Windows Keyboard Shortcut Keys

General shortcuts

F1

Display context-sensitive Help.

Shift+F1

Display context-sensitive Help (same as F1).

F2

Rename the selected item.

F3

Find next.

F5

Refresh the active window.

F10

Activate the menu bar in the active program.

Alt+Enter

Display the Properties dialog box for the selected item.

Ctrl+A

Select all.

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert

Copy.

Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Delete

Cut.

Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert

Paste.

Ctrl+Y, Alt+Shift+Backspace

Redo.

Ctrl+Z, Alt+Backspace

Undo.

Ctrl+F

Open the Find dialog box.

Ctrl+H

Open the Replace dialog box.

Ctrl+N

Open a new blank document or the New dialog box.

Ctrl+O

Open the Open dialog box.

Ctrl+P

Open the Print dialog box.

Ctrl+S

Save the active document (normally without opening the Save As dialog box).

Shift+F10

Display the context menu for the selected item.

Ctrl+B

Bold

Ctrl+I

Italic

Ctrl+U

Underline

List view shortcuts

Home

Select first item.

End

Select last item.

Ctrl+Home

Move focus to first item without selecting.

Ctrl+End

Move focus to last item without selecting.

Ctrl+Arrow keys+spacebar

Allow discontinuous multiple selection of items.

Any printable key or keys

Moves the selection to the item matching prefix letters in the

beginning of the label.

Ctrl+Shift+left arrow, Ctrl+Shift+right arrow Change the column width.

Plus sign (+) on numeric keypad

Display the sub-items directly under the selected item.

Minus sign (-) on numeric keypad

Collapse the items directly under the selected item group.

left arrow

Collapse the current selection (if it is expanded) and move focus to the

group leaf root.

right arrow

Display the sub-items directly under the selected item (if it is collapsed).

Alt+left arrow

View the previous group.

Alt+right arrow

View the next group.

Ctrl+up arrow

Scroll the view without change of the selection.

Ctrl+down arrow

Scroll the view without change of the selection.

Any printable key or keys

Moves the selection to the item matching prefix letters in the beginning of

label.

Alt+Enter

Search for entered term using local search.

Shift+Enter

Search for entered term using Internet browser.

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Launch a program elevated if used from the Start menu.

Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Page Down

Cycle through the tab controls.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Ctrl+Page Up

Reverse cycle through the tab controls.

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+Shift with any of the arrow keys

Select a block of text.

Alt+Shift+up arrow

Move selected item up.

Alt+Shift+down arrow

Move selected item down.

Windows shortcuts

Alt

Activate or inactivate the menu bar.

Alt+Esc

Cycle through items in the order they were opened.

Alt+Shift+Esc

Cycle through items in the reverse order they were opened.

Alt+hyphen

Display context menu for the active child window (multiple-document

interface [MDI] application).

Application key

Display the context menu for the selected item.

Print Screen

Copy the entire screen image to the clipboard.

Alt+Print Screen

Copy the active window image to the clipboard.

Alt+spacebar

Display the system menu for the active window.

Alt+Tab

Cycle through open primary windows.

Alt+Shift+Tab

Reverse cycle through open primary windows.

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Cycle through open primary windows without closing the menu.

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Tab

Reverse cycle through open primary windows without closing the menu.

Ctrl+Esc

Display the Start menu.

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Start Task Manager.

Ctrl+Alt+Delete

Display the Windows security screen.

Shift+<click program on taskbar>

Launch the program. (Windows 7)

Ctrl+Shift+<click program on taskbar>

Launch the program elevated. (Windows 7)

Ctrl+F4

Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents

open).

Ctrl+Tab, F6

Moves to next pane or palette within a program.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab, Shift+F6

Moves to previous pane or palette within a program.

Ctrl+F6

Moves to next window in a group of related windows (or between MDI document

windows).

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Moves to previous window in a group of related windows (or between MDI document

windows).

Windows logo key+spacebar

Bring Windows Desktop Gadgets to the front.

Windows logo key+T

Set focus on the taskbar and cycle through programs.

Windows logo key+Tab

Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3D.

Windows logo key+Shift+Tab

Reverse cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows

Flip 3D.

Windows logo key+Ctrl+Tab

Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by

using Windows Flip 3D.

Windows logo key+U

Open Ease of Access Center.

Windows logo key+X

Open Windows Mobility Center.

Windows logo key+F1

Launch Windows Help and Support.

Windows logo key, program name, Enter

Launch program.

Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock

Toggle MouseKeys on and off.

Shift pressed five times

Toggle StickyKeys on and off.

Holding right Shift for eight seconds

Toggle FilterKeys on and off.

Holding Num Lock for five seconds

Toggle ToggleKeys on and off.

Windows Explorer shortcuts

F3 or Ctrl+F

Search for a file or folder.

F4

Display the Address bar list.

Alt+D

Select the Address bar.

Alt+up arrow

View the folder one level up.

Alt+left arrow or Backspace

Go back to previous location viewed.

Alt+right arrow

Go forward to next location in viewed.

Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W

Close the active item, or exit the active program.

Ctrl+D or Delete

Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.

Shift+Delete

Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle

Bin.

Ctrl+N

Opens current location in a new window.

Ctrl+Shift while dragging an item

Create shortcut to selected item.

Left Alt+Shift

Switch input languages or keyboard layouts (available and

configurable when the user installed multiple keyboard

layouts).

Ctrl+Shift

Switch keyboard layouts or input languages (available and

configurable when the user installed multiple keyboard

layouts).

Esc

Cancel the current task or search.

General shortcuts

F11, Alt+Enter

Turn Full Screen Mode on or off.

Ctrl+A

Select all items on the page.

Ctrl+F

Find a word or phrase on a page.

Ctrl+L

Open the Open dialog box.

Ctrl+N

Open the current Web page in a new window.

Ctrl+P

Print the page.

Ctrl+plus sign

Zoom in.

Ctrl+minus sign

Zoom out.

Ctrl+0

Zoom to 100 percent.

Tab

Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh button, Search box, and items on a Web page.

Ctrl+F5

Refresh page and the cache.

Alt+Home

Go to home page.

Alt+left arrow

Go backward.

Alt+right arrow

Go forward.

Esc

Stop downloading page.

Ctrl+D

Add current page to Favorites.

Ctrl+H

Open History.

Ctrl+Shift+H

Open History in pinned mode.

Ctrl+I

Open Favorites.

Ctrl+Shift+I

Open Favorites in pinned mode.

Ctrl+J

Open Feeds.

Ctrl+Shift+J

Open Feeds in pinned mode.

Ctrl+Shift+left mouse button

Open link in new foreground tab.

Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W

Close tab (closes window if only one tab is open).

Ctrl+Q

Open Quick Tab view that displays thumbnails of the tabs.

Ctrl+T

Open new tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Q

View list of open tabs.

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to next tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to previous tab.

Ctrl+(number)

Switch to the given tab number.

Alt+D

Select the Address bar.

Alt+Enter

Open the Web site address that is typed in the Address bar in new tab.

Ctrl+Enter

Add "http://www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of text in Address bar.

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Add "http://www." to the beginning and the Web site address suffix you have specified to

the end of text in the Address bar.

Ctrl+down arrow

View list of search providers.