| • |
CTRL+C (Copy) |
| • |
CTRL+X (Cut) |
| • |
CTRL+V (Paste) |
| • |
CTRL+Z (Undo) |
| • |
DELETE (Delete)
|
| • |
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete
the selected item
permanently without
placing the item in
the Recycle Bin)
|
| • |
CTRL while dragging
an item (Copy the
selected item) |
| • |
CTRL+SHIFT while
dragging an item
(Create a shortcut
to the selected
item) |
| • |
F2
key (Rename the
selected item) |
| • |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
(Move the insertion
point to the
beginning of the
next word) |
| • |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
(Move the insertion
point to the
beginning of the
previous word) |
| • |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
(Move the insertion
point to the
beginning of the
next paragraph)
|
| • |
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move
the insertion point
to the beginning of
the previous
paragraph) |
| • |
CTRL+SHIFT with any
of the arrow keys
(Highlight a block
of text)
|
| • |
SHIFT with any of
the arrow keys
(Select more than
one item in a window
or on the desktop,
or select text in a
document) |
| • |
CTRL+A (Select all)
|
| • |
F3
key (Search for a
file or a folder)
|
| • |
ALT+ENTER (View the
properties for the
selected item) |
| • |
ALT+F4 (Close the
active item, or quit
the active program)
|
| • |
ALT+ENTER (Display
the properties of
the selected object)
|
| • |
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open
the shortcut menu
for the active
window)
|
| • |
CTRL+F4 (Close the
active document in
programs that enable
you to have multiple
documents open
simultaneously)
|
| • |
ALT+TAB (Switch
between the open
items) |
| • |
ALT+ESC (Cycle
through items in the
order that they had
been opened) |
| • |
F6
key (Cycle through
the screen elements
in a window or on
the desktop) |
| • |
F4
key (Display the
Address bar list in
My Computer or
Windows Explorer)
|
| • |
SHIFT+F10 (Display
the shortcut menu
for the selected
item)
|
| • |
ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the System
menu for the active
window)
|
| • |
CTRL+ESC (Display
the Start menu)
|
| • |
ALT+Underlined
letter in a menu
name (Display the
corresponding menu) |
| • |
Underlined letter in
a command name on an
open menu (Perform
the corresponding
command) |
| • |
F10
key (Activate the
menu bar in the
active program) |
| • |
RIGHT ARROW (Open
the next menu to the
right, or open a
submenu) |
| • |
LEFT ARROW (Open the
next menu to the
left, or close a
submenu) |
| • |
F5
key (Update the
active window) |
| • |
BACKSPACE (View the
folder one level up
in My Computer or
Windows Explorer)
|
| • |
ESC
(Cancel the current
task) |
| • |
SHIFT when you
insert a CD-ROM into
the CD-ROM drive
(Prevent the CD-ROM
from automatically
playing) |
| • |
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open
Task Manager) |
If you press SHIFT+F8 in
extended selection list
boxes, you enable extended
selection mode. In this
mode, you can use an arrow
key to move a cursor without
changing the selection. You
can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or
SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the
selection. To cancel
extended selection mode,
press SHIFT+F8 again.
Extended selection mode
cancels itself when you move
the focus to another
control.
| • |
CTRL+TAB (Move
forward through the
tabs) |
| • |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move
backward through the
tabs) |
| • |
TAB
(Move forward
through the options) |
| • |
SHIFT+TAB (Move
backward through the
options) |
| • |
ALT+Underlined
letter (Perform the
corresponding
command or select
the corresponding
option) |
| • |
ENTER (Perform the
command for the
active option or
button) |
| • |
SPACEBAR (Select or
clear the check box
if the active option
is a check box) |
| • |
Arrow keys (Select a
button if the active
option is a group of
option buttons) |
| • |
F1
key (Display Help) |
| • |
F4
key (Display the
items in the active
list) |
| • |
BACKSPACE (Open a
folder one level up
if a folder is
selected in the
Save As or
Open dialog box)
|
| • |
Windows Logo
(Display or hide the
Start menu) |
| • |
Windows Logo+BREAK
(Display the
System Properties
dialog box) |
| • |
Windows Logo+D
(Display the
desktop) |
| • |
Windows Logo+M
(Minimize all of the
windows) |
| • |
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M
(Restore the
minimized windows) |
| • |
Windows Logo+E (Open
My Computer) |
| • |
Windows Logo+F
(Search for a file
or a folder) |
| • |
CTRL+Windows Logo+F
(Search for
computers) |
| • |
Windows Logo+F1
(Display Windows
Help) |
| • |
Windows Logo+ L
(Lock the keyboard) |
| • |
Windows Logo+R (Open
the Run
dialog box) |
| • |
Windows Logo+U (Open
Utility Manager) |
| • |
END
(Display the bottom
of the active
window) |
| • |
HOME (Display the
top of the active
window) |
| • |
NUM
LOCK+Asterisk sign
(*) (Display all of
the subfolders that
are under the
selected folder) |
| • |
NUM
LOCK+Plus sign (+)
(Display the
contents of the
selected folder) |
| • |
NUM
LOCK+Minus sign (-)
(Collapse the
selected folder) |
| • |
LEFT ARROW (Collapse
the current
selection if it is
expanded, or select
the parent folder) |
| • |
RIGHT ARROW (Display
the current
selection if it is
collapsed, or select
the first subfolder) |
After you double-click a
character on the grid of
characters, you can move
through the grid by using
the keyboard shortcuts:
| • |
RIGHT ARROW (Move to
the right or to the
beginning of the
next line) |
| • |
LEFT ARROW (Move to
the left or to the
end of the previous
line)
|
| • |
UP
ARROW (Move up one
row) |
| • |
DOWN ARROW (Move
down one row) |
| • |
PAGE UP (Move up one
screen at a time) |
| • |
PAGE DOWN (Move down
one screen at a
time) |
| • |
HOME (Move to the
beginning of the
line) |
| • |
END
(Move to the end of
the line) |
| • |
CTRL+HOME (Move to
the first character) |
| • |
CTRL+END (Move to
the last character) |
| • |
SPACEBAR (Switch
between Enlarged and
Normal mode when a
character is
selected) |
| • |
CTRL+O (Open a saved
console) |
| • |
CTRL+N (Open a new
console) |
| • |
CTRL+S (Save the
open console) |
| • |
CTRL+M (Add or
remove a console
item) |
| • |
CTRL+W (Open a new
window) |
| • |
F5
key (Update the
content of all
console windows) |
| • |
ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the MMC
window menu) |
| • |
ALT+F4 (Close the
console) |
| • |
ALT+A (Display the
Action menu) |
| • |
ALT+V (Display the
View menu) |
| • |
ALT+F (Display the
File menu) |
| • |
ALT+O (Display the
Favorites menu) |
| • |
CTRL+P (Print the
current page or
active pane) |
| • |
ALT+Minus sign (-)
(Display the window
menu for the active
console window) |
| • |
SHIFT+F10 (Display
the Action shortcut
menu for the
selected item) |
| • |
F1
key (Open the Help
topic, if any, for
the selected item) |
| • |
F5
key (Update the
content of all
console windows) |
| • |
CTRL+F10 (Maximize
the active console
window) |
| • |
CTRL+F5 (Restore the
active console
window) |
| • |
ALT+ENTER (Display
the Properties
dialog box, if any,
for the selected
item) |
| • |
F2
key (Rename the
selected item) |
| • |
CTRL+F4 (Close the
active console
window. When a
console has only one
console window, this
shortcut closes the
console) |
| • |
CTRL+ALT+END (Open
the Microsoft
Windows NT
Security dialog
box) |
| • |
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch
between programs
from left to right) |
| • |
ALT+PAGE DOWN
(Switch between
programs from right
to left) |
| • |
ALT+INSERT (Cycle
through the programs
in most recently
used order) |
| • |
ALT+HOME (Display
the Start menu) |
| • |
CTRL+ALT+BREAK
(Switch the client
computer between a
window and a full
screen) |
| • |
ALT+DELETE (Display
the Windows menu) |
| • |
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign
(-) (Place a
snapshot of the
entire client window
area on the Terminal
server clipboard and
provide the same
functionality as
pressing ALT+PRINT
SCREEN on a local
computer.) |
| • |
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign
(+) (Place a
snapshot of the
active window in the
client on the
Terminal server
clipboard and
provide the same
functionality as
pressing PRINT
SCREEN on a local
computer.) |
| • |
CTRL+B (Open the
Organize Favorites
dialog box) |
| • |
CTRL+E (Open the
Search bar) |
| • |
CTRL+F (Start the
Find utility) |
| • |
CTRL+H (Open the
History bar) |
| • |
CTRL+I (Open the
Favorites bar) |
| • |
CTRL+L (Open the
Open dialog box) |
| • |
CTRL+N (Start
another instance of
the browser with the
same Web address) |
| • |
CTRL+O (Open the
Open dialog box,
the same as CTRL+L) |
| • |
CTRL+P (Open the
Print dialog
box) |
| • |
CTRL+R (Update the
current Web page) |
| • |
CTRL+W (Close the
current window) |
