General keyboard
shortcuts
* CTRL+C (Copy)
* CTRL+X (Cut)
* CTRL+V (Paste)
* CTRL+Z (Undo)
* DELETE (Delete)
* SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the
selected item permanently
without placing the item
in 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 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 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 quit 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 you to have
multiple documents open
simultaneously)
* ALT+TAB (Switch
between the open items)
* ALT+ESC (Cycle through
items in the order that
they had been 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 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-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive (Prevent the CD-ROM
from automatically
playing)
* CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open
Task Manager)
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)
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 of 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+Windows Logo+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)
Accessibility keyboard
shortcuts
* Right SHIFT for eight
seconds (Switch FilterKeys
either on or off)
* Left ALT+left SHIFT
+PRINT SCREEN (Switch
High Contrast either on or
off)
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM
LOCK (Switch the
MouseKeys either on or
off)
* SHIFT five times (Switch
the StickyKeys either on or
off)
* NUM LOCK for five
seconds (Switch the
ToggleKeys either on or
off)
* Windows Logo +U (Open
Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer
keyboard shortcuts
* END (Display the bottom
of the active window)
* HOME (Display the top of
the active window)
* NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign
(*) (Display all of the
subfolders that are under
the selected folder)
* NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+)
(Display the contents of
the selected folder)
* NUM LOCK+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)
Shortcut keys 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)
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)
MMC console 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)
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)
* ALT+DELETE (Display the
Windows menu)
* CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-)
(Place a snapshot of the
entire 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 (+)
(Place 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.)
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)
* CTRL+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 Web page)
* CTRL+W (Close the
current window)