What are keyboard hot keys?

Answer 1

You can set up a shortcut on your desktop to have a "Hot Key".

For example if I want to open my Dictionary program without clicking on the icon for it... I can make a hot key for it by going to the shortcut, clicking "Properties", and setting D as my hot key for the dictionary.

Then when I do CTRL+ALT+D my dictionary opens.

Command Name Shortcut Keys

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All Caps CTRL+SHIFT+A

Annotation ALT+CTRL+M

App Maximize ALT+F10

App Restore ALT+F5

Apply Heading1 ALT+CTRL+1

Apply Heading2 ALT+CTRL+2

Apply Heading3 ALT+CTRL+3

Apply List Bullet CTRL+SHIFT+L

Auto Format ALT+CTRL+K

Auto Text F3 or ALT+CTRL+V

Bold CTRL+B or CTRL+SHIFT+B

Bookmark CTRL+SHIFT+F5

Browse Next CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Browse Previous CTRL+PAGE UP

Browse Sel ALT+CTRL+HOME

Cancel ESC

Center Para CTRL+E

Change Case SHIFT+F3

Char Left LEFT

Char Left Extend SHIFT+LEFT

Char Right RIGHT

Char Right Extend SHIFT+RIGHT

Clear DELETE

Close or Exit ALT+F4

Close Pane ALT+SHIFT+C

Column Break CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

Column Select CTRL+SHIFT+F8

Copy CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

Copy Format CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copy Text SHIFT+F2

Create Auto Text ALT+F3

Customize Add Menu ALT+CTRL+=

Customize Keyboard ALT+CTRL+NUM +

Customize Remove Menu ALT+CTRL+-

Cut CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE

Date Field ALT+SHIFT+D

Delete Back Word CTRL+BACKSPACE

Delete Word CTRL+DELETE

Dictionary ALT+SHIFT+F7

Do Field Click ALT+SHIFT+F9

Doc Close CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Doc Maximize CTRL+F10

Doc Move CTRL+F7

Doc Restore CTRL+F5

Doc Size CTRL+F8

Doc Split ALT+CTRL+S

Double Underline CTRL+SHIFT+D

End of Column ALT+PAGE DOWN

End of Column ALT+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

End of Doc Extend CTRL+SHIFT+END

End of Document CTRL+END

End of Line END

End of Line Extend SHIFT+END

End of Row ALT+END

End of Row ALT+SHIFT+END

End of Window ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

End of Window Extend ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Endnote Now ALT+CTRL+D

Extend Selection F8

Field Chars CTRL+F9

Field Codes ALT+F9

Find CTRL+F

Font CTRL+D or CTRL+SHIFT+F

Font Size Select CTRL+SHIFT+P

Footnote Now ALT+CTRL+F

Go Back SHIFT+F5 or ALT+CTRL+Z

Go To CTRL+G or F5

Grow Font CTRL+SHIFT+.

Grow Font One Point CTRL+]

Hanging Indent CTRL+T

Header Footer Link ALT+SHIFT+R

Help F1

Hidden CTRL+SHIFT+H

Hyperlink CTRL+K

Indent CTRL+M

Italic CTRL+I or CTRL+SHIFT+I

Justify Para CTRL+J

Left Para CTRL+L

Line Down DOWN

Line Down Extend SHIFT+DOWN

Line Up UP

Line Up Extend SHIFT+UP

List Num Field ALT+CTRL+L

Lock Fields CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11

Macro ALT+F8

Mail Merge Check ALT+SHIFT+K

Mail Merge Edit Data Source ALT+SHIFT+E

Mail Merge to Doc ALT+SHIFT+N

Mail Merge to Printer ALT+SHIFT+M

Mark Citation ALT+SHIFT+I

Mark Index Entry ALT+SHIFT+X

Mark Table of Contents Entry ALT+SHIFT+O

Menu Mode F10

Merge Field ALT+SHIFT+F

Microsoft Script Editor ALT+SHIFT+F11

Microsoft System Info ALT+CTRL+F1

Move Text F2

New CTRL+N

Next Cell TAB

Next Field F11 or ALT+F1

Next Misspelling ALT+F7

Next Object ALT+DOWN

Next Window CTRL+F6 or ALT+F6

Normal ALT+CTRL+N

Normal Style CTRL+SHIFT+N or ALT+SHIFT+CLEAR (NUM 5)

