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General Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows

CTRL+C(Copy)

CTRL+X (Cut)

CTRL+Z (Undo)

DELETE (Delete)

SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

F2 key (Rename the selected item)

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+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

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+A (Select all)

F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)

Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

F5 key (Update the active window)

BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

ESC (Cancel the current task)

SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

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.

CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)

TAB (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 (Perform the command for the active option or button)

SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)

Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)

F1 key (Display Help)

F4 key (Display the items in the active list)

BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Shortcuts Commands In Run

Calc - Calculator

Cfgwiz32 - ISDN Configuration Wizard

Charmap - Character Map

Chkdisk - Repair damaged files

Cleanmgr - Cleans up hard drives

Clipbrd - Windows Clipboard viewer

Cmd - Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)

Control - Displays Control Panel

Dcomcnfg - DCOM user security

Debug - Assembly language programming tool

Defrag - Defragmentation tool

Drwatson - Records programs crash & snapshots

Dxdiag - DirectX Diagnostic Utility

Explorer - Windows Explorer

Fontview - Graphical font viewer

Ftp - ftp.exe program

Hostname - Returns Computer's name

Ipconfig - Displays IP configuration for all network adapters

Jview - Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes

MMC - Microsoft Management Console

Msconfig - Configuration to edit startup files

Msinfo32 - Microsoft System Information Utility

Nbtstat - Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP

Netstat - Displays all active network connections

Nslookup- Returns your local DNS server

Ping - Sends data to a specified host/IP

Regedit - registry Editor

Regsvr32 - register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX

Regwiz - Reistration wizard

Sfc /scannow - Sytem File Checker

Sndrec32 - Sound Recorder

Sndvol32 - Volume control for soundcard

Sysedit - Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.)

Systeminfo - display various system information in text console

Taskmgr - Task manager

Telnet - Telnet program

Taskkill - kill processes using command line interface

Tskill - reduced version of Taskkill from Windows XP Home

Tracert - Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host

Winchat - simple chat program for Windows networks

Winipcfg - Displays IP configuration

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts List

Managing Windows

[Win+M] – Minimize all open windows
[Win+Shift+M] – Undo all window minimization
[Win+D] :- Toggle showing the desktop
[Windows+Up] – Maximize window
[Windows+Down] – Minimize windows / Restore
[Windows+Left] – Dock window to the left side
[Windows+Right] – Dock window to the right side
[Windows+Shift Up] – Maximize vertical size of window
[Windows+Shift Down] – Restore vertical size
[Windows+Shift Left] – Move window to left monitor
[Windows+Shift Right] – Move window to right monitor
[Win+Spacebar] – Aero desktop peek
[Win+Home] – minimize/maximize all inactive windows
[Alt+F4] - Close the active window
[Alt+Tab] - Switch to previous active window
[Alt+Esc] – Cycle through all open windows
[Win+Tab]- Flip 3D
[Ctrl+Win+Tab]- Persistent Flip 3D

Taskbar

[Win+Any number (1, 2, 3, .., 0)] – open the corresponding taskbar pinned program
[Ctrl+Click a pinned taskbar icon] – cycle through the program’s open windows
[Shift+Click a pinned taskbar icon] -run a new instance of the program
[Ctrl+Shift+Click a pinned taskbar icon] – run a new instance of the program as administrator
[Shift+Right-click on icon] – Show window menu (Restore, Minimize, Move etc)
[Shift+Right-click on grouped icon] - Show window menu (Restore All, Minimize All, Move All etc)
[Win+T] – Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview)
[Win+Shift+T] – As above, but in reverse order
[Win+R] - Opens Run dialog box

General

[Win+P] – show presentation mode projector options
[Win+G] – show desktop gadgets
[Win+L] – Lock computer
[Win+X] - Mobility Center
[Win++] - Zoom in
[Win+-] – Zoom out
[Win+=] – Magnifier

Windows Explorer

[Alt+P] - Show/hide Preview Pane
[Alt+Up] - Go up one level
[Alt+Left/Right] - Back/forward
[Alt+D] - Address Bar

