Reduce Repetitive Strain Injury

Keyboard shortcuts spread finger labors throughout the hand, reducing repetitive mouse click motion.

Keyboard shortcuts are often listed in the pull-down menus of your software. The same commands are not universally used in all software; however, the following shortcuts are a list of keyboard commands which work in most Windows applications.

	Desired Result:	Keyboard Shortcut: Hold the first key while pressing the second key
	Rotate through programs	Alt Tab
	Maximize/minimize window	Alt SpaceBar (use drop-down menu in upper left of screen)
	Clear desktop screen	Window M (Instantly minimizes all open windows) The WINDOW key is between Ctrl and Alt.
	Launch Windows Explorer	Window E (Instantly minimizes all open windows) The WINDOW key is between Ctrl and Alt.
	Start menu commands	Ctrl Esc
	Open a file	Ctrl O
	Close a file	Ctrl W
	Create a new document	Ctrl N
	Save a document	Ctrl S
	Print a document	Ctrl P
	Cut to clipboard	Ctrl X
	Copy to clipboard	Ctrl C
	Paste from clipboard	Ctrl V
	Undo last action	Ctrl Z
	Repeat last action	F4
	Select with keyboard	Shift , or Shift
	Select entire word	Ctrl Shift , or Ctrl Shift
	Select all	Ctrl A
	Find	Ctrl F
	Help	F1
	Align Left	Ctrl L
	Align Center	Ctrl E
	Align Right	Ctrl R
	Bold	Ctrl B
	Italic	Ctrl I
	Underline	Ctrl U
	Increase text size	Ctrl Shift >
	Decrease text size	Ctrl Shift <
	Previous word	Ctrl
	Next word	Ctrl
	Beginning of line	Home
	End of line	End
	One screen up	PageUp
	One screen down	PageDown
	Beginning of document	Ctrl Home
	End of document	Ctrl End

For a more comprehensive guide of keyboard shortcuts for specific Windows applications, go to the Help menu of your software and look up keyboard shortcuts in the index.