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The ABC’s of Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboarding 101 Windows Applications Welcome! These examples work in most Windows applications

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Page 1: The ABC's of Keyboard Shortcuts

The ABC’s ofKeyboard Shortcuts

Keyboarding 101 Windows Applications

Welcome!These examples

work in mostWindows

applications

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Each letter on the keyboard has a corresponding action

associated with the Control keyKeyboard shortcuts are more efficient

than usingthe mouse

Think of them as

mini-macros

Ctrl + letter

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This presentation only coversCtrl + letter

shortcuts, so the Control keyis assumed in all examples

The Controlkey is assumed

in all of theexamples

Hold the Ctrl key and tap

the letter

Then release Ctrl

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ASelectsAll Text or ObjectsSelection is

constrainedby its

container

The container can be the

entiredocument

or just within a text box

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Group relatedshortcuts

to make themeasier to

remember

B = Bold I = Italic U = Underline

Toggles on/offBBold Selected Text

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Rememberthe pattern

on the keyboard

X = Cut C = Copy V = PasteC

Copy Text or Objects

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Opens bookmarks

in some browsers

Workswith objectslike images

shapes, charts,and slides D

Duplicate Selected Objects

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L = Left R = Right E = Center J = Justify

The letter Cwas already

assignedso the next

letter was used ECenter Selected Text or Objects

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F = Find G = Go To H = Replace

Use the pattern on

the keyboardto group these

related shortcuts FFind – Dialog

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F = Find G = Go To H = Replace

Opens a dialogwith various

Go To options listed G

Go To – Page, Section, Cell

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F = Find G = Go To H = Replace

F – G - H opens the same

dialog but ondifferent tabs H

Search and Replace - Dialog

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B – I - Ucorrespond

to the ribbon icons

B = Bold I = Italic U = Underline

Toggles on/offIItalicize - Selected Text

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Can be usedin sequence

to test alignment

preferences JJustify - Selected Text L = Left

R = Right E = Center J = Justify

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Selected textbecomes

the activelink text

Link can beinternal

orexternal K

Hyperlink - Dialog

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Alignment is different

in Excel LAlign Left L = Left

R = Right E = Center J = Justify

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Ctrl + Tcreates

a hangingindent

in Word

Sets the marginin Word

but creates a new slide inPowerPoint M

Left Margin Indent

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These essentialshortcutswork in all

applications NNew - Blank Document N = New

O = OpenP = PrintS = Save

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N = NewO = OpenP = PrintS = Save

These essentialshortcutswork in all

applications OOpen - Dialog

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N = NewO = OpenP = PrintS = Save

These essentialshortcutswork in all

applications PPrint - Dialog

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Use Ctrl + Wto close onlythe current document

This only works in

PowerPoint and it quits

the application QQuit – Close/Save

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Use alignmentshortcuts in

sequenceto test

preferences RAlign Right L = Left

R = Right E = Center J = Justify

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Use this oftenwhile workingto repeatedlysave current

changes

Opens theSave As

dialog if notpreviously

saved SSave

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Ctrl + M indentsall lines

includingthe first line

Ctrl + T indents all lines but the

first line THanging Indent

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Use theseshortcuts to quick

format text

B = Bold I = Italic U = Underline

Toggles on/offUUnderline - Selected Text

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Thinkinverted

glue stick

X = Cut C = Copy V = PasteV

Paste

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Closes only thecurrent

document

Leaves the application

openWClose the Current Document

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Think scissorsor rememberthe pattern

on the keyboard

X = Cut C = Copy V = PasteX

Cut - Text and Objects

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Use with Undoto test variations

Z = UndoY = Redo

Extends the pattern

Ctrl + X, C, V

Think“X-Y-Z”Y

Redo

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Can be used repeatedly

to undomultiple

times

X = CutC = Copy

V = Paste Y = RedoZ = Undoz

Undo

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