More than 100 Keyboard Shortcuts must read
Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft
Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the
selected item permanently
without placing the item in the
Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item
(Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an
item (Create a shortcut to the
selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected
item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the previous paragraph)
14. 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)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a
folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the
properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item,
or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the
properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the
shortcut menu for the active
window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active
document in programs that
enable you to have multiple
documents opensimultaneou sly)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the
open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items
in the order that they had been
opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the
screen elements in a window or
on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address
bar list in My Computer or
Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the
shortcut menu for the selected
item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the
System menu for the active
window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start
menu)
29. 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)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu
bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next
menu to the right, or open a
submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next
menu to the left, or close a
submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active
window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder
onelevel up in My Computer or
Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-
ROMinto the CD-ROM drive
(Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically playing)
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward
through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move
backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the
options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward
through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform
the corresponding command or
select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command
for the active option or button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the
check box if the active option is a
check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if
the active option is a group of
option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the
active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one
level up if a folder is selected in
the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide
the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display
the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the
desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all
of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M
(Restorethe minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My
Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a
file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search
for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display
Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the
keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the
Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility
Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard
Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
(Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT
SCREEN (Switch High Contrast
either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
(Switch the MouseKeys either on
or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the
StickyKeys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds
(Switch the ToggleKeys either on
or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open
Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the
active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the
active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*)
(Display all of the subfolders that
are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+)
(Display the contents of the
selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-)
(Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the
current selection if it is expanded,
or select the parent folder)
27. 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:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the
rightor to the beginning of the
next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left
orto the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one
row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at
a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one
screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of
the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the
line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first
character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last
character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between
Enlarged and Normal mode when
a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console
(MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a
console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of
all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC
window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action
menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View
menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites
menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard
Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page
or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the
window menu for the active
console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action
shortcut menu for the selected
item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if
any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of
all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active
console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active
console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the
Properties dialog box, if any, for
theselected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected
item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active
console window. When a console
has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection
Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the
Microsoft Windows NT Security
dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between
programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch
between programs from right to
left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the
programs in most recently used
order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start
menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the
client computer between a
window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the
Windows menu)
8. 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.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place
asnapshot of the entire client
window area on the Terminal
server clipboardand provide the
same functionality aspressing ALT
+PRINT SCREEN on a local
computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize
Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog
box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance
of the browser with the same
Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog
box,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog
box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current
Web )
Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft
Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the
selected item permanently
without placing the item in the
Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item
(Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an
item (Create a shortcut to the
selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected
item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the
insertion point to the beginning
of the previous paragraph)
14. 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)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a
folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the
properties for the selected item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item,
or quit the active program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the
properties of the selected object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the
shortcut menu for the active
window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active
document in programs that
enable you to have multiple
documents opensimultaneou sly)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the
open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items
in the order that they had been
opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the
screen elements in a window or
on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address
bar list in My Computer or
Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the
shortcut menu for the selected
item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the
System menu for the active
window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start
menu)
29. 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)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu
bar in the active program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next
menu to the right, or open a
submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next
menu to the left, or close a
submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active
window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder
onelevel up in My Computer or
Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-
ROMinto the CD-ROM drive
(Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically playing)
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward
through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move
backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the
options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward
through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform
the corresponding command or
select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command
for the active option or button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the
check box if the active option is a
check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if
the active option is a group of
option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the
active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one
level up if a folder is selected in
the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide
the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display
the System Properties dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the
desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all
of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M
(Restorethe minimized windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My
Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a
file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search
for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display
Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the
keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the
Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility
Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard
Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
(Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT
SCREEN (Switch High Contrast
either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
(Switch the MouseKeys either on
or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the
StickyKeys either on or off)
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds
(Switch the ToggleKeys either on
or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open
Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the
active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the
active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*)
(Display all of the subfolders that
are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+)
(Display the contents of the
selected folder)
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-)
(Collapse the selected folder)
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the
current selection if it is expanded,
or select the parent folder)
27. 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:
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the
rightor to the beginning of the
next line)
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left
orto the end of the previous line)
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row)
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one
row)
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at
a time)
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one
screen at a time)
7. HOME (Move to the beginning of
the line)
8. END (Move to the end of the
line)
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first
character)
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last
character)
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between
Enlarged and Normal mode when
a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console
(MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
3. CTRL+S (Save the open console)
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a
console item)
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window)
6. F5 key (Update the content of
all console windows)
7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC
window menu)
8. ALT+F4 (Close the console)
9. ALT+A (Display the Action
menu)
10. ALT+V (Display the View
menu)
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu)
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites
menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard
Shortcuts
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page
or active pane)
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the
window menu for the active
console window)
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action
shortcut menu for the selected
item)
4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if
any, for the selected item)
5. F5 key (Update the content of
all console windows)
6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active
console window)
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active
console window)
8. ALT+ENTER (Display the
Properties dialog box, if any, for
theselected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected
item)
10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active
console window. When a console
has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection
Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the
Microsoft Windows NT Security
dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between
programs from left to right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch
between programs from right to
left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the
programs in most recently used
order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start
menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the
client computer between a
window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the
Windows menu)
8. 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.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place
asnapshot of the entire client
window area on the Terminal
server clipboardand provide the
same functionality aspressing ALT
+PRINT SCREEN on a local
computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize
Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog
box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance
of the browser with the same
Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog
box,the same as CTRL+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog
box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current
Web )
