Everyone Loves a Shortcut
Some of my co-workers are amazed at what a geek I am how fast I can navigate through documents and spreadsheets and they often consult with me on the best way to setup reports, how to fix random bugs, etc. Since this is my last week at the bank (Yep! More info on that later…) 
the secretary pulled me aside for some formatting help in Excel before I’m gone. She noticed that I was making all kinds of changes without using my mouse to go up to the top of the document, drop down the menu, and select the function I needed. I told her that’s because I’m obsessed with using keyboard shortcuts, they save a TON of time; when you spend as much time on a computer as I do, those few seconds spent manipulating your mouse to go through menus hundreds of times a day can really cut into your productivity.
I wanted to print her a list of some things she could learn and use once I’m gone. I did a quick search for basic MS Office keyboard shortcuts but I didn’t find anything readily available. There were some long lists I could download but I was looking for just the basics – cut, paste, save, etc. Couldn’t find one. So, I simply typed up my own list and decided to share it on here in case my readers weren’t aware of these nifty little time savers.
BASIC MS OFFICE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Use this key combination To do this:
CTRL + C Copy
CTRL + V Paste
CTRL + X Cut
CTRL + S Save
CTRL + A Select All
CTRL + Z Undo
In Word
ALT + F Open the File Menu
ALT + E Open the Edit Menu
ALT + I Open the Insert Menu
ALT + T Open the Tools Menu
ALT + A Open the Window Menu
ALT + H Open the Help Menu
In Excel
ALT + F Open the File Menu
ALT + E Open the Edit Menu
ALT + V Open the View Menu
ALT + I Open the Insert Menu
ALT + O Open the Format Menu
ALT + T Open the Tools Menu
ALT + D Open the Data Menu
ALT + W Open the Window Menu
ALT + H Open the Help Menu
I love shortcut. I knew some of these, but definitely not all of them. Thanks for the info.
Okay, even though this is 3 months after the fact you put this on your site thanks for putting this up! Like Kim said, I knew some of these before but I just printed it out to put by my computer at work because many are new to me!