We often use the Ctrl key on the keyboard, so it is important to know all the Ctrl shortcuts used.
First, you have to know what is the Ctrl key.
What is the Ctrl key?
In computing, a Control key (Ctrl) is a modifier key found on IBM-compatible computer keyboards in the bottom left and right portion of the main keyboard which, when pressed in conjunction with another key, performs a special operation.
Similar to the Shift key, the Control key rarely performs any function when pressed by itself.
Ctrl shortcuts
Here are 45 Ctrl shortcuts for several common notations for pressing the Control key in conjunction with another key:
| Functionality | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
Select all | Ctrl + A |
Bold | Ctrl + B |
Copy | Ctrl + C |
Font window (word processing); Add to bookmarks (Browsers) | Ctrl + D |
Center alignment (word processing) | Ctrl + E |
Find (usually a small piece of text in a larger document) | Ctrl + F |
Go to (line number) | Ctrl + G |
Replace; History | Ctrl + H |
Italic; Incremental search | Ctrl + I |
Justify | Ctrl + J |
Insert hyperlink (word processing) | Ctrl + K |
Create list; Left align (word processing) | Ctrl + L |
Increase margin by 1/2 inch (word processing) | Ctrl + M |
New (window, document, etc.) | Ctrl + N |
Open | Ctrl + O |
Print | Ctrl + P |
Quit application | Ctrl + Q |
Refresh page; Right align (word processing) | Ctrl + R |
Save | Ctrl + S |
Open new tab | Ctrl + T |
Underline | Ctrl + U |
Paste | Ctrl + V |
Close window or tab | Ctrl + W |
Cut | Ctrl + X |
Redo | Ctrl + Y |
Undo | Ctrl + Z |
Redo | Ctrl + ⇧ Shift+Z |
Decrease font size | Ctrl + [ |
Increase font size | Ctrl + ] |
Toggle font subscript | Ctrl+ = |
Toggle font superscript | Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + = |
Bottom (end of document or window) | Ctrl + End |
Top (start of document or window) | Ctrl + Home |
Copy | Ctrl + Insert |
Next tab | Ctrl + PgDn |
Previous tab | Ctrl + PgUp |
Next window or tab | Ctrl + Tab ↹ |
Previous window or tab | Ctrl + ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ |
Grow Screen | Ctrl + + |
Shrink Screen | Ctrl + - |
Undefined or rarely used | Ctrl + / |
Undefined or rarely used | Ctrl + \ |
Previous word | Ctrl + ← |
Next word | Ctrl + → |
Delete next word | Ctrl + Delete |
Delete previous word | Ctrl + ← Backspace |
Undefined or rarely used on Windows; restart X11 on Unix-like desktops | Ctrl + Alt + ← Backspace |
Rotate screen right-side up | Ctrl + Alt + ↑ |
Rotate screen upside down | Ctrl + Alt +↓ |
Rotate screen left | Ctrl + Alt + ← |
Rotate screen right | Ctrl + Alt + → |
Open task manager | Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Esc |
Reboot; Open task manager or session options | Ctrl + Alt + Del |
Scroll in/out | Ctrl + Mousewheel |