Top 15 Keystroke Shortcuts for Microsoft Office

Posted: January 19, 2015

Shortcut keys can save you time and effort when working. Learning every shortcut key for Microsoft Office can be a daunting task. These 15 keystrokes are the top shortcuts that will help you to zip around in Microsoft Office. Michael Ansaldo, writer for PC World, shares the top 15 keystrokes that everyone should know when working in Microsoft Office.

The 15 function-key strokes everyone should know to zip around Microsoft Office

Despite Microsoft Office’s evolution toward menu-driven shortcuts, it’s worth remembering those funky Fn keys still serve a purpose. As part of key combos in Word, Excel, and Outlook, they make it easier and faster to perform commonly used commands. Here are 15 of the most essential function-key strokes. Once you get the hang of two-fisted input using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts, you’ll find yourself shaving hours off your projects. Universal keystrokes 1. Help F1 is the Help key in almost every software program available, including all the Microsoft products. Ctrl+F1 displays or hides the ribbon menu bar in Word and Excel. 2. GoTo F5 is the GoTo key in both Word and Excel. Excel displays a dialog box prompting for a cell reference such as B55 or G12. Word’s dialog box prompts for 13 different locations, including the page, section, line, table and graphic. Read the entire article The 15 Function-Key Strokes Everyone Should Know to Zip Around Microsoft Office on PC World.