MS Office Tips & Tricks → General MS Office / Windows

These are shortcuts you can use for various tasks in Office or Windows.

Ctrl + A	Selects all items in the current window/document
Ctrl + C	Copies the highlighted text/item
Ctrl + P	Opens the Print dialog
Ctrl + V	Pastes the contents of the Windows Clipboard
Ctrl + X	Cut the highlighted text/item
Windows Key + E	Opens a Windows Explorer window
Windows Key + L *	Locks your PC
Windows Key + R	Opens the RUN dialog
Windows Key + M	Shows the Desktop

* Note – The shortcut for locking the PC may not work on earlier versions of Windows than Windows XP.

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