Category: INFO

Windows system key combinations

F1: Help

CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

ALT+F4: Quit program

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)

Windows program key combinations

CTRL+C: Copy

CTRL+X: Cut

CTRL+V: Paste

CTRL+Z: Undo

CTRL+B: Bold

CTRL+U: Underline

CTRL+I: Italic

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands

SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)

ALT+double click: Displays properties

SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General keyboard-only commands

F1: Starts Windows Help

F10: Activates menu bar options

SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object

CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)

CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)

SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature

ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window’s System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu (from the MDI child window’s System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)

CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

ALT+F4: Closes the current window

CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object:

F2: Rename object

F3: Find all files

CTRL+X: Cut

CTRL+C: Copy

CTRL+V: Paste

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin

ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General folder/shortcut control

F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

F5: Refreshes the current window.

F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

CTRL+Z: Undo the last command

CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer tree control

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection

Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child

LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties control

CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs

Accessibility shortcuts

Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off

Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off

Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

Windows Logo: Start menu

Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box

Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

Windows Logo+F1: Help

Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders

Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer

CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box

Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows

Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager

Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel

Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard

Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box

Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box

Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)

Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys

Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off

Dialog box keyboard commands

TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box

SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box

SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.

ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)

ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

Command	Shortcut
Group objects	Ctrl+Shift+G
Ungroup objects	Ctrl+Shift+H
Show or hide grid	Shift+F9
Show or hide guides	Alt+F9
Change grid or guide settings	Ctrl+G
Show AutoShape menu and insert shape	Alt+U -> Ctrl+ENTER
Insert perfect squares	Press shift first, start drawing figure
Move selection in specific direction	Ctrl+ARROW
Zoom	Ctrl+mouse wheel
Duplicate selectedshapes	Ctrl+D
Insert new slide	Ctrl+M
Draw multiple similar figures	Double-click corresponding toolbar icon
Repeatlast action	F4
Activate menu bar	F10
Context menu	Shift+F10 or Windows special key
Work with presentations	Shortcut
Create new presentation	Ctrl+N
Insertnew slide	Ctrl+M
Duplicate selected slide	Ctrl+D
Open a presentations	Ctrl+O
Close presentation	Ctrl+W
Print presentation	Ctrl+P
Save presentation	Ctrl+S
Quit PowerPoint	Alt+F4
Find text	Ctrl+F
Replace text	Ctrl+H
Repeat the last find action	Shift+F4
Insert a hyperlink	Ctrl+K
Undo an action	Ctrl+Z
Redo or repeat an action	Ctrl+Y
Switch to the next pane	F6
Switch to the previous pane	Shift+F6
Cancel an action	ESC
Carry out Save As command	F12
Carry out Save command	Shift+F12
Carry out Open command	Ctrl+F12
Carry out Print command	Ctrl+Shift+F12
Display Visual Basic code	Alt+F11
Text operations	Shortcut
Delete one word to the left	Ctrl+BACKSPACE
Delete one word to the right	Ctrl+DELETE
Cut selected object	Ctrl+X
Copy selected object	Ctrl+C
Paste cut or copied object	Ctrl+V
Move cursor one word to the left	Ctrl+LEFT ARROW
Move cursor one word to the right	Ctrl+RIGHT ARROW
Changecase letters (toggles through sentence case, lowercase, and uppercase)	Shift+F3
Center paragraph	Ctrl+E
Justify paragraph	Ctrl+J
Left align paragraph	Ctrl+L
Right align paragraph	Ctrl+R
Promoteparagraph	Alt+Shift+LEFT ARROW
Demote paragraph	Alt+Shift+RIGHT ARROW
Move selected paragraphs up	Alt+Shift+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down	Alt+Shift+DOWN ARROW
Format font style	Ctrl+T
Changefont size	Ctrl+Shift+P
Increasefont size	Ctrl+Shift+>
Decrease font size	Ctrl+Shift+<
Apply bold formatting	Ctrl+B
Apply an underline	Ctrl+U
Apply italic formatting	Ctrl+I
Apply subscript formatting	Ctrl+EQUAL SIGN
Apply superscript formatting	Ctrl+Shift+PLUS SIGN
Remove manual character formatting	Ctrl+SPACEBAR
Copy formats	Ctrl+Shift+C
Paste formats	Ctrl+Shift+V
Insert a tab in a table cell	Ctrl+TAB
Addnew row at the bottom of a table	TAB at the end of the last row
Check spelling	F7
Find next misspelling (Automatic Spell Checking enabled)	Shift+F7
Selection	Shortcut
Select next object (with an object selected)	TAB or Shift+TAB
Select text within selected object	ENTER
Select all objects	Ctrl+A (in slide pane)
Select all slides	Ctrl+A (in slide sorter view)
Select all text	Ctrl+A (in text field)
Move to the end of a line	END
Move to the beginning of a line	HOME
Move up one paragraph	Ctrl+UP ARROW
Move down one paragraph	Ctrl+DOWN ARROW
Control slide shows	Shortcut
Start slideshow from current slide	Shift+F5
Slideshow from beginning	F5
Perform next animation or advance tonext slide	ENTER, PAGE DOWN, RIGHT ARROW, DOWN ARROW, SPACEBAR, or mouse click
Perform previous animation or return toprevious slide	P, PAGE UP, LEFT ARROW, UP ARROW, or BACKSPACE
Go to slide	<number>+ENTER
Display a black screen, or return to slide show from black screen	B or PERIOD
Display a white screen, or return to the slide show from a white screen	W or COMMA
Stop or restartautomatic slide show	S or PLUS SIGN
End slide show	ESC, Ctrl+BREAK, or HYPHEN
Erase on-screen annotations	E
Go to next hidden slide	H
Set new timings while rehearsing	T
Use original timings while rehearsing	O
Use mouse-click to advance while rehearsing	M
Return to first slide	HOME or both mouse buttons for 2 seconds
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to a pen	Ctrl+P
Redisplay hidden pointer and/or change the pointer to an arrow	Ctrl+A
Hidepointer and button immediately	Ctrl+H
Hidepointer and button in 15 seconds	Ctrl+U
Display shortcut menu	Shift+F10 or right-click or special windows key
Go to first or next hyperlink on slide	TAB
Go to last or previous hyperlink on slide	Shift+TAB
Perform “mouse click” behavior of selected hyperlink	ENTER while hyperlink is selected
Perform “mouse over” behavior of selected hyperlink	Shift+ENTER while hyperlink is selected
Display list of controls	F1

