The
General Shortcuts
CTRL+A (Select all)
CTRL + C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
Delete (Delete)
Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected
item)
CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a
shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the 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 in a document)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
Alt+Enter (View the properties for the
selected item)
Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the
active program)
Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the
selected object)
Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the
active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs
that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items)
Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that
they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a
window or on the desktop)
F4 key (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 (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (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 key (Update 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-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog
Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+Tab
(Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+Shift+Tab
(Move backward through the tabs)
Tab
(Move forward through the options)
Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)
Alt+Underlined
letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
Enter
(Perform 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 key (Display Help)
F4
key (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)
Microsoft
Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Win
(Display or hide the Start menu)
Win+BREAK
(Display the System Properties dialog box)
Win+D
(Display the desktop)
Win+M
(Minimize all of the windows)
Win+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Win+E (Open My Computer)
Win+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Win+F
(Search for computers)
Win+F1
(Display Windows Help)
Win+
L (Lock the keyboard)
Win+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Win+U
(Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility
Keyboard Shortcuts
Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch
FilterKeys either on or off)
Left
Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left
Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys either
on or off)
NUM
LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Win
+U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows
Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME
(Display the top of the active window)
NUM
LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the
selected folder)
NUM
LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT
ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent
folder)
RIGHT
ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first
subfolder)
Shortcut
Keys For Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid
of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT
ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT
ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP
ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN
ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE
UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE
DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME
(Move to the beginning of the line)
END
(Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME
(Move to the first character)
CTRL+END
(Move to the last character)
Spacebar
(Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft
Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O
(Open a saved console)
CTRL+N
(Open a new console)
CTRL+S
(Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W
(Close window/tab)
F5
key (Update the content of all console windows)
Alt+Spacebar
(Display the MMC window menu)
Alt+F4
(Close the console)
Alt+A
(Display the Action menu)
Alt+V
(Display the View menu)
Alt+F (Display the File menu)
Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC
Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P
(Print the current page or active pane)
Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active
console window)
Shift+F10
(Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1
key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5
key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10
(Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5
(Restore the active console window)
Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box,
if any, for the selected item)
F2
key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4
(Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console)
Remote
Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+Alt+END
(Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
Alt+PAGE
UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
Alt+PAGE
DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
Alt+INSERT
(Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
Alt+HOME
(Display the Start menu)
CTRL+Alt+BREAK
(Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the active
window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+Alt++
(Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server
clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a
local computer.)
Internet
Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B
(Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E
(Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F
(Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H
(Open the History bar)
CTRL+I
(Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N
(Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as
CTRL+L)
CTRL+P
(Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R
(Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W
(Close the current window)
