General Shortcuts for Windows

Key Combo

What the shortcut does

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+Enter

Displays the properties of the selected object.

ALT+SPACEBAR

Opens the shortcut 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.

ALT+SPACEBAR

Display the System menu for the active window.

CTRL+ESC

Display the Start menu.

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

Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+TAB

Move forward through tabs.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Move backward through tabs.

TAB

Move forward through options.

SHIFT+TAB

Move backward through options.

ALT+Underlined letter

Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.

ENTER

Carry out 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

Display Help.

F4

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.

Windows Key keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

Windows Key

Display or hide the Start menu.

Windows Key +BREAK

Display the System Properties dialog box.

Windows Key +D

Show the desktop.

Windows Key +M

Minimize all windows.

Windows Key +Shift+M

Restores minimized windows.

Windows Key +E

Open My Computer.

Windows Key +F

Search for a file or folder.

Windows Key CTRL+ +F

Search for computers.

Windows Key + F1

Display Windows Help.

Windows Key + L

Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.

Windows Key +R

Open the Run dialog box.

Windows Key +U

Open Utility Manager.

Internet Explorer keyboard Shortcuts

Press

To

F4

Display the Address bar history

F5

Refresh the Web page if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally cached version are different

Ctrl-F5

Refresh irregardless

F6

Move forward between frames

Ctrl-Enter

add www. prefix and .com suffix to text in address bar

Ctrl-Tab

Move forward between frames

Shift-Ctrl-Tab

Move back between frames

Shift-F10

Display a shortcut menu for a link

F11

Toggle between Full Screen and regular view

Home

Move to the beginning of the document

Alt-Home

Go to your Home page

End

Move to the end of the document

Up Arrow

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

(when in address bar)

Down Arrow

Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

(when in address bar)

Alt-Up Arrow

Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

(when in Favorites list)

Alt-Down Arrow

Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

(when in Favorites list)

Ctrl-Left Arrow

move the cursor left to the next period or /

(when in address bar)

Ctrl-Right Arrow

move the cursor right to the next period or /

(when in address bar)

Alt-Right Arrow

Go to the next page

Alt-Left Arrow

Go to the previous page

Alt-D

Select the text in the Address bar

Backspace

Go to the previous page

Ctrl-A

Select All

Ctrl-B

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box

Ctrl-C

Copy the selected items to the Clipboard

Ctrl-D

Add the current page to your favorites

Ctrl-E

Open Search in Explorer bar

Ctrl-F

Find on the page

Ctrl-H

Open History in Explorer bar

Ctrl-I

Open Favorites in Explorer bar

Ctrl-L

Go to new location

Ctrl-N

Open New window

Ctrl-P

Print current Page or active Frame

Ctrl-R

Refresh the Web page if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally cached version are different

Ctrl-S

Save the current page

Ctrl-V

nsert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location

Ctrl-W

Close current Window

Ctrl-X

Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard

Esc

Stop loading current page

Outlook Express keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

CTRL+O or ENTER

Open a selected message

CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q

Mark a message as read

TAB

Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview pane, and Contacts list (if on).

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Mark all news messages as read

CTRL+W

Go to a newsgroup

LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+)

Expand a news conversation (show all responses)

RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-)

Collapse a news conversation (hide messages)

CTRL+J

Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Download news for offline reading

CTRL+P

Print the selected message

CTRL+M

Send and receive e-mail

DEL or CTRL+D

Delete an e-mail message

CTRL+N

Open or post a new message

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Open the Address Book

CTRL+R

Reply to the message author

CTRL+F

Forward a message

CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (news only)

Reply to all

CTRL+I

Go to your Inbox

CTRL+> or CTRL+SHIFT+>

Go to the next message in the list

CTRL+< or CTRL+SHIFT+<

Go to the previous message in the list

ALT+ENTER

View properties of a selected message

F5

Refresh news messages and headers

CTRL+U

Go to the next unread e-mail message

CTRL+SHIFT+U

Go to the next unread news conversation

CTRL+Y

Go to a folder

Using Terminal Server shortcut keys

Press

To

ALT+PAGE UP

Switches between programs from left to right.

ALT+PAGE DOWN

Switches between programs from right to left.

ALT+INSERT

Cycles through the programs in the order they were started.

ALT+HOME

Displays the Start menu.

CTRL+ALT+BREAK

Switches the client between a window and full screen.

CTRL+ALT+END

Brings up the Windows Security dialog box.

ALT+DELETE

Displays the Windows menu.

CTRL+ALT+Minus (-) symbol on the numeric keypad

Places a snapshot of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrintScrn on a local computer.)

CTRL+ALT+Plus (+) symbol on the numeric keypad

Places a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing ALT+PrintScrn on a local computer.)

Help Viewer keyboard shortcuts

Press

To

ALT+SPACEBAR

Display the system menu.

SHIFT+F10

Display the Help viewer shortcut menu.

ALT+TAB

Switch between the Help viewer and other open windows.

ALT+O

Display the Options menu.

ALT+O, and then press T

Hide or show the navigation pane.

CTRL+TAB

Switch to the next tab in the navigation pane.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB

Switch to the previous tab in the navigation pane.

UP ARROW

Move up one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list.

DOWN ARROW

Move down one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list.

PAGE UP

Move up one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list.

PAGE DOWN

Move down one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list.

F6

Switch focus between the navigation pane and the topic pane.

ALT+O, and then press R

Refresh the topic that appears in the topic pane.

UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW

Scroll through a topic.

CTRL+HOME

Move to the beginning of a topic.

CTRL+END

Move to the end of a topic.

CTRL+A

Highlight all text in the topic pane.

ALT+O, and then press P

Print a topic.

ALT+O, and then press B

Move back to the previously viewed topic.

ALT+O, and then press F

Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic.

ALT+F4

Close the Help viewer.