| Select a menu, or select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the menu name. |
ALT+letter key, where the key is the underlined letter in a menu command |
| Undoes the last action (Undo
command in Edit menu); use within a window. Note that not all actions,
such as shutting down, can be undone. |
ALT+BACKSPACE or CTRL+Z |
| Switch view from current
application window to next open application window, including minimized
windows on the taskbar; press ESC more than once to switch through
successive windows. |
ALT+ENTER |
| Switch view from current
application window to next open application window, including minimized
windows on the taskbar in the reverse direction; press ESC more than
once to switch through successive windows. |
ALT+SHIFT+ENTER |
| Display the properties of a selected item while working in a window. |
ALT+ENTER |
| Switch view from current
application window to next open application window, including minimized
windows on the taskbar; press ESC more than once to switch through
successive windows. |
ALT+ESC |
| Switch view from current
application window to next open application window, including minimized
windows on the taskbar in the reverse direction; press ESC more than
once to switch through successive windows. |
ALT+SHIFT+ESC |
| Close the active application window. |
ALT+F4 |
| Display Document menu from the leftmost icon on the main toolbar of the active document window. |
ALT+HYPHEN |
| Minimize all windows when taskbar has been selected. |
ALT+M |
| Copy the active window to the Windows Clipboard. |
ALT+PRINTSCREEN |
| Redo the previously undone action; works within a window. |
ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE |
| Open the menu of the leftmost
icon on the main toolbar bar of the active window; this menu typically
contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize
and Close. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Close the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR+C |
| Minimize the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR+N |
| Restore the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR+R |
| Maximize the active window if it is minimized. |
ALT+SPACEBAR+X |
| Move from active application
window to the previously used application window; to select an
application from a list of the open applications, hold ALT down and
press TAB more than once to move through the list from left to right. |
ALT+TAB |
| Move from active application
window to the previously used application window; to select an
application from a list of the open applications, hold ALT and SHIFT
down and press TAB more than once to move through the list from right to
left. |
ALT+SHIFT+TAB |
| Select the next icon with the specified name or initial letter while working on Desktop or Taskbar. |
Any printing character |
| Select the menu command with the underlined character (access key) on an open menu within the window. |
Any printing character |
| Select the next icon with the
specified name or initial letter while working in Windows Explorer- Tree
View; repeating the character selects successive items beginning with
the same character. |
Any printing character |
| Move to the next item with the
specified name or initial letter when working in dialog boxes. Use
BACKSPACE to change; in a multiple selection list box, this command
moves to an item without selecting it. |
Any printing character |
| Select the icon or taskbar button adjacent to starting point in the direction of the arrow while working on Desktop or Taskbar. |
ARROW KEY |
| Select the next item in the
indicated direction while working in Windows explorer; add SHIFT to
select or deselect additional items; add CTRL to move to the item
without selecting it; in Details View there is only one column, so RIGHT
and LEFT ARRO |
ARROW KEY |
| Expand view of everything under the current selection when working in Windows Explorer-Tree view. |
ASTERISK (on the numeric keypad) |
| Display the contents of the
parent directory of an active directory while working in Windows
Explorer; it may open a new window, depending on the options selected. |
BACKSPACE |
| Display the contents of the
parent directory of an active directory while working in Windows
Explorer-Tree View; it may open a new window, depending on the options
selected. |
BACKSPACE |
| View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer-TreeView. |
BACKSPACE |
| Select all the items in the active window (You also can choose Select All from the Edit menu.). |
CTRL+A |
| Display the Close Program dialog box in order to close active programs, or to shut down the entire computer system. |
CTRL+ALT+DELETE |
| Open the Windows NT Security
dialog box to choose from the following options: Lock Workstation,
