Shortcut Keys
Using keystrokes is faster than using a mouse to navigate round menus. You just have to know the keyboard shortcuts. Here are some of the more useful ones, but there are plenty more - just look in the help pages of your application.
Some keys apply across many different applications and operating systems, while others are specific to certain apps.
Most useful
| ctrl z | undo |
| ctrl x | cut |
| ctrl c | copy |
| ctrl v | paste |
| windows e | windows explorer |
| ctrl s | save |
| ctrl o | file open |
| ctrl p |
MS Office
Many of the function keys have similar or idential uses across the MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access).
| shift | alt | ctrl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | help | |||
| F2 | edit | print preview | ||
| F3 | ||||
| F4 | repeat | close | close window | |
| F5 | go to | |||
| F6 | ||||
| F7 | spelling | |||
| F8 | extend selection | macro | ||
| F9 | calculate | |||
| F10 | ||||
| F11 | VBA editor | |||
| F12 | save as | save |
MS Excel
Here are some of the more useful shortcuts for Excel.
| ctrl 1 | cell format |
| ctrl r | fill right |
| ctrl d | fill down |
| ctrl arrow | move to edge |