 | 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) |
| CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open
Task Manager) |
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable
extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a
cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or
SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode,
press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move
the focus to another control.
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| CTRL+ALT+END (Open the
Microsoft 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 entire client window area on the Terminal
server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing
ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) |
| CTRL+ALT+Plus 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+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) |