Open CTRL+O or CTRL+F12 or ALT+CTRL+F2

Open or Close Up Para CTRL+0

Other Pane F6 or SHIFT+F6

Outline ALT+CTRL+O

Outline Collapse ALT+SHIFT+- or ALT+SHIFT+NUM -

Outline Demote ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT

Outline Expand ALT+SHIFT+=

Outline Expand ALT+SHIFT+NUM +

Outline Move Down ALT+SHIFT+DOWN

Outline Move Up ALT+SHIFT+UP

Outline Promote ALT+SHIFT+LEFT

Outline Show First Line ALT+SHIFT+L

Overtype INSERT

Page ALT+CTRL+P

Page Break CTRL+ENTER

Page Down PAGE DOWN

Page Down Extend SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Page Field ALT+SHIFT+P

Page Up PAGE UP

Page Up Extend SHIFT+PAGE UP

Para Down CTRL+DOWN

Para Down Extend CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN

Para Up CTRL+UP

Para Up Extend CTRL+SHIFT+UP

Paste CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

Paste Format CTRL+SHIFT+V

Prev Cell SHIFT+TAB

Prev Field SHIFT+F11 or ALT+SHIFT+F1

Prev Object ALT+UP

Prev Window CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or ALT+SHIFT+F6

Print CTRL+P or CTRL+SHIFT+F12

Print Preview CTRL+F2 or ALT+CTRL+I

Proofing F7

Redo ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Redo or Repeat CTRL+Y or F4 or ALT+ENTER

Repeat Find SHIFT+F4 or ALT+CTRL+Y

Replace CTRL+H

Reset Char CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+SHIFT+Z

Reset Para CTRL+Q

Revision Marks Toggle CTRL+SHIFT+E

Right Para CTRL+R

Save CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2

Save As F12

Select All CTRL+A or CTRL+CLEAR (NUM 5) or CTRL+NUM 5

Select Table ALT+CLEAR (NUM 5)

Show All CTRL+SHIFT+8

Show All Headings ALT+SHIFT+A

Show Heading1 ALT+SHIFT+1

Show Heading2 ALT+SHIFT+2

Show Heading3 ALT+SHIFT+3

Show Heading4 ALT+SHIFT+4

Show Heading5 ALT+SHIFT+5

Show Heading6 ALT+SHIFT+6

Show Heading7 ALT+SHIFT+7

Show Heading8 ALT+SHIFT+8

Show Heading9 ALT+SHIFT+9

Shrink Font CTRL+SHIFT+,

Shrink Font One Point CTRL+[

Small Caps CTRL+SHIFT+K

Space Para1 CTRL+1

Space Para15 CTRL+5

Space Para2 CTRL+2

Spike CTRL+SHIFT+F3 or CTRL+F3

Start of Column ALT+PAGE UP

Start of Column ALT+SHIFT+PAGE UP

Start of Doc Extend CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Start of Document CTRL+HOME

Start of Line HOME

Start of Line Extend SHIFT+HOME

Start of Row ALT+HOME

Start of Row ALT+SHIFT+HOME

Start of Window ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Start of Window Extend ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP

Style CTRL+SHIFT+S

Subscript CTRL+=

Superscript CTRL+SHIFT+=

Symbol Font CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Thesaurus SHIFT+F7

Time Field ALT+SHIFT+T

Toggle Field Display SHIFT+F9

Toggle Master Subdocs CTRL+\

Tool SHIFT+F1

Un Hang CTRL+SHIFT+T

Un Indent CTRL+SHIFT+M

Underline CTRL+U or CTRL+SHIFT+U

Undo CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE

Unlink Fields CTRL+6 or CTRL+SHIFT+F9

Unlock Fields CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Update Auto Format ALT+CTRL+U

Update Fields F9 or ALT+SHIFT+U

Update Source CTRL+SHIFT+F7

VBCode ALT+F11

Web Go Back ALT+LEFT

Web Go Forward ALT+RIGHT

Word Left CTRL+LEFT

Word Left Extend CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT

Word Right CTRL+RIGHT

Word Right Extend CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT

Word Underline CTRL+SHIFT+W