Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Short Cuts

FILE
Ctrl + S = Save
Ctrl + N = New Document
Ctrl + O = Open Existing Document
Ctrl + P = Print
Ctrl + W = Close

PARAGRAPH ALIGNMENT
Ctrl + L = Left Aligned
Ctrl + R = Right Aligned
Ctrl + E = Center Aligned
Ctrl + J = Justified

LINE SPACING
Ctrl + 1 = Single Line Spacing
Ctrl + 2 = Double Line Spacing
Ctrl + 5 = 1½ Line Spacing

Font Styles (with text selected)
Ctrl + B = Bold
Ctrl + I = Italic
Ctrl + U = Underlined.

Page Scrolling
Ctrl + Home = Top of Document
Ctrl + End = Bottom of Document
Ctrl + Page Up = Top of Page
Ctrl + Page Down = Bottom of Page

EDIT
Ctrl + A = Select All
Ctrl + X = Cut
Ctrl + C = Copy
Ctrl + V = Paste
Ctrl + F = Find
Ctrl + H = Find & Replace
Ctrl + Z = Undo Ctrl + Y = Redo

(On the Mac, use the Command key rather than the Ctrl key.)

Creating Special Characters with your Alt key + a Numeric Code

NOTE: Codes generated with your Alt Key require using the Number Keys on your Numeric Keypad.
Using the Number Keys at the top of your keyboard will not work.

Special Symbol Shortcuts Using the ALT Key

Alt + 0176 = ° (Degrees)
Alt + 0162 = ¢
Alt + 0188 = ¼
Alt + 0189 = ½
Alt + 0190 = ¾
Alt + 0178 = ¹
Alt + 0178 = ²
Alt + 0179 = ³
Alt + 0163 = £
Alt + 0169 = ©
Alt + 0174 = ®
Alt + 0165 = ¥
Alt + 0177 = ±
Alt + 0247 = ÷
Alt + 0166 = ¦
Alt + 0149 = •
Alt + 0134 = †
Alt + 0227 = ã
Alt + 0151 = — (m dash)
Alt + 0150 = – (n dash)

Win (Windows) Key Same as clicking on Start
Win Key + E Opens Windows Explorer
Win Key + F = Find Files & Folders
Win Key + R brings up the Run command.
Win Key + Pause/Break Key takes you to System Properties
Win Key + D toggles you between the Desktop and wherever you happen to be.

Right-Click Key (Same as Pressing Right Button on a Mouse)

Símbolos Españoles
Alt + 0191 = ¿
Alt + 0161 = ¡
Alt + 0209 = Ñ
Alt + 0241 = ñ
Alt + 0225 = á
Alt + 0233 = é
Alt + 0237 = í
Alt + 0243 = ó
Alt + 0250 = ú
Alt + 0252 = ü
Alt + 0186 = ° (1° = primero)
Alt + 0170 = ² (2² = segunda)

(The following shortcuts do NOT use the Ctrl or Alt key.)
F1 = Help
F7 = Spell Checker
Shift + F7 = Thesaurus
F12 = Save As...
Alt + F4 = Exit Program
Ctrl + Alt + Del = Break out of a lockup and open Task Manager

                    In MS-Word: Shift + F3 = Toggles selected text
                    from ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
                    to all lower case letters
                    to Traditional sentence structure.

These shortcuts apply to many Microsoft programs (such as MSOffice & MSWorks). Most of the shortcuts apply to many other programs, as well.

(On the Mac, use the Command key rather than the Ctrl key.)