List of Windows keyboard Shortcuts

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu

ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item

ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window

ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program

ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened

ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu

ALT+TAB Switch between open items

BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer

CTRL+X Cut

CTRL+A Select all

CTRL+B Bold

CTRL+I Italics

CTRL+C Copy

CTRL+Z Undo

CTRL+O Open an item

CTRL+U Underline

CTRL+V Paste

CTRL while dragging Copy selected item

CTRL+F4 Close the active document

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM

CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word

CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph

SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin

ESC Cancel the current task

F1 Displays Help

F2 Rename selected item

F3 Search for a file or folder

F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer

F5 Refresh the active window

F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program

SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu

SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager

SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing

WIN Display or hide the Start menu

WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box

WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop

WIN+E Open Windows Explorer

WIN+F Search for a file or folder

WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers

WIN+L Locks the desktop

WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows

WIN+R Open the Run dialog box

WIN+TAB Switch between open items

       Windows Explorer Shortcuts:

• ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
• SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
• CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
• ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
• ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
• CTRL+A - Select all items
• CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
• CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
• CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
• CTRL+Z - Undo last action
• CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
• TAB - Move forward through options
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
• ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
• SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately
• BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
• ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
• F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
• F6 - Switch between left and right panes
• F5 - Refresh window contents
• F3 - Display Find application
• F2 - Rename selected item

       Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

• CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
• CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
• CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
• CTRL+F - Find on this page
• CTRL+H - Open the History bar
• CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
• CTRL+N - Open a new window
• CTRL+O - Go to a new location
• CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
• CTRL+S - Save the current page
• CTRL+W - Close current browser window
• CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www. (url) .com
• SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
• BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
• ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
• HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
• TAB - Move forward through items on a page
• END - Move to the end of a document
• ESC - Stop downloading a page
• F11 - Toggle full-screen view
• F5 - Refresh the current page
• F4 - Display list of typed addresses
• F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
• F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
• SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
• SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
• SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
• CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
• CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard
• CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard
• ENTER - Activate a selected link
• HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
• END - Move to the end of a document