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Free keyboard shortcuts guide for Windows and Word

60 keyboard shortcuts to make working in Microsoft Word and Windows that bit easier

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Accessing menu item using the mouse is effective but often there's a much faster way to achieve the same task using by pressing a combination of keys on the keyboard.

We have compiled 60 keyboard shortcuts - 30 each for Windows and Microsoft Word - in a handy list that you can view on screen or print out to keep handy.

Click the red button above to obtain your free PDF, which lists 60 common and not so common key combinations for Microsoft Word and Windows (XP and Vista).

The document will open automatically, and you can print out a copy or save the file to your hard disk using the buttons at the top left-hand side of the screen.

If the document does not open, then you need to install or update a program called Adobe Reader, which you can obtain free of charge by clicking here.

To download the keyboard shortcuts guide click on the DOWNLOAD NOW button below.

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Reader Comments

Errors

1. An 'F' has slipped from one line to the next in your Table. Windows Button + F opens Find Box. Ctrl + Windows' Button + F opens Find Computers. 2. Ctrl + Del deletes word AFTER the cursor. Thanks for Table and Article; very useful!

Posted by Michael Weston, 24 Jul 2008

Keyboard shortcuts

I have been looking for this information for ages. Thank you very much for appreciating just how useful it can be to Computeractive readers like me.

Posted by Tom Ballantyne, 31 Jul 2008

Keyboard shortcuts pdf

Can't find the link - I keep coming back to this page.

Posted by Barbara, 23 Nov 2008

Can't find link either

I keep coming back here, too.

Posted by Ben, 03 Dec 2008

Mac version

Hi, do you have a Mac version??

Posted by jo, 20 May 2010

   

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