List of Windows keyboard Shortcuts

• ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
• ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
• ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
• ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
• ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
• ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
• ALT+TAB Switch between open items
• BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
• CTRL+X Cut
• CTRL+A Select all
• CTRL+B Bold
• CTRL+I Italics
• CTRL+C Copy
• CTRL+Z Undo
• CTRL+O Open an item
• CTRL+U Underline
• CTRL+V Paste
• CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
• CTRL+F4 Close the active document
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
• 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+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
• CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
• SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
• ESC Cancel the current task
• F1 Displays Help
• F2 Rename selected item
• F3 Search for a file or folder
• F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
• F5 Refresh the active window
• F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
• F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
• SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
• CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
• SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
• SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
• WIN Display or hide the Start menu
• WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
• WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
• WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
• WIN+F Search for a file or folder
• WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
• WIN+L Locks the desktop
• WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
• WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
• WIN+TAB Switch between open items

       Windows Explorer Shortcuts:

• ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
• SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
• CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
• ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
• ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
• CTRL+A - Select all items
• CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
• CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
• CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
• CTRL+Z - Undo last action
• CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
• TAB - Move forward through options
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
• ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
• SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately
• BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
• ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
• F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
• F6 - Switch between left and right panes
• F5 - Refresh window contents
• F3 - Display Find application
• F2 - Rename selected item

       Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

• CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
• CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
• CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
• CTRL+F - Find on this page
• CTRL+H - Open the History bar
• CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
• CTRL+N - Open a new window
• CTRL+O - Go to a new location
• CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
• CTRL+S - Save the current page
• CTRL+W - Close current browser window
• CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www. (url) .com
• SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
• BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
• ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
• HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
• TAB - Move forward through items on a page
• END - Move to the end of a document
• ESC - Stop downloading a page
• F11 - Toggle full-screen view
• F5 - Refresh the current page
• F4 - Display list of typed addresses
• F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
• F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
• SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
• SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
• SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
• CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
• CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard
• CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard
• ENTER - Activate a selected link
• HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
• END - Move to the end of a document