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Windows Key as shortcut
Windows key + R
will open the Start menu's Run box
Windows key + F
will open the Start menu's Find window
Windows key + E
will quickly launch Explorer
Windows key + Pause/Break
will open the System Properties window
Windows key + M
will Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M
will undo Minimize all windows
Windows key + D
will switch between minimizing all open programs and
showing them all
Windows key + Tab
will cycle through items on the taskbar
Windows key
by itself will open the Start menu
Windows key + F1
Display Windows Help
Windows Key+ L
Lock the keyboard
Windows Logo+U
Open Utility Manager
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
Windows System Key Combinations
CTRL + ESC
Open Start menu
ALT + TAB
Switch between open programs
ALT + F4
Quit program
SHIFT + DELETE
Delete item permanently
Microsoft 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
Windows Key+ L
Lock the keyboard
Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
END
Display the bottom of the active window
HOME
Display the top of the active window
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign *
Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUM LOCK+Plus sign +
Display 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
Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder
General keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+C
Copy
CTRL+X
Cut
CTRL+V
Paste
CTRL+Z
Undo
DELETE
Delete
SHIFT+DELETE
Delete 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
Display 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
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
SHIFT+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the System menu for the active window
CTRL+ESC
Display the Start menu
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Perform 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
Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
Open Task Manager
Five shortcuts to increase your speed
[Ctrl] + [M]
Insert slide
[F6]
Move to the next pane
[Shift] + [F6]
Move to the previous pane
[Ctrl] + [K]
Insert a hyperlink
[f5]
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