Some commonly used shortcuts for MS-Office

The shortcut keys are given in the following format:

• Key shortcut
• Function
• Description

Ctrl + Shift + A
All Caps
Makes the selection all capitals (toggle)

Alt + Ctrl + 1
Apply Heading1
Applies Heading 1 style to the selected text

Alt + Ctrl + 2
Apply Heading2
Applies Heading 2 style to the selected text

Ctrl + Shift + L
Apply List Bullet
Applies List Bullet style to the selected text

Alt + F10
App Maximize
Enlarges the application window to full size

Alt + F5
App Restore
Restores the application window to normal size

Ctrl+B
Bold
Makes the selection bold (toggle)

Ctrl + PgDn
BrowseNext
Jump to the next browse object

Ctrl + PgUp
BrowsePrev
Jump to the previous browse object

Alt + Ctrl + Home
BrowseSel
Select the next/prev browse object

Esc
Cancel
Terminates an action

Ctrl+E
CenterPara
Centers the paragraph between the indents

Shift+F3
ChangeCase
Changes the case of the letters in the selection

Left arrow
CharLeft
Moves the insertion point to the left one character

Alt + Shift + C
ClosePane
Closes the active window pane (if you are in Normal View and
have, for example, the Footnote pane open)

Alt+Drag (or press Ctrl + Shift + F8 and drag, but Alt + Drag is
far easier!)
ColumnSelect
Selects a columnar block of text

Ctrl +Shift+C
CopyFormat
Copies the formatting of the selection

Shift + F2
CopyText
Makes a copy of the selection without using the clipboard (press
Return to paste)

Alt + F3
CreateAutoText
Adds an AutoText entry to the active template

Ctrl+ Backspace
DeleteBackWord
Deletes the previous word without putting it on the Clipboard

Ctrl + Del
DeleteWord
Deletes the next word without putting it on the Clipboard

Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4
DocClose
Prompts to save the document and then closes the active window.
(But doesn't intercept the menu command)

Ctrl + F10
DocMaximize
Enlarges the active window to full size

Ctrl + F7
DocMove
Changes the position of the active window

Ctrl + F5
DocRestore
Restores the window to normal size

Ctrl + F8
DocSize
Changes the size of the active window

Alt + Ctrl + S
DocSplit
Splits the active window horizontally and then adjusts the split

Alt + Shift + F9
DoFieldClick
Executes the action associated with macrobutton fields

Ctrl + Shift + D
DoubleUnderline
Double underlines the selection (toggle)

Alt R, G
DrawGroup
Groups the selected drawing objects

Alt R, I
DrawSnapToGrid
Sets up a grid for aligning drawing objects

Alt R, U
DrawUngroup
Ungroups the selected group of drawing objects

Ctrl+Shift+F5 (Or: Alt I, K)
EditBookmark
Brings up the bookmark dialog

F5, Ctrl+G
EditGoTo
Jumps to a specified place in the active document

Alt E, K
EditLinks
Allows links to be viewed, updated, opened, or removed

Alt E, S
EditPasteSpecial
Inserts the Clipboard contents as a linked object, embedded object, or other format

Alt + Shift + Backspc
EditRedo
Redoes the last action that was undone

F4
EditRedoOrRepeat
Repeats the last command, or redoes the last action that was
undone (unfortunately, doesn't work for as many commands in Word 2000
as in Word 97 and below, but this is still one of Word's most useful
shortcuts, if not the most useful)

Ctrl+H
EditReplace
Finds the specified text or the specified formatting and replaces It

Alt + PageDn (to select to end of column, use Alt + Shift + PgDn)
EndOfColumn
Moves to the last cell in the current table column

Ctrl+Shift+End
EndOfDocExtend
Extends the selection to the end of the last line of the document

Ctrl+End
EndOfDocument
Moves the insertion point to the end of the last line of the
Document

Shift+End
EndOfLineExtend
Extends the selection to the end of the current line

What inspired me to blogging?

In my childhood days, I saw one of the movies, in which heroine use to write her dairy everyday, before going to bed. During those I thought that it is was the waste of time. Can’t a person remember what one has done for the whole day? But as the days passed and I crossed my adolescence, the memories withered, and I could summon up only some special days. I was finding some way so that I could epitomize my life, at least from now onwards.

And during those days I received a mail from my friend (Ankur Verma), in which he has send a link of his blog. This incident clicked in my mind, this is what I was looking for. And lo now I also have started blogging (thanks to Ankur).


Something about myself
Till date I have heard this question “Tell me something about yourself?” in each interview I have attended. And I am sure you also must have encountered the same. But be honest to yourself have you ever really thought, “Who you are?” and “For what are you are here?” Oh that was too philosophical (. Lets come to the point.

Let me answer the above question in different parts.

• Introduction:

I am Punit Vanjani, born and brought up in Ahmedabad, India. Current vocation is software engineer, at Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

• Family background:

My family couple of years ago consists of 4 members, my Papa, Mummy, Didi and myself. But now it formed of 5 members the new family member is my brother-in-law.

• Educational qualifications:

The highest notch I have attained in education is B.E. in Electronics and Communication discipline. My plan is to take a forward leap and add one more feather to my hat.

• What governs my life?

My life is influenced from triumphant entrepreneurs. One of them is Dhirubhai Ambani. He once said, “I want to work till the last breathe I take”. This I heard when I was in my teens. It took long time to set my ambition, which initially was fluctuating. But now I have come to juncture from where I can clearly see the target that I have to achieve. I want to place myself at such a rank in well-known company that my decision is taken into account, which in turn will help the organization. In unblended form I want to be successful leader.

In my next blog:

• Some commonly used shortcuts for MS-Office.

P.S. : By mistake i have removed the comments option, while changing the settings. You can post your comments from onwards

Post has been rescheduled

Hello all,

Please pardon me. I am pretty piled up with work, so will add 2 posts together on coming monday(16 Jan 2006).
So my next blog will contain following topics:

• What inspired me for the blogging?
• Useful Shortcuts in MS-Office and My current records in NFS2.

Till then have fun, fly lots of kites and enjoy Uttarayan (i would be missing my one of the favourite festivals a lot)