Keyboard Shortcuts.
Windows
Display or hide the Start menu.
Windows+BREAK
Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows+D
Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
Windows+L
Takes you back to the login screen.
Windows+E
Open Windows Explorer
Windows+F
Search for a file or folder.
Windows+F1
Display Windows Help.
Windows+M
Minimize or restore all windows.
Windows+R
Open the Run dialog box.
Windows+TAB
Switch between open items.
Windows+U
Open Utility Manager
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 in a menu name
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 in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
CTRL while dragging an item
Copy selected item.
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
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.
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Highlight a block of text.
DELETE
Delete.
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.
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Carry out 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.
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.
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-
ROM drive
Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut Keys Function
CTRL+TAB
Move forward through tabs.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move backward through tabs.
TAB
Move forward through options.
SHIFT+TAB
Move backward through options.
ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
ENTER
Carry out 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
Display Help.
F4
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.
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Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut Keys Function
END
Display the bottom of the active window.
HOME
Display the top of the active window.
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Display the contents of the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse the selected folder.
LEFT ARROW
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
RIGHT ARROW
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
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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 and the Application key.
Shortcut Keys Function
Windows
Display or hide the Start menu.
Windows+BREAK
Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows+M
Minimize or restore all windows.
Windows+E
Open My Computer.
Windows+F
Search for a file or folder.
CTRL+ +F
Search for computers.
Windows+F1
Display Windows Help.
Windows+R
Open the Run dialog box.
Windows+TAB
Switch between open items.
Application key
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Windows+U
Open Utility Manager