Keyboard shortcuts for Windows
Windows system key combinations:-
· F1: Help
· CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu.
· ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs.
· ALT+F4: Quit program.
· SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently.
Windows program key combinations:-
· CTRL+C: Copy
· CTRL+X: Cut
· CTRL+V: Paste
· CTRL+Z: Undo
· CTRL+B: Bold
· CTRL+U: Underline
· CTRL+I: Italic
Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects:-
· SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands.
· SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu).
· ALT+double click: Displays properties.
· SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin.
General keyboard-only commands:-
· F1: Starts windows Help.
· F10: Activates menu bar options.
· SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (This is the same as right-clicking an object).
· CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (Use the ARROW keys to select an item)
· CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (Press TAB to select the taskbar or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
· CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager.
· ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box.
· ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window).
· SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature.
· ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window).
· 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).
· CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program.
· ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu.
· ALT+F4: Closes the current window.
· CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window.
· 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).
Shell objects and general folder/Windows explorer shortcuts:-
For a selected object:-
· F2: Rename object.
· F3: Find all files.
· 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.
General folder/Shortcut control:-
· F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (If the toolbar is active in windows explorer).
· F5: Refreshes the current window.
· F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer.
· CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (In Windows 95 Windows Explorer only).
· CTRL+Z: Undo the last command.
· CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window.
· BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder.
· SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders close the current folder plus all parent folders.
Windows Explorer tree control:-
· Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection.
· Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection.
· Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection..
· RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded otherwise goes to the first child.
· LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded otherwise goes to the parent.
Properties control:-
· CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs.
Accessibility shortcuts:-
· Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off.
· Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off.
· Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off.
· Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off.
· Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles High contrast on and off.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys:-
· Windows Logo: Start menu.
· Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box.
· Windows Logo+M: Minimize all.
· SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all.
· Windows Logo+F1: Help.
· Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer.
· Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders.
· Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop.
· CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer.
· Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through Taskbar buttons.
· Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box.
· Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed:-
· Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows.
· Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager.
· Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel.
· Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard.
· Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box.
· Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box.
· Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (If installed).
· Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.
· Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off.
Dialog box keyboard commands:-
· TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box.
· SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box.
· SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option this selects the option.
· ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline).
· ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button.