Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

1. CTRL+C - Copy


2. CTRL+X - Cut


3. CTRL+V - Paste


4. CTRL+Z - Undo


5. CTRL+A - Select all


6. DELETE - Delete


7. SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin


8. CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item


9. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item - Create a shortcut to the selected item


10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word


11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word


12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph


13. CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph


14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text


15. 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


16. F2 key - Rename the selected item


17. F3 key - Search for a file or a folder


18. F4 key - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer


19. F5 key - Update the active window


20. F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop


21. F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program


22. ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program


23. ALT+ENTER - View the properties for the selected item


24. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu


25. CTRL+F4 - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously


26. ALT+TAB - Switch between the open items


27. ALT+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened


28. SHIFT+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item


29. ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the System menu for the active window


30. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Perform the corresponding command


31. RIGHT ARROW - Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu


32. LEFT ARROW - Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu


33. BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer


34. ESC - Cancel the current task


35. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive - Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing