July 7/11/25 Tech Tips

Keyboard shortcuts categorized by platform.

General Shortcuts

Editing:

• Ctrl + C: Copy selected text or items

• Ctrl + X: Cut selected text or items

• Ctrl + V: Paste selected text or items

• Ctrl + V + Shift: Paste text without formatting (bold, color, italics, etc.) or paste text in the format of the document

• Ctrl + Z: Undo last action

• Ctrl + A: Select all text

• Ctrl + B: Bolds text

• Ctrl + I: Italics text

• Ctrl + U: Underlines text

Navigation:

• Ctrl + Tab: Switch between open tabs in a browser or application

• Alt + Tab: Switch between open applications

• Windows Key + L: Lock the computer.

• Ctrl + Mouse Wheel: Zoom in or out on a page

• Ctrl + F: Opens the "Find" feature

• Alt + F4: Force stop on an application or close a window

• Alt + (Right/Left arrow): Go forward/Go back

  
  

Microsoft Word

Basic File Operations:

• Ctrl + N: Create a new document

• Ctrl + O: Open an existing document

• Ctrl + S: Save the current document

• Ctrl + W: Close the current document

• Ctrl + P: Print the document

Text Selection and Navigation:

• Shift + Arrow keys: Select text by extending the cursor in the direction of the arrow keys

• Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow: Move the cursor one word left or right

• Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous/next paragraph

• Ctrl + End: Move the cursor to the end of the document

Other:

• Ctrl + Enter: Insert a page break

• Shift + Alt + D: Insert the current date

• Shift + Alt + T: Insert the current time

• Alt + F3: Create an AutoText (Click link to learn more about AutoText)

• Ctrl + K: Insert a hyperlink

AutoText: https://youtu.be/tP2bZALfwKk

Excel:

Navigation:

• Ctrl + Arrow keys: Quickly navigate to the edge of a data range

• Ctrl + Home: Go to the beginning of the worksheet

• Ctrl + End: Go to the last cell with data in the worksheet

• Ctrl + Page Up/Page Down: Navigate between worksheets

Formating:

• Ctrl + Semicolon: Enter the current date

• Ctrl + Shift + &: Add a border to selected cells

• Ctrl + D: "Fills Down" copies the content and formatting of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below

• Ctrl + R: Fill right

Teams:

Navigation:

• Ctrl + 1: Open Activity Feed

• Ctrl + 2: Open Chat

• Ctrl + 4: Open Calendar

• Ctrl + 5: Open Calls

• Ctrl + 6: Open Files

• Ctrl + E: Open Search

• Ctrl + G: Go to

  
  

Messaging:

• Ctrl + N: Start a new chat

• Ctrl + O: Attach a file

• Ctrl + Shift + M: Mute/unmute yourself

• Ctrl + Shift + O: Toggle your camera on/off

• Shift + Enter: Start a new line

• Ctrl + Enter: Send message

  
  

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