General windows keyboard shortcut keys
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- CTRL+C
- Copy.
- CTRL+X
- Cut.
- CTRL+V
- Paste.
- CTRL+Z
- Undo.
- DELETE
- Delete.
- SHIFT+DELETE
- Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
- CTRL while dragging an item
- Copy selected item.
- CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
- Create shortcut to selected item.
- F2
- Rename 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 within a document.
- CTRL+A
- Select all.
- F3
- Search for a file or folder.
- ALT+ENTER
- View properties for the selected item.
- ALT+F4
- Close the active item, or quit the active program.
- ALT+SPACEBAR
- Display the System menu for the active window.
- CTRL+F4
- Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
- ALT+TAB
- Switch between open items.
- ALT+ESC
- Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
- F6
- Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
- F4
- Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
- SHIFT+F10
- Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
- 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
- Carry out the corresponding command.
- F10
- 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
- Refresh 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 into the CD-ROM drive
- Prevent the CD from automatically playing.