Computer Shortcut and their usage

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Keyboard sample

Shortcut Usage Further explanations
Ctrl+A Select All To select all items in view
Ctrl+B Bold To bold selected items
Ctrl+C Copy To copy selected items
Ctrl+D Fill Down
Ctrl+F Find To find words or letters in current work
Ctrl+G Go to To locate and go to certain word or letter in current work
Ctrl+H Replace To replace certain word with another in current work
Ctrl+I Italic To make the highlighted word turn italic
Ctrl+K Insert Hyperlink To insert hyperlink into a text/image
Ctrl+N Insert Hyperlink To open a new workbook in Excel
Ctrl+O Open To re-open an existing earlier closed work
Ctrl+P Print To print work being done
Ctrl+R Fill Right To fill item to right cells subsequently
Ctrl+S Save To save the work being done
Ctrl+U Underline To underline selected item
Ctrl+V Paste To paste ealier copied or selected item
Ctrl W Close To close open work
Ctrl+X Cut To cut selected itme
Ctrl+Y Repeat To move forward again after moving back on an action
Ctrl+Z Undo To move back to previous action
F1 Help To seek for help (online)
F2 Edit
F3 Paste Name
F4 Repeat last action While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs
F5 Go to Locate a word or text
F6 Next Pane Choose the next pane (in series of music, video etc)
F7 Spell check
F8 Extend mode
F9 Recalculate all workbooks
F10 Activate Menu bar
F11 New Chart
F12 Save As
Ctrl+: Insert Current Time
Ctrl+; Insert Current Date
Ctrl+” Copy Value Copy Value from Cell Above
Ctrl+’ Copy Value Copy Formula from Cell Above
Shift+F1 What’s This?
Shift+F2 Edit cell comment
Shift+F3 Paste function into formula
Shift+F4 Find Next
Shift+F5 Find
Shift+F6 Previous Pane Choose the previous pane (in series of music, video etc)
Shift+F8 Add to selection
Shift+F9 Calculate active worksheet
Shift+F10 Display shortcut menu
Shift+F11 New worksheet
Ctrl+F3 Define name
Ctrl+F4 Close
Ctrl+F5 Restore window size
Ctrl+F6 Next workbook window
Shift+Ctrl+F6 Previous workbook window
Ctrl+F7 Move window
Ctrl+F8 Resize window
Ctrl+F9 Minimize workbook
Ctrl+F10 Maximize or restore window
Ctrl+F11 Inset 4.0 Macro sheet
Ctrl+F1 File Open Open an existing file
Alt+F1 Insert Chart To insert chart in a worksheet (Excel)
Alt+F2 Save As To save a work (for the first time)
Alt+F4 Exit To close open work
Alt+Down arrow Display AutoComplete list
Alt+’ Format Style dialog box
Ctrl+Shift+~ General format
Ctrl+Shift+! Comma format
Ctrl+Shift+@ Time format
Ctrl+Shift+# Date format
Ctrl+Shift+$ Currency format
Ctrl+Shift+% Percent format
Ctrl+Shift+^ Exponential format
Ctrl+Shift+& place border Place outline border around selected cells
Ctrl+Shift+_ Remove outline border
Ctrl+Shift+* Select current region


Notes:
1. Some keys or combination of keys may perform different function from what is above, that depends on the package you are using.

2. Start practicing the short cut one after the other so as not to
forget. Cramming them without use may not help.

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