Key Tips

To get a list of recently downloaded files in a Web Browser, press Control + J.

Press Control + Plus key to zoom into a Web page. Press Control + Minus key to zoom out of a Web page. Press Control + Zero to go back to the default size (100%).

To search on a Web page, press Control + F or F3, type in a keyword and press Enter. The page will move to the first instance of the keyword. Press F3 or Control + G to find the next … Read More

To move to the bottom of a Web page, press Control + End. To move to the top of a Web page, press Control + Home.

To move from link to link on a Web page, press the Tab key. To move back through the links, press Shift + Tab. If you use Mozilla Firefox, you can press ‘ (apostrophe/single quote) to search through links on … Read More

To move up and down a Web page, press the arrow keys. To move quicker, press the Spacebar. Press Shift + Spacebar to move back up the Web page. If you are a screen reader user, follow this link to … Read More

To browse without creating a record of visited Websites, press Control + Shift + P.

To access lists of Websites visited over the last day, week, month etc, press Control + H.  

To stop a Web page from loading, press Escape. To refresh a Web page, press Control + R or F5.

This one was discovered by one of my students last week. Thanks Sam! To duplicate a Tab in Internet Explorer or Edge, press Control + K. To duplicate a Tab in Mozilla Firefox or Chrome, press Alt + D then … Read More

To close a Tab in a Browser, press Control + W. To restore a closed Tab, press Control + Shift + T.

To open a new Tab in a Web Browser, press Control + T. To switch between the Web Tabs, press Control + Tab. To switch to a particular Tab, you can press Control + Number of the Web Tab. To … Read More

To go back to your home page (starting page) in a Web Browser, press Alt + Home key.

To go back to the previously viewed Web page, press Alt + Left Arrow or press Backspace. To go forward a page, press Alt + Right Arrow

Press Alt + Shift + PrtSc (Print Screen) then Enter to activate High Contrast Mode. Press Alt + Shift + PrtSc again to switch back to the standard display setting.

To temporarily mute a web page, press Alt + Shift + M. To unmute, press Alt + Shift + M again.

To bookmark a Web page in most Web Browsers, press Control + D. To access Bookmarks in Firefox, press Alt + B. To access Favourites in IE, press Alt + A. To show/hide the Bookmarks Bar in Chrome, press Control … Read More

Press Alt + D to get to the Address Bar in a Web Browser. Here you can type the URL or search terms.

Press Control + F1 to hide the Ribbon in Microsoft applications. Press Control + F1 again to display the Ribbon.

In most Web browsers and Windows Explorer, F11 will toggle full screen mode. In Microsoft Excel, F11 will create a chart from the current selection of data. Also in Microsoft Excel, Shift + F11 will create a new blank worksheet … Read More

To access a Menu Bar or Ribbon, press F10. The Alt key does the same. To access a context menu, press Shift + F10. This is equivalent to a right-click or pressing Applications key.

In Microsoft Word, F9 will update the selected field. In Microsoft Powerpoint, Shift + F9 will show/hide the grid on the slides and Alt + F9 will show/hide the guide lines. In Microsoft Outlook, F9 will refresh the Inbox (Send … Read More

To select non-adjacent cells, select the first cell, press Shift + F8, move to the next cell, press F8 to select, and Shift + F8 to move to the next selection. Repeat until you are done.

Press F7 and it will check a document/email for spelling mistakes. Press Shift + F7 on a word, and it will suggest words with a similar meaning (synonyms).

Press F6 to move between different parts of an application.

In File Explorer, F5 refreshes the current list of files. In most Web Browsers, F5 reloads the current web page. In Microsoft Powerpoint, F5 will start a slideshow

To close an application, press Alt + F4. To just close a document/spreadsheet, press Control + F4.

If you want to search for a file in a particular folder, press F3. Then type in all or part of the name and press Enter.

If you want to rename a file or folder, select it and press F2. Then type in the new name and press Enter.

To save a document, press Control + S. To save a document with a different name, location or type, press F12.

To move through cells in a table, press Tab. When you reach the end of the table, Tab again to automatically add a row.

To edit a link, position on the URL in your document and press Control + K. Then Tab to Text to Display, type in your link text and press Enter.

To move quickly to the end of a document, Control + End key. To move quickly to the beginning of a document, Control + Home key. To select a whole document, Control + A.

In most Web Browsers, Control + T opens a new Web Tab and Control + W closes a Web Tab. If you close a Web Tab accidentally, press Control + Shift + T to restore.

Position the cursor on the word you want to look up and press Shift + F7. Press F6 to move to the Thesaurus box and arrow down through the suggestions. If you want to place a new word in your … Read More

To copy and paste just the formatting of some text, position on the text and press Control + Shift + C. Then select some new text and press Control + Shift + V.

To create a bullet list, press Control + Shift + L.

The Applications key gives a menu of options, relative to the current application and the current position on the screen. For example, if you are on a particular word in a document that is spelt incorrectly, pressing the Applications key … Read More

When in File Explorer, create a new folder by pressing Control + Shift + N.

To display non-printing characters, press Control + Shift + 8. Press again to switch them off.

To paste text, press Control + V, then press the Control key for pasting options like Keep Text Only.