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General Shortcuts

ALT- F4 – Quit a program / Shut down

ALT-TAB – Hold down the ALT key and click tab to cycle through open windows.

CTL-ESCAPE – Display the Start menu

SHIFT – TAB – tab backwards through a form

CTRL – X – Cut

CTRL – C – Copy

CTRL – V – Paste

F1 – Help menu

CTRL – Z – Undo

CRTL-TAB – Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

File & Desktop Shortcuts

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD – Prevents the CD from “autorunning”

If an item is selected:

CTRL while dragging a file – Copies the file

CTRL – SHIFT while dragging a file – Creates a shortcut to the file

SHIFT – DELETE – Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin.

ALT-ENTER – Display a file’s properties.

F2 – To rename the file

In Windows Explorer:

LEFT ARROW – Collapse the current selection if it is expanded

NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-) – Collapse the selected folder

RIGHT ARROW – Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder

NUM LOCK- * Expand all folders below the current selection

NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+) – Expand the selected folder

F6 – Switch between left and right panes

In My Computer:

BACKSPACE – View the folder one level up

ALT- RIGHT ARROW – Move forward to a previous view

ALT- LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view

Windows Key Shortcuts

The Windows key can be used in conjunction with other keys to act as a keyboard shortcut for faster access to menu commands. Now, while the Alt key tends to open program menus (examplr:- Alt+F opens the File menu and Alt+E opens the Edit menu) and the Ctrl key performs actual operations :- (example:- Ctrl+C will copy and Ctrl+V will paste), The Windows key will open various Windows tools…

Win key + R will open the Start menu’s Run box Win key + F will open the Start menu’s Find window Win key + E will quickly launch Explorer Win key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window Win key + M will Minimize all windows Win key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows Win key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and showing them all Win key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar Win key by itself will open the Start menu  