Logoff, Shut Down, Change Password, Task Manager, and Cancel; if you are
not logged on, command opens the logon dial |
CTRL+ALT+DELETE |
| Undo previous action taken within a window. |
CTRL+BACKSPACE |
| Copy selected item(s) to the Windows Clipboard when working in Windows Explorer. |
CTRL+C |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph within a window. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Copy a selected file to a folder by dragging the file to the folder. |
CTRL+DRAG A FILE |
| Display Windows Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
| Display Run dialog box after displaying Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC and then R |
| Display the Find All Files dialog box while working in Windows Explorer. |
CTRL+F or F3 |
| Close the active document window. |
CTRL+F4 |
| Go to the next document window in the active application. Add SHIFT to go to the previous document window. |
CTRL+F6 |
| Go to the previous document window in the active application. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 |
| Display the Go To Folder dialog box (You also can choose Go To from the Tools menu). |
CTRL+G |
| Copy the selected item(s) to the Clipboard. (You also can choose the Copy command from the Edit menu.). |
CTRL+INSERT OR CTRL+C |
| Move the cursor's position to the beginning of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Open the New dialog box. |
CTRL+N |
| Display the Open dialog box (You also can choose the Open command from the File menu.). |
CTRL+O |
| Display the Print dialog box (You also can choose the Print command from the File menu). |
CTRL+P |
| Display next tab when working with a dialog box with multiple tabs. |
CTRL+PAGE DOWN or CTRL+TAB |
| Display the previous tab when working with a dialog box with multiple tabs. |
CTRL+PAGE UP or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move the cursor's position to the beginning of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Open the Save dialog box (You also can choose the Save command from the File menu). |
CTRL+S |
| Highlight a selected block of text. |
CTRL+SHIFT+ANY ARROW KEY |
| Create a shortcut icon for a selected file in a selected place. |
CTRL+SHIFT+DRAG A FILE |
| Select the active item; use after moving with the CTRL key to select separate groups of items. |
CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Deselect the active item; use after moving with the CTRL key to select separate groups of items. |
CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Paste a copied item(s) from the Clipboard into a selected location (You also can choose Paste from the Edit menu.). |
CTRL+V |
| Copy and remove the selected
item(s) from their original location to the Clipboard. (You also can
choose the Cut command from the Edit menu.). |
CTRL+X |
| Undo the last action; note: some actions, like Shutdown, cannot be undone (You also can choose Undo from the Edit menu.). |
CTRL+Z |
| Delete the selected item(s), or
to delete the character to the right of the cursor; if items are files
they will be moved to the Recycle Bin. |
DELETE |
| Delete the selected item(s), or
to delete the character to the right of the cursor; if items are files
they will be moved to the Recycle Bin. |
DELETE |
| Display the next or previous tab page in dialog boxes with tabs. |
DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW |
| Opens the selected menu when
focus is on the menu title, but activates a menu item when focus is on a
menu item. If the selected menu item is unavailable, ENTER closes the
menu. |
ENTER |
| Open or display a selected
item; it may open a new window, depending on the options you have
selected. (You also can choose Open from the File menu.). |
ENTER |
| Close an open menu and return
to the parent menu if there is one, or return to the menu title. If
already at the menu title, return to position previous to activating the
menu bar. |
ESC |
| Cancel the current task. |
ESC |
| Display Help information for the active object or the window as a whole. |
F1 |
| Activate, or select, the main
toolbar beginning with the first toolbar option on the left, usually
File; after the first option is activated you can navigate through
toolbar and menu options using the appropriate ARROW keys; press F10 or
ALT again |
F10 or ALT |
| Rename a selected item (A bold
rectangle appears around the title creating a text box, type the new
name and press ENTER;Press ESC to cancel. Some icons on the desktop
cannot be renamed). |
F2 |
| Open the Find All Files dialog box. |
F3 |
| Open the drop-down list box on the toolbar. Pressing F4 again moves the keyboard focus back to the previously used item. |
F4 |
| Refresh the current window (You also can choose Refresh from the View menu.). |
F5 |
| Move between active panes and the toolbar. |
F6 or TAB |
| Select the last item in the current list. |
END |
| Move to the first item in the current list without selecting it. |
CTRL+HOME |
| Move to the last item in the current list without selecting it. |
CTRL+END |
| Select the first item in the list and additional items below it. |
SHIFT+HOME |
| Select the last item in the current list and additional items above it. |
SHIFT+END |
| Select the first item on the tree, when working in Windows Explorer - Tree View. |
HOME |
| Select the highest setting in a dialog box with slide out menus. |
HOME |
| Select the lowest setting in a dialog box with slide out menus. |
END |
| Select the first item in a list box. |
HOME |
| Select the last item in a list box. |
END |
| Select the first item and additional items in an extended selection list box. |
SHIFT+HOME |
| Select the last item and additional items in an extended selection list box. |
SHIFT+END |
| Move to the first item in an
extended selection list box without selecting it. In a multiple
selection list box, this moves cursor without changing the selection. |
CTRL+HOME |
| Move to the last item in an
extended selection list box without selecting it. In a multiple
selection list box, this moves cursor without changing the selection. |
CTRL+END |
| Close a branch, or select the parent of the current item, when working in Windows Explorer - Tree View. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Switch the focus between menus
on the menu bar in the direction of the arrow. If the original menu was
open, the target menu is opened as well, and the first item in it gets
the focus. |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
| Select the next lower setting in a dialog box with slide out menus. |
LEFT ARROW |
| Select the next lower setting in a dialog box with slide out menus. |
UP ARROW |
| Close everything under the current selection when working in Windows Explorer - Tree View. |
MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad) |
| Select a lower or higher
setting when working in a dialog box with slide out menus, depending on
the application; this is the equivalent of pressing an arrow key many
times. |
PAGE DOWN |
| Select a lower or higher
setting when working in a dialog box with slide out menus, depending on
the application; this is the equivalent of pressing an arrow key many
times. |
PAGE UP |
| In Windows Explorer, go the top item on the screen. Use a second time to select the item one screen above. |
PAGE UP |
| In Windows Explorer, go the bottom item on the screen. Use a second time to select the item one screen below. |
PAGE DOWN |
| In Windows Explorer, select additional items above an already selected item. |
SHIFT+PAGE UP |
| In Windows Explorer, select additional items below an already selected item. |
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN |
| In Windows Explorer, move to additional items above an already selected item, without selecting the additional items. |
CTRL+PAGE UP |
| In Windows Explorer, move to additional items below an already selected item, without selecting the additional items. |
CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
| In Windows Explorer Tree View, move to the top item on the screen. Use a second time to move up one screen. |
PAGE UP |
| In Windows Explorer Tree View, move to the bottom item on the screen. Use a second time to move down one screen. |
PAGE DOWN |
| In dialog boxes and combo boxes, move a selected item up one screen. |
PAGE UP |
| In dialog boxes and combo boxes, move a selected item down one screen. |
PAGE DOWN |
| In an extended selection list box, select additional items above an already selected item. |
SHIFT+PAGE UP |
| In an extended selection list box, select additional items below an already selected item. |
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN |
| In an extended selection list
box, move to additional items above an already select item, without
selecting the additional items. In a multiple selection list box, use to
move without changing the selection. |
CTRL+PAGE UP |
| In an extended selection list
box, move to additional items below an already select item, without
selecting the additional items. In a multiple selection list box, use to
move without changing the selection. |
CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
| In Windows Explorer, Tree view,
expand everything under the current selection back to a previously
opened state, or use to open only one level if it has not previously
been opened. |
PLUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad) |
| Copy an image of the screen to the Windows Clipboard. |
PRINT SCREEN |
| In Windows Explorer, Tree view, open a branch, or select the first item in the branch. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| in dialog boxes with the slide out option, select the next highest setting. |
