Important Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+C  Copy 

Ctrl+x  Cut  

Ctrl+V  Paste  

Ctrl+z  Undo  

Delete  Delete  

Shirt-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+Riqht 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 

Ctrl+A  Select all 

F3 key  Search for a file or a folder  

AIt+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  

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+U  Underlined letter in a menu name  

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  

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager 

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager 

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  

Fl 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