Microsoft Windows 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 inthe 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 nextword)* CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previousword)* CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the nextparagraph)* CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previousparagraph)* 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 thedesktop, 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 multipledocuments 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 correspondingcommand)* 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-ROMfrom 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 thecorresponding 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 orOpen 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 theselected 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 parentfolder)* RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the firstsubfolder)Shortcut Keys for Character Map* After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move throughthe 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 Nor mal mode when a character isselected)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 consolewindow, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

* CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft 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 fullscreen)* ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)* CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client onthe Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINTSCREEN on a local computer.)* CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on theTerminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressingALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)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)

Windows Hotkeys

* Shift + F10 right-clicks.* Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.

* Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applicationswhich use F3 for their own find dialogs.* Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers)* Win + U: Open Utility Manager.* Win + F1: Open Windows help.* Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog.* Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10right-clicks.* Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse.* Alt + Tab: Display CoolSwitch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog.* Alt + Shift + Tab: Display CoolSwitch; go in reverse.* Alt + Escape: Send active window to the bottom of the z-order.* Alt + Shift + Escape: Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order.* Alt + F4: Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog.* Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay.* Shift while login: Bypass startup folder. Only those applications will be ignoredwhich are in the startup folder, not those started from the registry(Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\)* Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states): Invoke theTask Manager or NT Security dialog.* Ctrl + Shift + Escape (2000/XP ) or (Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDot) : Invoke the taskmanager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape.* Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard.* Alt + Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard.* Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Invert screen. Untested on OSes other than XP.* Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Undo inversion.* Win + B : Move focus to systray icons.

Generic

* Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert: Copy.* Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete: Cut.* Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert: Paste/Move.* Ctrl + N: New... File, Tab, Entry, etc.* Ctrl + S: Save.* Ctrl + O: Open...* Ctrl + P: Print.* Ctrl + Z: Undo.* Ctrl + A: Select all.* Ctrl + F: Find...* Ctrl+W : to close the current window* Ctrl + F4: Close tab or child window.* F1: Open help.* F11: Toggle full screen mode.* Alt or F10: Activate menu bar.* Alt + Space: Display system menu. Same as clicking the icon on the titlebar.

* Escape: Remove focus from current control/menu, or close dialog box.

Generic Navigation

* Tab: Forward one item.* Shift + Tab: Backward one item.* Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through tabs/child windows.* Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows.* Enter: If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button.* Space: Toggle items such as radio buttons or checkboxes.* Alt + (Letter): Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlinedletter on the item's name.* Ctrl + Left: Move cursor to the beginning of previous word.* Ctrl + Right: Move cursor to the beginning of next word.* Ctrl + Up: Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequentUp/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in RichEdit controls.* Ctrl + Down: Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.* Shift + Left: Highlight one character to the left.* Shift + Right: Highlight one character to the right.* Shift + Up: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up.* Shift + Down: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line down.* Ctrl + Shift + Left: Highlight to beginning of previous word.* Ctrl + Shift + Right: Highlight to beginning of next word.* Ctrl + Shift + Up: Highlight to beginning of previous paragraph.* Ctrl + Shift + Down: Highlight to beginning of next paragraph.* Home: Move cursor to top of a scrollable control.* End: Move cursor to bottom of a scrollable control.

Generic File Browser

* Arrow Keys: Navigate.* Shift + Arrow Keys: Select multiple items.* Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Change focus without changing selection. "Focus" is the objectthat will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item.* (Letter): Select first found item that begins with (Letter).* BackSpace: Go up one level to the parent directory.* Alt + Left: Go back one folder.* Alt + Right: Go forward one folder.* Enter: Activate (Double-click) selected item(s).* Alt + Enter: View properties for selected item.* F2: Rename selected item(s).* Ctrl + NumpadPlus: In a Details view, resizes all columns to fit the longest item ineach one.* Delete: Delete selected item(s).* Shift + Delete: Delete selected item(s); bypass Recycle Bin.* Ctrl while dragging item(s): Copy.

* Ctrl + Shift while dragging item(s): Create shortcut(s).* In tree pane, if any:* Left: Collapse the current selection if expanded, or select the parent folder.* Right: Expand the current selection if collapsed, or select the first subfolder.* NumpadAsterisk: Expand currently selected directory and all subdirectories. Noundo.* NumpadPlus: Expand currently selected directory.* NumpadMinus: Collapse currently selected directory.

Accessibility

* Right Shift for eight seconds: Toggle FilterKeys on and off. FilterKeys must beenabled.* Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen: Toggle High Contrast on and off. High Contrastmust be enabled.* Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock: Toggle MouseKeys on and off. MouseKeys mustbe enabled.* NumLock for five seconds: Toggle ToggleKeys on and off. ToggleKeys must beenabled.

