Windows Shortcut Keys
Table of Contents. 1
Accessibility Shortcuts. 1
General Windows Shortcut Keys. 1
Use of the Windows Key. 1
Using shortcut keys in Windows. 2
Dialog Box Shortcut Keys. 2
Windows Explorer and My Computer
Shortcut Keys. 3
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Switch FilterKeys on and off
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RIGHT SHIFT for
eight seconds
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Switch High Contrast on and off
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LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+PRINT
SCREEN
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Switch MouseKeys on and off
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LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+NUM
LOCK
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Switch StickyKeys on and off
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SHIFT five times
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Switch ToggleKeys on and off
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NUM LOCK for five
seconds
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Bypass AutoPlay when inserting a compact disc
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Shift while
inserting the CD-ROM
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Copy a selected file
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Control + C
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Delete an item immediately without placing it in the
Recycle Bin
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Shift + Delete
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Launch the "find" tool of Windows
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F3 or Windows Key + F
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Display a selected item’s shortcut menu
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Application key
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Refresh the contents of a window
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F5
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Rename an item
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F2
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Select all items
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CONTROL+A
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View an item’s properties
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ALT+ENTER
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Cycle through buttons on the taskbar
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Windows + Tab
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Display Find: All Files
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Windows + F
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Display Find: Computer
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Control + Windows Key +F or
F3
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Display Help
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Windows Key + F1
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Display the Run command
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Windows Key + R
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Display the Start menu
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Windows Key
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Display the System Properties dialog box
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Windows Key + Break
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Display Windows Explorer
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Windows Key + E
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Minimize or restore all windows
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Windows Key + D
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Undo minimize all windows
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Shift + windows Key +M
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Activate the menu bar in programs
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F10 or Alt
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Close all currently opened menus and return to the
application
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Alt
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Carry out a command in the menu
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Alt + Underlined
letter in menu
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Close the current window.
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Control + F4
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Close the current window or quit a program
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Alt + F4
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Copy
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Control + C
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Cut
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Control + X
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Delete
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Delete Key
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Display Help on current Dialog Box item
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F1
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Display the current window’s system menu
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Alt + Spacebar
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Shift+F10
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Display the Start menu
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Control + Escape
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Display the system menu for MDI programs
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Alt + - (hyphen)
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Paste
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Control + V
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Switch to another window
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hold down ALT while
repeatedly press Tab
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Undo
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Control + Z
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Cancel the current task
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Escape
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Check a checkbox
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Spacebar
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Push a button
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Spacebar
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Activate a command
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Alt + underlined
letter
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Activate a selected button
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Spacebar
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Move backward through options
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Shift + Tab
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Move forward through property sheets
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Control + Tab
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Move backward through property sheets
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Control + Shift + Tab
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Move forward through options
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Tab
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Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the
Save As or Open dialog box
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Backspace
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Open the "Save As" Dialog Box
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F4
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Refresh the Save As or Open dialog box
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F5
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Close the selected folder and all of its parent folders
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Hold down shift while
pressing enter on "close" from the file menu.
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Move backward to the previous folder
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Alt + Left Arrow
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Move forward to the previous folder
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Alt + Right Arrow
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Move up one level
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Backspace
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