When speed counts, the keyboard is still king. Almost all the actions and
commands you can perform with a mouse you can perform faster using
combinations of keys on your keyboard. These simple keyboard shortcuts can
get you where you want to go faster than several clicks of a mouse. You'll
work faster on spreadsheets and similar documents, too, because you won't
lose your place switching back and forth between mouse and keys.
To
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Press
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Copy.
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CTRL+C
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Cut.
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CTRL+X
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Paste.
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CTRL+V
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Undo.
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CTRL+Z
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Delete.
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DELETE
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Delete
selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
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SHIFT+DELETE
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Copy
selected item.
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CTRL
while dragging an item
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Create
shortcut to selected item.
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CTRL+SHIFT
while dragging an item
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Rename
selected item.
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F2
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Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
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CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW
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Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
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CTRL+LEFT
ARROW
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Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
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CTRL+DOWN
ARROW
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Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
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CTRL+UP
ARROW
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Highlight
a block of text.
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CTRL+SHIFT
with any of the arrow keys
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Select
more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a
document.
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SHIFT
with any of the arrow keys
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Select
all.
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CTRL+A
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Search
for a file or folder.
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F3
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View
properties for the selected item.
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ALT+ENTER
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Close
the active item, or quit the active program.
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ALT+F4
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Opens
the shortcut menu for the active window.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Close
the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents
open simultaneously.
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CTRL+F4
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Switch
between open items.
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ALT+TAB
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Cycle
through items in the order they were opened.
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ALT+ESC
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Cycle
through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
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F6
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Display
the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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F4
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Display
the shortcut menu for the selected item.
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SHIFT+F10
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Display
the System menu for the active window.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Display
the Start menu.
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CTRL+ESC
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Display
the corresponding menu.
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ALT+Underlined
letter in a menu name
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Carry
out the corresponding command.
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Underlined
letter in a command name on an open menu
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Activate
the menu bar in the active program.
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F10
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Open
the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
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RIGHT
ARROW
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Open
the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
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LEFT
ARROW
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Refresh
the active window.
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F5
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View
the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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BACKSPACE
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Cancel
the current task.
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ESC
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SHIFT
when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
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Prevent
the CD from automatically playing.
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To
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Press
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Move
forward through tabs.
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CTRL+TAB
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Move
backward through tabs.
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
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Move
forward through options.
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TAB
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Move
backward through options.
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SHIFT+TAB
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Carry
out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
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ALT+Underlined
letter
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Carry
out the command for the active option or button.
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ENTER
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Select
or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.
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SPACEBAR
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Select
a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.
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Arrow
keys
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Display
Help.
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F1
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Display
the items in the active list.
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F4
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Open
a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog
box.
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BACKSPACE
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If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard
that includes the Windows logo key and the Application
key , you can use
these keyboard shortcuts:
To
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Press
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Switch
FilterKeys on and off.
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Right
SHIFT for eight seconds
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Switch
High Contrast on and off.
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Left
ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
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Switch
MouseKeys on and off.
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Left
ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
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Switch
StickyKeys on and off.
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SHIFT
five times
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Switch
ToggleKeys on and off.
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NUM
LOCK for five seconds
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Open
Utility Manager.
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+U
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To
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Press
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Display
the bottom of the active window.
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END
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Display
the top of the active window.
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HOME
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Display
all subfolders under the selected folder.
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NUM
LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
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Display
the contents of the selected folder.
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NUM
LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
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Collapse
the selected folder.
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NUM
LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
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Collapse
current selection if it's expanded, or select parent
folder.
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LEFT
ARROW
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Display
current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
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RIGHT
ARROW
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