Keys |
Action |
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CTRL+C |
Copy |
CTRL+X |
Cut |
CTRL+V |
Paste |
CTRL+Z |
Undo |
CTRL+A |
Select all |
DELETE |
Delete |
SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item
in the Recycle Bin |
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 while dragging an item |
Copy the selected item |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Create a shortcut to the selected item |
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ESC |
Cancel the current task |
F1 key |
Display Help |
F2 key |
Rename the selected item |
F3 key |
Search for a file or a folder |
F4 key |
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
Display the items in the active list
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F5 key |
Update the active window |
F6 key |
Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F10 key |
Activate the menu bar in the active program |
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ALT+F4 |
Close the active item, or quit the active program |
CTRL+F4 |
Close the active document in programs that enable you to
have multiple documents open simultaneously
Close the active console window. When a console has only
one console window, this shortcut closes the console
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CTRL+F5 |
Restore the active console window |
SHIFT+F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
CTRL+F10 |
Maximize the active console window |
LEFT ARROW |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
RIGHT ARROW |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
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Windows Logo |
Display or hide the Start menu |
Windows Logo+F1 |
Display Windows Help |
Windows Logo+BREAK |
Display the System Properties dialog box |
Windows Logo+D |
Display the desktop |
Windows Logo+E |
Open My Computer |
Windows Logo+F |
Search for a file or a folder |
Windows Logo+ L |
Lock the keyboard |
Windows Logo+M |
Minimize all of the windows |
Windows Logo+R |
Open the Run dialog box |
Windows Logo+U |
Open Utility Manager |
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