List of Windows keyboard Shortcuts

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  • ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
  • ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
  • ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
  • ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
  • ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
  • ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
  • ALT+TAB Switch between open items
  • BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
  • CTRL+X Cut
  • CTRL+A Select all
  • CTRL+B Bold
  • CTRL+I Italics
  • CTRL+C Copy
  • CTRL+Z Undo
  • CTRL+O Open an item
  • CTRL+U Underline
  • CTRL+V Paste
  • CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
  • CTRL+F4 Close the active document
  • CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
  • 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+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
  • CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
  • SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
  • ESC Cancel the current task
  • F1 Displays Help
  • F2 Rename selected item
  • F3 Search for a file or folder
  • F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
  • F5 Refresh the active window
  • F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
  • F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
  • SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
  • CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
  • SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
  • SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
  • WIN Display or hide the Start menu
  • WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
  • WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
  • WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
  • WIN+F Search for a file or folder
  • WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
  • WIN+L Locks the desktop
  • WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
  • WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
  • WIN+TAB Switch between open items

       Windows Explorer Shortcuts: 
  • ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
  • SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
  • CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
  • ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
  • ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
  • CTRL+A - Select all items
  • CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
  • CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
  • CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
  • CTRL+Z - Undo last action
  • CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
  • TAB - Move forward through options
  • ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
  • ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
  • SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately
  • BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
  • ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
  • F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
  • F6 - Switch between left and right panes
  • F5 - Refresh window contents
  • F3 - Display Find application
  • F2 - Rename selected item

       Internet Explorer Shortcuts:
  • CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
  • CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
  • CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
  • CTRL+F - Find on this page
  • CTRL+H - Open the History bar
  • CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
  • CTRL+N - Open a new window
  • CTRL+O - Go to a new location
  • CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
  • CTRL+S - Save the current page
  • CTRL+W - Close current browser window
  • CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www. (url) .com
  • SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
  • BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
  • ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
  • HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
  • TAB - Move forward through items on a page
  • END - Move to the end of a document
  • ESC - Stop downloading a page
  • F11 - Toggle full-screen view
  • F5 - Refresh the current page
  • F4 - Display list of typed addresses
  • F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
  • F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
  • ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
  • SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
  • SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
  • SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
  • CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
  • CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard
  • CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard
  • ENTER - Activate a selected link
  • HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
  • END - Move to the end of a document
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