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Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Word

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Part II

How much free hard drive space do I have?

Making a BOLD statement in Microsoft Word for Windows.

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Word
F11 - To save a file under a new name (File, Save As)

F4 - Repeat last action

F10 or Alt key will activate the menu bar and you can use the arrow keys to navigate it.


Useful Keyboard Shortcuts. Part II

Oops... Made a Mistake
To undo the last file action, such as Copy, Delete, or Move: press <Ctrl> Z or Edit · Undo

Pasting clipboard data into Microsoft Word
Wondering how to get the information you just copied into the Clipboard inserted into your Microsoft Word document? You can paste the Clipboard contents into Microsoft Word by choosing Edit · Paste. You can also press <Ctrl> V

Paste it
To Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the selected folder or file press <Ctrl> V or Edit · Paste

Copy it
To Copy the selected folder(s)/file(s) to the Clipboard: press <Ctrl> C or Edit · Copy

Cut it out
To Cut the selected folder(s)/file(s) to the Clipboard: press <Ctrl> X or Edit · Cut

Keep that Window up to date
To Update a window’s contents in Windows 95: press <F5> or select View · Refresh

How much is free?
Checking how much Free space is available on your hard drive(s) is easy… The status bar in a My Computer window will display both Free space and Capacity when your hard drive icon is selected. If you would like something more visual, however, how about a pie graph that displays Free vs. Used Space? In a My Computer or Windows Explorer window, right-click on your hard drive icon and select Properties.

Making a BOLD statement in Microsoft Word for Windows.
When creating a document, to make all following text appear in bold, press Ctrl-B and start typing. To set the text to italics, press Ctrl-I. And, for underlined text, press Ctrl-U. These commands are toggles, so to turn off these modes repeat the Ctrl key sequence.

Some Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
1.) What is the keyboard equivalent for the right-mouse click? Highlight the item whose context menu you'd like to display, then press Shift-F10

2) Pressing Alt-Tab cycles you through the list of open programs running on your computer. Alt-Shift-Tab cycles you backward through the list of open programs.

3) If you'd like to open a file in a particular application other than the one it's associated with, hold down Shift as you right-mouse-click on the already selected file icon. Select Open With, choose the application with which you'd like to open the files, and click OK.

4) To select a block of text from a document without paragraphs, page breaks, etc., hold down the Alt key while using the mouse to select the desired text.

5) Some keyboard shortcuts for the Microsoft Natural Keyboard or compatible: Hold down the Windows key and press:
R to open the Run dialog box
E to open Windows Explorer
F to open the Find dialog box
M to minimize all applications