Display and use windows
To Do This	Press
Switch to the next window.	ALT+TAB
Switch to the previous window.	ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Close the active window.	CTRL+W or CTRL+F4
Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it.	ALT+F5
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once.	F6
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction).	SHIFT+F6
When more than one window is open, switch to the next window.	CTRL+F6
Switch to the previous window.	CTRL+SHIFT+F6
Maximize or restore a selected window.	CTRL+F10
Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard.	PRINT SCREEN
Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard.	ALT+PRINT SCREEN
Use dialog boxes
To Do This	Press
Move to the next option or option group.	TAB
Move to the previous option or option group.	SHIFT+TAB
Switch to the next tab in a dialog box.	CTRL+TAB
Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box.	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.	Arrow keys
Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box.	SPACEBAR
Select an option; select or clear a check box.	ALT+ the letter underlined in an option
Open a selected drop-down list.	ALT+DOWN ARROW
Select an option from a drop-down list.	First letter of an option in a drop-down list
Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.	ESC
Run the selected command.	ENTER
Use edit boxes within dialog boxes
An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path of a folder.
To Do This	Press
Move to the beginning of the entry.	HOME
Move to the end of the entry.	END
Move one character to the left or right.	LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Move one word to the left.	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move one word to the right.	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Select or unselect one character to the left.	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select or unselect one character to the right.	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select or unselect one word to the left.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Select or unselect one word to the right.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry.	SHIFT+HOME
Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry.	SHIFT+END
Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes
To Do This	Press
Display the Open dialog box.	CTRL+F12 or CTRL+O
Display the Save As dialog box.	F12
Open the selected folder or file.	ENTER
Open the folder one level above the selected folder.	BACKSPACE
Delete the selected folder or file.	DELETE
Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file.	SHIFT+F10
Move forward through options.	TAB
Move back through options.	SHIFT+TAB
Open the Look in list.	F4 or ALT+I
Undo and redo actions
To Do This	Press
Cancel an action.	ESC
Undo an action.	CTRL+Z
Redo or repeat an action.	CTRL+Y
Access and use task panes and galleries
To Do This	Press
Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.)	F6
When a menu is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.)	CTRL+TAB
When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane.	TAB or SHIFT+TAB
Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Perform the action assigned to the selected button.	SPACEBAR or ENTER
Open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.	SHIFT+F10
Select the first or last item in a gallery.	HOME or END
Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list.	PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN

