Windows XP Shortcut Keys Alt + Tab Alt + F4 (in a program) Alt + F4 (from desktop) Alt + Enter At + Esc Switch

between open programs Closes the program Opens the Windows Shutdown&Restart dialog box Opens the Properties page of a selected item Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened In the active window, this brings up the dialog box for Move, Size, Minimize, Alt + Spacebar Maximize, or Close Shift + Insert CD or DVD lnserts a CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun Shift + Delete Permanently deletes an item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin) Ctrl+Shift+Esc Opens the Windows Task Manager Ctrl + drag an icon Copies that item Ctrl + Shift + drag an icon Creates a shortcut for the item Right-click + drag a fiIe Brings up a menu to copy, move, or create a shortcut PrtScn Take a screen shot of the entire screen so you can paste into a graphics program Takes a screen shot of only the active Window so you can paste into a graphics Alt + PrtScn program F1 Opens the Windows XP Help F2 Rename selected item F3 Opens Windows search for files and folders F5 (or Crl + R) Refresh Internet Explorer page, or refresh any other window Cycle through the different types of elements that can be selection on a screen or F6 window Selects the menu bar in the active program (usually File) so that you can use the F10 arrow keys to navigate through the menus and the Enter key to select Shift + F10 For a selected item, this does the same thing as a right-click with the mouse Tab Move through the different elements on a page or the fields in a form Shift + Tab Move backward through the different elements on a page or the fields in a form Ctrl + A Select All Ctrl + C Copy CtrI + X Cut CtrI + V Paste Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + P Print CtrI + O Open CtrI + Esc Opens the Star menu Ctrl + Backspace Deletes the entire word to the left Ctrl + Delete Deletes the entire word to the right Ctrl + Right arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word Ctrl + Left arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the prevous word Ctrl + Down arrow Moves The cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph Ctrl + Up arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Cutting, pasting, and deleting shortcuts

CTRL+C CTRL+X CTRL+V CTRL+Z DELETE SHIFT+DELETE CTRL while dragging an item CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item Copy Cut Paste Undo Delete Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin Copy the selected item Create a shortcut to the selected item

Moving the cursor in Windows

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

Dialog box Windows shortcuts

CTRL+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+TAB TAB Move forward through the tabs Move backward through the tabs Move forward through the options

SHIFT+TAB

Move backward through the options

ALT+Underlined letter Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option ENTER SPACEBAR Arrow keys F1 key F4 key BACKSPACE Perform the command for the active option or button Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons Display Help Display the items in the active list Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Windows Key shortcuts

Windows Logo Windows Logo+BREAK Windows Logo+D Windows Logo+M Display or hide the Start menu Display the System Properties dialog box Display the desktop Minimize all of the windows

Windows Logo+SHIFT+M Restore the minimized windows Windows Logo+E Windows Logo+F Open My Computer Search for a file or a folder

CTRL+Windows Logo+F Search for computers on a network Windows Logo+F1 Windows Logo+ L Windows Logo+R Windows Logo+U Display Windows Help Lock the keyboard Open the Run dialog box Open Utility Manager

Stuck with an older keyboard that lacks a Windows Key? Hold down CTRL and ESC simultaneously, instead. That key combination is the same as pressing the Windows Key.

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

END HOME Display the bottom of the active window Display the top of the active window

NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder NUM LOCK+Plus sign Display the contents of the selected folder

NUM LOCK+Minus sign Collapse the selected folder LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder

Miscellaneous keyboard shortcuts for Windows computing

F2 key CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys SHIFT with any of the arrow keys CTRL+A F3 key ALT+ENTER ALT+F4 ALT+ENTER ALT+SPACEBAR Rename the selected item Highlight a block of text Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document Select all Search for a file or a folder View the properties for the selected item Close the active item, or quit the active program Display the properties of the selected object Open the shortcut menu for the active window

CTRL+F4 ALT+TAB ALT+ESC F6 key

Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously Switch between the open items Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer Display the shortcut menu for the selected item Display the System menu for the active window Display the Start menu Display the corresponding menu

F4 key SHIFT+F10 ALT+SPACEBAR CTRL+ESC ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name

Underlined letter in a command name Perform the corresponding command on an open menu F10 key RIGHT ARROW LEFT ARROW F5 key BACKSPACE ESC Activate the menu bar in the active program Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu Update the active window View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer Cancel the current task

SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing the CD-ROM drive CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Open Task Manager