Press |
To |
CTRL+C |
Copy. |
CTRL+X |
Cut. |
CTRL+V |
Paste. |
CTRL+Z |
Undo. |
DELETE |
Delete. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete
selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle
Bin. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
Copy
selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an
item |
Create
shortcut to selected item. |
F2 |
Rename
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
within a document. |
CTRL+A |
Select
all. |
F3 |
Search
for a file or folder. |
ALT+ENTER |
View
properties for the selected item. |
ALT+F4 |
Close
the active item, or quit the active program. |
ALT+Enter |
Displays
the properties of the selected object. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Opens
the shortcut menu for the active window. |
CTRL+F4 |
Close
the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents
open simultaneously. |
ALT+TAB |
Switch
between open items. |
ALT+ESC |
Cycle
through items in the order they were opened. |
F6 |
Cycle
through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F4 |
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 |
Carry
out the corresponding command. |
F10 |
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 |
Refresh
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
into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent
the CD from automatically playing. |