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To learn the function of a key, click on it. Some keys are not linked.
Keyboard shortcuts specific to MS Word |
Escape - Esc is used to back out of situations. When you find yourself in a place where you don't want to be, try the Esc key. In PowerPoint this key will stop a running slide show. The keyboard combination Ctrl + Esc will open the Start menu.
F1 - While working in an application, depressing this key will bring up the applications help menu. If there is no open application F1 will open Windows Help.
F2 - Choose this key to rename a selected item.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 to open a new document in MS Word
Ctrl + F2 to open print preview in MS Word (this is a toggle, tap the keys again to return to the edit page)
F3 - Depressing this key will display the Find: All Files dialog box.
2 - Shift + F3 will change case in MS Word. Continue to press F3 (with the Shift key depressed) to toggle through all choices.
F4 - Holding down the Alt key while depressing F4 closes the current active window. If there is no active window this opens the Shut Down dialog box.
2 - Repeat an action with F4. For example, if your last action was to format a word as Bold, you can repeat the procedure by highlighting another word and depressing F4. This continues to work until your next action. (Thanks to George Held for this shortcut)
F5 - Select this key to refresh the contents of a dialog box, such as the Save As or Open dialog boxes, or in a window such as a Windows Explorer window.
2 - Refresh a browser window; IE refreshes immediately, Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all ask for confirmation before refreshing
3 - Open the Find and Replace dialog box in MS Word
4 - F5 + Ctrl + Shift to insert a bookmark in MS Word
5 - Use this key to start a slide show in MS PowerPoint
F6 - F6 + Ctrl to move to a previous window if you have multiple documents open in MS Word
2 - F6 + Alt to move to a previous window if you have multiple documents open in MS Word
F7 - Perform Spell and Grammar check in MS Word
2 - F7 + Shift when a word is selected to access the thesaurus in MS Word (see an activity using this feature of Word)
F10 - Activates Menu Bar options. Use right and left arrows to select menus and down arrows to display pull down menus. This is especially useful on the newer versions of IE because the menu bar is not displayed by default.
2 - F10 + Shift - Depressing this key combination will display the selected item's shortcut window. This is the menu that is displayed by right-clicking.
F11 - In Internet Explorer this key will allow you to toggle back and forth between full screen view (all toolbars compressed into one thin line) and normal view
2 - In Excel this key will make a chart using data that you have highlighted
3 - F11 + Shift - in Excel this keyboard combination will add worksheets to the workbook. Each time you tap F11 a new worksheet is added.
F12 - Open a new document in MS Word
2 - F12 + Ctrl + Shift to print in MS Word
3 - F12 + Shift to Save in MS Word
4 - F12 to open the Save As dialog box in MS Word
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