| General
keyboard shortcuts |
|
| F1 key |
Display Help |
| F2 key |
Rename the selected item |
| F3 key |
Search for a file or a folder |
| F4 key |
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or
Windows Explorer |
| F5 key |
Update the active window |
| F6 key |
Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on
the desktop |
| F10 key |
Activate the menu bar in the active program |
| CTRL+A |
Select all |
| 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
|
| 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 |
| ALT+ENTER |
View the properties for the
selected item |
| ALT+F4 |
Close the active item, or quit the active
program |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
|
|
| Dialog box keyboard shortcuts |
|
| SHIFT+F8 |
Enable extended selection mode |
| CTRL+SPACEBAR |
Adjust the selection |
| SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
Adjust the selection |
| SHIFT+F8 (second time) |
Disable extended selection mode |
| 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 |
Perform the corresponding command or select the
corresponding option |
| ENTER |
Perform 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 |
Display Help |
| F4 key |
Display 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 |
Display or hide the Start menu |
| Windows Logo+BREAK |
Display the System Properties dialog box |
| Windows Logo+D |
Display the desktop |
| Windows Logo+E |
Open My Computer |
| Windows Logo+F |
Search for a file or a folder |
| Windows Logo+F1 |
Display Windows Help |
| Windows Logo+L |
Lock the keyboard |
| Windows Logo+M |
Minimize all of the windows |
| Windows Logo+R |
Open the Run dialog box |
| Windows Logo+SHIFT+M |
Restore the minimized windows |
| Windows Logo+U |
Open Utility Manager |
| CTRL+Windows Logo+F |
Search for computers |
|
|
| Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts |
|
| HOME |
Display the top of the active
window |
| END |
Display the bottom of the
active window |
| 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 |
| NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) |
Display the contents of the
selected folder |
| NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) |
Collapse the selected
folder |
| NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) |
Display all of the subfolders that are under the
selected folder |
|
|
| 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 |
