Sunday, July 17, 2011

Most Useful Windows Shortcut Keys


  • 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)



  • 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)



  • 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)

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