Windows 7 Tutorial

1. The complete guide to Windows 7 Shortcut Keys
Posted: 27 Sep 2011 09:23 AM PDT
There’s been a lot of talk recently about use use of shortcut keys in
Windows 8, primarily because 90+% of the people who will be using that
OS for the next few year won’t have access to a touch screen. What this has
brought home though is just how many people still reply on the old shortcut
keys, and I’m not just talking about Ctrl+X/C/V here. With this in mind I
thought I’d publish here the definitive list of all Windows 7 shortcut keys as
taken from my Microsoft Press book, Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside
Out.
General Shortcut Keys
To do this Press this key
Copy selected icon(s) CTRL+C
Cut selected icons(s) CTRL+X
Paste cut or copied text or item(s) to CTRL+V
current folder
Undo your most recent action CTRL+Z
Delete selected icon(s) to Recycle Bin DELETE or DEL
Delete selected icons(s) without moving to Recycle BinSHIFT+DELETE
Rename selected icon(s) F2
Extend selection through additional icons SHIFT+any
arrow key
Select all items in a document or window CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder F3
Display properties for selected icon ALT+ENTER
Close program in the active window ALT+F4
Open the shortcut menu for the active ALT+SPACEBAR
window
Close the active document in multiple CTRL+F4
document program
Show Flip 3D ~WS+TAB
Switch between open programs ALT+TAB
Cycle through open programs in the order ALT+ESC
they were opened
Cycle through screen elements on the F6
desktop or in a window
Display the shortcut menu for the SHIFT+F10
selected item
Open/close the Start menu CTRL+ESC or ~WS
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2. Open menu or perform menu command ALT+underlined letter
View menu bar in active program F10 or Alt
Move left or right in menu bar ¬ and ®
Move up or down in menu and ¯
Select highlighted menu command ENTER
Refresh the active window F5
View the folder one level up Windows BACKSPACE
Explorer
Cancel the current task ESC
Open Task Manager CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
Copy dragged item to destination CTRL+drag
Move dragged item to destination CTRL+SHIFT+drag
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
Description Key
Choose option with underlined letter ALT+letter
Select a button if the active option is a Arrow keys
group of option buttons
Open a folder one level up if a folder is BACKSPACE
selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
Go to previous tab CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Go to next tab CTRL+TAB
Same as clicking OK ENTER
Same as clicking Cancel ESC
Help F1 key
Display the items in the active list F4 key
Move to previous option SHIFT+TAB
Select or deselect the check box SPACEBAR
Move to next option TAB
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Description Key
Collapse the selected folder – on numeric keypad
Display all the subfolders under selected * on numeric keypad
folder
Select or collapse parent folder ¬
Expand current folder or move to next ¯
subfolder
Display the contents of the selected + on numeric keypad
folder
Display the bottom of the active windowEND
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3. Display the top of the active window HOME
Open selected folder in new instance SHIFT+Double-Click
Ease of Access Keyboard Shortcuts
Description Key
Open Ease ofAccessCenter ~WS+U
Switch the MouseKeys either on or off LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+NUM LOCK
Switch High Contrast either on or off LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
Switch the ToggleKeys either on or offNUM LOCK for five seconds
Switch FilterKeys either on or off RIGHT SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch the StickyKeys either on or off SHIFT five times
Windows Help Shortcut Keys
To do this Press this key
Open Windows Help and Support F1 or ~WS+F1
Display the Table of Contents ALT+C
Display the Connection Settings menu ALT+N
Display the Options menu F10
Move back to the previously viewed topicALT+¬
Move forward to the next (previously ALT+¯
viewed) topic
Display the customer support page ALT+A
Display the Help home page ALT+HOME
Move to the beginning of a topic HOME
Move to the end of a topic END
Search the current topic CTRL+F
Print a topic CTRL+P
Move to the Search box F3
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Description Key
Display or hide the Start menu ~WS
Lock the computer ~WS+L
Display the System Properties dialog box~WS+BREAK
Show the desktop ~WS+D
Open Computer folder ~WS+E
Search for file or folder ~WS+F
Search for computers CTRL+~WS+F
Display Windows Help ~WS+F1
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4. Minimize all the windows ~WS+M
Restore all minimized windows ~WS+SHIFT+M
Open the Run dialog box ~WS+R
Show Flip 3D ~WS+TAB
Open Ease ofAccessCenter ~WS+U
OpenWindowsMobility ~WS+X
Center
Text Navigation and Editing Shortcuts
Description Key
Move cursor down one line ¯®
Move cursor left one character ¬
Move cursor right one character ®¯
Move cursor up one line
Delete character to left of cursor BACKSPACE
