Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
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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