Use
shortcut keys as an alternative to the mouse when working in Windows. You can open, close, and navigate the Start
menu, desktop, menus, dialog boxes, and Web pages using keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcuts may also make it easier for you to interact with your
computer.
General Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+C
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Copy.
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CTRL+X
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Cut.
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CTRL+V
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Paste.
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CTRL+Z
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Undo.
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DELETE
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Delete.
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SHIFT+DELETE
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Delete selected item permanently
without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
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CTRL while dragging an item
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Copy selected item.
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CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
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Create shortcut to selected item.
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F2
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Rename selected item.
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word.
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word.
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning
of the next paragraph.
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CTRL+UP ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph.
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CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow
keys
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Highlight a block of text.
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SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
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Select more than one item in a
window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
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CTRL+A
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Select all.
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F3
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Search for a file or folder.
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ALT+ENTER
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View properties for the selected
item.
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ALT+F4
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Close the active item, or quit the
active program.
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ALT+Enter
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Displays the properties of the selected
object.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Opens the shortcut menu for the
active window.
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CTRL+F4
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Close the active document in
programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
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ALT+TAB
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Switch between open items.
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ALT+ESC
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Cycle through items in the order
they were opened.
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a
window or on the desktop.
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F4
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Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer.
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SHIFT+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Display the System menu for the
active window.
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CTRL+ESC
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Display the Start menu.
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ALT+Underlined letter in a menu
name
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Display the corresponding menu.
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Underlined letter in a command
name on an open menu
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Carry out the corresponding
command.
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the active
program.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the right,
or open a submenu.
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LEFT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the left, or
close a submenu.
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F5
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Refresh the active window.
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BACKSPACE
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View the folder one level up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer.
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ESC
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Cancel the current task.
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SHIFT when you insert a CD into
the CD-ROM drive
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Prevent the CD from automatically
playing.
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