Move cursor to start of next paragraphCTRL+¯®
Move cursor to start of previous CTRL+
paragraph
Move cursor to start of previous word CTRL+¬
Move cursor to start of next word CTRL+®¯
Select all CTRL+A
Copy to Clipboard CTRL+C
Copy the selected text to destination CTRL+drag
Select to end of paragraph CTRL+SHIFT+®
Select to end of word CTRL+SHIFT+Æ
Select to beginning of word CTRL+SHIFT+¬
Select to beginning of paragraph CTRL+SHIFT+
Select to end of document CTRL+SHIFT+END
Select to top of document CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Paste Clipboard contents to cursor CTRL+V
position
Cut to Clipboard CTRL+X
Undo last action CTRL+Z
Delete selected text or character at DEL
cursor
Cancel the current task ESC
Select to character in line above SHIFT+
Select to character in line below SHIFT+¯®
Select character to left SHIFT+¬
Select character to right SHIFT+®¯
Select from cursor to here SHIFT+Click
Select to end of line SHIFT+END
Select to beginning of line SHIFT+HOME
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5. Select text down one screen SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select text up one screen SHIFT+PAGE UP
Windows Character Map Shortcut Keys
Key Description
Move up one row
¯ Move down one row
¬ Move to the left or to the end of the
previous line
® Move to the right or to the beginning of
the next line
CTRL+END Move to the last character
CTRL+HOMEMove to the first character
END Move to the end of the line
HOME Move to the beginning of the line
PAGE DOWN Move down one screen at a time
PAGE UP Move up one screen at a time
SPACEBAR Switch between Enlarged and Normal modes
Microsoft Internet Explorer Shortcuts
To do this Press this
Add “www.” to the beginning and “.com” toCTRL+ENTER
the end of text in address bar
Add the current page to favorites CTRL+D
Click the Information bar SPACEBAR
Close current tab (or the current window CTRL+W
if tabbed browsing is disabled)
Close other tabs CTRL+ALT+F4
Close Print Preview ALT+C
Close the current window (if you have CTRL+W
only one tab open)
Copy selection to Clipboard CTRL+C
Display a list of addresses you’ve typed F4
Display a shortcut menu for a link SHIFT+F10
Display first page to be printed ALT+HOME
Display last page to be printed ALT+END
Display next page to be printed ALT+¯
Display previous page to be printed ALT+¬
Display zoom percentages ALT+Z
Find on this page CTRL+F
Go to home page ALT+HOME
Go to selected link ENTER
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6. Go to the next page ALT+¯
Go to the previous page ALT+¬ or BACKSPACE
Go to the Toolbar Search box CTRL+E
Help F1
Move back through the items on a Web SHIFT+TAB
page, the address bar, or the links bar
Move back through the list of ®
AutoComplete matches
Move backward between frames (if tabbed CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
browsing is disabled)
Move focus to the Information bar ALT+N
Move forward through frames and browser CTRL+TAB or F6
elements (if tabbed browsing is disabled)
Move forward through the items on a Web TAB
page, the address bar, or the links bar
Move forward through the list of ¯
AutoComplete matches
Move selected item down in the Favorites ALT+¯
list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
Move selected item up in the Favorites ALT+
list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
Move the cursor left to the next CTRL+¬
punctuation in the address bar
Move the cursor right to the next CTRL+®
punctuation in the address bar
Move to the beginning of the page HOME
Move to the end of the page END
Open a new tab in the foreground CTRL+T
Open a new tab in the foreground from the ALT+ENTER
address bar
Open a new Web site or page CTRL+O
Open a new window CTRL+N
Open Favorites CTRL+I
Open Feeds CTRL+J
Open History CTRL+H
Open links in a new background tab CTRL+click
Open links in a new foreground tab CTRL+SHIFT+click
Open search query in a new tab ALT+ENTER
Open the Organize Favorites CTRL+B
Page Setup ALT+U
Paste Clipboard contents CTRL+V
Print the current page or active frame CTRL+P
Refresh the current Web page F5
Refresh the current Web page regardless CTRL+F5
of timestamp
Save the current page CTRL+S
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7. Scroll down a line ¯
Scroll down a page PAGE DOWN
Scroll up a line
Scroll up a page PAGE UP
Select all items on the current Web page CTRL+A
Select frames to print in framed Web site ALT+F
Select the text in the address bar ALT+D
Set printing options and print the page ALT+P
Stop downloading a page ESC
Switch between tabs CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Switch to a specific tab number CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and
8)
Switch to the last tab CTRL+9
Toggle between full-screen and regular F11
views
Toggle Quick Tabs on or off CTRL+Q
Type the number of the page you want ALT+A
displayed
Zoom in ALT+PLUS SIGN
Zoom in 10 percent CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Zoom out ALT+MINUS SIGN
Zoom out 10 percent CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Zoom to 100 percent CTRL+0
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