Microsoft shortcuts can help computer users get things done more efficiently, these shortcuts are not always well publicised so here is a list of the most useful ones to distribute to your users.
Windows 11, Excel & Word – Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet
Windows 11
- Ctrl+C / V / X – Copy / Paste / Cut
- Ctrl+Z / Y – Undo / Redo
- Alt+Tab – Switch apps
- Alt+F4 – Close app
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc – Task Manager
- Win – Start | Win+I – Settings | Win+L – Lock
- Win+A – Quick Settings | Win+V – Clipboard
- Win+Left/Right – Snap window | Win+Z – Snap layouts
- Win+D – Desktop | Win+Ctrl+D – New virtual desktop
- Win+Shift+S – Snip | Win+PrtScn – Screenshot
- Win+E – File Explorer | Ctrl+Shift+N – New folder
Excel (Windows Desktop)
- Ctrl+N/O/S/W – New / Open / Save / Close
- Ctrl+Arrow – Jump data | Ctrl+Home/End – Start/End
- Ctrl+PageUp/Down – Switch sheets
- Ctrl+Space / Shift+Space – Select column / row
- F2 – Edit cell | Alt+Enter – New line
- Ctrl+D / R – Fill down / right
- Ctrl+; / Ctrl+Shift+; – Date / Time
- Ctrl+1 – Format cells
- Ctrl+B / I / U – Bold / Italic / Underline
- Ctrl+Shift+$ / % / ! – Currency / % / Number
- Ctrl+T – Table | Ctrl+Shift+L – Filters
- F4 – Absolute refs | Ctrl+` – Show formulas
- Ctrl+Alt+V – Paste Special
Word (Windows Desktop)
- Ctrl+N/O/S/W – New / Open / Save / Close
- Ctrl+C / V / X – Copy / Paste / Cut
- Ctrl+Z / Y – Undo / Redo | Ctrl+A – Select all
- Ctrl+F / H – Find / Replace
- Ctrl+B / I / U – Bold / Italic / Underline
- Ctrl+Shift+> / < – Font size
- Ctrl+L / E / R / J – Align text
- Ctrl+1 / 2 / 5 – Line spacing
- Ctrl+Enter – Page break
- Ctrl+Shift+L – Bullets
- Ctrl+Shift+8 – Paragraph marks
- Ctrl+Alt+F / D – Footnote / Endnote
- Ctrl+Home / End – Start / end of document
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