WindowsGeek: Windows, IE and Office Shortcut keys

List of Shortcut keys which would be helpful for day-to-day tasks

Internet Explorer Shortcut keys

Opening & closing tabs

To close a single tab in web browsers, hit Ctrl + W; whereas Ctrl + Shift + W will close the whole window.

Accidentally closed a tab you were viewing on web browsers? You can reopen such tabs by Ctrl + Shift + T if the window is still open. To open new tabs, just click Ctrl + T.

Switching between windows

We often find ourselves switching between windows while working and using the mouse every time can be tedious. Toggle between windows in all versions of Windows using Alt + Tab keys.

Opening windows side-by-side

While working, you will often use the internet for research, but switching between the web browser and document is not always convenient. To open windows side by side open the Word document, hit Windows + Left arrow key to push it to the left half of the display. Now, open the browser and click Windows + Right arrow key to slide the window to the right half.

Locking the PC or going directly to desktop

To go directly to the desktop, just hit Windows key + D. Hit it again to go back to the window you were using last.

And if you want to lock the computer, just hit Windows + L.

MS PowerPoint Shortcut keys

If you have too many slides and don't want to scroll down to go to a particular slide, you can just hit the slide number and Enter key together, for eg. 7 + Enter. Adding a new slide just needs the Ctrl + M command and repeat the last action with F4.

Click F5 to start the presentation from the first slide or Shift + F5 to start it from the current slide. Want to increase or decrease font size? Just select the text and hit Ctrl + Shift + > or Ctrl + Shift + < combos, respectively

If you need to change the font from lower to UPPER case or vice versa press Shift + F3 (This shortcut works in MS-Word too)

MS Outlook Shortcut Keys