| Most Important Windows ShortCuts |
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| 1 |
F1 |
Display Help |
| 2 |
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) |
Copy the selected item |
| 3 |
Ctrl + X |
Cut the selected item |
| 4 |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) |
Paste the selected item |
| 5 |
Ctrl + Z |
Undo an action |
| 6 |
Ctrl + Y |
Redo an action |
| 7 |
Delete (or Ctrl + D) |
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
| 8 |
Shift + Delete |
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
| 9 |
F2 |
Rename the selected item |
| 10 |
Ctrl + Right Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| 11 |
Ctrl + Left Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| 12 |
Ctrl + Down Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| 13 |
Ctrl + Up Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| 14 |
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key |
Select a block of text |
| 15 |
Shift with any arrow key |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document |
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Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar |
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
| 17 |
Ctrl + A |
Select all items in a document or window |
| 18 |
F3 |
Search for a file or folder |
| 19 |
Alt + Enter |
Display properties for the selected item |
| 20 |
Alt + F4 |
Close the active item, or exit the active program |
| 21 |
Alt + Spacebar |
Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
| 22 |
Ctrl + F4 |
Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
| 23 |
Alt + Tab |
Switch between open items |
| 24 |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
Use the arrow keys to switch between open items |
| 25 |
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel |
Change the size of icons on the desktop |
| 26 |
Windows logo key |
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
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| 28 |
+ Tab |
| 29 |
Ctrl+Windows logo key |
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
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| 31 |
+ Tab |
| 32 |
Alt + Esc |
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
| 33 |
F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
| 34 |
F4 |
Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer |
| 35 |
Shift + F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
| 36 |
Ctrl + Esc |
Open the Start menu |
| 37 |
Alt + underlined letter |
Display the corresponding menu |
| 38 |
Alt + underlined letter |
Perform the menu command (or other underlined command) |
| 39 |
F10 |
Activate the menu bar in the active program |
| 40 |
Right Arrow |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
| 41 |
Left Arrow |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
| 42 |
F5 (or Ctrl + R) |
Refresh the active window |
| 43 |
Alt + Up Arrow |
View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer |
| 44 |
Esc |
Cancel the current task |
| 45 |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
Open Task Manager |
| 46 |
Shift when you insert a CD |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing |
| 47 |
Left Alt + Shift |
Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled |
| 48 |
Ctrl+Shift |
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled |
| 49 |
Right or Left Ctrl + Shift |
Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages |
