Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted by Samath
Last Updated: February 29, 2012

·        CTRL+C(Copy)

·        CTRL+X (Cut)

·        CTRL+V (Paste)

·        CTRL+Z (Undo)

·        DELETE (Delete)

·        SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected itempermanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

·        CTRL while dragging an item (Copy theselected item)

·        CTRL+SHIFT whiledragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

·        F2 key (Rename the selected item)

·        CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion pointto 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 tothe beginning of the next paragraph)

·        CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point tothe beginning of the previous paragraph)

·        CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys(Highlight a block of text)

·        SHIFT with anyof the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, orselect text in a document)

·        CTRL+A (Selectall)

·        F3 key (Searchfor a file or a folder)

·        ALT+ENTER (View theproperties for the selected item)

·        ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit theactive program)

·        ALT+ENTER (Display theproperties of the selected object)

·        ALT+SPACEBAR(Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

·        CTRL+F4 (Closethe active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents opensimultaneously)

·        ALT+TAB(Switch between the open items)

·        ALT+ESC (Cycle throughitems in the order that they had been opened)

·        F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements ina window or on the desktop)

·        F4 key (Display the Address bar list in MyComputer or Windows Explorer)

·        SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for theselected item)

·        ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu forthe 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 anopen menu (Perform the corresponding command)

·        F10 key (Activate the menubar in the active program)

·        RIGHT ARROW(Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

·        LEFT ARROW (Openthe next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

·        F5key (Update the active window)

·        BACKSPACE (Viewthe folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

·        ESC (Cancel thecurrent task)

·        SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into theCD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

·        CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

 

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