183 Useful Computer and Laptop Keyboard Shortcuts to speed up your workflow in 2025

Do you have a computer or laptop? we have put together a list of 183 most Useful Computer and Laptop Keyboard Shortcuts to speed up your workflow in 2025

Computer and Laptop Keyboard Shortcuts

Below we have put together a list of most important keyboard shortcuts:

1. CTRL+A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select All
2. CTRL+C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy
3. CTRL+X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cut
4. CTRL+V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paste
5. CTRL+Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undo
6. CTRL+B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bold
7. CTRL+U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Underline
8. CTRL+I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italic
9. F1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help
10. F2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rename selected object
11. F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Find all files
12. F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens file list drop-down in dialogs
13. F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refresh current window
14. F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shifts focus in Windows Explorer
15. F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activates menu bar options
16. ALT+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cycles between open applications
17. ALT+F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quit program, close current window
18. ALT+F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch between current program windows
19. ALT+ENTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens properties dialog
20. ALT+SPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System menu for the current window
21. ALT+¢ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . opens drop-down lists in dialog boxes
22. BACKSPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch to the parent folder
23. CTRL+ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens Start menu
24. CTRL+ALT+DEL . . . . . . . . . . Opens task manager, reboots the computer
25. CTRL+TAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Move through property tabs
26. CTRL+SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . Create shortcut (also right-click, drag)
27. CTRL+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy File
28. ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancel last function
29. SHIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press/hold SHIFT, insert CD-ROM to bypass auto-play
30. SHIFT+DRAG . . . . . . . . . . . . Move file
31. SHIFT+F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opens context menu (same as right-click)
32. SHIFT+DELETE . . . . . . . . . . . Full wipe delete (bypasses Recycle Bin)
33. ALT+underlined letter . . . . Opens the corresponding menu
34. PC Keyboard Shortcuts
35. Document Cursor Controls
36. HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the beginning of the line or far left of field or screen
37. END . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to end of line, or far right of field or screen
38. CTRL+HOME . . . . . . . . to the top
39. CTRL+END . . . . . . . . . . to the bottom
40. PAGE UP . . . . . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog box up one page
41. PAGE DOWN . . . . . . . . moves document or dialog down one page
42. ARROW KEYS . . . . . . . move focus in documents, dialogs, etc.
43. CTRL+ > . . . . . . . . . . . . next word
44. CTRL+SHIFT+ > . . . . . . selects a word
45. Windows Explorer Tree Control
46. Numeric Keypad * . . . Expand all under the current selection
47. Numeric Keypad + . . . Expands the current selection
48. Numeric Keypad – . . . Collapses current selection
49. ¦ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expand current selection or go to first child
50. ‰ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collapse current selection or go to parent
51. Special Characters
52. ‘ Opening single quote . . . alt 0145
53. ’ Closing single quote . . . . alt 0146
54. “ Opening double quote . . . alt 0147
55. “ Closing double quote. . . . alt 0148
56. – En dash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0150
57. — Em dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0151
58. … Ellipsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0133
59. Bullet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0149
60. ® Registration Mark . . . . . . . alt 0174
61. © Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0169
62. ™ Trademark . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0153
63. ° Degree symbol. . . . . . . . . alt 0176
64. ¢ Cent sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0162
65. 1⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0188
66. 1⁄2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0189
67. 3⁄4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0190
68. PC Keyboard Shortcuts
69. Creating unique images in a uniform world! Creating unique images in a uniform world!
70. é . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0233
71. É . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0201
72. ñ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0241
73. ÷ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alt 0247
74. File menu options in the current program
75. Alt + E Edit options in the current program
76. F1 Universal help (for all programs)
77. Ctrl + A Select all text
78. Ctrl + X Cut selected item
79. Shift + Del Cut selected item
80. Ctrl + C Copy selected item
81. Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
82. Ctrl + V Paste
83. Shift + Ins Paste
84. Home Go to the beginning of the current line
85. Ctrl + Home Go to be the ginning of the document
86. End Go to end of the current line
87. Ctrl + End Go to end of the document
88. Shift + Home Highlight from the current position to the beginning of the line
89. Shift + End Highlight from the current position to the end of line
90. Ctrl + f Move one word to the left at a time
91. Ctrl + g Move one word to the right at a time
92. MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® SHORTCUT KEYS
93. Alt + Tab Switch between open applications
94. Alt +
95. Shift + Tab
96. Switch backward between open
97. applications
98. Alt + Print
99. Screen
100. Create a screenshot for the current program
101. Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows® task manager
102. Ctrl + Esc Bring up the start menu
103. Alt + Esc Switch between applications on the taskbar
104. F2 Rename selected icon
105. F3 Start find from desktop
106. F4 Open the drive selection when browsing
107. F5 Refresh contents
108. Alt + F4 Close current open program
109. Ctrl + F4 Close window in the program
110. Ctrl + Plus
111. Key
112. Automatically adjust widths of all columns
113. in Windows Explorer
114. Alt + Enter Open properties window of selected icon
115. or program
116. Shift + F10 Simulate right-click on selected item
117. Shift + Del Delete programs/files permanently
118. Holding Shift
119. During Bootup
120. Boot safe mode or bypass system files
121. Holding Shift
122. During Bootup
123. When putting in an audio CD, will prevent
124. CD Player from playing
125. WINKEY SHORTCUTS
126. WINKEY + D Bring desktop to the top of other windows
127. WINKEY + M Minimize all windows
128. WINKEY +
129. SHIFT + M
130. Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M
131. and WINKEY + D
132. WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer
133. WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs on the taskbar
134. WINKEY + F Display the Windows® Search/Find feature
135. WINKEY +
136. CTRL + F
137. Display the search for computers window
138. WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft® Windows® help
139. WINKEY + R Open the run window
140. WINKEY +
141. Pause /Break
142. Open the system properties window
143. WINKEY + U Open utility manager
144. WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP® & later)
145. OUTLOOK® SHORTCUT KEYS
146. Alt + S Send the email
147. Ctrl + C Copy selected text
148. Ctrl + X Cut selected text
149. Ctrl + P Open print dialog box
150. Ctrl + K Complete name/email typed in the address bar
151. Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
152. Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
153. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
154. Ctrl + R Reply to an email
155. Ctrl + F Forward an email
156. Ctrl + N Create a new email
157. Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar
158. Ctrl + Shift + O Open the outbox
159. Ctrl + Shift + I Open the inbox
160. Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task
161. Ctrl + Shift + C Create a new contact
162. Ctrl + Shift+ J Create a new journal entry
163. WORD® SHORTCUT KEYS
164. Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page
165. Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection
166. Ctrl + C Copy selected text
167. Ctrl + X Cut selected text
168. Ctrl + N Open new/blank document
169. Ctrl + O Open options
170. Ctrl + P Open the print window
171. Ctrl + F Open find box
172. Ctrl + I Italicize highlighted selection
173. Ctrl + K Insert link
174. Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection
175. Ctrl + V Paste
176. Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed
177. Ctrl + Z Undo last action
178. Ctrl + G Find and replace options
179. Ctrl + H Find and replace options
180. Ctrl + J Justify paragraph alignment
181. Ctrl + L Align selected text or line to the left
182. Ctrl + Q Align selected paragraph to the left
183. Ctrl + E Align selected

What's a keyboard

A computer keyboard is a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.

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Last updated:10 May 2024