Shift five times: Toggle StickyKeys on and off. StickyKeys must be enabled.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed

* Win + L: Log off Windows.* Win + P: Open Print Manager.* Win + C: Open control panel.* Win + V: Open clipboard.* Win + K: Open keyboard properties.* Win + I: Open mouse properties.* Win + A: Open Accessibility properties.* Win + Space: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.* Win + S: Toggle CapsLock on and off.

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

* Ctrl + Alt + End: Open the NT Security dialog.* Alt + PageUp: Switch between programs.* Alt + PageDown: Switch between programs in reverse.* Alt + Insert: Cycle through the programs in most recently used order.* Alt + Home: Display start menu.

* Ctrl + Alt + Break: Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen.* Alt + Delete: Display the Windows menu.* Ctrl + Alt + NumpadMinus: Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on theTerminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt +PrintScreen on a local computer.* Ctrl + Alt + NumpadPlus: Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on theTerminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PrintScreenon a local computer.

Mozilla Firefox Shortcuts

* Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down: Cycle through tabs.* Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Page Up: Cycle through tabs in reverse.* Ctrl + (1-9): Switch to tab corresponding to number.* Ctrl + N: New window.* Ctrl + T: New tab.* Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6: Switch focus to location bar.* Ctrl + Enter: Open location in new tab.* Shift + Enter: Open location in new window.* Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E: Switch focus to search bar.* Ctrl + O: Open a local file.* Ctrl + W: Close tab, or window if there's only one tab open.* Ctrl + Shift + W: Close window.* Ctrl + S: Save page as a local file.* Ctrl + P: Print page.* Ctrl + F or F3: Open find toolbar.* Ctrl + G or F3: Find next...* Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3: Find previous...* Ctrl + B or Ctrl + I: Open Bookmarks sidebar.* Ctrl + H: Open History sidebar.* Escape: Stop loading page.* Ctrl + R or F5: Reload current page.* Ctrl + Shift + R or Ctrl + F5: Reload current page; bypass cache.* Ctrl + U: View page source.* Ctrl + D: Bookmark current page.* Ctrl + Numpad Plus or Ctrl + Equals (+/: Increase text size.* Ctrl + Numpad Minus or Ctrl + Minus: Decrease text size.* Ctrl + Numpad0 or Ctrl + 0: Set text size to default.* Alt + Left or Backspace: Back.* Alt + Right or Shift + Backspace: Forward.* Alt + Home: Open home page.* Ctrl + M: Open new message in integrated mail client.* Ctrl + J: Open Downloads dialog.* F6: Switch to next frame. You must have selected something on the page already,e.g. by use of Tab.

* Shift + F6: Switch to previous frame.* Apostrophe ('): Find link as you type.* Slash (/): Find text as you type.9.) GMail* Note: Must have "keyboard shortcuts" on in settings.* C: Compose new message.* Shift + C: Open new window to compose new message.* Slash (/): Switch focus to search box.* K: Switch focus to the next most recent email. Enter or "O" opens focused email.* J: Switch focus to the next oldest email.* N: Switch focus to the next message in the "conversation." Enter or "O"expands/collapses messages.* P: Switch focus to the previous message.* U: Takes you back to the inbox and checks for new mail.* Y: Various actions depending on current view:* Has no effect in "Sent" and "All Mail" views.* Inbox: Archive email or message.* Starred: Unstar email or message.* Spam: Unmark as spam and move back to "Inbox."* Trash: Move back to "Inbox."* Any label: Remove the label.* X: "Check" an email. Various actions can be performed against all checked emails.* S: "Star" an email. Identical to the more familiar term, "flagging."* R: Reply to the email.* A: Reply to all recipients of the email.* F: Forward an email.* Shift + R: Reply to the email in a new window.* Shift + A: Reply to all recipients of the email in a new window.* Shift + F: Forward an email in a new window.* Shift + 1 (!): Mark an email as spam and remove it from the inbox.* G then I: Switch to "Inbox" view.* G then S: Switch to "Starred" view.* G then A: Switch to "All Mail" view.* G then C: Switch to "Contacts" view.* G then S: Switch to "Drafts" view.10.) List of F1-F9 Key Commands for the Command Prompt* F1 / right arrow: Repeats the letters of the last command line, one by one.* F2: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to copy up to" of the lastcommand line* F3: Repeats the last command line* F4: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to delete up to" of the lastcommand line* F5: Goes back one command line* F6: Enters the traditional CTRL+Z (^z)* F7: Displays a menu with the command line history* F8: Cycles back through previous command lines (beginning with most recent)

* F9: Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for firstcommand line entered.* Alt+Enter: toggle fullScreen mode.* up/down: scroll thru/repeat previous entries* Esc: delete line* Note: The buffer allows a maximum of 50 command lines. After this number isreached, the first line will be replaced in sequence.

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