Windows system key combinations

O F1: Help
O CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
O LT+T: Switch between open programs
O LT+F4: Quit program
O SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
O indows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+LT+DELETE)
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Windows program key combinations
O CTRL+C: Copy
O CTRL+X: Cut
O CTRL+V: Paste
O CTRL+Z: Undo
O CTRL+: old
O CTRL+U: Underline
O CTRL+I: Italic
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Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
O SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
O SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
O LT+double click: Displays properties
O SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle in
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General keyboard-only commands
O F1: Starts indows Help
O F10: ctivates menu bar options
O SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an
object
O CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the RRO keys to select an item)
O CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press T to select the taskbar, or press
SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
O CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens indows Task Manager
O LT+DO RRO: Opens a drop-down list box
O LT+T: Switch to another running program (hold down the LT key and then press the T
key to view the task-switching window)
O SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-
run feature
O LT+SPCE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can
restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
O LT+- (LT+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)
O CTRL+T: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
O LT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
O LT+F4: Closes the current window
O CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
O LT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the
otepad Find dialog box is displayed, LT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the
main otepad window)
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Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:
O F2: Rename object
O F3: Find all files
O CTRL+X: Cut
O CTRL+C: Copy
O CTRL+V: Paste
O SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle in
O LT+ETER: Open the properties for the selected object
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
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General folder/shortcut control
O F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the
toolbar is active in indows Explorer)
O F5: Refreshes the current window.
O F6: Moves among panes in indows Explorer
O CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in indows 95 indows Explorer only)
O CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
O CTRL+: Select all the items in the current window
O CKSPCE: Switch to the parent folder
O SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
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Windows Explorer tree control
O umeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
O umeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
O umeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
O RIGHT RRO: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first
child
O LEFT RRO: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
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Properties control
O CTRL+TCTRL+SHIFT+T: Move through the property tabs
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Accessibility shortcuts
O Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
O Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
O Press down and hold the UM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
O Left LT+left SHIFT+UM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
O Left LT+left SHIFT+PRIT SCREE: Toggles high contrast on and off
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Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
O indows Logo: Start menu
O indows Logo+R: Run dialog box
O indows Logo+M: Minimize all
O SHIFT+indows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
O indows Logo+F1: Help
O indows Logo+E: indows Explorer
O indows Logo+F: Find files or folders
O indows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
O CTRL+indows Logo+F: Find computer
O CTRL+indows Logo+T: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system
tray (use RIGHT RRO or LEFT RRO to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar
and the system tray)
O indows Logo+T: Cycle through taskbar buttons
O indows Logo+reak: System Properties dialog box
O pplication key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
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Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
O indows Logo+L: Log off indows
O indows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
O indows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
O indows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
O indows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
O indows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
O indows Logo+: Starts ccessibility Options (if installed)
O indows Logo+SPCER: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
O indows Logo+S: Toggles CPS LOCK on and off
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Dialog box keyboard commands
O T: Move to the next control in the dialog box
O SHIFT+T: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
O SPCER: 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, this selects the option.
O ETER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
O ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
O LT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item
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General keyboard shortcuts

O CTRL+C (Copy)
O CTRL+X (Cut)
O CTRL+V (Paste)
O CTRL+Z (Undo)
O DELETE (Delete)
O SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle in)
O CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
O CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
O F2 key (Rename the selected item)
O CTRL+RIGHT RRO (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
O CTRL+LEFT RRO (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
O CTRL+DO RRO (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
O CTRL+UP RRO (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
O CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
O 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)
O CTRL+ (Select all)
O F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
O LT+ETER (View the properties for the selected item)
O LT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
O LT+ETER (Display the properties of the selected object)
O LT+SPCER (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
O CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously)
O LT+T (Switch between the open items)
O LT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
O F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
O F4 key (Display the ddress bar list in My Computer or indows Explorer)
O SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
O LT+SPCER (Display the System menu for the active window)
O CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
O LT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
O Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
O F10 key (ctivate the menu bar in the active program)
O RIGHT RRO (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
O LEFT RRO (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
O F5 key (Update the active window)
O CKSPCE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or indows Explorer)
O ESC (Cancel the current task)
O SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically
playing)
O CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)
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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode,
you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPCER
or SHIFT+SPCER to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again.
Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.
O CTRL+T (Move forward through the tabs)
O CTRL+SHIFT+T (Move backward through the tabs)
O T (Move forward through the options)
O SHIFT+T (Move backward through the options)
O LT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
O ETER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
O SPCER (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
O rrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
O F1 key (Display Help)
O F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
O CKSPCE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
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Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
O indows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
O indows Logo+REK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
O indows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
O indows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
O indows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
O indows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
O indows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
O CTRL+indows Logo+F (Search for computers)
O indows Logo+F1 (Display indows Help)
O indows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
O indows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
O indows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
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Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
O Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
O Left LT+left SHIFT+PRIT SCREE (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
O Left LT+left SHIFT+UM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
O SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
O UM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
O indows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
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Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
O ED (Display the bottom of the active window)
O HOME (Display the top of the active window)
O UM LOCK+sterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
O UM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
O UM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
O LEFT RRO (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
O RIGHT RRO (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
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Shortcut keys for Character Map
fter you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the
keyboard shortcuts:
O RIGHT RRO (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
O LEFT RRO (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
O UP RRO (Move up one row)
O DO RRO (Move down one row)
O PGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
O PGE DO (Move down one screen at a time)
O HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
O ED (Move to the end of the line)
O CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
O CTRL+ED (Move to the last character)
O SPCER (Switch between Enlarged and ormal mode when a character is selected)
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Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
O CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
O CTRL+ (Open a new console)
O CTRL+S (Save the open console)
O CTRL+M (dd or remove a console item)
O CTRL+ (Open a new window)
O F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
O LT+SPCER (Display the MMC window menu)
O LT+F4 (Close the console)
O LT+ (Display the ction menu)
O LT+V (Display the View menu)
O LT+F (Display the File menu)
O LT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
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MMC console window keyboard shortcuts
O CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
O LT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
O SHIFT+F10 (Display the ction shortcut menu for the selected item)
O F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
O F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
O CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
O CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
O LT+ETER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
O F2 key (Rename the selected item)
O CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. hen a console has only one console window, this
shortcut closes the console)
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Remote desktop connection navigation
O CTRL+LT+ED (Open the Microsoft indows T Security dialog box)
O LT+PGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
O LT+PGE DO (Switch between programs from right to left)
O LT+ISERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
O LT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
O CTRL+LT+REK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
O LT+DELETE (Display the indows menu)
O CTRL+LT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server
clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing LT+PRIT SCREE on a local computer.)
O CTRL+LT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server
clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRIT SCREE on a local computer.)
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Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation
O CTRL+ (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
O CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
O CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
O CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
O CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
O CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
O CTRL+ (Start another instance of the browser with the same eb address)
O CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
O CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
O CTRL+R (Update the current eb page)
O CTRL+ (Close the current window)