Shortcut Key

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

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Windows System Key Combinations

* CTRL+ESC - Open Start menu
* ALT+TAB - Switch between open programs
* ALT+F4 - Quit program
* SHIFT+DELETE - Delete items permanently


Windows Program Key Combinations

* CTRL+C - Copy
* CTRL+X - Cut
* CTRL+V - Paste
* CTRL+Z - Undo
* CTRL+B - Bold
* CTRL+U - Underline
* CTRL+I - Italic


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
quick launch, the taskbar, system tray)
* 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.
* 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+ - 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

* 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


Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed

* WINDOWS+L - Log off Windows
* WINDOWS+P - Opens Print Manager
* WINDOWS+C - Opens Control Panel
* WINDOWS+V - Opens Clipboard
* WINDOWS+K - Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
* WINDOWS+I - Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
* WINDOWS+A - Opens Accessibility Options(if installed)
* WINDOWS+SPACEBAR - Displays the list of IntelliType Hotkeys
* WINDOWS+S - Toggles the CAP LOCK key on and off


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+ - Select menu item.