General keyboard shortcuts
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Press |
To |
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CTRL+C |
Copy. |
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CTRL+X |
Cut. |
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CTRL+V |
Paste. |
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CTRL+Z |
Undo. |
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DELETE |
Delete. |
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SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete selected item permanently
without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
|
CTRL while dragging an item |
Copy selected item. |
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CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Create shortcut to selected item. |
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F2 |
Rename selected item. |
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word. |
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word. |
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next paragraph. |
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CTRL+UP ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph. |
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CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Highlight a block of text. |
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SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Select more than one item in a window
or on the desktop, or select text within a document. |
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CTRL+A |
Select all. |
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F3 |
Search for a file or folder. |
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ALT+ENTER |
View properties for the selected
item. |
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ALT+F4 |
Close the active item, or quit the
active program. |
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ALT+Enter |
Displays the properties of the
selected object. |
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ALT+SPACEBAR |
Opens the shortcut menu for the
active window. |
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CTRL+F4 |
Close the active document in programs
that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. |
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ALT+TAB |
Switch between open items. |
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ALT+ESC |
Cycle through items in the order they
were opened. |
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F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a
window or on the desktop. |
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F4 |
Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer. |
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SHIFT+F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item. |
|
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the System menu for the
active window. |
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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 |
Carry out the corresponding command. |
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F10 |
Activate the menu bar in the active
program. |
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RIGHT ARROW |
Open the next menu to the right, or
open a submenu. |
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LEFT ARROW |
Open the next menu to the left, or
close a submenu. |
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F5 |
Refresh the active window. |
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BACKSPACE |
View the folder one level up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer. |
|
ESC |
Cancel the current task. |
|
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the
CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from automatically
playing. |
Natural keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard
shortcuts with a Microsoft Natural Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard
that includes the Windows logo key ÿ and
the Application key 
.
|
Press |
To |
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ÿ |
Display or hide the Start
menu. |
|
ÿ +BREAK |
Display the System Properties
dialog box. |
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ÿ +D |
Show the desktop. |
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ÿ +M |
Minimize all windows. |
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ÿ +Shift+M |
Restores minimized windows. |
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ÿ +E |
Open Windows Explorer. |
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ÿ +F |
Search for a file or folder. |
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CTRL + ÿ
+ F |
Search for computers. |
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ÿ +F1 |
Display Windows Help. |
|
ÿ +L |
Lock your computer if you are
connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a
network domain. |
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ÿ +R |
Open the Run dialog box. |
|
|
Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item. |
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ÿ +Q |
VERY FAST user switching! |
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ÿ +U |
Open Utility Manager. |
Notes:
- You
must associate a password with your user account to secure it from
unauthorized access. If you do not have a password associated with your
user account, pressing the ÿ +L will not prevent other users from
accessing your account information.
- Some
keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is
turned on in Accessibility Options.
- If
you are connected to Windows through Microsoft Terminal Services Client,
some shortcuts have changed.
Other shortcuts - Dialog Box Keyboard
Commands
|
Press |
To |
|
TAB |
Move to the next control in the
dialog box |
|
SHIFT+TAB |
Move to the previous control in the
dialog box |
|
CTRL+TAB |
Move forward through tabs. |
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through tabs. |
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SPACEBAR |
If the current control is a button,
this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles
the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option. |
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ENTER |
Equivalent to clicking the selected
button (the button with the outline) |
|
ESC |
Equivalent to clicking the Cancel
button |
|
ALT+ underlined letter in dialog box
item |
Move to the corresponding item |
|
Arrow keys |
Select a button if the active option
is a group of option buttons. |
|
F1 |
Display Help. |
|
F4 |
Display the items in the active list. |
Other shortcuts - Useful Programs
|
Command |
Program |
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compmgmt.msc |
Computer management |
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devmgmt.msc |
Device manager |
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diskmgmt.msc |
Disk management |
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dfrg.msc |
Disk defrag |
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eventvwr.msc |
Event viewer |
|
eventvwr.exe \\computername |
View the Event Log at a remote
computer |
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fsmgmt.msc |
Shared folders |
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gpedit.msc |
Group policies |
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lusrmgr.msc |
Local users and groups |
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perfmon.msc |
Performance monitor |
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rsop.msc |
Resultant set of policies |
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secpol.msc |
Local security settings |
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services.msc |
Various Services |
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msconfig |
System Configuration Utility |
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regedit |
Registry Editor |