This is a short list of various keyboard shortcuts that really help save time.
General windows shortcuts (These work for almost all programs on windows)
Alt + F4
This shortcut closes the active window or program
Alt + Enter
Will toggle full screen or windowed mode on most applications and windows
Alt + Esc
This shortcut minimizes a program to the task bar
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Depending on your settings this will either bring up the task manager, or it will bring up a full screen menu that you can access the task manager from. The task manager allows you to close out of programs that have locked up your computer.
Ctrl + P
This is generally the universal "print" shortcut. This will bring up the print window, so that you can print the active window.
Ctrl + A
Selects everything in a document
Ctrl + X
This is the "Cut" shortcut. It will copy what you have selected to something called the "Clip board" and remove what you had selected from the document.
Ctrl + C
This is the "Copy" shortcut. It will copy to the clipboard without removing it from the document.
Ctrl + V
This is the "Paste" shortcut. It will copy from the clipboard to the document.
Ctrl + F
Opens up the find window. Find will search for a word or
Ctrl + S
Saves the file
Ctrl + Z
Undo - In some programs it is Ctrl + Shift + Z
Ctrl + Y
Redo
General web browser shortcuts (These work in most web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox)
Backspace
Like hitting the back button
Shift + Backspace
Like hitting the forward button
Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Will increase or decrease the font size. If you don't have a mouse wheel, you can use Ctrl + '+' or Ctrl + '-'.
Ctrl + Zero
Will reset the font to default
Ctrl + T
Most new web browsers support tabs. This will open a new tab
Ctrl + R
Refreshes the web page
Ctrl + W
Closes the current tab, or if you only have one open will close the window.
Ctrl + D
Bookmarks the page
Ctrl + N
Opens a new browser page
Microsoft Office 2007 Shortcuts
Ctrl + O
Opens a file
Ctrl + I
Italics
Ctrl + U
Underlines
Ctrl + B
Bolds
Ctrl + R
Right justifies the text
Ctrl + E
Center justifies the text
Ctrl + Q
Left justifies the text
Ctrl + L
No text justification
Ctrl + T
Increases the hanging indent by half an inch
Ctrl + Shift + T
Decreases the hanging indent by half an inch
Alt
Tapping alt will add key strokes to the ribbon, allowing you access to most options with a button press. Alt again turns this off.
