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APPSC Computer Proficiency Test (CPT) - Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
Here is a professionally formatted list of essential keyboard shortcuts for the Computer Proficiency Test (CPT). These keyboard shortcuts will help you to improve typing efficiency.
MS Word
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Open a document. | Ctrl+O |
| Create a new document. | Ctrl+N |
| Save the document. | Ctrl+S |
| Close the document. | Ctrl+W |
| Cut the selected content to the Clipboard. | Ctrl+X |
| Copy the selected content to the Clipboard. | Ctrl+C |
| Paste the contents of the Clipboard. | Ctrl+V |
| Paste text only. | Ctrl+Shift+V |
| Select all document content. | Ctrl+A |
| Apply bold formatting to text. | Ctrl+B |
| Apply italic formatting to text. | Ctrl+I |
| Apply underline formatting to text. | Ctrl+U |
| Decrease the font size by 1 point. | Ctrl+Left bracket ([) |
| Increase the font size by 1 point. | Ctrl+Right bracket (]) |
| Center the text. | Ctrl+E |
| Align the text to the left. | Ctrl+L |
| Align the text to the right. | Ctrl+R |
| Cancel a command. | Esc |
| Undo the previous action. | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo the previous action, if possible. | Ctrl+Y |
| Zoom in. | Ctrl+Plus sign (+) |
| Zoom out. | Ctrl+Minus sign (-) |
| Return back to 100% zoom. | Ctrl+0 |
| Zoom in and out with mouse. | Ctrl+Scroll |
| Split the document window. | Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Remove the document window split. | Alt+Shift+C or Ctrl+Alt+S |
| Source: Keyboard Shortcuts in Word | |
MS Excel
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Close a workbook. | Ctrl+W |
| Open a workbook. | Ctrl+O |
| Go to the Home tab. | Alt+H |
| Save a workbook. | Ctrl+S |
| Copy selection. | Ctrl+C |
| Paste selection. | Ctrl+V |
| Undo recent action. | Ctrl+Z |
| Remove cell contents. | Delete |
| Choose a fill color. | Alt+H, H |
| Cut selection. | Ctrl+X |
| Go to the Insert tab. | Alt+N |
| Apply bold formatting. | Ctrl+B |
| Center align cell contents. | Alt+H, A, C |
| Go to the Page Layout tab. | Alt+P |
| Go to the Data tab. | Alt+A |
| Go to the View tab. | Alt+W |
| Open the context menu. | Shift+F10 or Windows Menu key |
| Add borders. | Alt+H, B |
| Delete column. | Alt+H, D, C |
| Go to the Formula tab. | Alt+M |
| Hide the selected rows. | Ctrl+9 |
| Hide the selected columns. | Ctrl+0 |
| Source: Keyboard Shortcuts in Excel | |
MS PowerPoint
| To do this | Press |
|---|---|
| Create new presentation. | Ctrl+N |
| Add a new slide. | Ctrl+M |
| Apply bold formatting to the selected text. | Ctrl+B |
| Open the Font dialog box. | Ctrl+T |
| Cut selected text, object, or slide. | Ctrl+X |
| Copy selected text, object, or slide. | Ctrl+C |
| Paste cut or copied text, object, or slide. | Ctrl+V |
| Insert a hyperlink. | Ctrl+K |
| Insert a new comment. | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Undo the last action. | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo the last action. | Ctrl+Y |
| Go to the next slide. | Page down |
| Go to the previous slide. | Page up |
| Start the slide show. | F5 |
| End the slide show. | Esc |
| Print a presentation. | Ctrl+P |
| Save the presentation. | Ctrl+S |
| Close PowerPoint. | Ctrl+Q |
| Source: Keyboard Shortcuts in PowerPoint | |
Published: 19-02-2026Modified: 05-03-2026
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