Windows Shortcut Commands

Nathan Podlich November 29, 2013

This document outlines Windows keyboard shortcuts. The list is based on information available through the MSDN website http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449.

Table 1: Windows system key combinations F1 CTRL-ESC ALT-TAB ALT-F4 SHIFT-DELETE c-L Help. Open Start menu. Switch between open programs. Quit program. Delete item permanently. Lock the computer.

Table 2: Windows program key combinations CTRL-C CTRL-X CTRL-V CTRL-Z CTRL-B CTRL-U CTRL-I Copy. Cut. Paste. Undo. Bold. Underline. Italic.

Table 3: Mouse click/keyboard modier combinations for shell objects SHIFT-RIGHT CLICK SHIFT-DOUBLE CLICK ALT-DOUBLE CLICK SHIFT-DELETE Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands. Runs the alternative default command (the second item on the menu. Display properties. Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin.

Table 4: General keyboard-only commands F1 F10 SHIFT-F10 CTRL-ESC CTRL-SHIFT-ESC ALT- ALT-TAB SHIFT ALT-SPACE ALT-CTRL-TAB ALT-c ALT-F4 CTRL-F4 ALT-F6 Starts Windows Help. Activates menu bar options. Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (same as RIGHT CLICK). Opens the Start menu. Opens Windows Task Manager. Opens a drop-down list box. Switch to another running program. If held while inserting a CD-ROM, autorun feature is bypassed. Displays the main windows System menu. Displays the Multiple Document Interface child windows System menu. Switch to the next child window of a Mutliple Document Interface program. Open the menu (c is an underlined character in a menu item). Close the current window. Close the current Multiple Document Interface window. Switch between mutltiple windows in the same program.

Table 5: Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts F2 F3 CTRL-X CTRL-C CTRL-V SHIFT-DELETE ALT-ENTER CTRL-DRAG CTRL-SHIFTDRAG Rename object. Find all les. Cut. Copy. Paste. Delete selection immediately without moving the item to the Recycle Bin. Open the properties for the selected object. Copies le (instead of moving le). Creates a shortcut (instead of moving le).

Table 6: General folder/shortcut control F4 F5 F6 CTRL-Z CTRL-A BACKSPACE SHIFT-CLICK close button Selects the Go To A Dierent Folder box and moves down the entries. Refreshes the current window. Moves among panes in Windows Explorer. Undo the last command. Select all items in the current window. Switch to the parent folder. Close current folder and all parent folders.

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Table 7: Windows Explorer tree control * (NUMPAD) - (NUMPAD) - (NUMPAD) Expands everything under the current selection. Expands the current selection. Collapses the current selection. Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the rst child. Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent.

Table 8: Properties control CTRL-TAB CTRL-SHIFT-TAB Move to the next property tabs. Move to the previous property tabs.

Table 9: Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

c c-R c-M c-SHIFT-M c-F1 c-E c-F c-D c-CTRL-F c-CTRL-TAB

c-TAB c-BREAK

Opens the Start menu. Opens the Run dialog box. Minimise all. Undo minimise all. Help. Windows Explorer. Find les or folders. Minimises all open windows and displays the desktop. Find computer. Moves focus from Start, to Quick Launch Toolbar, to the System Tray (use and to move on toolbar and tray). Cycle through taskbar buttons. System Properties dialog box.

Table 10: Dialog box keyboard commands TAB SHIFT-TAB SPACE Move to the next control in the dialog box. Move to the previous control in the dialog box. If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option. Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline). Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button. Move to the corresponding item (c is an underlined character in dialog box item).

ENTER ESC ALT-c

Table 11: Other commands (not listed on referenced MSDN page)

c+ P

Quick menu for controlling duplicate monitors/projector view.