Basic Shortcut Keys
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Alt + F File menu options in current program.
Alt + E Edit options in current program
Alt + Tab Switch between open programs
F1 Universal Help in almost every Windows program.
F2 Rename a selected file
F5 Refresh the current program window
Ctrl + N Create a new, blank document in some software programs
Ctrl + O Open a file in current software program
Ctrl + A Select all text.
Ctrl + B Change selected text to be Bold
Ctrl + I Change selected text to be in Italics
Ctrl + U Change selected text to be Underlined
Ctrl + F Open find window for current document or window.
Ctrl + S Save current document file.
Ctrl + X Cut selected item.
Shift + Del Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C Copy selected item.
Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
Ctrl + V Paste
Shift + Ins Paste
Ctrl + K Insert hyperlink for selected text
Ctrl + P Print the current page or document.
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.
Ctrl + Esc Opens the START menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Opens Windows Task Manager
Alt + F4 Close the currently active program
Alt + Enter Open the Properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.)Ms Word Shortcut keys
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Ctrl+W. Close the active window / document.
Ctrl+Z. Undo an action.
Ctrl+Y. Redo the last action or repeat an action.
Ctrl+S. Save a document.
Ctrl+P. Print a document.
Ctrl+K. Insert a hyperlink.
Alt+Left. Arrow Go back one page.
Alt+Right. Arrow Go forward one page.
Ctrl+C. Copy selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.
Ctrl+V. Paste the most recent addition to the Office Clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+A. Format all letters as capitals.
Ctrl+B. Applies or removes bold formatting.
Ctrl+I. Applies or removes italic formatting.
Ctrl+=. Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
Alt, F, A. Save As.
Alt, S, T, I. Insert Table of Contents.
Alt, S, T, R. Remove Table of Contents.
Alt, W, F. Full Screen Reading – View > Document Views > Full Screen Reading.
Alt, W, R. Ruler. View > Show/Hide > Ruler.
Alt, F, X. Exit Word.Microsoft Excel shortcut keys
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F2 Edit the selected cell.
F3 After a name has been created, F3 will paste names.
F4 Repeat last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell, pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color.
F5 Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.
F7 Spell check selected text or document.
F11 Create chart from selected data.
Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.
Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.
Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.
Alt + Enter While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next line, allowing for multiple lines of text in one cell.
Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.
Shift + F5 Bring up search box.
Ctrl + 1 Open the Format Cells window.
Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.
Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K Insert link.
Ctrl + S Save the open worksheet.
Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + 1 Change the format of selected cells.
Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.
Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin the printing process.
Ctrl + Z Undo last action.
Ctrl + F3 Open Excel Name Manager.
Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.
Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.
Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks or windows.
Ctrl + Page up Move between work sheets in the same document.
Ctrl + Page down Move between work sheets in the same document.
Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.
Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells.
Ctrl + ' Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected.
Ctrl + Shift + 1 Format number in comma format.
Ctrl + Shift + 4 Format number in currency format.
Ctrl + Shift + 3 Format number in date format.
Ctrl + Shift + 5 Format number in percentage format.
Ctrl + Shift + 6 Format number in scientific format.
Ctrl + Shift + 2 Format number in time format.
Ctrl + Arrow key Move to next section of text.
Ctrl + Space Select entire column.
Shift + Space Select entire row.
Ctrl + - Delete the selected column or row.
Ctrl + Shift + = Insert a new column or row.
Ctrl + Home Move to cell A1.
