Ctrl
Updated: 12/31/2022 by Computer Hope
Ctrl keyboard key
Short for control, Ctrl is a modifier key found on IBM-compatible computer
keyboards in the bottom left and right portion of the main keyboard. The picture is
an example of a Ctrl keyboard key.Ctrl Pressing Ctrl by itself does nothing in
most programs. In computer games, Ctrl is often used to crouch or go into a prone
position.
Ctrl+0 Pressing Ctrl and 0 (zero) at the same time restores the default zoom
level.
Ctrl+1 Switches to the first tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+2 Switches to the second tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+3 Switches to the third tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+4 Switches to the fourth tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+5 Switches to the fifth tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+6 Switches to the sixth tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+7 Switches to the seventh tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+8 Switches to the eighth tab in a browser or another program with tab
support.
Ctrl+9 Switches to the last tab in a browser.
Ctrl+A These two keys select all text or other objects.
Ctrl+B Bold highlighted text.
Ctrl+C Copy any selected text or another object.
Ctrl+D Bookmark an open web page or open font window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+Del Deletes the word to the right of the cursor in many programs, including
Microsoft Office applications like OneNote, PowerPoint, Word, and the Notepad text
editor.
Ctrl+E Center text.
Ctrl+End Moves cursor to the end of a document or page.
Ctrl+Enter Autocompletes a URL in an address bar.
Ctrl+Esc Open the Windows Start menu.
Ctrl+F Open find window.
Ctrl+F4 Closes the currently active tab or window within a program.
Ctrl+G Go to the next match of a find in a browser and word processors.
Ctrl+H Open the Find and Replace in Notepad, Microsoft Word, and WordPad.
Ctrl+Home Moves cursor to the start of a document or page.
Ctrl+Ins Copy any selected text or another object.
Ctrl+I Italicize text.
Ctrl+J View downloads in browsers and sets justify alignment in Microsoft
Word.
Ctrl+K Create a hyperlink for the highlighted text in Microsoft Word and many
HTML editors.
Ctrl+L Selects the address bar in a browser or left aligns text in a word
processor.
Ctrl+M Indent selected text in word processors and other programs.
Ctrl+N Create a new page or document.
Ctrl+O Open a file in most programs.
Ctrl+P Open a print window to print the page you're viewing.
Ctrl+Q Remove the paragraph formatting in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+R Reload the page in a browser or right-align text in a word processor.
Ctrl+S Save the document or file.
Ctrl+Space Select an entire column in an Excel spreadsheet.
Ctrl+T Create a new tab in an Internet browser or adjust tabs in word
processors.
Ctrl+Tab Switch between open tabs in browsers or other tabbed programs.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab goes backwards (right-to-left).
Ctrl+U Underline selected text.
Ctrl+V Paste any text or another object that was copied.
Ctrl+W Close open tab in a browser or close a document in Word.
Ctrl+X Cut selected text or another object.
Ctrl+Y These keys redo any undo action.
Ctrl+Z Undo any recent action.
Ctrl+↓ In a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Excel, move to the bottom or last
entry in the data set.
In macOS, show all windows of the foreground app.
Ctrl+↑ In a spreadsheet, like Microsoft Excel, move to the top or first entry
in the data set.
In macOS, open Mission Control.
Ctrl+← In macOS, view the previous desktop.
Ctrl+→ In macOS, view the next desktop.
Ctrl+click Hold down Ctrl and clicking with the mouse has different functions. See
our Ctrl+click page for further information
