Using Ctrl key in MS Word

Did you know that the CTRL key can be used for lots of keyboard shortcuts? Try some of these the next time you’re using a Microsoft Word or Excel: Shortcut Keys Description CTRL + A Select all contents of the worksheet. CTRL + C Copy selected text CTRL + V Paste selected text CTRL + B Bold highlighted text. CTRL + I Italic highlighted text. CTRL + K Insert link. CTRL + U Underline highlighted text. CTRL + 5 Strikethrough highlighted text. CTRL + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing. CTRL + Z Undo last action. CTRL + F9 Minimize current window. CTRL + F10 Maximize currently selected window. CTRL + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows. CTRL + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. CTRL + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document. CTRL + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files. Using these shortcuts really can save you lots of time.  For example, repetitive tasks like copying and pasting can be much faster if you use the CTRL + C and CTRL +V keys. Here is a link to even more keyboard shortcut keys: http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut.htm#2

PRACTICE ACTIVITY:  Try using at least three of these CTRL shortcuts sometime today.  TO KEEP ON LEARNING:  To find out more about using shortcut keys try searching the internet for: shortcut keys "CTRL +" Microsoft keyboard