Ctrl | Pressing the Ctrl key by itself does nothing in most programs. In computer games, Ctrl is often used to crouch or go into a prone position. |
Ctrl+0 | Pressing Ctrl and 0 (zero) at the same time restores the default zoom level. |
Ctrl+1 | Switches to the first tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+2 | Switches to the second tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+3 | Switches to the third tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+4 | Switches to the fourth tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+5 | Switches to the fifth tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+6 | Switches to the sixth tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+7 | Switches to the seventh tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+8 | Switches to the eighth tab in a browser or another program with tab support. |
Ctrl+9 | Switches to the last tab in a browser. |
Ctrl+A | These two keys select all text or other objects. |
Ctrl+B | Bold highlighted text. |
Ctrl+C | Copy any selected text or another object. |
Ctrl+D | Bookmark an open web page or open font window in Microsoft Word. |
Ctrl+Del | Deletes the word to the right of the cursor in many programs, including Microsoft Office applications like OneNote, PowerPoint, Word, and the Notepad text editor. |
Ctrl+E | Center text. |
Ctrl+End | Moves cursor to the end of a document or page. |
Ctrl+Enter | Autocompletes a URL in an address bar. |
Ctrl+Esc | Open the Windows Start menu. |
Ctrl+F | Open find window. |
Ctrl+F4 | Closes the currently active tab or window within a program. |
Ctrl+G | Go to the next match of a find in a browser and word processors. |
Ctrl+H | Open the Find and Replace in Notepad, Microsoft Word, and WordPad. |
Ctrl+Home | Moves cursor to the start of a document or page. |
Ctrl+Ins | Copy any selected text or another object. |
Ctrl+I | Italicize text. |
Ctrl+J | View downloads in browsers and sets justify alignment in Microsoft Word. |
Ctrl+K | Create a hyperlink for the highlighted text in Microsoft Word and many HTML editors. |
Ctrl+L | Selects the address bar in a browser or left aligns text in a word processor. |
Ctrl+M | Indent selected text in word processors and other programs. |
Ctrl+N | Create a new page or document. |
Ctrl+O | Open a file in most programs. |
Ctrl+P | Open a print window to print the page you’re viewing. |
Ctrl+Q | Remove the paragraph formatting in Microsoft Word. |
Ctrl+R | Reload the page in a browser or right-align text in a word processor. |
Ctrl+S | Save the document or file. |
Ctrl+Space | Select an entire column in an Excel spreadsheet. |
Ctrl+T | Create a new tab in an Internet browser or adjust tabs in word processors. |
Ctrl+Tab | Switch between open tabs in browsers or other tabbed programs. Ctrl+Shift+Tab goes backwards (right-to-left). |
Ctrl+U | Underline selected text. |
Ctrl+V | Paste any text or another object that was copied. |
Ctrl+W | Close open tab in a browser or close a document in Word. |
Ctrl+X | Cut selected text or another object. |
Ctrl+Y | These keys redo any undo action. |
Ctrl+Z | Undo any recent action. |