RIGHT ARROW |
| in dialog boxes with the slide out option, select the next highest setting. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Use with tabbed dialog boxes
and when the focus is on a tab selector, to choose the next or previous
tab in the current row and to display the page. |
RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW |
| Bypass the AutoPlay feature by
holding the SHIFT key down while you insert a CD-ROM ; hold down the
SHIFT key while Microsoft Word is loading to suppress the AutoExec
macro. |
SHIFT |
| Select more than one item in a
window or on the desktop in the direction of the chosen ARROW KEY, or to
select text within a document. |
SHIFT+ANY ARROW KEY |
| Delete selected item(s) immediately without moving the item(s) to the Recycle Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
| Display a shortcut menu that shows a list of commands relevant to the selected object. |
SHIFT+F10 or Application key (also the right mouse click) |
| In extended selection list box,
move without changing the selection. You can then press CTRL+SPACEBAR
or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to select additional items. The list box returns to
normal operation when you press SHIFT+F8 a second time or switch to
another |
SHIFT+F8 |
| Paste copied items(s) from the Clipboard (You also can choose the Paste command from the Edit menu.). |
SHIFT+INSERT OR CTRL+V |
| Extend the selection to the
current item; if you have already selected more than one item, it
selects only the items from the first item you selected to the current
item. |
SHIFT+SPACE |
| Extend the selection from the last selected item to the current item in an extended selection dialog box, combo box or list-box. |
SHIFT+SPACE |
| When typed alone, selects the
current item if it is not already selected. Use after moving with the
CTRL key to select separate groups of items. |
SPACE |
| Select or deselect the current item in an extended-selection list box. |
SPACEBAR or CTRL+SPACE |
| Move between the last selected
icon on the desktop, the Start button on the taskbar, and the taskbar as
a whole. There is no visual indication of the focus on the taskbar, but
you can use the arrow keys to move between the taskbar buttons. You
also |
TAB |
| Open a selected menu; DOWN ARROW selects the next command in the list. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Open a selected menu; UP ARROW selects the previous command in the list. |
UP ARROW |
| Select the next visible object above when working in Windows Explorer-Tree View. |
UP ARROW |
| Select the next visible object below when working in Windows Explorer-Tree View. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Select the previous item in a dialog box. |
UP ARROW |
| Select the next item in a dialog box. |
DOWN ARROW |
| In an extended selection list box, select additional items above an already selected item. |
SHIFT+UP ARROW |
| In an extended selection list box, select additional items below an already selected item. |
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
| Move to additional items above a selected item without selecting the additional items. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
| Move to additional items below a selected item without selecting the additional items. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
| Display Windows Help. |
WIN+F1 |
| Opens the Start menu from the
taskbar. When you use CTRL+ESC, you can press ESC again to place the
keyboard focus on the Start button. When you use the Windows logo key,
pressing ESC again closes the Start menu. |
Windows logo key or CTRL+ESC |
| Open the System Properties dialog box. (You also can choose the Systems item in Control Panel.). |
Windows logo key+BREAK |
| Open the Find Computer dialog box. (You also can choose the Computer command from the Find item in the Start menu.). |
Windows logo key+CTRL+F |
| Open the Windows Explorer. (You also can choose the Windows Explorer command from the Program item in the Start menu.). |
Windows logo key+E |
| Open the Find All Files dialog box. (You also can choose the Files Or Folders command from the Find item in the Start menu.). |
Windows logo key+F |
| Minimize all open windows. The keyboard focus goes to the least recently selected icon on the desktop. |
Windows logo key+M |
| Expand previously opened windows and return focus to the most recently used application. |
Windows logo key+M+SHIFT |
| This shortcut key is reserved for use by computer manufacturers. |
Windows logo key+number |
| Display the Run dialog box. (You also can choose the Run command in the Start menu.). |
Windows logo key+R |
| Select and cycle through the taskbar buttons. |
Windows logo key+TAB |