| • |
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) |
| • |
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open
Task Manager) |
If you press SHIFT+F8 in
extended selection list boxes,
you enable extended selection
mode. In this mode, you can use
an arrow key to move a cursor
without changing the selection.
You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or
SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the
selection. To cancel extended
selection mode, press SHIFT+F8
again. Extended selection mode
cancels itself when you move the
focus to another control.
| • |
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) |
| • |
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) |
| • |
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) |
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) |
| • |
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) |
| • |
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) |
| • |
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the
Microsoft 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
entire client window
area on the Terminal
server clipboard and
provide the same
functionality as
pressing ALT+PRINT
SCREEN on a local
computer.) |
| • |
CTRL+ALT+Plus 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+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) |