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Windows General Shortcuts
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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:
Microsoft Management Console :MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
Internet Explorer navigation
- CTRL+C :Copy
- CTRL+X :Cut
- CTRL+V
aste - CTRL+Z :Undo
- DELETE elete
- SHIFT+DELETE elete 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 isplay 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 isplay the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
- SHIFT+F10 isplay the shortcut menu for the selected item
- ALT+SPACEBAR isplay the System menu for the active window
- CTRL+ESC isplay the Start menu
- ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name isplay the corresponding menu
- Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu erform 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 revent 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 erform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
- ENTER erform 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 isplay Help
- F4 key isplay 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
- Windows Logo isplay or hide the Start menu
- Windows Logo+BREAK isplay the System Properties dialog box
- Windows Logo+D isplay the desktop
- Windows Logo+M :Minimize all of the windows
- Windows Logo+SHIFT+M :Restore the minimized windows
- Windows Logo+E :Open My Computer
- Windows Logo+F :Search for a file or a folder
- CTRL+Windows Logo+F :Search for computers
- Windows Logo+F1 isplay Windows Help
- Windows Logo+ L :Lock the keyboard
- Windows Logo+R :Open the Run dialog box
- Windows Logo+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
- Windows Logo +U :Open Utility Manager
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
- END isplay the bottom of the active window
- HOME isplay the top of the active window
- NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) isplay all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
- NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) isplay the contents of the selected folder
- NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) :Collapse the selected folder)
- LEFT ARROW :Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
- RIGHT ARROW isplay 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
- CTRL+M :Add or remove a console item
- CTRL+W :Open a new window
- F5 key : Update the content of all console windows
- ALT+SPACEBAR : Display the MMC window menu
- ALT+F4 :Close the console
- ALT+A isplay the Action menu
- ALT+V isplay the View menu
- ALT+F isplay the File menu
- ALT+O isplay the Favorites menu
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+P : Print the current page or active pane
- ALT+Minus sign (-) isplay the window menu for the active console window
- SHIFT+F10 : Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item
- F1 key :Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item
- F5 key : Update the content of all console windows
- CTRL+F10 :Maximize the active console window
- CTRL+F5 :Restore the active console window
- ALT+ENTER isplay the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item
- F2 key :Rename the selected item
- CTRL+F4 :Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
- CTRL+ALT+END : Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
- ALT+PAGE UP : Switch between programs from left to right
- ALT+PAGE DOWN : Switch between programs from right to left
- ALT+INSERT : Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
- ALT+HOME : Display the Start menu)
- CTRL+ALT+BREAK :Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen
- ALT+DELETE isplay the Windows menu
- CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) lace a snapshot of the active window in the client on the
Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer. - CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) lace a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server
clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
Internet Explorer navigation
- CTRL+B : Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
- CTRL+E :Open the Search bar
- CTRL+F :Start the Find utility
- CTRL+H :Open the History bar
- CTRL+I :Open the Favorites bar
- CTRL+L :Open the Open dialog box
- CTRL+N :Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address
- CTRL+O :Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L
- CTRL+P :Open the Print dialog box
- CTRL+R :Update the current Web page
- CTRL+W :Close the current window
