These are the Windows XP Shortcut Keys:
General Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+C
(Copy) |
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CTRL+X
(Cut) |
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CTRL+V
(Paste) |
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CTRL+Z
(Undo) |
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DELETE
(Delete) |
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SHIFT+DELETE
(Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle
Bin) |
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CTRL
while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) |
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CTRL+SHIFT
while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) |
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F2 key
(Rename the selected item) |
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CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) |
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CTRL+LEFT
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) |
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CTRL+DOWN
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) |
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CTRL+UP
ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) |
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CTRL+SHIFT
with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) |
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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) |
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CTRL+A
(Select all) |
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F3 key
(Search for a file or a folder) |
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ALT+ENTER
(View the properties for the selected item) |
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ALT+F4
(Close the active item, or quit the active program) |
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ALT+ENTER
(Display the properties of the selected object) |
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ALT+SPACEBAR
(Open the shortcut menu for the active window) |
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CTRL+F4
(Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously) |
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ALT+TAB
(Switch between the open items) |
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ALT+ESC
(Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) |
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F6 key
(Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) |
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F4 key
(Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) |
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SHIFT+F10
(Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) |
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ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the System menu for the active window) |
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CTRL+ESC
(Display the Start menu) |
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ALT+Underlined
letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) |
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Underlined
letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) |
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F10 key
(Activate the menu bar in the active program) |
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RIGHT
ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) |
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LEFT
ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) |
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F5 key
(Update the active window) |
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BACKSPACE
(View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) |
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ESC
(Cancel the current task) |
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SHIFT
when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically playing) |
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CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
(Open Task Manager) |
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
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.
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CTRL+TAB
(Move forward through the tabs) |
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
(Move backward through the tabs) |
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TAB
(Move forward through the options) |
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SHIFT+TAB
(Move backward through the options) |
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ALT+Underlined
letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option) |
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ENTER
(Perform the command for the active option or button) |
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SPACEBAR
(Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box) |
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Arrow
keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons) |
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F1 key
(Display Help) |
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F4 key
(Display the items in the active list) |
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BACKSPACE
(Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open
dialog box) |
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
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Windows
Logo (Display or hide the Start menu) |
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Windows
Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box) |
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Windows
Logo+D (Display the desktop) |
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Windows
Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows) |
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Windows
Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows) |
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Windows
Logo+E (Open My Computer) |
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Windows
Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder) |
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CTRL+Windows
Logo+F (Search for computers) |
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Windows
Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help) |
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Windows
Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard) |
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Windows
Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box) |
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Windows
Logo+U (Open Utility Manager) |
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
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Right
SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off) |
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Left
ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off) |
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Left
ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off) |
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SHIFT
five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off) |
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NUM LOCK
for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off) |
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Windows
Logo +U (Open Utility Manager) |
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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END
(Display the bottom of the active window) |
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HOME
(Display the top of the active window) |
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NUM
LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the
selected folder) |
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NUM
LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder) |
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NUM
LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder) |
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LEFT
ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent
folder) |
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RIGHT
ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first
subfolder) |
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you
double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the
grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
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RIGHT
ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line) |
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LEFT
ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) |
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UP ARROW
(Move up one row) |
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DOWN
ARROW (Move down one row) |
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PAGE UP
(Move up one screen at a time) |
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PAGE
DOWN (Move down one screen at a time) |
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HOME
(Move to the beginning of the line) |
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END
(Move to the end of the line) |
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CTRL+HOME
(Move to the first character) |
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CTRL+END
(Move to the last character) |
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SPACEBAR
(Switch between Enlarged and |
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard
Shortcuts
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CTRL+O
(Open a saved console) |
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CTRL+N
(Open a new console) |
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CTRL+S
(Save the open console) |
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CTRL+M
(Add or remove a console item) |
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CTRL+W
(Open a new window) |
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F5 key
(Update the content of all console windows) |
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ALT+SPACEBAR
(Display the MMC window menu) |
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ALT+F4
(Close the console) |
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ALT+A
(Display the Action menu) |
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ALT+V
(Display the View menu) |
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ALT+F
(Display the File menu) |
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ALT+O
(Display the Favorites menu) |
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+P
(Print the current page or active pane) |
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ALT+Minus
sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window) |
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SHIFT+F10
(Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item) |
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F1 key
(Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item) |
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F5 key
(Update the content of all console windows) |
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CTRL+F10
(Maximize the active console window) |
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CTRL+F5
(Restore the active console window) |
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ALT+ENTER
(Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item) |
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F2 key
(Rename the selected item) |
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CTRL+F4
(Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window,
this shortcut closes the console) |
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
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CTRL+ALT+END
(Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box) |
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ALT+PAGE
UP (Switch between programs from left to right) |
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ALT+PAGE
DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left) |
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ALT+INSERT
(Cycle through the programs in most recently used order) |
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ALT+HOME
(Display the Start menu) |
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CTRL+ALT+BREAK
(Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) |
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ALT+DELETE
(Display the Windows menu) |
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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.) |
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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.) |