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Keyboard Shortcuts This article lists keyboard shortcuts you can use with Microsoft Windows. The following list provides some of the most frequently memorized key combinations:Windows System Key Combinations Function Key Combination Help F1 Open Start menu CTRL+ESC Switch between open programs ALT+TAB Quit program ALT+F4 Delete items permanently SHIFT+DELETE Windows Program Key Combinations Function Key Combination Copy CTRL+C Cut CTRL+X Paste CTRL+V Undo CTRL+Z Bold CTRL+B Underline CTRL+U Italic CTRL+I MORE INFORMATION Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK: Displays a context menu containing alternative verbs. SHIFT+DOUBLE CLICK: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu). ALT+DOUBLE CLICK: Displays properties. SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin. General Keyboard-Only Commands F1: Starts Windows Help. F10: Activates menu bar options. SHIFT+F10: Opens a context menu for the selected item. This is the same as right-clicking an object. CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu. Use the ARROW keys to select an item. CTRL+ESC, ESC: Selects the Start button. Press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu. ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box. ALT+TAB: Switch to another running application. Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window. SHIFT: Press down and hold the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature. ALT+SPACE Displays the main window's System menu. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window. ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu. From the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window. CTRL+TAB Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application. ALT+(underlined letter in menu) Opens the corresponding menu. ALT+F4 Closes the current window. ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box. CTRL+F4 Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window. ALT+F6 Switch between multiple windows in the same program. For example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window. Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a Selected Object: F2: Rename object F3: Find: All Files CTRL+X: Cut CTRL+C: Copy CTRL+V: Paste SHIFT+DEL: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin. ALT+ENTER: Open the property sheet for the selected object. To Copy a File: Press down and hold the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder. To Create a Shortcut: Press down and hold CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder. General Folder/Shortcut Control F4 Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer). F5 Refreshes the current window. F6 Moves among panes in Windows Explorer. CTRL+G Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only). CTRL+Z Undo the last command. CTRL+A Select all the items in the current window. BACKSPACE Switch to the parent folder. SHIFT+CLICK Close Button For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders. Windows Explorer Tree Control Numeric Keypad * Expands everything under the current selection. Numeric Keypad + Expands the current selection. Numeric Keypad - Collapses the current selection. RIGHT ARROW Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child. LEFT ARROW Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent. Property Sheet Control CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs. Accessibility Shortcuts Tap SHIFT 5 times Toggles StickyKeys on and off. Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds Toggles FilterKeys on and off. Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds Toggles ToggleKeys on and off. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK Toggles MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN Toggles High Contrast on and off. Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys WINDOWS Start Menu WINDOWS+R Run dialog box WINDOWS+M Minimize All SHIFT+WINDOWS+M Undo Minimize All WINDOWS+F1 Help WINDOWS+E Windows Explorer WINDOWS+F Find Files or Folders WINDOWS+D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop CTRL+WINDOWS+F Find Computer CTRL+WINDOWS+TAB Moves focus from Start, to Quick Launch bar, to System Tray. Use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on Quick Launch bar and System Tray WINDOWS+TAB Cycle through taskbar buttons WINDOWS+BREAK System Properties dialog box Application key Displays a context menu for the selected item Dialog Box Keyboard Commands TAB Move to the next control in the dialog box. SHIFT+TAB Move to the previous control in the dialog box. SPACEBAR If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option button, this selects the option button. ENTER Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline). ESC Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button. ALT+(underlined letter in dialog box item) Move to the corresponding item. |
