Basic Shortcut Keys

Basic Shortcut Keys

This is a listing of basic PC shortcut keys.

The shortcut keys below are supported in most IBM compatible computers. They are also supported in most application software. Wonder why some people are so fast on the computers that sometimes, making it difficult for you to catch up? Try to memorize these shortcut keys and use it frequently. Once you get used to these keys, you can see a big improve.

Use this trick at your own risk.

Shortcut	Description
Ctrl + A	Select all text.
Ctrl + C	Copy selected item to clipboard.
Ctrl + Ins	Copy selected item to clipboard
Ctrl + V	Paste the copied item from clipboard
Shift + Ins	Paste the copied item from clipboard
Ctrl + X	Cut selected item.
Shift + Del	Cut selected item. Windows Explorer: Permanent delete item.
Ctrl + F	Find.
Alt + F	File menu options in current program.
Alt + E	Edit options in current program
F1	Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
Home	Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl + Home	Goes to beginning of document.
End	Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl + End	Goes to end of document.
Shift + Home	Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift + End	Highlights from current position to end of line.
Ctrl + Left arrow	Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow	Moves one word to the right at a time.