Windows Shortcut Keys
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Basic Windows Shortcut Keys

CTRL+X - Cut -

CTRL+V - Paste -

CTRL+Z - Undo -

DELETE - Delete -

SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without using recycle bin -



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CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item -

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item - Create a shortcut -

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 -

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CTRL+A - Select all -

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 -

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 -

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Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode.

In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection.

You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection.

To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again.

Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.•

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 -

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Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

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 - Windows Logo +U - Open Utility Manager -

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Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

HOME - Display the top of the active window -

NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign - * - - Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder -

NUM LOCK+Plus sign - + - - Display the contents of the selected folder -

NUM LOCK+Minus sign - - - - 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 -

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Shortcut Keys for Character Map

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 Normal mode when a character is selected -

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Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

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+Minus sign - - - - 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. -

CTRL+ALT+Plus sign - + - - 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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Microsoft internet explorer keyboard shortcuts

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 -

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