Ctrl + ~ Switch between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells.PhotoShop CS6 and CS6 shortcut keys
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Selecting
Draw Marquee from Center Option-Marquee
Add to a Selection Shift
Subtract from a Selection Option
Intersection with a Selection Shift-Option
Make Copy of Selection w/Move tool Option-Drag Selection
Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool Cmd-Option-Drag Selection
Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) Arrow Keys
Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) Shift-Arrow Keys
Select all Opaque Pixels on Layer Cmd-Click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel)
Restore Last Selection Cmd-Shift-D
Feather Selection Shift-F6
Move Marquee while drawing selection Hold Space while drawing marquee
Viewing
Fit on Screen Double-click on Hand tool or Cmd-0
100% View Level (Actual Pixels) Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Cmd-Option-0
Zoom in Cmd-Space-Click or Cmd-Plus(+)
Zoom out Option-Space-Click or Cmd-Minus(–)
Hide all tools and panels Tab
Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar Shift-Tab
Rotate through full screen modes F
Scroll image left or right in window Cmd-Shift-Page Up/Down
Jump/Zoom to part of Image Cmd-drag in Navigator panel
Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith \
Layer Shortcuts
Create new layer Cmd-Shift-N
Select non-contiguous layers Cmd-Click layers
Select contiguous layers Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer
Delete Layer Delete key
View contents of layer mask Option-Click layer mask icon
Temporarily turn off layer mask Shift-Click layer mask icon
Clone layer as you move it Option-Drag
Find/Select layer containing object Control-Click on object w/Move tool
Change layer opacity Number keys (w/Move tool selected)
Cycle down or up through blend modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode (w/Move tool) Shift-Option-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
Switch to layer below/above current layer Option-[ or Option-]
Move layer below/above current layer Cmd-[ or Cmd-]
Type Shortcuts
Select all text on layer Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2pts Cmd-Shift->/<
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts Cmd-Option-Shift->/<
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking Option-Right/Left Arrow
Align text left/center/right Cmd-Shift-L/C/R
Painting
Fill selection with background color Cmd-Delete
Fill selection with foreground color Option-Delete
Fill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels Option-Shift-Delete
Fill selection with source state in History panel Cmd-Option-Delete
Display Fill dialog box Shift-Delete
Sample as background color Option-Click w/Eyedropper tool
To get Move tool While in any painting/editing tool-hold Cmd
To get Eyedropper with Paint tools Option
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) Number keys
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) Shift-Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) Shift-Number keys
Cross-Hair Cursor Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock on
Decrease/Increase Brush Size [ or ]
Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush Shift-[ or Shift-]
Switch between preset Brushes < or >
Open Brushes pop-up panel Ctrl-Click in Image window
Erase to History panel's source state Option-Eraser
Cycle down or up through blend modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode Shift-Opt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
Create fixed color target from within a dialog box Shift-Click in image window
Delete fixed color target Option-Click on target with Color Sampler tool
Create new spot-color channel from current selection Cmd-Click on New Channel button in Channels panel
Pen Tool Shortcuts
To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen Cmd
Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools Option
Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point Cmd-Option
To Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool Option-click
Convert path to a selection Cmd-click on path name (in Paths panel)
Panel Shortcuts
Show/Hide Brushes panel F5
Show/Hide Color panel F6
Show/Hide Layers panel F7
Show/Hide Info panel F8
Show/Hide Actions panel Option-F9
Open Adobe Bridge Cmd-Option-O
Other Shortcuts
Switch between open documents Cmd-tilde(~)
Undo or Redo operations beyond last one Cmd-Option-Z/-Shift-Z
Apply Last Filter Cmd-F
Opens Last Filter Dialog Box Cmd-Option-F
Hand Tool Spacebar
Reset Dialog Box Hold Option, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click it
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units Shift-Up/Down Arrow
