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Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are ways to perform actions by using your keyboard. They're
called shortcuts because they help you work faster. In fact, almost any action or command
you can perform with a mouse can be performed faster using one or more keys on your
keyboard.

General Windows functions keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this
F Display Help
Ctr+C Copy the selected item
Cut the selected item
Ctrl+V Paste the selected item
Gtrz Undo an action
Ctr+Y Redo an action
Delete Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Shift+Delete Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
Rename the selected item
Ctrl+Right Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl+Left Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previousS word
Ctrl+Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl+Up Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key Select a block of text
Shift with any arrow key Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or
select text within a document
ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar Select muitiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl+A Select all items in a document or window
Search for afile or folder
DIsplay properties tor the selected item
Alt+Enter
Close the active item, or exit the active program
Al+F4
Alt+Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Ctrl+F4 Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have
multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt+Tab Switch between open items
Use the arrow keys to switch between open iterms
Ctr+Alt+Tab
Change the size of icons on the desktop
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel
Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-DD
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by
Ctr+Windows logo key +Tab
using Aero Flip 3-D
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
Ait+ESC
the desktop
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a windowor on

Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer

F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Shift+F10
Open the Start menuu
Ctrl+Esc
Altunderlined letter Display the corresponding menu
Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)
Alt+underlined letter

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Activate the menu bar in the active
Right Arrow program
Open the next menu to the
right, or open a submenu
Left Arrow
Open the next menu to the left, or close a
FS submenu
Refresh the active window
Alt+Up Arrow View the folder one level
up in Windows Explorer
Esc
Cancel the current task
Ctrl+ShiftEsC Open Task Manager
Shift
when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from
automatically playing

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keyboard shortcuts
Press this key To do this
Ctrl+Tab Move forward through tabs
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move back through tabs
Tab Move forward through options
Shift+T Move back through options
Altunderlined letter Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with
thatIletter
Enter Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
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
Fl Display Help
F4
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

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this
Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu.
Windows logo key + Pause Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows logo key+ D Display the desktop.
Windows logo key+ M Minimize all windows.
Windows logo key + Shift+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
Windows logo key+ E Open computer
Windows logo key +F Search for a file or
Ctrl+WindoWs logo key +E
folder.
Search for computers (f you're on a network).
Windows logo key + Lock your computer or switch users.
Windows logo key + R Open the Run dialog box.
Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
Windows logo key +number Start the program pinned to the tas kbar in the position indicated
by the number. If the program is already running, switch to
that program.
Shift t Windgws laES kSY Start a new instance of the program Dinned to the