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Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Here are some of the more common keyboard shortcuts you can use when you are working with Windows. The shortcuts have been divided according to where you can use them. [NOTE: Some of Application Shortcuts may not work with certain programs]
As you read through the list of shortcut keys, when you see the names of keys separated by a plus (+) sign, it means to press and hold down the first key, and then press the second key. For example, if you see "Ctrl + Esc", it means to press and hold down the Ctrl key, and then while holding down the Ctrl key, press the Esc key, and then release them both.
Key Abbreviations:
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Alt
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alternate key
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Ctrl
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control key
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Esc
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escape key
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Del
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delete key
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Win
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Windows key (not on all keyboards)
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Shift
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shift key
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Enter
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enter (return) key
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menu Letter
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the underlined letter in a pulldown menu
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Pause/Break
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the pause - break key
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F#
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function keys (example: F2)
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Windows Desktop Shortcuts
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Display the Start Menu
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Ctrl + Esc or Win
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Toggle between running programs
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Alt + Tab
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Switch betwen running programs
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Alt + Esc
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Minimize all open windows
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Win + M or Win + D
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Restore all minimized windows
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Win + D
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Display the My Computer properties dialog box
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Win + Pause/Break
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Display the Find File dialog box
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Win + F or F3
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Start Windows Explorer
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Win + E
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Display the Close Program (task manager) dialog box
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Ctrl + Alt + Del (pressing these keys a second time will re-boot the computer)
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Rename a selected Desktop icon
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F2
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View a Desktop icon's properties
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Alt + Enter
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Bypass a CD-ROM's Autoplay feature
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Shift (while inserting the CD-ROM)
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Close a My Computer window and all its parrent windows
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Shift (while clicking the "X", Close button)
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Delete a selected Desktop icon without having it go to the Recycle Bin
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Shift + Del
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Copy a screen-shot to the clipboard
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Print Screen
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Display the Windows Startup Menu
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F8 (before the Windows splash screen appears)
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Shortcuts Inside an Application
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Pulldown an application menu
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Alt + menu letter (then use the arrow keys to select the menu option, and press Enter)
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Pulldown the application window "Control Menu"
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Alt + Spacebar
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Close (quit) the current application
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Alt + F4
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Open a help window
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F1
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Copy the selected object or text
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Ctrl + C
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Cut the selected object or text
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Ctrl + X
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Paste an object or text on the clipboard
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Ctrl + V
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Select all items on a page
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Ctrl + A
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Undo the last operation
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Ctrl + Z
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Move foward through text boxes
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Tab
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Move backward through text boxes
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Shift + Tab
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Save the current file or document
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Ctrl + S
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Start a New document
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Ctrl + N
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Open a document or file
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Ctrl + O
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