Computer Short Keys

[1] General keyboard shortcuts:-

·         Ctrl+C (Copy)

·         Ctrl+X (Delete selected item and save a copy to the clipboard)

·         Ctrl+V (Paste)

·         Ctrl+Z (Undo)

·         Delete (Delete) 

·         Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without moving the item to 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 cursor to the beginning of the next word) 

·         Ctrl+Left Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word) 

·         Ctrl+Down Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph) 

·         Ctrl+Up Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph) 

·         Ctrl+Shift with any arrow key (Highlight a block of text) 

·         Shift with any arrow key (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 exit 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 multiple documents to be open at the same time) 

·         Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items) 

·         Alt+Esc (Cycle through items in the order in which they were 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 in 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 into the CD drive (Prevent the CD from automatically playing)

·         Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Open Task Manager) 

[2]  Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

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)

[3] Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

·         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 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+WindowsLogo+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)

[4] Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

·         Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys on or off)

·         Left Alt+leftShift+Print Screen (Switch High Contrast on or off)

·         Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock (Switch the MouseKeys on or off)

·         Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys on or off)

·         Num Lock for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys on or off)

·         Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

[5] Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

                                

·         End (Display the bottom of the active window)

·         Home (Display the top of the active window)

·         NumLock+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all the subfolders that are under the selected folder)

·         NumLock+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)

·         NumLock+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) 

[6] Keyboard Shortcuts for Character Map

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) 

[7] Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts

·         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) 

[8] Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window keyboard shortcuts

·         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) 

[9] Remote desktop connection navigation

·         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 display)

·         Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)

·         Ctrl+Alt+Minus sign (-) (Put a snapshot of the complete 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 (+) (Put 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.) 

[10] Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation

·         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)

·         CtrlL+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 webpage)

Ctrl+W (Close the current window) 

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