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.