Windows Shortcut Keys
Operating System
- Alt + Tab Switch between open applications.
- Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications.
- Ctrl + Esc Bring up start button.
- Alt + Esc Switch between open applications on taskbar.
- F2 Renames selected Icon
- F3 Starts Find from desktop
- F4 Opens the drive selection when browsing.
- F5 Refresh Contents
- Alt + F4 Closes Current Open Program.
- Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program
- Alt + Enter Opens Properties window of Selected icon or program.
- Alt+Double-Click Properties
- Shift + F10 Simulates right click on selected item.
- Shift + Del Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin.
- Holding Shift Boot safe mode or bypass system files.
- Holding Shift When putting in an audio cd will pr/event CD Player from playing.
Start Menu
- Win + F Find
- Win + E Explorer
- Win + D Show Desktop
- Win + M Show Desktop (minimize all)
- Shift-Win+M Undo Minimize All
- Win + R Run Dialog
- Win+Pause/Break System properties
- F1 Windows Help
- Ctrl+drag a file to a folder Copy a file
- Alt+PrintScrn Copies screen shot of open window
In a Program
- Alt + F File menu options in current program.
- Alt + E Edit options in current program
- F1 Universal Help in 90% of Windows programs.
- Ctrl + X Cut selected item.
- Shift + Del Cut selected item.
- Ctrl + C Copy selected item.
- Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item
- Ctrl + V Paste
- Shift + Ins Paste
- Home Goes to beginning of current line.
- Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document.
- End Goes to end of current line.
- Ctrl + End Goes to end of document.
- Shift+Home Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
- Shift + End Highlights from current position to end of line.
- Ctrl + Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time.
- Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.
- Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.
- Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.
Internet Explorer
- Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.
- Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.
- F5 Refresh current page / frame.
- Esc Stop page or download from loading.
- Ctrl + N Open New browser window.
- Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.
- Ctrl + O Open a web page
