Learn to work faster, smarter, and become more efficient by discovering these keyboard shortcuts.
How important are keyboard shortcuts? Do you find yourself frustrated having to move your hand off the keyboard to use the mouse and then endlessly clicking on tabs just to make a word bold or change from one worksheet to another? This information shows you how to navigate through the Microsoft® Office ribbon using only the keyboard. In PowerPoint®, you will learn how to create new slides, insert text boxes or objects. Be more productive in Word™ by creating table of contents, footnotes, or citations using key combinations. What are those numerical 'F' keys at the top of the keyboard?
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Agenda
Basic Shortcuts in All Microsoft® Office Programs
- When/Where Did the First Shortcuts Get Used?
- List of Basic Shortcuts
Ribbon
- Using the Alt Key
- What Are Key Tips
Word™ Shortcuts
- Create Table of Contents
- Add Footnotes or Citations
- Turn on/off Track Changes
- F-Key Functions
Excel®
- Jump From Worksheet to Worksheet
- Create New Worksheet
- Insert Objects, Such as Charts, Pivot Tables, or Pictures
- Shortcuts for Format Cells (Add Percentage, Dollar Signs, etc.)
- F-Key Functions
PowerPoint®
- Adding Text Box
- Create New Slides
- Shift Object Positions (Forward or Backward)
- F-Key Functions
Outlook®
- Open/Send/Receive/Delete Messages
- Switch Between Views
- Create Message, Contact, Meeting Request, and Task
- Move Items
- F-Key Functions
International Keys Short Cuts
Hot Keys
- Create Your Own Shortcuts
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on May 31, 2018.
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Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty

Jill A. Trehearne
FatDAWGS.com
- Over 20 years in the IT industry, including 8 years working at Microsoft® Corporation as a support engineer and content lead
- President of FatDAWGS.com
- Windows® system engineer for various other companies including a major health provider group
- Experienced working on multiple Six Sigma Green Belt projects while at Microsoft®
- As part of a Green Belt team won the Microsoft® Excellence in Business Award
- As content lead, wrote technical support articles for Office® and Microsoft® Home products
- Through FatDAWGS.com, along with Jay Carlson, co-wrote OfficeFest 2007, a self-published series of training modules that includes “Using Microsoft® Excel® for Financial Analysis”, “Microsoft® Excel® PivotTables and Charts”, as well as “Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft® Excel® 2007”
- Develops and designs websites, designs iPhone graphics, co-develops Commercial SQL solutions
- Associates degree in applied sciences – graphic design, Illinois Central College; continuing education with University of Maryland, Europe Division, and various certificates of learning while on the job
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.

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