Move BETWEEN Applications

Toggle between running applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Access) Hold down the Alt Key and then press the Tab Key until you see the icon representing the application you want, then release both keys.

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Move between worksheets within Excel

Hold down the Ctrl Key and then press the Tab Key until you see the window you want, then release both keys.

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Move around within a document

Jump to BEGINNING OF CURRENT LINE

Jump to END OF CURRENT LINE

Move UP a Screen

Move DOWN a Screen

Hold down the Ctrl Key and Press any of the following keys to:

Jump to TOP OF DOCUMENT
Move LEFT ONE WORD at a time (Press the arrow key multiple times to move from word to word)				Move RIGHT ONE WORD at a time (Press the arrow key multiple times to move from word to word)
Jump to BOTTOM OF DOCUMENT

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Mark Sections of Your Document

Hold down the shift key and then press any movement key combination:

	Mark ONE WORD to the RIGHT of your curser (Press the arrow key multiple times to mark multiple words)
	Mark ONE WORD to the LEFT of your curser (Press the arrow key multiple times to mark multiple words)
	Mark all text between your curser and the BEGINNING OF THE CURRENT LINE
	Mark all text between your curser and the END OF THE CURRENT LINE
	Mark one line of text UP from your curser (Press the arrow key multiple times to mark multiple lines)
	Mark one line of text DOWN from your curser (Press the arrow key multiple times to mark multiple lines)
	Mark all text between your curser and the PREVIOUS SCREEN of text (Press the Page Up key multiple times to mark multiple screens)
	Mark all text between your curser and the NEXT SCREEN of text (Press the Page Down key multiple times to mark multiple screens)
	Mark all text between your curser and the BEGINNING OF THE DOCUMENT
	Mark all text between your curser and the END OF THE DOCUMENT
	Mark ENTIRE DOCUMENT

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Move around within a worksheet

Move UP one row
Move LEFT one cell				Move RIGHT one cell
Move DOWN one row

Move UP a Screen

Move DOWN a Screen

Hold down the Ctrl Key and Press any of the following keys to:

Jump to TOP OF WORKSHEET
Jump to the BEGINNING of the row (If there are empty cells, it will stop at the first empty cell)				Jump to the END of the row (If there are empty cells, it will stop at the first empty cell)
Jump to BOTTOM RIGHT OF worksheet

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Mark Sections of Your Worksheet

Hold down the shift key and then press any movement key combination:

	Mark to the END of the row if all cells are non-empty or to the first empty cell (If they are blank cells, press the arrow key multiple times to keep extending the selection)
	Mark to the END of the row if all cells are non-empty or to the first empty cell (If they are blank cells, press the arrow key multiple times to keep extending the selection)
	Mark all cells between your curser and the BEGINNING OF THE CURRENT LINE
	Mark all cells between your curser and the END OF THE CURRENT LINE
	Mark one cell UP from your curser (Press the arrow key multiple times to mark multiple lines)
	Mark one cell DOWN from your curser (Press the arrow key multiple times to mark multiple lines)
	Mark all cells between your curser and the PREVIOUS SCREEN up (Press the Page Up key multiple times to mark multiple screens)
	Mark all cells between your curser and the NEXT SCREEN down (Press the Page Down key multiple times to mark multiple screens)
	Mark all cells between your curser and the BEGINNING OF THE WORKSHEET
	Mark all cells between your curser and the END OF THE WORKSHEET
	Mark ENTIRE worksheet

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Delete, Cut, Copy and Paste

	Cut marked text
	Copy marked text
	Paste marked text
	Delete marked text (Undo will restore)

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Undo within an Application

Undo your previous action (don't you wish life was always this easy!)

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Navigate Pull Down Menus within an Application
Open Menus, Navigate, and Select Menu Options

1. Press the Alt Key and the Underlined letter on the Menu name, then
2. Use the arrow keys to navigate the menu options, then
3. Use the Enter Key to Select the Menu Option you want.

Pull down the File Menu

Note that the Tab Key will often allow you to switch between options in a box. For example in Excel, to select Paste Special, Transpose use

	Pull down the Edit Menu
	Will select the "Paste Special" option on the Edit Menu
	Will select and then execute the "Transposed" option in the Paste Special Window

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You're typing along and then you have to move your hand off your keyboard, grab your mouse, click drag to mark the text, then roll up to click on a formatting button, then click again to unmark the selection before being able to continue typing. Save time by using keystrokes to mark the text you want to format and then use the following keystrokes to format your text:

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Frequently Used Shortcuts in Excel

You're typing along and then you have to move your hand off your keyboard, grab your mouse, click drag to mark the text, then roll up to click on a formatting button, then click again to unmark the selection before being able to continue typing. Save time by using keystrokes to mark the text you want to format and then use the following keystrokes to work with your selections:

	Insert a blank row
	Insert a blank column
	Insert a blank worksheet
	Delete a row, column or cells
	Autofit a row or rows (Mark the row(s) first)
	Autofit a column or columns (Mark the column(s) first)
	Sort marked cells (Mark the cells to be sorted first)
	Pull up the format cells window
	Pull up the paste special window
	Cut marked cells
	Copy marked cells
	Paste> marked cells
	Delete marked cells (Undo will restore)
	Make the cell bold
	Make the cell italics
	Make the cell underlined
	Edit a cell (enter: exit cell and save changes, escape: exit cell and drop changes)
	Undo the last change
	Redo the last change
	Find
	Replace
	Go to the next worksheet to the left
	Go to the next worksheet to the right
	Toggles between open spreadsheets.
	Create a new spreadsheet
	Open a spreadsheet
	Save the spreadsheet
	Close the spreadsheet
	Print Preview
	Help

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I want to find MORE Shortcuts!

1. When you find yourself clicking on the same menu time and time again, look for Shortcut Key Stroke combinations listed on that pull down menu and use the shortcut instead!
   
2. In any Microsoft Office Application, Press and search for: key stroke shortcuts
   
   I selected the first option "Use shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel" and now I have all sorts of info on shortcuts to pick from:
   

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