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Keyboard Shortcuts   Your hands move back and forth from keyboard to mouse while typing and selecting commands from the programs you use. Many computer users find increased productivity by learning a few keyboard shortcuts that keep your fingers on the keyboard. Using keyboard shortcuts may also help users avoid or alleviate repetitive strain injuries associated with mouse use.

By holding down a modifier key (such as Ctrl) then pressing a letter key you can achieve the same effect as using your mouse to access a command from the menus. Many of these keyboard shortcuts use the first letter of the command they invoke, the majority of these will work in all your programs.

Ctrl + N New document
Ctrl + O Open existing document
Ctrl + S Save
Ctrl + P Print


The following commands involve selecting (highlighting) before they can be used on existing text.
Ctrl + A Select All
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + V Paste

Ctrl + B Bold
Ctrl + I Italic
Ctrl + U Underline