General Keyboard Shortcuts

The General Shortcuts

We’ll kickoff the list with some really general shortcuts that you often used.

. 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)
. 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)
. 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 (Open a new window)
. 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)

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