Windows system key combinations
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F1: Help |
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CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu |
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ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs |
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ALT+F4: Quit program |
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SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently |
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Windows program key combinations
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CTRL+C: Copy |
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CTRL+X: Cut |
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CTRL+V: Paste |
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CTRL+Z: Undo |
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CTRL+B: Bold |
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CTRL+U: Underline |
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CTRL+I: Italic |
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Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell
objects
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SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu
containing alternative commands |
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SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default
command (the second item on the menu) |
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ALT+double click: Displays properties |
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SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately
without placing it in the Recycle Bin |
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General keyboard-only commands
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F1: Starts Windows Help |
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F10: Activates menu bar options |
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SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the
selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object |
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CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the
ARROW keys to select an item) |
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CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start
button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for
a context menu) |
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ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box |
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ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program
(hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the
task-switching window) |
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SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while
you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature |
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ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System
menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move,
resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window) |
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ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple
Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from
the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore,
move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) |
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CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a
Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program |
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ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens
the menu |
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ALT+F4: Closes the current window |
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CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document
Interface (MDI) window |
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ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the
same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog
box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog
box and the main Notepad window) |
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Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer
shortcuts
For a selected object:
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F2: Rename object |
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F3: Find all files |
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CTRL+X: Cut |
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CTRL+C: Copy |
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CTRL+V: Paste |
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SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately,
without moving the item to the Recycle Bin |
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ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected
object |
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another
folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a
folder.