INTERNET EXPLORER 9 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

VIEWING AND EXPLORING WEB PAGES

To do this	Press this
Display Help	F1
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window	F11
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar	TAB
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar	SHIFT+TAB
Start Caret Browsing	F7
Go to your home page	ALT+HOME
Go to the next page	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous page	ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Display a shortcut menu for a link	SHIFT+F10
Move forward through frames and browser elements	CTRL+TAB or F6
Scroll toward the beginning of a document	UP ARROW
Scroll toward the end of a document	DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments	PAGE UP
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments	PAGE DOWN
Move to the beginning of a document	HOME
Move to the end of a document	END
Find on this page	CTRL+F
Refresh the current webpage	F5
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same	CTRL+F5
Stop downloading a page	ESC
Open a new website or page	CTRL+O
Open a new window	CTRL+N
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window	CTRL+SHIFT+P
Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab)	CTRL+K
Reopen the last tab you closed	CTRL+SHIFT+T
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)	CTRL+W
Save the current page	CTRL+S
Print the current page or active frame	CTRL+P
Activate a selected link	ENTER
Open Favorites	CTRL+I
Open History	CTRL+H
Open Feeds	CTRL+J
Open the Page menu	ALT+P
Open the Tools menu	ALT+T
Open the Help menu	ALT+H

WORKING WITH TABS

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.

To do this	Press this
Open links in a new tab in the background	CTRL+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground	CTRL+SHIFT+click
Open a new tab in the foreground	CTRL+T
Switch between tabs	CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)	CTRL+W
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar	ALT+ENTER
Switch to a specific tab number	CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)
Switch to the last tab	CTRL+9
Close other tabs	CTRL+ALT+F4
Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off	CTRL+Q

USING ZOOM:

To do this	Press this
Increase zoom (+ 10%)	CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Decrease zoom (- 10%)	CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Zoom to 100%	CTRL+0

USING SEARCH:

To do this	Press this
Go to the search box	CTRL+E
Open your search query in a new tab	ALT+ENTER
Open the search provider menu	CTRL+DOWN ARROW

USING PRINT PREVIEW:

To do this	Press this
Set printing options and print the page	ALT+P
Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page	ALT+U
Display the first page to be printed	ALT+HOME
Display the previous page to be printed	ALT+LEFT ARROW
Type the number of the page you want displayed	ALT+A
Display the next page to be printed	ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Display the last page to be printed	ALT+END
Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)	ALT+F
Close Print Preview	ALT+C

USING THE ADDRESS BAR:

To do this	Press this
Select the text in the Address bar	ALT+D
Display a list of addresses you've typed	F4
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar	CTRL+ENTER
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches	UP ARROW
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches	DOWN ARROW

OPENING IE TOOLBAR MENU:

To do this	Press this
Open the Home menu	ALT+M
Open the Print menu	ALT+R
Open the RSS menu	ALT+J
Open the Tools menu	ALT+O
Open the Safety menu	ALT+S
Open the Help menu	ALT+L

WORKING WITH FEED, HISTORY AND FAVOURITES:

To do this	Press this
Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview)	CTRL+D
Delete browsing history	CTRL+SHIFT+DEL
Open an InPrivate Browsing window	CTRL+SHIFT+P
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	CTRL+B
Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box	ALT+UP ARROW
Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box	ALT+DOWN ARROW
Open Favorites Center and display your favorites	ALT+C
Open Favorites Center and display your history	CTRL+H
Open Favorites Center and display your feeds	CTRL+J
Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds	CTRL+SHIFT+J
Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)	ALT+Z
Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar	ALT+A
Display all feeds (when in feed view)	ALT+I
Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)	ALT+M
Put cursor in Search box in feed view	ALT+S

EDITING:

To do this	Press this
Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard	CTRL+X
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard	CTRL+C
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location	CTRL+V
Select all items on the current webpage	CTRL+A
Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools	F12

USING INFORMATION BAR:

To do this	Press this
Move focus to the Information bar	ALT+N
Click the Information bar	SPACEBAR