Shortcut keys can be a major time saver. Instead of pulling your hands from the keyboard and over to your mouse, then trying to find where the specific commands are on the screen, Microsoft makes it easy with the use of Shortcut Keys. Below are a list of the most popular Shortcut keys
Ctrl+A - Select All
Ctrl+B - Apply/Remove Bold Formatting
Ctrl+C - Copy
Ctrl+D - Delete Any Active Item
Ctrl+E - Move Cursor to Look for Box
Ctrl+F - Display Find what/Forward Selected Email
Ctrl+G - Run Go to Dialog Box Under Calendar View
Ctrl+I - Apply/Remove Italic Formatting
Ctrl+J - Open Selected Items
Ctrl+M - Create New Message
Ctrl+N - Send New Email Message
Ctrl+O - Open New File
Ctrl+P - Display Print Dialog
Ctrl+Q - Set Email as Read
Ctrl+R - Replay Selected Message
Ctrl+S - Save the Active File
Ctrl+U - Apply/Remove Underline Formatting
Ctrl+V - Paste Clipboard Contents
Ctrl+X - Cut the Selected Text
Ctrl+Y - Run Go to Folder
Ctrl+Z - Undo the Previous Command
Ctrl+Shift+Z - Redo the Previous Command
Ctrl+1 - Go to Mail
Ctrl+2 - Go to Calendar
Ctrl+3 - Go to Contacts
Ctrl+4 - Go to Tasks
Ctrl+5 - Go to Notes
Ctrl+6 - Go to Folder List
Ctrl+7 - Go to Shortcuts
Ctrl+8 - Go to Journal
F1 - Open Help of Any Windows Panel
F3 - Move Cursor to Look for Box
F4 - Display Find Dialog Box
F6 - Apply to Select Item in Active Window
F7 - Spell Check Active Window
F9 - Receive and Send Email
F10 - Select Main File Menu Bar
F11 - Activate Find a Contact Dialog Box
F12 - Run Save As Dialog Box
Please note that these shortcut keys work for most Microsoft programs, including Word and Excel.