General keyboard shortcuts
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- 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)
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
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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)
Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
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- 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)
Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
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- Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on
or off)
- Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast
either on or off)
- Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either
on or off)
- SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or
off)
- NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on
or off)
- Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
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- 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)
Shortcut keys for Character Map
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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)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
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- 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)
MMC console window keyboard shortcuts
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- 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)
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