Copy. |
CTRL+C |
Cut. |
CTRL+X |
Paste. |
CTRL+V |
Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
Delete. |
DELETE |
Delete selected item permanently without
placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
Copy selected item. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
Create shortcut to selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Rename selected item. |
F2 |
Move the insertion point to the beginning
of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning
of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning
of the next paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning
of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
Highlight a block of text. |
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Select more than one item in a window
or on the desktop, or select text within a document. |
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Select all. |
CTRL+A |
Search for a file or folder. |
F3 |
View properties for the selected item. |
ALT+ENTER |
Close the active item, or quit the active
program. |
ALT+F4 |
Opens the shortcut menu for the active
window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Close the active document in programs
that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
Switch between open items. |
ALT+TAB |
Cycle through items in the order they
were opened. |
ALT+ESC |
Cycle through screen elements in a window
or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the Address bar list in My Computer
or Windows Explorer. |
F4 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected
item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
Display the System menu for the active
window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
Display the corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name |
Carry out the corresponding command. |
Underlined letter in a command name on an
open menu |
Activate the menu bar in the active program. |
F10 |
Open the next menu to the right, or open
a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
Open the next menu to the left, or close
a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
View the folder one level up in My Computer
or Windows Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
Cancel the current task. |
ESC |
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM
drive |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing. |