GENERAL
Alt+2	Duplicate Voucher
Alt+A	Add voucher / To Alter the column in columnar report
Alt+C	Create a master at a voucher screen (if it has not been already assigned a different function, as in reports like Balance Sheet, wh
Alt+D	Delete a voucher To delete Accounting or Inventory master which is not used by any voucher or elsewhere in the alteration mode. To
Alt+E	Export the report in ASCII, HTML OR XML format
Alt+I	Insert a voucher / To toggle between Item and Accounting invoice
Alt+N	To view the report in automatic columns (Multiple Columns at all reports, Trial Balance, Cash/bank books, Group Summary & Journal Reg
Alt+P	Print the report
Alt+R	Remove a line in a report
Alt+S	Bring back a line you removed using Alt+R
Alt+U	Retrieve the last line which is deleted using Alt+R
Alt+W	To view the Tally Web browser.
Alt+X	Cancel a voucher in Day Book/List of Vouchers
Alt+Y	Register Tally
Ctrl+A	Accept a form – wherever you use this key combination, that screen or report gets accepted as it is.
Ctrl+Alt+B	Check the Company Statutory details
Ctrl+G	Select Group
Alt+I	Import statutory masters
Ctrl+Q	Abandon a form – wherever you use this key combination, it quits that screen without making any changes to it.
Ctrl+Alt+R	Rewrite data for a Company
Alt+H	Help Shortcut
Alt+F2	Maintain Date for Multiple Years by changing period on Gateway of Tally / Change of Period for Setting Period
Ctrl+M	Switches to Main Area of Tally Screen
Ctrl+N	Switches to Calculator / ODBC Section of Tally Screen
Alt+R	Recalls the last narration saved for the first ledger in the voucher, irrespective of the voucher type
Ctrl+R	Repeat narration in the same voucher type irrespective of Ledger Account
Ctrl+T	Mark any voucher as Post Dated Voucher
Alt+D	Delete any voucher in Day Book/ Deleting
Alt+O	To upload the report to the webe
Alt+M	Email the report
Alt+F1	Close a Company (At All Menu Screens). View detailed Report (Report Screens). Explore a line into its details (At Almost all Screens)
Alt+F3	Select the company info menu (At Gateway of Tally Screen). Create/ alter / shut a company (At Gateway of Tally Screen)
Alt+F5	View sales and purchase register summary on a quarterly basis
Alt+F12	View the filters screen where the range of information can be specified
Alt+Z	Zoom
Ctrl+Alt+C	Copy the text from Tally (At creation and alternation screens)
Ctrl+Alt+V	To paste the text from Tally (At creation and alternation screens)
Shift+Enter	To view the next level of details and / or condense the next level of details
F2	Change the date
F4	Contra Voucher (All voucher creation and alteration screens). View list of Groups (Reports groups summary, group voucher screen, cash/ bank summary)
F5	Select Payment Voucher. Switch between Grouped and Ledger-wise Display
F6	Select Receipt Voucher
F7	Select Journal Voucher
F8	Select Sales Voucher
F9	Select Purchase Voucher
Ctrl+F9	Select Debit Note Voucher
F10	Navigate between Accounting Reports
F11	Modify Company features specific to current company only
F12	Master Configurations, which will affect all companies in same data directory.
Ctrl+L	Mark a voucher as Optional or Regular
Ctrl+Alt+c (for copy) Ctrl+Alt+v (for paste)	Duplicate narration in many Vouchers

INVENTORY VOUCHERS
Alt+F4	Purchase Order Voucher
Alt+F5	Sales Order Voucher
Ctrl+F6	Rejection In
Alt+F7	Stock Journal / Manufacturing Journal
Alt+F8	Delivery Note
Alt+F9	Receipt Note
Alt+F10	Physical Stock
Esc	Clear entry

