word/PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + J |
Justify Text |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + 1 |
Single Line Spacing |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + 2 |
Double Line Spacing |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + 5 |
1.5 Line Spacing |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Apply Bullet Points |
MS Word |
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Alt + Shift + D |
Insert Current Date |
MS Word |
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Alt + Shift + T |
Insert Current Time |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + > |
Increase Font Size in PowerPoint |
PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + Shift + < |
Decrease Font Size in PowerPoint |
PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + G |
Group Selected Objects |
PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + Shift + G |
Ungroup Objects |
PowerPoint |
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Ctrl + Shift + H |
Apply Highlight |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + L |
Apply List Style |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Alt + V |
Paste Special |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + Home |
Move to Beginning of Document |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + End |
Move to End of Document |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + Page Up |
Scroll Up One Page |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + Page Down |
Scroll Down One Page |
MS Word/Excel |
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Shift + F3 |
Change Case (Upper/Lower/Title) |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + C |
Copy Formatting |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + V |
Paste Formatting |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + K |
Convert Text to Small Caps |
MS Word |
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Alt + Ctrl + S |
Split Document Window |
MS Word |
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Alt + Shift + P |
Insert Page Number |
MS Word |
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F7 |
Spell Check |
MS Word/Excel |
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Shift + F7 |
Open Thesaurus |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Alt + 1 |
Apply Heading 1 Style |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Alt + 2 |
Apply Heading 2 Style |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Alt + 3 |
Apply Heading 3 Style |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + Shift + E |
Track Changes |
MS Word |
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Ctrl + F2 |
Print Preview |
MS Word/Excel |
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Alt + F8 |
Run Macro |
MS Word/Excel |
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Ctrl + Shift + N |
Create New Folder |
File Explorer |
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Alt + Up Arrow |
Go to Parent Folder |
File Explorer |
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Ctrl + Alt + Delete |
Open Security Options |
Windows |
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Windows + I |
Open Settings |
Windows |
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Windows + R |
Open Run Dialog Box |
Windows |
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Windows + X |
Open Quick Access Menu |
Windows |
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