To |
Press |
Copy. |
CTRL+C |
Cut. |
CTRL+X |
Paste. |
CTRL+V |
Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
Delete. |
DELETE |
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
Copy selected item. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
Create shortcut to selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Rename selected item. |
F2 |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
Highlight a block of text. |
CTRL+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 with any of the arrow keys |
Select all. |
CTRL+A |
Search for a file or folder. |
F3 |
View properties for the selected item. |
ALT+ENTER |
Close the active item, or quit the active program. |
ALT+F4 |
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
Switch between open items. |
ALT+TAB |
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. |
ALT+ESC |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
F4 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
Display the System menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the
Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
Display the corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name |
Carry out the corresponding command. |
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu |
Activate the menu bar in the active program. |
F10 |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
Cancel the current task. |
ESC |
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing. |
To |
Press |
Move forward through tabs. |
CTRL+TAB |
Move backward through tabs. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move forward through options. |
TAB |
Move backward through options. |
SHIFT+TAB |
Carry out the corresponding command or
select the corresponding option. |
ALT+Underlined letter |
Carry out the command for the active
option or button. |
ENTER |
Select or clear the check box if the
active option is a check box. |
SPACEBAR |
Select a button if the active option is a
group of option buttons. |
Arrow keys |
Display Help. |
F1 |
Display the items in the active list. |
F4 |
Open a folder one level up if a folder is
selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. |
BACKSPACE |
To |
Press |
Switch FilterKeys on and off. |
Right SHIFT for eight seconds |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
Switch StickyKeys on and off. |
SHIFT five times |
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. |
NUM LOCK for five seconds |
Open Utility Manager. |
+U |
To |
Press |
Display the bottom of the active window. |
END |
Display the top of the active window. |
HOME |
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) |
Display the contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) |
Collapse the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) |
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |