Keyboard Shortcuts

General keyboard shortcuts

• 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) 

 

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

• 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)

 

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

• Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)

• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)

• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)

• SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)

• NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)

• Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

• 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)

 

Shortcut keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts: • 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)

 

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts

• 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)

MMC console window keyboard shortcuts

• 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)

 

Remote desktop connection navigation

• 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.)

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation

• 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)