Windows 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+ESC Cycle through items in the
order they were opened
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit
the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System
menu for the active window
ALT+TAB Switch between open items
ALT+Underlined letter Display the
corresponding menu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level
up in My Computer or Windows
Explorer
CTRL+A Select all
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+I Italics
CTRL+O Open an item
CTRL+U Underline
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+F4 Close the active document
CTRL while dragging Copy selected
item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create
shortcut to 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
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