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keyboard shortcuts
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)
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Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows
Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the
System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M
(Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F
(Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run
dialog box)
Windows Logo+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)
Windows Logo +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+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)
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 Normal mode when a character is selected)
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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+Minus sign (-) (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+Minus 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.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus 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.)
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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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keyboard shortcuts
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)
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Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows
Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the
System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M
(Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F
(Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run
dialog box)
Windows Logo+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)
Windows Logo +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+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)
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 Normal mode when a character is selected)
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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+Minus sign (-) (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+Minus 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.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus 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.)
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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 )