Windows Speed Keys
These are helpful shortcuts to increase a knowledge worker’s speed using Windows.
Best Practices
· Monitor your movements and always seek better
· Train your brain to learn the new shortcut through repeatability
· Learn one shortcut at a time
Speed Keys
Ctrl+c: Copy selection
Ctrl+x: Cut selection
Ctrl+v: Paste copied selection
Ctrl+d: Font change - opens font dialog box
Ctrl+end: Jump to end of open document
Ctrl+f: Find - displays Find dialog box 
Ctrl+h: Replace - open Replace dialog box
Ctrl+home: Jump to beginning of document
Ctrl+k: Clear all character styles (bold, italics, etc.)
Ctrl+l: Link - displays Link properties dialog box
Ctrl+m: Mail - opens Mail window
Ctrl+r: Reload current document into Edit window
Ctrl+right or left arrow key: Jump one word to the right or left
Ctrl+s: Save current document
Ctrl+t: Apply fixed width character format to selected text
Ctrl+up or down arrow key: jump one paragraph up or down
Ctrl+v: Paste text from Clipboard at the insertion point
Ctrl+ w: Close current document
Esc: Close a dialog box without performing any action
Shift arrow key: Highlight text
Shift space: Non-breaking space, to insert
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