Control Key



F1Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed. F2In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file. F3Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows. In MS-DOS or Windows command line F3 will repeat the last command. F4Open find window. Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+) F5In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window. Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word. Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint. F6Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. F7Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc. F8Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly used to access Windows Safe Mode. F9Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0. F10In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application. Access the hidden recovery partition on HP and Sony computers. F11Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers. F12Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word. Print Screen/SysRq Usually located at the upper right hand corner of your keyboard next to the Scroll Lock and Pause/Break keys. Often abbreviated PrtScr, the Print Screen key is a useful key supported on most PCs. In DOS, pressing the Print Screen key causes the computer to send whatever images and text are currently on the display screen to the printer. Some graphics programs and Windows, use the Print Screen key to obtain Screen Captures. Tab This key can be used to move forward through options in a dialog box. Caps Lock Locks the keyboard in "Capitals" mode (only applies to Alpha keys). The Shift The obvious use of this key is to allow selection of capital letters when depressing the alphabet characters, or selecting the characters above other non-alpha keys. Depressing the Shift key while inserting a CD-ROM will bypass auto play. Shift + Delete to permanently delete a selected item, bypasses the Recycle Bin. Control KeyCtrl Depressing the Ctrl key while clicking allows multiple selections. Holding the Ctrl key down and pressing other key combinations will initiate quite a few actions. Backspace While working with text, use this key to delete characters to the left of the insertion point. Insert Home Depress and hold the Ctrl key as you select Home to go to the first line of a document. Page Up In a browser window use the Page Up key to move up one full screen on a web page. Delete While working with text, use this key to delete characters to the right of the insertion point. This key can also be used to delete selected files. If you use the keyboard combination Shift + Delete the item is permanently deleted, bypassing the Recycle Bin. End Depress and hold the Ctrl key as you select End to go to the last line of a document. Page Down In a browser window use the Page Down key to move down one full screen on a web page. Up Arrow Navigate in a document to the line above. Hold the Ctrl key down as you press this key to move to the beginning of the second line above. Right Arrow Navigate in a document one character to the right. Hold the Ctrl key down as you press this key to move one word to the right. Down Arrow Navigate in a document to the line below. Hold the Ctrl key down as you press this key to move to the beginning of the second line below. Left Arrow Navigate in a document one character to the left. Hold the Ctrl key down as you press this key to move one word to the left. Keypad KeysNum Lock If you want to use the numeric keypad on the right end of the keyboard to display numbers, the Num Lock key must be selected (usually a light above the Num Lock will indicate that it is on). If you want to use the keypad to navigate within a document, turn off Num Lock by pressing the key (the light will go off).Shortcut KeysDescriptionAlt + FFile menu options in current program.Alt + EEdit options in current programCtrl + ASelect all text.Ctrl + XCut selected item.Shift + DelCut selected item.Ctrl + CCopy selected item.Ctrl + InsCopy selected itemCtrl + VPasteShift + InsPasteHomeGoes to beginning of current line.Ctrl + HomeGoes to beginning of document.EndGoes to end of current line.Ctrl + EndGoes to end of document.Shift + HomeHighlights from current position to beginning of line.Shift + EndHighlights from current position to end of line.Ctrl + Left arrowMoves one word to the left at a time.Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should knowCtrl + Z and Ctrl + YUndo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this will undo it. This can also often be pressed multiple times to undo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl + Y would redo the undo.Ctrl + FOpen the Find in any program. This includes your Internet browser to find text on the current page.Alt + Tab or Alt + EscQuickly switch between open programs moving forward.Press Ctrl + Tab to switch between tabs in a program.Adding the Shift key to Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Tab will move backwards. For example, if you are pressing Alt + Tab and pass the program you want to switch to, press Alt + Shift + Tab to move backwards to that program.Windows Vista and 7 users can also press the Windows Key + Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the Window.Ctrl + Back space and Ctrl + Left arrow / Right arrowPressing Ctrl + Backspace will delete a full word at a time instead of a single character.Holding down the Ctrl key while pressing the left or right arrow will move the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you wanted to highlight one word at a time you can hold down Ctrl + Shift and then press the left or right arrow key to move one word at a time in that direction while highlighting each word.Ctrl + SWhile working on a document or other file in almost every program pressing Ctrl + S will save that file. This shortcut key should be used frequently anytime you're working on anything important.Ctrl + Home / EndMove the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.Ctrl + PPrint the page being viewed. For example, the document in Microsoft Word or the web page in your Internet browser.Page Up / Space bar and Page DownPressing either the page up or page down key will move that page one page at a time in that direction. When browsing the Internet pressing the space bar will also move the page down one page at a time. If you press Shift and the Space bar the page will go up a page at a time. ................
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