| Copy. |
CTRL+C |
| Cut. |
CTRL+X |
| Paste. |
CTRL+V |
| Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
| Delete. |
DELETE |
| Delete selected
item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
| Copy selected
item. |
CTRL while dragging
an item |
| Create shortcut to
selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while
dragging an item |
| Rename selected
item. |
F2 |
| Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Move the insertion
point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Highlight a block
of text. |
CTRL+SHIFT with any
of the arrow keys |
| Select more than
one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a
document. |
SHIFT with any of
the arrow keys |
| Select all. |
CTRL+A |
| Search for a file
or folder. |
F3 |
| View properties
for the selected item. |
ALT+ENTER |
| Close the active
item, or quit the active program. |
ALT+F4 |
| Opens the shortcut
menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Close the active
document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
| Switch between
open items. |
ALT+TAB |
| Cycle through
items in the order they were opened. |
ALT+ESC |
| Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
| Display the
Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
F4 |
| Display the
shortcut menu for the selected item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Display the System
menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Display the
Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
| Display the
corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined
letter in a menu name |
| Carry out the
corresponding command. |
Underlined letter in
a command name on an open menu |
| Activate the menu
bar in the active program. |
F10 |
| Open the next menu
to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| Open the next menu
to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Refresh the active
window. |
F5 |
| View the folder
one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
| Cancel the current
task. |
ESC |
| SHIFT when you
insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from
automatically playing. |
| Move forward
through tabs. |
CTRL+TAB |
| Move backward
through tabs. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move forward
through options. |
TAB |
| Move backward
through options. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Carry out the
corresponding command or select the corresponding option. |
ALT+Underlined
letter |
| Carry out the
command for the active option or button. |
ENTER |
| Select or clear
the check box if the active option is a check box. |
SPACEBAR |
| Select a button if
the active option is a group of option buttons. |
Arrow keys |
| Display Help. |
F1 |
| Display the items
in the active list. |
F4 |
| Open a folder one
level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open
dialog box. |
BACKSPACE |
| Switch FilterKeys
on and off. |
Right SHIFT for
eight seconds |
| Switch High
Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT
+PRINT SCREEN |
| Switch MouseKeys
on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT
+NUM LOCK |
| Switch StickyKeys
on and off. |
SHIFT five times |
| Switch ToggleKeys
on and off. |
NUM LOCK for five
seconds |
| Open Utility
Manager. |
 +U |
| Display the bottom
of the active window. |
END |
| Display the top of
the active window. |
HOME |
| Display all
subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on
numeric keypad (*) |
| Display the
contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN
on numeric keypad (+) |
| Collapse the
selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN
on numeric keypad (-) |
| Collapse current
selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Display current
selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |
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you can use these keyboard shortcuts: