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Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP
To |
Press |
Set focus on a notification. |
Windows Key+B |
View properties for the selected item. |
ALT+ENTER |
Displays the properties of the selected object. |
ALT+Enter |
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. |
ALT+ESC |
“Close the active item, or quit the active program. |
ALT+F4 |
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the System menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Switch between open items. |
ALT+TAB |
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box. |
ALT+Underlined letter |
Display the corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name |
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box. |
Arrow keys |
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box. |
BACKSPACE |
Copy selected item. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
Select all. |
CTRL+A |
Copy. |
CTRL+C |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Display the Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Create shortcut to selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Highlight a block of text. |
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Move backward through tabs in a dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move forward through tabs in a dialog box. |
CTRL+TAB |
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
Paste. |
CTRL+V |
Search for computers. |
CTRL+Windows Key+F |
Cut. |
CTRL+X |
Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
Delete. |
DELETE |
Display the bottom of the active window. |
END |
Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box. |
ENTER |
Cancel the current task. |
ESC |
Display Help in a dialog box. |
F1 |
Activate the menu bar in the active program. |
F10 |
Rename selected item. |
F2 |
Search for a file or folder. |
F3 |
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
F4 |
Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the top of the active window. |
HOME |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the top of the active window. |
HOME |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the top of the active window. |
HOME |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Menu key |
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. |
NUM LOCK for five seconds |
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) |
Collapse the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) |
Display the contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
Display current selection if it’s collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |
Switch FilterKeys on and off. |
Right SHIFT for eight seconds |
Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the top of the active window. |
HOME |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Menu key |
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. |
NUM LOCK for five seconds |
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) |
Collapse the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) |
Display the contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
Display current selection if it’s collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |
Switch FilterKeys on and off. |
Right SHIFT for eight seconds |
Switch StickyKeys on and off. |
SHIFT five times |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing. |
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. |
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
Move backward through options in a dialog box. |
SHIFT+TAB |
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box. |
SPACEBAR |
Move forward through options in a dialog box. |
TAB |
Carry out the corresponding command. |
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu |
Display or hide the Start menu. |
Windows Key |
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. |
Windows Key+ L |
Display the System Properties dialog box. |
Windows Key+BREAK |
Show the desktop. |
Windows Key+D |
Open My Computer. |
Windows Key+E |
Search for a file or folder. |
Windows Key+F |
Display Windows Help. |
Windows Key+F1 |
Minimize all windows. |
Windows Key+M |
Open the Run dialog box. |
Windows Key+R |
Restores minimized windows. |
Windows Key+Shift+M |
Opens Utility Manager. |
Windows Key+U |