Repeat Last Transformation Cmd-Shift-T
Measure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function) After ruler is drawn, Option-Drag end of line with Ruler Tool
Move Crop Marquee while creating Hold Space while drawing
Snap Guide to Ruler ticks Hold Shift while dragging
Highlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) Return
Don't Snap object edge while moving Hold Control while dragging
Tools
V Move
M Marquee tools
L Lasso tools
W Quick Selection, Magic Wand
C Crop and Slice Tools
I Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count
J Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye
B Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush
S Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp
Y History Brush, Art History Brush
E Eraser tools
G Gradient, Paint Bucket
O Dodge, Burn, Sponge
P Pen tools
T Type tools
A Path Selection, Direct Selection
U Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape
K 3D Tools
N 3D Camera Tools
H Hand
R Rotate
Z Zoom
D Default colors
X Switch Foreground and Background colors
Q Quick Mask Mode
To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above
For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee hit Shift-M
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Selecting
Draw Marquee from Center Alt-Marquee
Add to a Selection Shift
Subtract from a Selection Alt
Intersection with a Selection Shift-Alt
Make Copy of Selection w/Move tool Alt-Drag Selection
Make Copy of Selection when not in Move tool Ctrl-Alt-Drag Selection
Move Selection (in 1-pixel Increments) Arrow Keys
Move Selection (in 10-pixel Increments) Shift-Arrow Keys
Select all Opaque Pixels on Layer Ctrl-click on Layer Thumbnail (in Layers panel)
Restore Last Selection Ctrl-Shift-D
Feather Selection Shift-F6
Move Marquee while drawing selection Hold Space while drawing marquee
Viewing
Fit on Screen Double-click on Hand tool or Ctrl-0
100% View Level (Actual Pixels) Double-Click on Zoom Tool or Ctrl-Alt-0
Zoom in Ctrl-Space-Click or Ctrl-Plus(+)
Zoom out Alt-Space-Click or Ctrl-Minus(–)
Hide all tools and panels Tab
Hide all panels except Toolbox and Options bar Shift-Tab
Rotate through full screen modes F
Scroll image left or right in window Ctrl-Shift-Page Up/Down
Jump/Zoom to part of Image Ctrl-drag in Navigator panel
Toggles layer mask on/off as rubylith \
Layer Shortcuts
Create new layer Ctrl-Shift-N
Select non-contiguous layers Ctrl-Click layers
Select contiguous layers Click one layer, then Shift-Click another layer
Delete Layer Delete key (while in the Move tool)
View contents of layer mask Alt-Click layer mask icon
Temporarily turn off layer mask Shift-Click layer mask icon
Clone layer as you move it Alt-Drag
Find/Select layer containing object Right-Click on the object w/Move tool
Change layer opacity Number pad keys (w/Move tool selected)
Cycle down or up through blend modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode (w/Move tool) Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)
Switch to layer below/above current layer Alt-[ or Alt-]
Type Shortcuts
Select all text on layer Double-Click on T thumbnail in Layers panel
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 2 pts Ctrl-Shift->/<
Increase/Decrease size of selected text by 10 pts Ctrl-Shift-Alt->/<
Increase/Decrease kerning/tracking Alt-Right/Left Arrow
Align text left/center/right Ctrl-Shift-L/C/R
Painting
Fill selection with background color Ctrl-Backspace
Fill selection with foreground color Alt-Backspace
Fill selection with foreground color using Lock Transparent Pixels Shift-Alt-Backspace
Fill selection with source state in History panel Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
Display Fill dialog box Shift-Backspace
Sample as background color Alt-Click w/Eyedropper tool
To get Move tool While in any painting/editing tool-hold Ctrl
To get Eyedropper with Paint tools Alt
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush OFF) Number keys
Change paint opacity (with Airbrush ON) Shift-Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush ON) Number keys
Change Airbrush flow (with Airbrush OFF) Shift-Number keys
Cross-Hair Cursor Any painting/editing tool-turn Caps Lock on
Decrease/Increase Brush Size [ or ]
Decrease/Increase Hardness of Brush Shift-[ or Shift-]
Switch between preset Brushes < or >
Open Brushes pop-up panel Right-Click in Image window
Erase to History panel's source state Alt-Eraser
Cycle down or up through blend modes Shift-Plus(+) or Minus(–)
Change to a specific blend mode Shift-Alt-letter (ie: N=Normal, M=Multiply, etc.)
Create fixed color target from within a dialog box Shift-Click in image window
Delete fixed color target Alt-Click on target with Color Sampler tool
Create new spot-color channel from current selection Ctrl-Click on New Channel button in Channels panel
Pen Tool Shortcuts
To get Direct Selection tool while using Pen Ctrl
Switch between Add-Anchor and Delete-Anchor Point tools Alt
Switch from Path Selection tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is over anchor point Ctrl-Alt
To Select a whole path w/Direct Selection tool Alt-click
Convert path to a selection Ctrl-click on path name (in Paths panel)
Panel Shortcuts
Show/Hide Brushes panel F5
Show/Hide Color panel F6
Show/Hide Layers panel F7
Show/Hide Info panel F8
Show/Hide Actions panel Alt-F9
Open Adobe Bridge Ctrl-Alt-O
Other Shortcuts
Switch between open documents Ctrl-Tab
Undo or Redo operations beyond last one Ctrl-Alt-Z/Ctrl-Shift-Z
Apply Last Filter Ctrl-F
Opens Last Filter Dialog Box Ctrl-Alt-F
Hand Tool Spacebar
Reset Dialog Box Hold Alt, Cancel turns into Reset Button, Click it
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 1 unit Up/Down Arrow
Increase/Decrease value (in any option field) by 10 units Shift-Up/Down Arrow
Replay last Transformation Ctrl-Shift-T
Measure Angle between Lines (Protractor Function) After ruler is drawn, Alt-Drag end of line with Ruler Tool
Move Crop Marquee while creating Hold Space while drawing
Snap Guide to Ruler ticks Hold Shift while dragging
Highlight Fields in Options bar (n/a for all tools) Enter
Don't Snap object edge while moving Hold Control while dragging
Tools
V Move
M Marquee tools
L Lasso tools
W Quick Selection, Magic Wand
C Crop and Slice Tools
I Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count
J Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Red Eye
B Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush
S Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp
Y History Brush, Art History Brush
E Eraser tools
G Gradient, Paint Bucket
O Dodge, Burn, Sponge
P Pen tools
T Type tools
A Path Selection, Direct Selection
U Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape
K 3D Tools
N 3D Camera Tools
H Hand
R Rotate View
Z Zoom
D Default colors
X Switch Foreground and Background colors
Q Quick Mask Mode
To switch between all tools within groups, add the Shift key to the letters above
For example, to switch between rectangular and elliptical marquee hit Shift-MKeyboard Shortcut Keys In Corel Draw X6
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Menu and Menu Commands
File
New Ctrl + N
Open Ctrl + O
Save Ctrl + S
Save As Ctrl + Shift + S
Import Ctrl + I
Export Ctrl + E
Print Ctrl + P
Exit Alt + F4
Edit
Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z
Repeat Ctrl + R
Cut Ctrl + X
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Delete Delete
Symbol > Symbol Manager Ctrl + F3
Duplicate Ctrl + D
Step and Repeat Ctrl + Shift + D
Find and Replace > Find Objects Ctrl + F
Object Properties Alt + Enter
View
Full-Screen Preview F9
View Manager Ctrl + F2
Snap to > Document Grid Ctrl + Y
Snap to > Objects Alt + Z
Dynamic Guides Alt + Shift + D
Alignment Guides Alt + Shift + A
Arrange
Transformations > Position Alt + F7
Transformations > Rotate Alt + F8
Transformations > Scale Alt + F9
Transformations > Size Alt + F10
Align and Distribute > Align Left L
Align and Distribute > Align Right R
Align and Distribute > Align Top T
Align and Distribute > Align Bottom B
Align and Distribute > Align Centers Horizontally E
Align and Distribute > Align Centers Vertically C
Align and Distribute > Center to Page P
Order > To front of Page Ctrl + Home
Order > To Back of Page Ctrl + End
Order > To Front of Layer Shift+ Page Up
Order > To Back of Layer Shift+ Page Down
Order > Forward One Ctrl + Page Up
Order > Backward One Ctrl + Page Down
Group Ctrl + G
Ungroup Ctrl + U
Combine Ctrl + L
Break Apart Ctrl + K
Convert to Curves Ctrl + Q
Convert Outline to Object Ctrl + Shift + Q
Effects
Adjust > Brightness/Contrast/Intensity Ctrl + B
Adjust > Color Balance Ctrl + Shift + B
Adjust > Hue/saturation/Lightness Ctrl + Shift + U
Contour Ctrl + F9
Envelope Ctrl + F7
Lens Ctrl + F3
Text
Text Properties Ctrl + T
Edit Text Ctrl + Shift + T
Insert Symbol Character Ctrl + F11
Insert Formating Code > Non-breaking Hypen Ctrl + Shift + -
Insert Formating Code > Optional Hypen Ctrl + -
Align to Baseline Alt + F12
Writing Tools > Spell Check Ctrl + F12
Convert Ctrl + F8
Tools
Options Ctrl + J
View Manager Ctrl + F2
Color Styles Ctrl + F6
Object Styles Ctrl + F5
Macros > Macro Manager Alt + Shift + F11
Macros > Macro Editor Alt + F11
Macros > VSTA Editor Alt + Shift + F12
Macros > Stop Recording Ctrl + Shift + O
Macros > Record Temporary Macro Ctrl + Shift + R
Macros > Run Temporary Macro Ctrl + Shift + P
Help
Help Topics F1
Window
Refresh Window Ctrl + W
Other
Nudge Arrow keys
Super Nudge Shift + Arrow Keys
Micro Nudge Ctrl + Arrow Keys
Scroll Alt + Arrow Keys