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Windows Keyboard
Shortcuts |
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Press |
To Get |
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Windows XP - General |
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CTRL+A |
Selects all the items in
the active window |
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CTRL+C |
Copies the item or items
to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V |
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CTRL+F |
Displays the Find all
files dialog box |
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CTRL+G |
Displays the Go to folder
dialog box |
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CTRL+N |
Displays the New dialog
box |
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CTRL+O |
Displays the Open dialog
box |
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CTRL+P |
Displays the Print dialog
box |
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CTRL+S |
Displays the Save dialog
box |
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CTRL+V |
Pastes the copied item or
items from the Clipboard |
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CTRL+X |
Cuts the item or items
selected to the Clipboard |
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CTRL+Z |
Undoes the last action |
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CTRL+F4 |
Closes the active
document or document window |
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CTRL+End |
Goes to end of document |
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CTRL+Home |
Goes to beginning of document |
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SHIFT-Home |
Highlights from current position to beginning of lin |
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SHIFT-End |
Highlights from current position to end of line |
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CTRL while dragging an
item |
Copy the selected item |
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CTRL+SHIFT with arrow
keys |
Highlight a block of text |
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CTRL+ESC |
Display the Start menu |
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CTRL and F6 |
Opens the next document
window in the active application |
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ESC |
Cancel the current task |
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ALT+ENTER |
View the 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+SPACEBAR |
Open the shortcut menu
for the active window |
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ALT+TAB |
Switch between the open
items |
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ALT+ESC |
Cycle through items in
the order that they had been opened |
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ALT+F |
File menu options in current program |
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ALT+E |
Edit options in current program |
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F1 key |
Gives help on the active
window or selected item |
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F2 key |
Rename the selected item |
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F3 key |
Search for a file or a
folder |
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F4 key |
Display the Address bar
list in My Computer or Windows Explorer |
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F5 key |
Update/refresh the active
window |
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F6 key |
Cycle through the screen
elements in a window or on the desktop |
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F10 key |
Activate the menu bar in
the active program |
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SHIFT-F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
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Windows Logo |
Display or hide the Start
menu |
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Windows Logo+PAUSE/BREAK |
Display the System
Properties dialog box |
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Windows Logo+D |
Display the desktop |
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Windows Logo+M |
Minimize all of the
windows |
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Windows Logo+SHIFT+M |
Restore the minimized
windows |
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Windows Logo+E |
Opens a new Explorer
window |
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Windows Logo+F |
Search for a file or a
folder |
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CTRL+Windows Logo+F |
Search for computers |
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Windows Logo+F1 |
Display Windows Help |
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Windows Logo+ L |
Lock the keyboard |
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Windows Logo+R |
Open the Run
dialog box |
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Windows Logo+U |
Open Utility Manager |
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Windows Logo+B |
Set focus on a notification |
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CTRL+Windows Logo+F |
Search for computers |
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TAB |
Cycles through all controls in the dialogue box |
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Alt plus the underlined letter of the menu name |
Jump to that menu |
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ALT and Space |
Display the window menu |
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SHIFT and F10 |
Display the context menu (as with right mouse button) |
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CTRL and left/right arrow keys |
To move the cursor left/right one word at a time |
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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 in a document |
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SHIFT and left/right arrow keys |
To select one letter at a time in the direction of the arrow key
pressed |
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SHIFT-DELETE |
Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the
Recycle Bin |
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CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Create a shortcut to the selected item |
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Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK |
Switch MouseKeys on and off |
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Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN |
Switch High Contrast on and off |
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MENU Key |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
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NUM LOCK for five seconds |
Switch ToggleKeys on and off |
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SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing |
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CTRL-ALT-DEL |
Reboots the computer – eventually. First, it'll tell you
what's hung up |
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Windows XP - Dialogue box |
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TAB |
Move forward through the
options |
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SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through the
options |
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CTRL+TAB |
Move forward through the
tabs |
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through the tabs |
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ALT+Underlined letter |
Perform the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option |
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ENTER |
Perform the command for
the active option or button |
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SPACEBAR |
Select or clear the check
box if the active option is a check box |
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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 XP - Windows Explorer |
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END |
Display the bottom of the
active window |
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HOME |
Display the top of the
active window |
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NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign
(*) |
Display all of the
subfolders that are under the selected folder |
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NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) |
Display the contents of
the selected folder |
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NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) |
Collapse the selected
folder |
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LEFT ARROW |
Collapse the current
selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder |
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RIGHT ARROW |
Display the current
selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder |
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F2 |
Rename file or folder |
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F3 |
Find |
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F4 |
Display the combo box |
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F5 |
Refresh |
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F6 |
Switches between panes in Windows Explorer |
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F10 |
Move focus to menu bar |
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SHIFT+F10 |
Context menu for selected item |
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CTRL-G |
Go to |
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SHIFT+ |
Closes this folder and all its parent folders |
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NUM+* |
Expands everything under selection |
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NUM+- |
Expands selection |
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NUM++ |
Collapses selection |
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Backspace |
Go to parent folder |
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ALT-ENTER |
Properties |
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ALT-Double Click |
Properties |
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SHIFT-Double-click |
Explore the object if it has an Explore command |
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Windows XP - MS-Word |
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CTRL-B |
Bold |
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CTRL-I |
Italicise |
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CTRL-U |
Underline |
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CTRL-L |
Justify left |
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CTRL-R |
Justify right |
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CTRL-E |
Centre text |
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CTRL-[ |
Reduce text size |
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CTRL-] |
Increase text size |
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CTRL-P |
Print |
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CTRL-s |
Save |