Function	Short cut
Select All	Ctrl+A
Bold	Ctrl+B
Copy	Ctrl+C
Fill Down	Ctrl+D
Find	Ctrl+F
Goto	Ctrl+G
Replace	Ctrl+H
Italic	Ctrl+I
Insert Hyperlink	Ctrl+K
New Workbook	Ctrl+N
Open	Ctrl+O
Print	Ctrl+P
Fill Right	Ctrl+R
Save	Ctrl+S
Underline	Ctrl+U
Paste	Ctrl+V
Close	Ctrl W
Cut	Ctrl+X
Repeat	Ctrl+Y
Undo	Ctrl+Z
Help	F1
Edit	F2
Paste Name	F3
Repeat last action	F4
While typing a formula, switch between absolute/relative refs	F4
Goto	F5
Next Pane	F6
Spell check	F7
Extend mode	F8
Recalculate all workbooks	F9
Activate Menubar	F10
New Chart	F11
Save As	F12
Insert Current Time	Ctrl+:
Insert Current Date	Ctrl+;
Copy Value from Cell Above	Ctrl+”
Copy Formula from Cell Above	Ctrl+’
Hold down shift for additional functions in Excel’s menu	Shift
What’s This?	Shift+F1
Edit cell comment	Shift+F2
Paste function into formula	Shift+F3
Find Next	Shift+F4
Find	Shift+F5
Previous Pane	Shift+F6
Add to selection	Shift+F8
Calculate active worksheet	Shift+F9
Calculate all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation.	Ctrl+Alt+F9
Rechecks dependent formulas and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated.	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F9
Display shortcut menu	Shift+F10
New worksheet	Shift+F11
Save	Shift+F12
Define name	Ctrl+F3
Close	Ctrl+F4
XL, Restore window size	Ctrl+F5
Next workbook window	Ctrl+F6
Previous workbook window	Shift+Ctrl+F6
Move window	Ctrl+F7
Resize window	Ctrl+F8
Minimize workbook	Ctrl+F9
Maximize or restore window	Ctrl+F10
Inset 4.0 Macro sheet	Ctrl+F11
File Open	Ctrl+F12
Insert Chart	Alt+F1
Save As	Alt+F2
Exit	Alt+F4
Macro dialog box	Alt+F8
Visual Basic Editor	Alt+F11
Create name by using names of row and column labels	Ctrl+Shift+F3
Previous Window	Ctrl+Shift+F6
Print	Ctrl+Shift+F12
New worksheet	Alt+Shift+F1
Save	Alt+Shift+F2
AutoSum	Alt+=
Toggle Value/Formula display	Ctrl+`
Insert argument names into formula	Ctrl+Shift+A
Display AutoComplete list	Alt+Down arrow
Format Style dialog box	Alt+’
General format	Ctrl+Shift+~
Comma format	Ctrl+Shift+!
Time format	Ctrl+Shift+@
Date format	Ctrl+Shift+#
Currency format	Ctrl+Shift+$
Percent format	Ctrl+Shift+%
Exponential format	Ctrl+Shift+^
Place outline border around selected cells	Ctrl+Shift+&
Remove outline border	Ctrl+Shift+_
Select the current region around the active cell. In a PivotTable report, select the entire PivotTable report.	Ctrl+Shift+*
Insert	Ctrl++
Delete	Ctrl+-
Format cells dialog box	Ctrl+1
Bold	Ctrl+2
Italic	Ctrl+3
Underline	Ctrl+4
Strikethrough	Ctrl+5
Show/Hide objects	Ctrl+6
Show/Hide Standard toolbar	Ctrl+7
Toggle Outline symbols	Ctrl+8
Hide rows	Ctrl+9
Hide columns	Ctrl+0
Unhide rows	Ctrl+Shift+(
Unhide columns	Ctrl+Shift+)
Activate the menu	Alt or F10
In toolbar: next toolbar	Ctrl+Tab
In a workbook: activate next workbook
In toolbar: previous toolbar	Shift+Ctrl+Tab
In a workbook: activate previous workbook
Next tool	Tab
Previous tool	Shift+Tab
Do the command	Enter
Start a new line in the same cell.	Alt+Enter
Fill the selected cell range with the current entry.	Ctrl+Enter
Font Drop Down List	Shift+Ctrl+F
Font tab of Format Cell Dialog box	Shift+Ctrl+F+F
Point size Drop Down List	Shift+Ctrl+P
Select the entire column	Ctrl+Spacebar
Select the entire row	Shift+Spacebar
Select the array containing the active cell.	CTRL+/
Select all cells that contain comments.	CTRL+SHIFT+O
In a selected row, select the cells that don’t match the formula or static value in the active cell.	CTRL+\
In a selected column, select the cells that don’t match the formula or static value in the active cell.	CTRL+SHIFT+|
Select all cells directly referenced by formulas in the selection.	CTRL+[
Select all cells directly or indirectly referenced by formulas in the selection.	CTRL+SHIFT+{
Select cells that contain formulas that directly reference the active cell.	CTRL+]
Select cells that contain formulas that directly or indirectly reference the active cell.	CTRL+SHIFT+}
Select the visible cells in the current selection.	ALT+;
With multiple cells selected, select only the active cell.	SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Selects the entire worksheet.	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the current region. CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the entire worksheet.
When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects all objects on a worksheet
Reapply the filter and sort on the current range so that changes you’ve made are included	Ctrl+Alt+L
Displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents on a worksheet or in another program.	Ctrl+Alt+V