Windows keyboard shortcuts

1. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
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2. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
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 Perform the corresponding command
menu
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- Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
ROM drive
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Open Task Manager

3. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this
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
Windows Key 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

4. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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
Character Map Keyboard Shortcuts
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using
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

5. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
MS Access Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl-B Bold
Ctrl-F2 Builder
Ctrl-W Close
Ctrl-F4 Close
Ctrl-C Copy
Ctrl-X Cut
Ctrl-Y Cut current line and copy to Clipboard
F6/Shift-F6 Cycle through sections
Ctrl-Tab Cycle through tab of each object's type (forward)
Ctrl-Shift-Tab Cycle through tab of each object's type (backward)
F11 Database window
Ctrl - Delete current record
F2 Edit/Navigation mode (toggle)
Ctrl-Tab/Shift-Tab Exit subform and move to next/previous field in next record
Shift-Dn/Up Extend selection to next/previous record
Ctrl-F Find
Shift-F4 Find Next
Shift-F3 Find Previous
Ctrl-G GoTo
Ctrl ; Insert current date
Ctrl : Insert current time
Ctrl-Alt-spacebar Insert default value
Ctrl-Enter Insert new line
Ctrl ' Insert value from same field in previous record
Ctrl-I Italics
F10 Menu bar
Ctrl-Home/End Move to beginning/end of multiple-line field
Ctrl-Up/Dn Move to current field in first/last record (Navigation mode)
Ctrl-Home Move to first field in first record (Navigation mode)
Home/End Move to first/last field in current record (Navigation mode)
Ctrl-End Move to last field in last record (Navigation mode)
Home or Ctrl-Left Move to left edge of page
F5 Move to page number/record number box
End or Ctrl-Right Move to right edge of page
Ctrl-N New (object)
Ctrl + New record (add)
Ctrl-F6 Next window
Ctrl-O Open
F4 Open combo box
Ctrl-Enter Open in Design view
Ctrl-V Paste
Ctrl-P Print
Alt-Enter Property sheet
F9 Refresh combo box
Ctrl-H Replace
Shift-F9 Requery underlying tables in subform
Ctrl-S Save
F12 Save As
Shift-Enter Save current record
Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn Screen left/right
Ctrl-spacebar Select/unselect column (Navigation mode)
F7 Spelling/Grammar check
F6 Switch between upper/lower panes
F5 Switch to Form view
Ctrl-F8 Turn on Move mode
Ctrl-U Underline
Ctrl-Z Undo
Shift-F8 Undo previous extension
Shift-F2 Zoom box

6. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
MS Excel Keyboard Shortcuts
F4 Absolute/relative/mixed reference Ctrl . Move to next corner of selection
Alt = AutoSum Shift-Enter Move up through a selection
Ctrl-B Bold Ctrl-Shift-F3 Name a range (Insert/Name/Create)
Ctrl-Shift _ Border lines off Ctrl-F3 Name a range (Insert/Name/Define)
Ctrl-Shift & Border lines on Ctrl-N New
Shift-F9 Calculate active sheet Ctrl-F6 Next window
F9 Calculate all worksheets Ctrl-PgUp Next worksheet
Ctrl-W Close Ctrl-O Open
Shift-Backspace Collapse selection to active cell Ctrl-8 Outline symbols display/hide
Shift-F2 Comment insert/edit Ctrl-V Paste
Ctrl-C Copy F3 Paste named range (Insert/Name/Paste)
Ctrl ' Copy formula from cell above Ctrl-Shift-F6 Previous window
Ctrl-Shift " Copy value from cell above Ctrl-PgDn Previous worksheet
Ctrl-X Cut Ctrl-P Print
Ctrl ; Date Shift-F4 Repeat Find
Ctrl - Delete range Ctrl-Y Repeat/Redo
Ctrl-Del Delete to end of line Ctrl-H Replace
Ctrl ` Show values/formulas Ctrl-S Save
F2 Edit cell F12 Save As
Ctrl-Shift-Enter Enter formula as array Ctrl-Backspace Scroll to display active cell
Ctrl-D Fill down Ctrl / Select array to which active cell belongs
Ctrl-R Fill right Ctrl [ Select cells directly referred to by selected formula
Ctrl-F Find Ctrl-Shift { Select cells referred to by selected formula
Ctrl-Shift ! Format commas (2 decimal places) Ctrl-Shift ? Select cells with comments
Ctrl-Shift $ Format currency (2 decimal places) Ctrl-spacebar Select column
Ctrl-Shift # Format date (day, month, year) Ctrl-Shift * Select current region
Ctrl-Shift ^ Format exponential number (2 decimal places) Ctrl ] Select formulas that directly refer to active cell
Ctrl-Shift ~ Format general number Ctrl-Shift } Select formulas that refer to active cell
Ctrl-Shift % Format percentage (0 decimal places) Ctrl-Shift-spacebar Select objects on worksheet
Ctrl-Shift @ Format time (hour and minute) Shift-spacebar Select row
= Formula Shift-Home Select to beginning of row
Shift-F3 Function Wizard Ctrl-Shift-Home Select to beginning of worksheet
Ctrl-G GoTo Ctrl-Shift-(Arrow) Select to edge of region
Alt-Shift-Right Group row/column End, Shift-Enter Select to end of row
Alt-Enter Hard Return in cell Ctrl-Shift-End Select to end of worksheet
Ctrl-0 (zero) Hide selected column(s) Alt ; Select visible cells in selection
Ctrl-9 Hide selected row(s) Ctrl-A Select worksheet
F11 Insert chart sheet Shift-F10 Shortcut menu
Ctrl-Shift-A Insert Function components F7 Spelling and Grammar check
Ctrl-Shift-Plus Insert range Ctrl-5 Strikethrough on/off
Shift-F11 Insert worksheet Alt ' Style box
Ctrl-I Italics Ctrl-Alt-Tab Tab inserted
F10 Menu bar Ctrl-Shift-Colon Time
Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right Move between noncontiguous selections Ctrl-U Underline
Alt-PgUp/PgDn Move left/right one screen Ctrl-Z Undo
Ctrl-Home Move to beginning of worksheet Alt-Shift-Left Ungroup row/column
Ctrl-Arrow Move to edge of region Ctrl-Shift ) Unhide column(s)
End, Enter Move to end of row Ctrl-Shift ( Unhide row(s)
Ctrl-End Move to end of worksheet

7. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
MS Outlook Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl-Shift-F Advanced Find
Ctrl-B Bold (Contacts notes section)
Ctrl-B Bold (RichText or HTML mail)
F9 (Outlook 2003) Check for new mail
F5 (Outlook 2000,2002) Check for new mail
Alt-F4 Close a window
Esc Close a window
Ctrl-C Copy
Ctrl-Shift-A Create Appointment
Ctrl-Shift-C Create Contact
Ctrl-Shift-G Create Flag for follow-up
Ctrl-Shift-E Create Folder
Ctrl-Shift-Q Create Meeting Request
Ctrl-Shift-M Create Message
Ctrl-Shift-N Create Note
Ctrl-Shift-K Create Task
Ctrl-Shift-U Create Task Request
Ctrl-X Cut
Ctrl-D Delete opened item
- (Numeric keypad) Folder List - Collapse selected folder
* (Numeric keypad) Folder List - Expand selected folder
Ctrl-Y Folder List - Open
Ctrl-F Forward selected mail
Ctrl-I Italics (Contacts notes section)
Ctrl-I Italics (RichText or HTML mail)
Ctrl-Q Mark item as read
PgDn Move down one screen
Home Move to first item
End Move to last item
PgUp Move up one screen
Ctrl-N Create new default item
F11 Open “Find a Contact”
Alt-I Open “Look In”
Ctrl-O Open selected item
Enter Open selected item
Ctrl-V Paste
Ctrl-P Print
Ctrl-> Read next email
Ctrl-< Read previous email
Ctrl-Y Redo (within text field)
Alt-K Remove last semi-colon from mail addressee
Ctrl-R Reply to selected message
Ctrl-S Save
Ctrl-A Select all items
Ctrl-Shift-Home Select to first item
Ctrl-Shift-End Select to last item
Ctrl-Enter Send email message
F7 Spell check open item
Ctrl-Shift-I Switch to Inbox
Ctrl-Shift-O Switch to Outbox
Ctrl-U Underline (Contacts notes section)
Ctrl-U Underline (RichText or HTML mail)
Ctrl-Z Undo

8. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
MS PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl-B Bold
Ctrl-W Close
Ctrl-F4 Close
Ctrl-C Copy
Ctrl-X Cut
Ctrl-F Find
Ctrl-I Italics
F10 Menu bar
End Move to the end of the entry
Ctrl-N New (slide)
Ctrl-F6 Next window
Ctrl-O Open
Alt-Shift - Outline: Collapse
Alt-Shift-Right Outline: Demote paragraph
Alt-Shift + Outline: Expand
Alt-Shift-Dn Outline: Move paragraph down
Alt-Shift-Up Outline: Move paragraph up
Alt-Shift-Left Outline: Promote paragraph
Alt-Shift-A Outline: Show All Headings
Alt-Shift-1 Outline: Show heading level 1
Ctrl-V Paste
Ctrl-P Print
Shift-F4 Repeat Find
Ctrl-Y Repeat/Redo
Ctrl-H Replace
Ctrl-S Save
Ctrl-A Select all
F5 Slide Show: Begin the slide show
B Slide Show: Black screen show/hide
Esc Slide Show: End
E Slide Show: Erase annotations
H Slide Show: Go to next hidden slide
Ctrl-L Slide Show: Hide pointer and button always
Ctrl-H Slide Show: Hide pointer and button temporarily
Ctrl-A Slide Show: Mouse pointer to arrow
Ctrl-P Slide Show: Mouse pointer to pen
N Slide Show: Next slide
P Slide Show: Previous slide
T Slide Show: Set new timings while rehearsing
S Slide Show: Stop/restart automatic slide show
M Slide Show: Use mouse-click to advance
(rehearsing)
O Slide Show: Use original timings (rehearsing)
W Slide Show: White screen show/hide
F7 Spelling and Grammar check
Ctrl-F6 Switch to the next presentation window
Ctrl-Tab / Ctrl-Page Down Switch to the next tab in a dialog box
Ctrl-Shift-F6 Switch to the previous presentation window
Ctrl-Shift-Tab / Ctrl-Page Up Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box
Num / Turn character formatting on or off
Ctrl-U Underline
Ctrl-Z Undo

9. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
MS Word Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl-Alt-C © Ctrl-Shift- >or < Font next/previous size
Ctrl-Alt-R ® Ctrl-Shift-P Font Size
Ctrl-Alt-T ™ Ctrl-Alt-F Footnote
Alt-F10 Application window—maximize Shift-F5 Go Back (3 maximum)
Alt-Shift-F6 Application window—previous Ctrl-Alt-Z Go Back (3 maximum)
Alt-F5 Application window—restore Ctrl-G GoTo
Ctrl-Alt-K AutoFormat Ctrl-Up/Down GoTo Next/Previous Paragraph
Alt-F3 AutoText—create Ctrl-Left/Right GoTo Next/Previous Word
F3 AutoText—insert entry Shift-drag Graphic—crop
Ctrl-Alt-V AutoText—insert entry Ctrl-click Graphic—original proportions
Ctrl-B Bold Ctrl-Shift-T Hanging indent—decrease
Ctrl-Shift-F5 Bookmarks Ctrl-T Hanging Indent—increase
Ctrl-Shift-Enter Break—column Ctrl-Shift - Hard hyphen -
Ctrl-Enter Break—page Ctrl-Shift-spacebar Hard space
Ctrl-Alt-Home Browse a document Alt-Shift-R Header/Footer—link to previous
Ctrl-PgDn/PgUp Browse next/previous item Ctrl-Alt-1 Heading Level 1
Shift-F3 Case change (capitalization) Ctrl-Alt-2 Heading Level 2
Ctrl-Shift-A Case—All Caps Ctrl-Alt-3 Heading Level 3
Ctrl-F4 Close F1 Help
Ctrl-W Close Shift-F1 Help—What’s This?
Ctrl-C Copy Ctrl-Shift-H Hidden text
Ctrl-Shift-C Copy formatting Ctrl-K Hyperlink
Ctrl-Alt = Customize a menu Ctrl-Shift-M Indent—decrease
Ctrl-Alt-Num + Customize a shortcut Ctrl-M Indent—increase
Ctrl-X Cut Ctrl-Alt-M Insert Comment
Alt-Shift-D Date Field Ctrl-Alt-L Insert ListNum field
Ctrl-Tab Dialog box next tabbed section Ctrl-I Italics
Ctrl-Shift-Tab Dialog box previous tabbed section Ctrl-E Justify—Center
Ctrl-F7 Document window—move Ctrl-J Justify—Full
Ctrl-F5 Document window—restore Ctrl-L Justify—Left
Ctrl-F8 Document window—size Ctrl-R Justify—Right
Shift-drag Drawing—constrain shape to Ctrl-1 Line-spacing 1
symmetrical
Ctrl-drag Drawing—draw from center Ctrl-5 Line-spacing 1.5
Ctrl-Alt- . Ellipsis Ctrl-2 Line-spacing 2
Ctrl-Alt-Num - Em Dash Ctrl-Shift-L List Bullet Style
Ctrl-Num - En Dash Alt-F8 Macros—edit
Ctrl-Alt-E Endnote Alt-F11 Macros—view VBA code
Alt-F4 Exit application Alt-Shift-X Mark—Index entry
Shift-F9 Fields—display code (toggle) Alt-Shift-I Mark—TOA citation
Alt-F9 Fields—display codes (toggle) Alt-Shift-O Mark—TOC entry
Alt-Shift-F9 Fields—double-click in field Ctrl-F10 Maximize window
Ctrl-F9 Fields—insert blank field F10 Menu Bar
Ctrl-3 Fields—lock a field Alt-Shift-E Merge—data edit
Ctrl-F11 Fields—lock a field Alt-Shift-F Merge—field insert
F11 Fields—next field Alt-Shift-K Merge—preview
Shift-F11 Fields—previous field Alt-Shift-N Merge—to document
Ctrl-6 Fields—unlink a field Alt-Shift-M Merge—to printer
Ctrl-Shift-F9 Fields—unlink a field Alt-Shift-F11 Microsoft Script Editor
Ctrl-4 Fields—unlock a field Ctrl-Alt-F1 Microsoft System Info
Ctrl-Shift-F11 Fields—unlock a field Ctrl- Move between master/subdocument
Alt-Shift-U Fields—update Ctrl-N New document
Ctrl-Shift-F7 Fields—update link in source Shift-Enter Newline within paragraph
F9 Fields—update selected field Ctrl-F6 Next window
Ctrl-F Find Ctrl-Shift-8 Nonprinting characters on/off
Ctrl-D Font Ctrl-Shift-N Normal Style
Ctrl-Shift-F Font Face Ctrl-O Open a document
Ctrl- ] or [ Font grow/shrink 1 pt. Alt-Shift - Outlining—collapse

10. WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS!
MS Word Keyboard Shortcuts (continued)
Alt-Shift-Num - Outlining—collapse F12 Save As
Alt-Shift = Outlining—expand Ctrl-A Select All
Alt-Shift-Num + Outlining—expand F8 Selection extended
Alt-Shift-Up/Down Outlining—move up/down Shift-F8 Selection reduced
Alt-Shift-Left/Right Outlining—promote/demote Shift-F10 Shortcut Menu
Alt-Shift-L Outlining—Show 1st line Ctrl-Shift-K Small Caps
Alt-Shift-1 Outlining—Show Heading 1 Ctrl - Soft hyphen -
Alt-Shift-2 Outlining—Show Heading 2 F7 Spelling and Grammar check
Alt-Shift-3 Outlining—Show Heading 3 Alt-F7 Spell-It—display next misspelling
Alt-Shift-4 Outlining—Show Heading 4 Ctrl-F3 Spike—cut to
Alt-Shift-5 Outlining—Show Heading 5 Ctrl-Shift-F3 Spike—paste
Alt-Shift-6 Outlining—Show Heading 6 Ctrl-Alt-S Split a window
Alt-Shift-7 Outlining—Show Heading 7 Ctrl-Shift-S Style box
Alt-Shift-8 Outlining—Show Heading 8 Ctrl = Subscript
Alt-Shift-9 Outlining—Show Heading 9 Ctrl-Shift = Superscript
Alt-Shift-A Outlining—Show All Headings Ctrl-Shift-Q Symbol Font
Alt-Shift-P Page number field Ctrl-Alt-U Table—remove border lines
Alt-Shift-C Pane—Close Alt-PgDn Table—to column bottom
Ctrl-0 (zero) Paragraph Space Above (add/delete 12 Alt-PgUp Table—to column top
pt.)
Ctrl-V Paste Alt-Home Table—to row beginning
Ctrl-Shift-V Paste formatting Alt-End Table—to row end
Ctrl-P Print Shift-F7 Thesaurus
Ctrl-Alt-I Print Preview Alt-Shift-T Time Field
Ctrl-spacebar Remove Character formats Ctrl-Alt-PgDn/PgUp To bottom/top of screen
Ctrl-Shift-Z Remove Character formats Ctrl-U Underline
Ctrl-Alt - Remove menu item Ctrl-Shift-D Underline—double
Ctrl-Q Remove Paragraph formats Ctrl-Shift-W Underline—word
Shift-F4 Repeat Find Ctrl-Z Undo
Ctrl-Alt-Y Repeat Find Ctrl-Alt-N View—Normal
Ctrl-Y Repeat/Redo Ctrl-Alt-O View—Outline
Ctrl-H Replace Ctrl-Alt-P View—Page
Ctrl-Shift-E Revision Marks on/off F6 Window pane—next
Ctrl-S Save Shift-F6 Window pane—previous