The Control or Ctrl key is normally found in the bottom left and right corners of any keyboard in a Windows computer. When used in combination with other keys, it can perform many useful functions.

For instance in Windows 8.1, when you click Ctrl + Alt + Delete together, you are presented with a screen with the following options: Lock this computer, Switch User, Log Off, Change a password and Task Manager.

For those of you who have been wanting to know the list of keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, here it is. Computer Accessories; Consumer Advice. While Microsoft already offers online documentation on keyboard. The Task view, and Cortana. Keep in mind the list only includes Windows key shortcuts.

CTRL commands in Windows

The Ctrl key keyboard shortcuts may perform a function in a browser and maybe another in a word processor. Let us have a look at some of the important one’s.

Ctrl+A : Select All objects

Ctrl+B : Bold highlighted text

Ctrl+C : Copy selected objects

Ctrl+D : Bookmark open web page

Ctrl+E : Center text

Ctrl+F : Open Find window

Ctrl+G : Open Favorites sidebar in IE. Opens Find and Replace in Word

Ctrl+H : Open Find and Replace in Microsoft Word.

Ctrl+I : Make text Italics

Ctrl+J : Opens View downloads in IE browsers

Ctrl+K : Create hyperlink for selected text in Word

Ctrl+L : Select address in address bar in browser. Left align text in Word

Ctrl+M : Indent selected text in word processors

Ctrl+N : Create New instance of the document or program

Ctrl+O : Open a new file

Ctrl+P : Open print window

Ctrl+R : Reload page in browser. Right align text in Word

Ctrl+S : Save document

Ctrl+T : Create a new tab in IE

Ctrl+U : Underline selected text

Ctrl+V : Paste copied objects

Ctrl+W : Close tab in IE or Word document

Ctrl+X : Cut selected object

Ctrl+Y : Redo the ‘Undo’ action.

Ctrl+Z : Undo any action

Ctrl+Esc : Open Start Screen or Start Menu

Ctrl+Tab : Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

Ctrl+Shift+Esc : Opens Task Manager in Windows 8

Ctrl+WinKey+F : Opens Find computer box

Ctrl+Alt+Del : Opens screen to Lock, Switch users, etc.

Let me know if I have erred somewhere or missed out something.

Want more? Take a look at the complete list of Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 10.

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