Digital literacy with soul, clarity, and control.
Welcome to Ctrl All — a space built for learners, educators and troubleshooters of Microsoft Office applications.
Why Ctrl All?
Ctrl All teaches digital literacy in Microsoft Office through visual, example‑driven article guides which show you how and why things work. Topic content includes animated demonstrations and a difficulty toggle so you can learn at the pace that suits you — whether you’re starting from scratch or building on existing skills.
Unlike endless paid courses and locked‑down tutorials scattered online, Ctrl All is completely free and open. No subscriptions, no paywalls, no 'upgrade to unlock' traps. Just clear, practical Office skills you can use right away.
Who it’s for?
Everyone: beginners, experienced users, educators and troubleshooters.
What You'll Find Here
- Article guides & tutorials: Step-by-step walkthroughs for real-world digital tasks.
- Animated and interactive examples: Topic articles are packed with visual examples, animated GIF demonstrations, tooltip signposting and interactivites so you can understand and replicate features yourself.
- Expandable images: Screenshots and diagrams can be enlarged with a click, so you never have to squint or guess what you’re looking at.
Difficulty
Each topic article has a difficulty level tailored for your experience and/or the subject:
- Beginner (default) — if you're brand new to the program this is the level for you.
- Intermediate — for those who have some experience already this level includes more advanced content.
- Intermediate only — advanced topics beyond a beginner level.
Language
Language on this site is optimised between US-English and non-US English (UK/CA/AU/NZ). By default this is set based on your web browser settings but you can always switch between them with the toggle at the top.
Featured pages
Getting started with Microsoft Word
Start from scratch.
Glossary
Our huge glossary defines and explains terms in Microsoft Office and Windows you might come across, with links to relevant articles and visual examples.
Keyboard shortcuts
One stop shop for all the shortcuts you need to know for each program.
What's new?
- News: Microsoft making it easier to add hyperlinks to text — Note: only for web versions
- Try out the difficulty toggle at the top of the navigation pane when viewing certain articles. If you're completely new go with Beginner, if you're a little familiar already try Intermediate
- 12 Dec 2025 - Hotspots available for menu images, hover over them to see an explanation and/or example.
- 10 Dec 2025 - Search bar now available up the top, type in what you're looking for to see relevant pages.
- 11 Nov 2025 - US-Other English Language toggle added for non-UI terms.
- 21 Oct 2025 - Glossary tooltips - hover over purple terms to see glossary tooltips at a glance.
- News: Office 365 icons get a revamp
- 10 Oct 2025 - Glossary started, building as we go.
© 2026 Ctrl All. All rights reserved. Created by Steve, a digital learning specialist focused on clarity, pedagogy, and real‑world troubleshooting.