Most of these shortcuts work in nearly all Windows applications (web browsers, word processors, etc.). Some of them however are Microsoft word only (such as inserting a manual page break).
The "logo" key refers to the Windows logo key (between the ctrl & alt buttons). An "input box" is some sort of button or text field that you as the user interact with.
The "menu key" is the weird looking key on the keyboard next to the right control key. It looks like a mouse hovering over an open window.
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| Shortcut Description | Shortcut Key |
|---|---|
| open the Windows start button | logo |
| minimize ALL windows | logo+m |
| undo the minimize ALL command | logo+M |
| switch to next application | alt-tab |
| close the current window/application | alt-F4 |
| switch to the previous application | alt-shift-tab |
| put focus in the next input box | tab |
| put focus in the previous input box | shift-tab |
| copy | Ctrl-c |
| paste | Ctrl-v |
| cut | Ctrl-x |
| save | Ctrl-s |
| open | Ctrl-o |
| right-click | menu key |
| select all of current document | Ctrl-a |
| print current document (open printer dialog) | Ctrl-p |
| go to previous page | page up |
| go to next page | page down |
| take a screenshot of the /entire/ screen | print screen |
| take a screenshot of the window with the current focus | alt-print screen |
| bold | Ctrl-b |
| italics | Ctrl-i |
| underline | Ctrl-u |
| move cursor to the left/right 1 word | Ctrl-right/left |
| select word to the left of cursor | Ctrl-shift-left |
| select word to the right of cursor | Ctrl-shift-right |
| go to end of current line | end |
| go to beginning of current line | home |
| go to end of current document | Ctrl-end |
| go to beginning of current document | Ctrl-home |
| open the find dialog | Ctrl-f |
| select a specific word (using the mouse) | double click the word |
| insert a manual page break | Ctrl-enter |
Useful web browsing shortcuts (Internet Explorer or Firefox):
| Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open a new tab | Ctrl-t |
| Jump to the next open tab | Ctrl-tab |
| Jump to the previous open tab | Ctrl-shift-tab |
| Close the current tab | Ctrl-w |
| go back | alt-left arrow |
| go forward | alt-right arrow |
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