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Windows logo key or CTRL+ESC |
Opens the Start menu |
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CTRL+ALT+DELETE |
Opens the Windows
Close Program or NT Security dialog box |
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DELETE |
Deletes the selected
item(s). |
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SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete the selected
items permanently (without moving them to the Recycle Bin) |
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CTRL+Escape |
Opens Start Menu |
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CTRL+B |
Bold |
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CTRL+I |
Italics |
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CTRL+N |
Opens a new web page
or file. |
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CTRL+O |
Opens the open web
page or file dialog box |
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CTRL+P |
Opens the Print dialog
box. |
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CTRL+S |
Opens the Save dialog
box. |
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CTRL+U |
Underline |
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CTRL+X |
Cuts the selected
item(s) to the Clipboard. |
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CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT |
Copies the selected
item(s) to the Clipboard. |
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CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT |
Pastes the copied
items(s) from the Clipboard. |
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CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE |
Undoes the last
action if possible. |
|
CTRL+Shift |
Do this while dragging
a file to create a shortcut |
|
ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE |
Redoes the previously
undone action. |
|
Windows logo key |
Opens Start Menu |
|
Windows logo key+M |
Minimizes all open
windows. |
|
Windows logo key+SHIFT+M |
Expands windows
minimized with above command. |
|
Windows logo key+E |
Opens Windows
Explorer. |
|
Windows logo key+F |
Opens the Find All
Files dialog box. |
|
Windows logo key+R |
Opens the Run dialog
box. |
|
Windows logo key+BREAK |
Opens the System
Properties dialog box. |
|
Windows logo key+CTRL+F |
Opens the Find
Computer dialog box. |
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SPACEBAR |
Same as Left Mouse Click |
|
SHIFT+F10 |
Same as Right Mouse
Click |
|
SHIFT while inserting CDROM |
Suppresses Autoplay |
|
SHIFT while loading Microsoft Word |
Suppresses the
AutoExec macro. |
|
F1 |
Displays help
information |
|
F2 |
Rename a selected
item. |
|
F3 |
Opens the Find All
Files dialog box. |
|
F4 |
Opens the drop-down
list box on the toolbar, if there is one. |
|
F5 |
Refreshes the current
window. |
|
F6 |
Switch Panes in
Explorer |
|
F10 |
Activates Windows Menu
Bar |
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ALT+F4 |
Closes the current
window. |
|
ALT+F6 |
Switch between
multiple windows in the same program |
|
ALT+ENTER |
Displays properties
for the selected item. |
|
ALT+TAB |
Switches between
application windows. |
|
ALT+ underlined first letter in menu |
Opens the Indicated
Menu Item |
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PRINT SCREEN |
Copies an image of the
screen to the Windows Clipboard. |
|
ALT+PRINT SCREEN |
Copies an image of
the active window to the Windows Clipboard. |
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* (Asterisk on the right side numeric keypad) |
Expands everything
under the current selection. |
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- (MINUS SIGN on the right side numeric keypad) |
Closes everything
under the current selection. |
