Keyboard Shorcuts
Microsoft Word
Keyboard Shortcuts Advanced
Computer Basics
Digital Organization
100

This shortcut copies text or an object to the clipboard.

Ctrl + C

100

This shortcut makes text bold

Ctrl + B

100

This shortcut finds a word or phrase in a document

Ctrl + F

100

This part of the computer lets you point, click, and drag.

Mouse
100

To stay organized, file names should always include this

Topic
200

This shortcut undoes the last action?

Ctrl + Z

200

This Word feature at the top or bottom of the page often contains page numbers

Headers & Footers

200

This shortcut selects all text or objects in a document.

Ctrl + A


200

This type of software helps you do tasks, like Word for writing or PowerPoint for slides

Applications/Programs

200

Digital folders are like this real-world item for organizing paper documents.

Filing Cabinet

300

The shortcut pastes text

Ctrl + V

300

This shortcut quickly creates a bullet list.

Ctrl + Shift + L

300

This shortcut switches between open programs in Windows.

Alt + Tab
300

These are the two main type of computer storage?

Primary Storage (RAM) & Secondary Storage (long-term storage)

300

Storing files in Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox is an example of this.

Cloud Storage

400

This shortcut cuts selected text

Ctrl + X

400

In Word, these collections of font, size, and spacing can be applied to keep documents consistent.  

Styles

400

This shortcut takes a screenshot of the entire screen in Windows.

Print Screen (key)

400

This is the "brain" of the computer that processes instructions.

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

400

This practice ensures you can restore older copies of work when mistakes are made.

Version Control (or saving backups)

500
This shortcut opens the print dialouge

Ctrl + P

500

This shortcut makes text italic and underlined.

Ctrl + I & Ctrl + U

500

This keyboard shortcut opens the Task Manager in Windows.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

500

This part of the computer starts up first and tells the machine how to run before any programs load.

Operating System (OS)


500

In professional emails, this section should clearly state the topic in a few words

Subject Line