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	Keyboard And Handheld Shortcuts
	By Kathy Paauw

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• F3 -- opens the weekly calendar
• F4 -- opens the mini calendar
• F5 -- opens the monthly calendar
• F7 -- opens the task list
• F8 -- opens the contact list
• F9 -- inserts a note
• F11 -- brings you back to the contact window
• Shift + F5 -- opens the daily calendar
• Ctrl + L -- schedules a call
• Ctrl + M -- schedules a meeting
• Ctrl + T -- schedules a to-do
• Ctrl + H -- opens the record history box

• Ctrl + A -- select all
• Ctrl + B -- bold
• Ctrl + C -- copy
• Ctrl + F -- find
• Ctrl + H -- replace
• Ctrl + I -- italics
• Ctrl + N -- new document
• Ctrl + O -- open
• Ctrl + P -- print
• Ctrl + S -- save
• Ctrl + U -- single underline
• Ctrl + V -- paste
• Ctrl + X -- cut
• Ctrl + Y -- redo typing
• Ctrl + Z -- undo typing
• Ctrl + Home -- takes you to the top of the page
• Ctrl + End -- takes you to the end of the page
• Ctrl + Backspace -- removes typed words, one at a time
• Ctrl + Left Arrow -- moving backward, puts cursor at start of word
• Ctrl + Right Arrow -- moving forward, puts cursor at start of word
• Ctrl + Up Arrow -- highlights lines of text, moving upward
• Ctrl + Down Arrow -- highlights lines of text, moving downward
• Ctrl + Shift + F8 -- highlights a block of text
• Ctrl + Shift + Right Arrow -- highlights one word
• Ctrl + Shift + Home -- highlights the entire document above cursor
• Ctrl + Shift + End -- highlights the entire document below cursor
• Shift + End -- highlights the whole line to the right or cursor

• C / G -- for graffiti help
• / B -- for beaming
• .O -- for @ sign
• .. -- for period
• / C -- for copy
• / P -- for paste
• / X -- for cut
• \ . -- for bullet point
• | | -- for caps lock
• / -- for carriage return to another line

 

Kathy Paauw is an organizing and productivity consultant, certified professional and personal coach, and speaker. Visit her website at www.orgcoach.net or contact her at .

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