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Windows system key combinations

Help F1
Open Start menu Ctrl+Esc
Switch between open programs Alt+Tab
Quit program Alt+F4
Delete item permanently Shift+Delete
Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE) Win+L

Windows program key combinations

Copy Ctrl+C
Cut Ctrl+X
Paste Ctrl+V
Undo Ctrl+Z
Bold Ctrl+B
Underline Ctrl+U
Italic Ctrl+I

Windows system key combinations

Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands Shift+righ Click
Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) Shift+dubble Click
Displays properties Alt+dubble Click
Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin Shift+Delete

Common commands with only the keyboard

Starts Windows Help F1
Activates menu bar options F10
Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object Shift+F10
Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) Ctrl+Esc
Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) Ctrl+Esc или Esc
Opens Windows Task Manager Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Opens a drop-down list box Alt+
Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window) Alt+Tab
Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature Shift
Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window) Alt+Spacebar
Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) Alt+-

Alt+

Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program Ctrl+Tab
Opens the menu Alt+Underlined letter in the title of the menu
Closes the current window Alt+F4
Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window Ctrl+F4

Combinations for shell objects and General folder Explorer

Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window) Alt+F6

Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

Rename object F2
Find all files F3
Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin Shift+Delete
Open the properties for the selected object Alt+Enter
To copy a file

Press and hold down while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

Ctrl
To create a shortcut

Press and hold down while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

Ctrl+Shift

General folder/shortcut control

Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer) F4
Refreshes the current window. F5
Moves among panes in Windows Explorer F6
Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only) Ctrl+G
Undo the last command Ctrl+Z
Select all the items in the current window Ctrl+A
Switch to the parent folder Backspace
For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders Shift+Click+Close

Windows Explorer tree control

Expands everything under the current selection *(NumLock)
Expands the current selection +(NumLock)
Collapses the current selection. -(NumLock)
Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties control

Move through the property tabs Ctrl+Tab

Accessibility shortcuts

Toggles StickyKeys on and off Press Shift 5 times
Toggles FilterKeys on and off Press down and hold the right Shift for 8 seconds
Toggles ToggleKeys on and off Press down and hold the NumLock key for 5 seconds
Toggles MouseKeys on and off left Alt+left Shift+NumLock
Toggles high contrast on and off left Alt+left Shift+PrintScreen

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

Start menu Win
Run dialog box Win+R
Minimize all Win+M
Undo minimize all Shift+Win+M
Help Win+F1
Windows Explorer Win+E
Find files or folders Win+F
Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop Win+D
Find computer Ctrl+Win+F
Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) Ctrl+Win+Tab
Cycle through taskbar buttons Win+Tab
System Properties dialog box Win+Break
Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item Application key

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

Log off Windows Win+L
Starts Print Manager Win+P
Opens Control Panel Win+C
Starts Clipboard Win+V
Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box Win+K
Opens Mouse Properties dialog box Win+I
Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) Win+A
Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys Win+Spacebar
Toggles CapsLock on and off Win+S

Dialog box keyboard commands

Move to the next control in the dialog box Tab
Move to the previous control in the dialog box Shift+Tab
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. Spacebar
Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline) Enter
Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button Esc
Move to the corresponding item Alt+Underlined letter in the title of the menu