Windows Shortcuts:
windows key Ctrl+Esc
windows key + B Select first program in System Tray - use arrow keys to advance (pause to see tooltip)
windows key + D Toggle minimize/show all windows
windows key + E Opens My Computer in Windows Explorer
windows key + F Opens the Find dialog box
windows key + Ctrl + F Opens Search for Network Computers dialog box
windows key + F1 Opens Windows Help
windows key + L Lock computer
windows key + M Minimize all windows
windows key + Pause/Break Opens System Properties
windows key + R Opens the Run dialog box
windows key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows
windows key + Tab Cycle through programs in the taskbar
windows key + Shift + Tab Cycle through programs in the taskbar in reverse order.
Function Keys:
F1 Invokes Help
F2 Rename selected item
F3 Search for a file or folder
F4 Expand Address Bar in Windows Explorer (insert cell in Excel; copy and paste all text in Word)
F5 Refresh Windows Explorer
F6 or Tab or Shift + Tab With windows minimized, move through Windows elements
Other Shortcuts:
Tab (or Shift+Tab) Cycle through form elements in web browser; move right (or left) to next cell in Excel
Shift + F10 Opens right-click menu
Right-click + drag icon / file Opens option dialog for Copy, Move, Shortcut, or Cancel
Num Key + Expand selected folder one level in Windows Explorer
Alt or F10 Moves focus to program menu bar
Shift + Delete Delete instead of sending to the Recycle Bin
Shift + Inserting CD Disables Autorun Insert Toggle insert to add or to overwrite
Delete Send files to Recycle Bin
Esc Cancels dialog box / closes expanded menu
Alt Shortcuts:
Alt + Back/Forward browser page
Alt + Select Menu item
Alt + Enter Opens properties of selected icon; Deletes cell/shift cells up in Excel
Alt + Esc Cycles through programs in launch order
Alt + F4 Within windows: opens Shutdown dialog; In a program: closes program
Alt + Prt Scr/SysRq Captures screenshot of active program to Clipboard
Alt + Space Opens icon menu (upper-left) in program Title bar
Alt + Space + C Closes active program
Alt + Tab Cycle through / switch open programs
Alt + Shift + Tab Cycle through in reverse order
Cntrl Shortcuts:
Ctrl + Alt + Del Windows Security dialog box or Opens Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + drag icon / file Creates a copy
Ctrl + Shift + drag icon / file Creates a shortcut
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + A Select all
Ctrl + B Bold selected text / set to Bold
Ctrl + C Copy to the Clipboard
Ctrl + D Unselect all
Ctrl + I Italicize selected text / set to Italic
Ctrl + O Opens Open dialog box
Ctrl + U Underline selected text / set toUnderline
Ctrl + V Paste from the Clipboard
Ctrl + X Cut to the Clipboard
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Move cursor to beginning/end of word
Ctrl + Move cursor to beginning/end of paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + From cursor, select word
Shift + From cursor, select text
Ctrl + End Go to the end of a document or last cell
End Go to the end of a line
Ctrl + Home Go to the beginning of a document
Home Go to the beginning of a line (in
Word, Notepad, etc.) / first cell in a row
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