The General Shortcuts
We’ll kickoff the list with some really
general shortcuts that you often used.
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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+Z (Undo)
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Delete (Delete)
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Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item
in the Recycle Bin)
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CTRL while dragging
an item (Copy the selected item)
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CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
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F2 key (Rename the
selected item)
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CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
word)
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CTRL+LEFT
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the
previous word)
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CTRL+DOWN
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
paragraph)
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CTRL+UP
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the
previous paragraph)
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CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
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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)
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CTRL+A (Select all)
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F3 key (Search for
a file or a folder)
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Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item)
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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)
§ 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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RIGHT ARROW (Open the next
menu to the right, or open a submenu)
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LEFT ARROW (Open the next
menu to the left, or close a submenu)
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F5 key (Update the
active window)
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Backspace (View the
folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
§ ESC (Cancel the
current task)
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Shift when you insert
a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+Tab (Move forward through the tabs)
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CTRL+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs)
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Tab (Move forward
through the options)
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Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)
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Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select
the corresponding option)
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Enter (Perform the
command for the active option or button)
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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)
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F1 key (Display
Help)
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F4 key (Display
the items in the active list)
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Backspace (Open a folder
one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
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Win (Display or
hide the Start menu)
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Win+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
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Win+D (Display the desktop)
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Win+M (Minimize all of the windows)
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Win+Shift+M (Restore the
minimized windows)
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Win+E (Open My Computer)
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Win+F (Search for a file or a folder)
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CTRL+Win+F (Search for
computers)
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Win+F1 (Display Windows Help)
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Win+ L (Lock the keyboard)
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Win+R (Open the Run dialog box)
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Win+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
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Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
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Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT
SCREEN (Switch High
Contrast either on or off)
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Left Alt+left Shift+NUM
LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
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Shift five times
(Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
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NUM LOCK for five
seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
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Win +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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END (Display the
bottom of the active window)
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HOME (Display the
top of the active window)
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NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected
folder)
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NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder)
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NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder)
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LEFT ARROW (Collapse the
current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
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RIGHT ARROW (Display the
current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys For Character Map
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double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the
grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
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RIGHT ARROW (Move to the
right or to the beginning of the next line)
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LEFT ARROW (Move to the
left or to the end of the previous line)
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UP ARROW (Move up one
row)
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DOWN ARROW (Move down one
row)
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PAGE UP (Move up one
screen at a time)
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PAGE DOWN (Move down one
screen at a time)
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HOME (Move to the
beginning of the line)
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END (Move to the
end of the line)
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CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
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CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
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Spacebar (Switch between
Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window
Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
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CTRL+N (Open a new console)
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CTRL+S (Save the open console)
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CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
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CTRL+W (Close window/tab)
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F5 key (Update the
content of all console windows)
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Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu)
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Alt+F4 (Close the console)
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Alt+A (Display the Action menu)
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Alt+V (Display the View menu)
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Alt+F (Display the File menu)
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Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
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Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active console window)
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Shift+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
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F1 key (Open the
Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
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F5 key (Update the
content of all console windows)
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CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
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CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
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Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected
item)
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F2 key (Rename the
selected item)
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CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one
console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
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CTRL+Alt+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
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Alt+PAGE
UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
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Alt+PAGE
DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
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Alt+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
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Alt+HOME (Display the Start menu)
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CTRL+Alt+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
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Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)
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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.)
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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
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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 (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web
address)
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CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
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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)
