Microsoft Windows Keyboard Shortcuts - (Part 1)
Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE
(Delete
the selected item permanently
without
placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the
selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
(Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
(Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
(Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW
(Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. 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)
15. CTRL+A (Select
all)
16. F3 key (Search for
a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View
the properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the
active item, or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display
the properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open
the shortcut menu for the active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the
active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents
opensimultaneou sly)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch
between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle
through items in the order that they had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle
through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display
the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display
the shortcut menu for the selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the System menu for the active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display
the Start menu)
29. 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)
30. F10 key (Activate
the menu bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open
the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open
the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the
active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View
the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the
current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)