Guide | How To Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

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Windows General Shortcuts

• 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

 

[bogdan]

For Windows 7 go to Start -> Help and Support. Search for "keyboard shortcuts" and you'll find a help topic with that title. Some shortcuts might be worth learning, for example I find typing CTR+SHIFT+N to create a new folder faster than using the mouse.