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Windows system key combinations
| Help | F1 |
| Open Start menu | Ctrl+Esc |
| Switch between open programs | Alt+Tab |
| Quit program | Alt+F4 |
| Delete item permanently | Shift+Delete |
| Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE) | Win+L |
Windows program key combinations
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Bold | Ctrl+B |
| Underline | Ctrl+U |
| Italic | Ctrl+I |
Windows system key combinations
| Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands | Shift+righ Click |
| Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) | Shift+dubble Click |
| Displays properties | Alt+dubble Click |
| Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin | Shift+Delete |
Common commands with only the keyboard
| Starts Windows Help | F1 |
| Activates menu bar options | F10 |
| Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object | Shift+F10 |
| Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) | Ctrl+Esc |
| Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) | Ctrl+Esc или Esc |
| Opens Windows Task Manager | Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
| Opens a drop-down list box | Alt+↓ |
| Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window) | Alt+Tab |
| Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature | Shift |
| Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window) | Alt+Spacebar |
| Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) | Alt+-Alt+— |
| Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program | Ctrl+Tab |
| Opens the menu | Alt+Underlined letter in the title of the menu |
| Closes the current window | Alt+F4 |
| Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window | Ctrl+F4 |
Combinations for shell objects and General folder Explorer
| Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window) | Alt+F6 |
Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
| Rename object | F2 |
| Find all files | F3 |
| Cut | Ctrl+X |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin | Shift+Delete |
| Open the properties for the selected object | Alt+Enter |
| To copy a filePress and hold down while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder. | Ctrl |
| To create a shortcutPress and hold down while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder. | Ctrl+Shift |
General folder/shortcut control
| Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer) | F4 |
| Refreshes the current window. | F5 |
| Moves among panes in Windows Explorer | F6 |
| Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only) | Ctrl+G |
| Undo the last command | Ctrl+Z |
| Select all the items in the current window | Ctrl+A |
| Switch to the parent folder | Backspace |
| For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders | Shift+Click+Close |
Windows Explorer tree control
| Expands everything under the current selection | *(NumLock) |
| Expands the current selection | +(NumLock) |
| Collapses the current selection. | -(NumLock) |
| Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child | → |
| Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent | ← |
Properties control
| Move through the property tabs | Ctrl+Tab |
Accessibility shortcuts
| Toggles StickyKeys on and off | Press Shift 5 times |
| Toggles FilterKeys on and off | Press down and hold the right Shift for 8 seconds |
| Toggles ToggleKeys on and off | Press down and hold the NumLock key for 5 seconds |
| Toggles MouseKeys on and off | left Alt+left Shift+NumLock |
| Toggles high contrast on and off | left Alt+left Shift+PrintScreen |
Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
| Start menu | Win |
| Run dialog box | Win+R |
| Minimize all | Win+M |
| Undo minimize all | Shift+Win+M |
| Help | Win+F1 |
| Windows Explorer | Win+E |
| Find files or folders | Win+F |
| Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop | Win+D |
| Find computer | Ctrl+Win+F |
| Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) | Ctrl+Win+Tab |
| Cycle through taskbar buttons | Win+Tab |
| System Properties dialog box | Win+Break |
| Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item | Application key |
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
| Log off Windows | Win+L |
| Starts Print Manager | Win+P |
| Opens Control Panel | Win+C |
| Starts Clipboard | Win+V |
| Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box | Win+K |
| Opens Mouse Properties dialog box | Win+I |
| Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) | Win+A |
| Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys | Win+Spacebar |
| Toggles CapsLock on and off | Win+S |
Dialog box keyboard commands
| Move to the next control in the dialog box | Tab |
| Move to the previous control in the dialog box | Shift+Tab |
| If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option. | Spacebar |
| Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline) | Enter |
| Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button | Esc |
| Move to the corresponding item | Alt+Underlined letter in the title of the menu |
