Windows system key combinationsF1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)
Windows program key combinationsCTRL+C: CopyCTRL+X: CutCTRL+Z: UndoCTRL+V: PasteCTRL+U: UnderlineCTRL+B: BoldMouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objectsCTRL+I: ItalicSHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commandsSHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the
menu)SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle BinALT+double click: Displays propertiesGeneral keyboard-only commandsF1: Starts Windows HelpF10: Activates menu bar optionsSHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an objectCTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list boxALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run featureALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize,maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI childwindow's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current windowCTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when
the Notepad Find dialog box isdisplayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad
window)Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcutsFor a selected object:F2: Rename objectF3: Find all filesCTRL+C: CopyCTRL+X: Cut CTRL+V: PasteSHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the
Recycle BinALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected objectTo copy a filePress and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.To create a shortcutGeneral folder/shortcut controlPress and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in thebox (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)F5: Refreshes the current window. F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only) CTRL+Z: Undo the last commandNumeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selectionCTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent
folders Windows Explorer tree controlLEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parentNumeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection. RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise
goes to the first child Properties controlPress down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and offCTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs Accessibility shortcuts Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys
on and offSHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize allLeft ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys Windows Logo: Start menu Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box Windows Logo+M: Minimize all Windows Logo+F1: HelpCTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, tothe system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFTWindows Logo+E: Windows Explorer Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttonsWindows Logo+V: Starts ClipboardWindows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager Windows Logo+C: Opens Control PanelDialog box keyboard commandsWindows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and offENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the
current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the
option.ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding itemESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button



