General Windows Shortcuts

We’ll kickoff the list with some really general shortcuts that you often used.

       Shortcut                            Description

• 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)