Computer keyboard shortcuts keys

General Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the
Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the
selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create
a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the 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)
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)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the
selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the
active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the
selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for
the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in
programs that enable you to have multiple
documents
open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order
that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in
a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for
the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu
for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
(Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an
open menu (Perform the corresponding
command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active
program)
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)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in
My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically
playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through
the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the
options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the
corresponding command or select the
corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform 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 key (Display Help)
F4 key (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)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start
menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System
Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the
windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the
minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a
folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for
computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch
FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch
High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the
MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys
either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the
ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active
window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of
the subfolders that are under the selected
folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the
contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the
selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection
if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection
if it is collapsed, or select the first
subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the
grid of characters, you can move through the
grid
by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the
beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end
of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a
time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and
Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main
Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window
menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active
pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window
menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut
menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the
selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console
window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console
window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog
box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window.
When a console has only one console
window,
this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft
Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs
from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs
from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in
most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client
computer between a window and a full
screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot
of the active window in the client on the
Terminal server clipboard and provide the
same functionality as pressing PRINT
SCREEN on a
local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot
of the entire client window area on the
Terminal
server clipboard and provide the same
functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT
SCREEN on a
local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog
box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the
browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the
same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
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