Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows

Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009
Filed under System, Tips, Windows

For Real Windows Newbie's here you go...

General

CTRL and C [Copy]
CTRL and X [Cut]
CTRL and V [Paste]
CTRL and Z [Undo]
DELETE [Delete]
SHIFT and DELETE [Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin]
CTRL while dragging an item [Copy the selected item]
CTRL and SHIFT while dragging an item [Create a shortcut to the selected item]
F2 key [Rename the selected item]
CTRL and RIGHT ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word]
CTRL and LEFT ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word]
CTRL and DOWN ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph]
CTRL and UP ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph]
CTRL and 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 and A [Select all]
F3 key [Search for a file or a folder]
ALT and ENTER [View the properties for the selected item]
ALT and F4 [Close the active item, or quit the active program]
ALT and ENTER [Display the properties of the selected object]
ALT and SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]
CTRL and F4 [Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously]
ALT and TAB [Switch between the open items]
ALT and 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 and F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]
ALT and SPACEBAR [Display the System menu for the active window]
CTRL and ESC [Display the Start menu]
ALT and 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 and TAB [Move forward through the tabs]
CTRL and SHIFT and TAB [Move backward through the tabs]
TAB [Move forward through the options]
SHIFT and TAB [Move backward through the options]
ALT and 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 and BREAK [Display the System Properties dialog box]
Windows Logo and D [Display the desktop]
Windows Logo and M [Minimize all of the windows]
Windows Logo and SHIFT and M [Restore the minimized windows]
Windows Logo and E [Open My Computer]
Windows Logo and F [Search for a file or a folder]
CTRL and Windows Logo and F [Search for computers]
Windows Logo and F1 [Display Windows Help]
Windows Logo and L [Lock the keyboard]
Windows Logo and R [Open the Run dialog box]
Windows Logo and U [Open Utility Manager]

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds [Switch FilterKeys either on or off]
Left ALT and Left SHIFT and PRINT SCREEN [Switch High Contrast either on or off]
Left ALT and Left SHIFT and 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 and 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 and Asterisk sign [*] [Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder]
NUM LOCK and Plus sign [ and ] [Display the contents of the selected folder]
NUM LOCK and 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 and HOME [Move to the first character]
CTRL and 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 and O [Open a saved console]
CTRL and N [Open a new console]
CTRL and S [Save the open console]
CTRL and M [Add or remove a console item]
CTRL and W [Open a new window]
F5 key [Update the content of all console windows]
ALT and SPACEBAR [Display the MMC window menu]
ALT and F4 [Close the console]
ALT and A [Display the Action menu]
ALT and V [Display the View menu]
ALT and F [Display the File menu]
ALT and O [Display the Favorites menu]

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL and P [Print the current page or active pane]
ALT and Minus sign [-] [Display the window menu for the active console window]
SHIFT and 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 and F10 [Maximize the active console window]
CTRL and F5 [Restore the active console window]
ALT and ENTER [Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item]
F2 key [Rename the selected item]
CTRL and F4 [Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console]

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

CTRL and ALT and END [Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box]
ALT and PAGE UP [Switch between programs from left to right]
ALT and PAGE DOWN [Switch between programs from right to left]
ALT and INSERT [Cycle through the programs in most recently used order]
ALT and HOME [Display the Start menu]
CTRL and ALT and BREAK [Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen]
ALT and DELETE [Display the Windows menu]
CTRL and ALT and 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 and ALT and Plus sign [ and ] [Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT and PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.]