Computer Shortcut Keys
NOTE: THERE IS ALWAYS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO DO ANYTHING WITH DOCUMENTS.
THE TOOL BAR AT THE TOP OF YOUR DOCUMENTS WILL HAVE DROP DOWN BOXES
THAT EXPLAIN THE COMMAND YOU WANT, YOU MAY CLICK ON THAT FOR THE COMMAND, OR
YOU CAN USE THE SHORT CUT KEYS OR YOU CAN RIGHT CLICK ON YOUR MOUSE TO
BRING UP MORE COMMANDS. SHORT CUT KEYS, AND THE RIGHT CLICK OF THE MOUSE SAVE A
LOT OF TIME ONCE YOU LEARN THEM.
*USE YOUR PINKY FINGER ON THE CONTROL KEY (CTRL) AND YOUR INDEX FINGER OR MIDDLE
FINGER ON THE LETTER KEYS. KEEP YOUR OTHER HAND ON THE MOUSE.
*ALL DROP DOWN MENU LISTS WILL HAVE SHORT CUT KEYS ALONG SIDE EACH COMMAND. DO
NOT BE AFRAID TO EXPERIMENT.
CTRL+ X = CUT
CTRL+ C= COPY
CTRL+ V = PASTE
CTRL+ A = SELECT ALL
CTRL+ P= PRINT
CTRL + N = NEW DOCUMENT
CTRL + O = OPEN
CTRL+ S = SAVE
CTRL + F = FIND
CTRL + Y = REPEAT TYPING
CTRL + B = BOLD
CTRL + I = ITALICS
WINDOW KEY + M = MINIMIZE ALL WINDOWS
YOUR BEST FRIEND WILL BE THE CTRL + Z = UNDO (ALSO LEFT CLICK MOUSE ON THE BLUE
ARROW ON THE TOOL BAR THAT IS A HALF CIRCLE TO THE LEFT THIS WILL UNDO WHAT YOU
JUST DID)
TO DELETE ON A WORD DOCUMENT:
LEFT CLICK ON MOUSE AND HOLD DOWN AND DRAG ACROSS THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD,
SENTENCE, ETC AND HIGHLIGHT ALL YOU WANT TO DELETE AND CLICK ON DELETE
TO COPY TEXT IN A WORD DOCUMENT:
1. LEFT CLICK ON MOUSE AND HOLD DOWN AND DRAG ACROSS THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD,,
SENTENCE, ETC, AND HIGHLIGHT ALL YOU WANT TO COPY,
2. PRESS CTRL AND C KEY TOGETHER,
3. PLACE “I” BAR AT THE POINT YOU WANT TO BEGIN THE COPY
4. LEFT CLICK ON MOUSE
5. PRESS CTRL + V KEY TOGETHER TO PASTE
**Thank you to Wanda Lutes for contributing to this
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