Using Shortcut Keys

Below is a list of short cut keys that usually work for Apple, Google, and Microsoft. The most popular shortcuts are for editing text and printing. Click here for an article with a list of shortcuts for different applications. Also, see videos on YouTube for demonstrations of shortcuts.
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EDITING TEXT
Copy: Ctrl+C
Cut: Ctrl+X
Find: Ctrl+F
Navigation: Using Ctrl + arrow keys to move quickly through text
Paste: Ctrl+V (or Ctrl+Shift+V to paste without formatting in Google Docs)
Redo: Ctrl+Y
Replace: Ctrl+H
Select All: Ctrl+A
Select Text: Shift + arrows for character, Ctrl+Shift + arrows for words. 
Undo: Ctrl+Z
 
FILE MANAGEMENT
Close Document: Ctrl+W
New Document: Ctrl+N
Open Document: Ctrl+O
Print: Ctrl+P
Save: Ctrl+S or fn+F12
 
FORMATTING TEXT
Bold: Ctrl+B
Decrease Font: Ctrl+[
Font Settings: Ctrl+D
Increase Font: Ctrl+]
Italicize: Ctrl+I
Underline: Ctrl+U
 
NAVIGATION & VIEWS
End of Document: Ctrl+End
Go to: Ctrl+G
Spell Check: fn+F7 
Top of Document: Ctrl+Home
 
PARAGRAPH ALIGNMENT
Center: Ctrl+E
Justify: Ctrl+J
Left Align: Ctrl+L
Right Align: Ctrl+R

 

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