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Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
The General Shortcuts
We’ll kickoff the list with some really general shortcuts that you often used.
- · CTRL+C (Copy)
- · CTRL+X (Cut)
- · CTRL+V (Paste)
- · CTRL+Z (Undo)
- · Delete (Delete)
- · Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
- · CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
- · CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
- · F2 key (Rename the selected item)
- · CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
- · CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
- · CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
- · CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
- · CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
- · Shift with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
- · CTRL+A (Select all)
- · F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
- · Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item)
- · Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
- · Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object)
- · Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
- · CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
- · Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items)
- · Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
- · F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
- · F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
- · Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
- · Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window)
- · CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
- · Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
- · Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
- · F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
- · RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
- · LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
- · F5 key (Update the active window)
- · Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
- · ESC (Cancel the current task)
- · Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-
- · ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
- · CTRL+Tab (Move forward through the tabs)
- · CTRL+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs)
- · Tab (Move forward through the options)
- · Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)
- · Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
- · Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button)
- · Spacebar (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
- · Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
- · F1 key (Display Help)
- · F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
- · Backspace (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
- · Win (Display or hide the Start menu)
- · Win+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
- · Win+D (Display the desktop)
- · Win+M (Minimize all of the windows)
- · Win+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows)
- · Win+E (Open My Computer)
- · Win+F (Search for a file or a folder)
- · CTRL+Win+F (Search for computers)
- · Win+F1 (Display Windows Help)
- · Win+ L (Lock the keyboard)
- · Win+R (Open the Run dialog box)
- · Win+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
- · Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
- · Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
- · Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
- · Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
- · NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
- · Win +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
- · END (Display the bottom of the active window)
- · HOME (Display the top of the active window)
- · NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
- · NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder)
- · NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder)
- · LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
- · RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on
the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard
shortcuts:
- · RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
- · LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
- · UP ARROW (Move up one row)
- · DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
- · PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
- · PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
- · HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
- · END (Move to the end of the line)
- · CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
- · CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
- · Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main
Window Keyboard Shortcuts
- · CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
- · CTRL+N (Open a new console)
- · CTRL+S (Save the open console)