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