Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts

When speed counts, the keyboard is still king. Almost all the actions and commands you can perform with a mouse you can perform faster using combinations of keys on your keyboard.

Basic:

• Copy: CTRL+C
• Cut: CTRL+X
• Paste: CTRL+V
• Undo: CTRL+Z
• Delete: DELETE
• Select all : CTRL+A

Advanced:

• Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE.

• Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item.

• Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item.

• Rename selected item. Press F2.

• Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW.

• Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW.

• Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW.
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• Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW.

• Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys.

• Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys.

• Search for a file or folder. F3.

• View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER.

• Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4.

• Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR.

• Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4.

• Switch between open items. ALT+TAB.

• Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC.

• Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6.

• Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4.

• Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10.

• Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR.

• Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC.

• Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name.

• Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu.

• Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10.

• Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW.

• Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW.

• Refresh the active window. F5.

• View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE.

• Cancel the current task. ESC.

• Press SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:

• Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB.

• Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB.

• Move forward through options. TAB.

• Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB.

• Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter.

• Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER.

• Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR.

• Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys.

• Display Help. F1.