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keyboard shortcut
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)
Dialog Box Keyboard
Shortcuts
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)
m*cro$oft 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)
m*cro$oft 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 m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch
between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch
between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle
through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME
(Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch
the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display
the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the
active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the
same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the
entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
m*cro$oft 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)