---
title: "Keyboard Shortcut key for windows"  
description: "In this article I am trying to explain almost keyboard shortcut key for windows OS."  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-01  
updated: 2017-11-29  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1184/keyboard-shortcut-key-for-windows  
category: "shortcut keys"  
tags: ["shortcut keys"]  
reading_time: 5 minutes  

---

# Keyboard Shortcut key for windows

In this [article](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81489/kashmir-now-after-an-year-of-abrogation-of-article-370) I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain almost [keyboard shortcut](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102815/how-to-set-up-a-custom-keyboard-shortcut-on-a-laptop) key for windows OS.\

##### Fundamental Shortcuts Keys

| #### Description | #### Shortcut Key |
| --- | --- |
| Edit menu | Alt + E |
| File menu | Alt + F |
| View menu | Alt + V |
| Select all text | Ctrl + A |
| [Copy text](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95121/how-can-i-copy-text-from-secured-pdf) | Ctrl + C |
| Find text | Ctrl + F |
| Find and replace text | Ctrl + H |
| New [Document](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/328642/what-to-consider-while-choosing-a-software-documentation-tool) | Ctrl + N |
| Open a file | Ctrl + O |
| Print [options](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12789/best-options-for-a-home-based-business) | Ctrl + P |
| Save file | Ctrl + S |
| Paste text | Ctrl + V |
| Cut text | Ctrl + X |
| Redo text | Ctrl + Y |
| Undo text | Ctrl + Z |

##### Text Editing

##### Cursor Movement

| ##### Description | ##### Shortcut Key |
| --- | --- |
| Go to the right or to the beginning of next line break | Right Arrow |
| Go to the left or to the end of [previous](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81421/unlock-2-0-is-just-like-previous-corona-lockdowns) line break | Left Arrow |
| Go up one row | Up Arrow |
| Go down one row | Down Arrow |
| Go to the beginning of the current line | Home |
| Go to the end of the current line | End |
| Go to the beginning of the document | Ctrl + Home |
| Go to the end of the document | Ctrl + End |
| Move up one frame | Page Up |
| Move down one frame | Page Down |
| Go to beginning of previous word | Ctrl + Left Arrow |
| Go to beginning of next word | Ctrl + Right Arrow |
| Go to beginning of line break | Ctrl + Up Arrow |
| Go to end of line break | Ctrl + Down Arrow |

##### Text Selection

| ##### Description | ##### Shortcut Key |
| --- | --- |
| Select [characters](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42112/who-is-the-originator-of-avengers-characters) to the left | Shift + Left Arrow |
| Select characters to the right | Shift + Right Arrow |
| Select lines upwards | Shift + Up Arrow |
| Select lines downwards | Shift + Down Arrow |
| Select words to the left | Shift + Ctrl + Left |
| Select words to the right | Shift + Ctrl + Right |
| Select paragraphs to the left | Shift + Ctrl + Up |
| Select paragraphs to the right | Shift + Ctrl + Down |
| Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line | Shift + Home |
| Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line | Shift + End |
| Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the document | Shift + Ctrl + Home |
| Select text between the cursor and the end of the document | Shift + Ctrl + End |
| Select one frame at a time of text above the cursor | Shift + Page Up |
| Select one frame at a time of text below the cursor | Shift + Page Down |
| Select all text | Ctrl + A |
| Find text | Ctrl + F |

##### Text Formatting

| Make selected text bold | Ctrl + B |
| --- | --- |
| Make selected text italic | Ctrl + I |
| Underline selected text | Ctrl + U |
| Make selected text superscript | Ctrl + Shift + = |
| Make selected text subscript | Ctrl + = |

##### Text Editing

| Delete characters to the left | Backspace |
| --- | --- |
| Delete characters to the right | Delete |
| Delete words to the right | Ctrl + Del |
| Delete words to the left | Ctrl + Backspace |
| Indent | Tab |
| Outdent | Shift + Tab |
| Copy text | Ctrl + C |
| Find and replace text | Ctrl + H |
| Paste text | Ctrl + V |
| Cut text | Ctrl + X |
| Redo text | Ctrl + Y |
| Undo text | Ctrl + Z |

##### Screenshots

| ##### Description | ##### Shortcut Key |
| --- | --- |
| Save screenshot of the whole screen as file | Cmd + Shift + 3 |
| Copy screenshot of the whole screen to the clipboard | PrtScr ([Print Screen](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49999/while-in-windows-in-bootcamp-how-do-i-take-a-screenshot-there-is-no-print-screen-key)) or Ctrl + PrtScr |
| Copy screenshot of window to the clipboard | Alt + PrtScr |

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