Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
The General Shortcuts
We will start the list with some shortcuts
that you often use.
·
F1 (open Help for
the current application)
·
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) Ctrl-F also works and is more universal
·
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 )
or anywhere there’s an address bar
·
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
folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Windows Key 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 computer)
·
Windows Logo+R (Open
the Run dialog box)
·
Windows Logo+U (Open
Accessibility Center)
·
Windows+1 (open
the first item on the Quick Launch toolbar)
·
Windows+2 (open
the second item on the Quick Launch toolbar)
·
…etc up to
Windows+0 for the tenth item
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 Nor mal mode when
a character is selected)
Outlook Express, Windows Mail
·
CTRL+U (go to
next unread message)
·
CTRL+Q (mark
current message as read)
·
CTRL+D (Delete
selected message(s))
·
CTRL+SHIFT+F
(find message dialog)
·
CTRL-N (start a
new message)
·
CTRL-ENTER (send
current message)
·
CTRL-M (send and
receive messages)
·
CTRL-P (print
selected message)
·
CTRL-R (reply to
sender)
·
CTRL-SHIFT-R
(reply to ALL)
·
CTRL-F (forward
message)
Thunderbird
·
N (go to next
unread message)
·
M (mark current
message as read)
·
DEL (Delete
selected message(s))
·
CTRL+SHIFT+F
(find message dialog)
·
CTRL-N (start a
new message)
·
CTRL-ENTER (send
current message)
·
CTRL-P (print
selected message)
·
CTRL-R (reply to
sender)
·
CTRL-SHIFT-R
(reply to ALL)
·
CTRL-L (forward
message)
Outlook
·
CTRL+U (go to
next unread message)
·
CTRL+Q (mark
current message as read)
·
CTRL+D (Delete
selected message(s))
·
CTRL+SHIFT+F
(find message dialog)
·
CTRL-N (start a
new message)
·
CTRL-ENTER (send
current message)
·
F9 (send and
receive messages)
·
CTRL-P (print
selected message)
·
CTRL-R (reply to
sender)
·
CTRL-SHIFT-R
(reply to ALL)
·
CTRL-F (forward
message)
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+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.)
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 for the current date and time
In MS Word:
Alt + Shift + D will
insert the current date into your document.
Alt + Shift + T will
insert the current time into your document.
In MS PowerPoint:
Either of the above key combinations (Alt +
Shift + D or Alt + Shift + T) brings up the Date and Time
window where you can choose what's to be inserted on a PowerPoint slide.
In older versions of PowerPoint you'll get the Date and Time dialog box:
In newer PowerPoint versions you'll
see the Header and Footer dialog box:
.
In MS Excel:
Ctrl + ; (semicolon)
will insert the current date into your worksheet.
Ctrl + Shift + : (colon)
will insert the current time into your worksheet.
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Shift+End to Delete a Line of
Text
Alt codes
Alt symbol codes - are numeric codes you need to type on num (number)
pad of your keyboard while holding Alt key in order to input text symbols. (Or
you can input characters present on your keyboard as well)
Alt characters on Laptops
To input symbol codes from your
laptop keyboard enable Num Lock (FN+ScrLck on some
laptops) and hold Alt key. While holding type corresponding keyboard code on
num pad keys (Please, view Laptop alt
codes article).
Details on all alt codes
For first part of alt keyboard symbols rules are simple. If you'll try to
input special characters with alt codes 01 - 0127 you'll get same as if you've
inputted alt key symbols #1-#127.
Though, special alt characters with codes 128 - 255 are language-specific: when
I try to make symbol with alt code 158 on my russian-language
Windows I get "Ю", meanwhile some people get
"₧".
If you'll try to type alt symbols by keyboard codes N > 256 (0256) you'll
get the same as the one with alt code N modulo 256. For example character with
alt code 0444=0256+0188 is "¼" and it's equal to the one with code
0188 "¼".
Notice: alt codes work only under OS Windows! You can stop trying to input text symbols using them if you are running Linux, Unix, etc. Be sure, there's nothing like Linux alt codes and
I recommend you just bookmark this page and copy-paste ones you like from here.
But MAC has some symbol codes, google that.
How to enter alt symbols?
· Enable NUM LOCK.
· Hold Alt key.
· while holding type
Alt codes on Num Key Pad - number
pad on right side of keyboard.
· Release Alt key.
If it doesn't work when you input holding right Alt key - try left.
If something's wrong, or if you're a laptop user -
read article on how
to make symbols.
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