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A keyboard shortcut is a combination of keys that, when pressed at the same time, perform a special function.
General
| Shortcut
| Function
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| Ctrl + Z
| Undo
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| Ctrl + Y
| Redo
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| Ctrl + C
| Copy
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| Ctrl + X
| Cut
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| Ctrl + V
| Paste
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| Ctrl + A
| Select All
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Files and Folders
| Shortcut
| Function
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| Shift + Delete
| Permanently delete a file, bypassing the recycle bin.
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| Ctrl + [Drag a file]
| Copy a file to...
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| Ctrl + Shift + [Drag a file]
Or Alt + [Drag a file]
| Create a shortcut to [file name].
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| F2
| Rename
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| Shift + [Select Files]
| Select Multiple Files/Folders
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| [Letter Key]
| Selects the first file that begins with that letter.
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Windows Shortcuts
| Shortcut
| Function
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| Windows + M
| Minimize All Windows
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| Windows + Shift + M
| Maximize Windows
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| Windows + D
| Display the desktop
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| Windows + E
| Open My Computer
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| Windows + F
| Search for a file or folder
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| Windows + R
| Open the Run... dialog
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| Ctrl + Alt + Del
Vista > Ctrl + Shift + Esc
| Open the Task Manager.
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| Ctrl + F
| Start a search, can be used in most browsers, including Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, Firefox, and it can also be used in most
programs to find specific data, including Excel and Word.
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Further Windows Shortcuts
| Shortcut
| Function
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| F3 key
| Search for a file or a folder
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| ALT+F4
| Close the active item, or quit the active program
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| ALT+ENTER
| Display the properties of the selected object
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| ALT+SPACEBAR
| Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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| CTRL+F4
| Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
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| ALT+TAB
| Switch between the open items
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| ALT+ESC
| Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
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| F6 key
| Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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| F4 key
| Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
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| SHIFT+F10
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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| ALT+SPACEBAR
| Display the System menu for the active window
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| CTRL+ESC
| Display the Start menu
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| ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
| Display the corresponding menu
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| Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
| Perform the corresponding command
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| F10 key
| Activate the menu bar in the active program
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| F5 key
| Update/refresh the active window
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| BACKSPACE
| View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
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| SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
| Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
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| Windows Logo+ L
| Lock the computer or Switch the current user
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| Windows Logo+U
| Open Accessibility Options
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Internet Explorer Shortcuts
| Shortcut
| Function
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| CTRL+B
| Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
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| CTRL+E
| Open the Search bar
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| CTRL+F
| Start the Find utility
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| CTRL+H
| Open the History bar
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| CTRL+I
| Open the Favorites bar
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| CTRL+L
| Open the Open dialog box
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| CTRL+N or CTRL+0
| Opens a new window
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| CTRL+T
| Opens a new tab in Internet Explorer 7 or above
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| CTRL+P
| Open the Print dialog box
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| CTRL+R
| Update the current Web page
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| CTRL+W
| Close the current window
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Text Editor
| Shortcut
| Function
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| Home
| Moves to the start of the line
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| End
| Moves to the end of the line
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| Cursor Key
| Moves one space in Cursor Direction
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| Ctrl + Left or Right Cursor Key
| Moves one word in Cursor Direction
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| Ctrl + Up or Down Cursor Key
| Moves one paragraph in Cursor Direction
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| Shift + Cursor Combination
| Select up to the new cursor location.
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| Ins
| Toggles Overwrite
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| Del
| Delete Next Character
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| Backspace
| Delete Previous Character
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| Ctrl + Del
| Delete Next Word. Use within a word removes the end of that word.
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| Ctrl + Backspace
| Delete Previous Word. Use within a word removes the start of that word.
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