Windows shortcut keys

Press To

CTRL+C Copy.

CTRL+X Cut.

CTRL+V Paste.

CTRL+Z Undo.

DELETE Delete. SHIFT+DELETE Delete

selected item permanently

without placing the item in

the Recycle Bin.

CTRL while dragging an

item Copy selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging

an item Create shortcut to

selected item.

F2 Rename selected item.

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move

the insertion point to the beginning of the next

word.

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+UP ARROW Move the

insertion point to the beginning of the previous

paragraph.

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 the desktop, or select

text within a document.

CTRL+A Select all.

F3 Search for a file or folder.

ALT+ENTER View

properties for the selected

item.

ALT+F4 Close the active

item, or quit the active program.

ALT+Enter Displays the

properties of the selected

object.

ALT+SPACEBAR Opens 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.

ALT+ESC Cycle through

items in the order they

were opened.

F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or

on the desktop.

F4 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 Carry out the

corresponding command.

F10 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 Refresh 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 into the CD-ROM drive

Prevent the CD from

automatically playing. Dialog box keyboard

shortcuts

Press To

CTRL+TAB Move forward

through tabs.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move backward through tabs.

TAB Move forward

through options.

SHIFT+TAB Move

backward through

options. ALT+Underlined letter

Carry out the

corresponding command

or select the corresponding

option.

ENTER Carry out 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 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

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