| Copy. |
CTRL+C |
| Cut. |
CTRL+X |
| Paste. |
CTRL+V |
| Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
| Delete. |
DELETE |
| Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle
Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
| Copy selected
item. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
| Create shortcut to selected
item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
| Rename selected
item. |
F2 |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous
word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous
paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Highlight a block of
text. |
CTRL+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. |
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
| Select
all. |
CTRL+A |
| Search for a file or folder. |
F3 |
| View properties for the selected
item. |
ALT+ENTER |
| Close the active item, or quit the active program. |
ALT+F4 |
| Opens the shortcut menu for the active
window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
| Switch between open
items. |
ALT+TAB |
| Cycle through items in the order they were
opened. |
ALT+ESC |
| Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the
desktop. |
F6 |
| Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows
Explorer. |
F4 |
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected
item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Display the System menu for the active
window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Display the Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
| Display the corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name |
| Carry out the corresponding
command. |
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu |
| Activate the menu bar in the active program. |
F10 |
| Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Refresh the active
window. |
F5 |
| View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows
Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
| Cancel the current
task. |
ESC |
| SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from automatically
playing. |
| Move forward through
tabs. |
CTRL+TAB |
| Move backward through
tabs. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move forward through
options. |
TAB |
| Move backward through
options. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding
option. |
ALT+Underlined letter |
| Carry out the command for the active option or
button. |
ENTER |
| Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check
box. |
SPACEBAR |
| Select a button if the active option is a group of option
buttons. |
Arrow keys |
| Display
Help. |
F1 |
| Display the items in the active list. |
F4 |
| Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog
box. |
BACKSPACE |
| Switch FilterKeys on and
off. |
Right SHIFT for eight seconds |
| Switch High Contrast on and
off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
| Switch MouseKeys on and
off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
| Switch StickyKeys on and
off. |
SHIFT five times |
| Switch ToggleKeys on and
off. |
NUM LOCK for five seconds |
| Open Utility Manager. |
 +U |
| Display the bottom of the active
window. |
END |
| Display the top of the active
window. |
HOME |
| Display all subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) |
| Display the contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) |
| Collapse the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) |
| Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first
subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |
, you can use these keyboard
shortcuts: