PC Help Jansant - Guide to Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

Main Menu

Home Page
Computer Guides
Computer Dictionary
Network Setup
Tips and Tricks
Internet Guide
Freeware/Shareware
PC Upgrade Guide
PC Maintenance
Support Forum
HTML Guide

Using Windows Shortcuts

General Windows keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts can help you work much faster, increasing your productivity and leaving you more time to do the things you enjoy most. Using this guide you will soon be on your way to operating your computer much more efficiently than you ever imagined.

Function	Press
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
Displays the properties of the selected object	Alt + Enter
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
Prevent the CD from automatically playing	Shift when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive

Windows key

The windows key is the key with a windows icon on a Microsoft Natural Keyboard. The Windows key can be used in combination with many other keys to perform simple tasks.

Function	Press
Display the Start menu.	Windows
Display the Run menu.	Windows + r
Display Help	Windows + F1
Display Find: Computer	Ctrl + Windows + f
Display Find: Files	Windows + f
Display the System Properties dialog box	Windows + Break
Display Windows Explorer	Windows + e
Cycle through buttons on the Taskbar, once selected press enter	Windows + Tab
Minimise or restore all windows	Windows + d
Undo minimise all windows	Shift + Windows + m
Open Utility Manager	Windows + u
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain (win2000 & later)	Windows + l
Copy contents of screen to clip board	Windows + Print Screen

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Function	Press
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box	Backspace
Display the items in the active list	F4
Display Help	F1
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons	Arrow keys
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box	Spacebar
Carry out the command for the active option or button	Enter
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option	alt + Underlined Letter
Move forward through options	Tab
Move backward through options	Shift + Tab
Move forward through tabs	Ctrl + Tab
Move backward through tabs	Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Function	Press
Display the top of the active window	Home
Display the bottom of the active window	End
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

Hint: In Windows Explorer, to select multiple items, hold down Ctrl and click each item with the mouse. To select all items in between 2 items, select the first item with the mouse then hold down Shift and select the last item with the mouse, all items in between will also be selected.

Web-Site Administrators Local Time

feedback - terms of use - contact - sitemap - advertise - webmasters