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General Keyboard-Only Commands |
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F1 |
Windows Help (or help for active program, if available) |
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F3 |
Find Text in current window, or Windows/Computer |
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F10 |
Pull-Down Menu Mode (Like ALT) |
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SHIFT+F10 |
Display context menu for selected item, else acts as F10 |
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CTRL+ESC |
Display Start menu and move the focus to the taskbar |
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CTRL+ESC, ESC |
Move the focus on the taskbar so you can use TAB and then SHIFT+F10
for context menu, or use TAB and arrow key to change tasks, or use
TAB to go to the desktop |
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ALT+TAB |
Open Task Selector, hold ALT down, press TAB to select next
application, release ALT to activate. |
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ALT+ESC |
Switch to last active Window (acts like a back and forth toggle) |
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ALT+ENTER |
Toggle DOS window to/from Window to Full-Screen mode |
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ALT+M |
When the focus is on the taskbar or desktop, minimize all windows and
move the focus to the desktop |
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ALT+S |
When no windows are open and no items are selected on the desktop,
display the Start menu; then use arrow keys to select menu commands |
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ALT+SPACE |
Select Application/Window control menu (top left icon) |
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SHIFT (while inserting CD) |
Bypasses auto-run, if auto-run option active for CD-Drive |
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General control over
folders/Windows Explorer |
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F4 (in Explorer only) |
Displays the combo box |
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F5 |
Refresh files, paths, data etc. |
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F6 (in Explorer only) |
Switch between panes |
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CTRL+G |
Go To, if available in the application |
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CTRL+Z |
Undo or Re-do, depending on the program's Undo features |
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CTRL+A |
Select all (in current data block) |
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BACKSPACE |
Goes to the parent folder |
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SHIFT+Close Button [X] |
Closes this folder and all its parent folders |
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In Windows Explorer |
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Num* |
Expands everything under selection |
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Num- |
Expands selection |
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Num+ or Right arrow |
Collapses selection |
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Right arrow |
Expands current selection if it's collapsed; otherwise goes to the
first child. |
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Left arrow |
Collapses current selection if it's expanded; otherwise goes to the parent |
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In Properties |
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CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Switches between Properties tabs |
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In Open/Save Common Dialog Boxes |
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F4 |
Drop down the location list |
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F5 |
Refresh the view |
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BACKSPACE |
Go to parent folder if focus is on view window |
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Accessibility Shortcuts (if
activated) |
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Tap SHIFT 5 times |
Toggles StickyKeys on/off |
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Hold down Right SHIFT for 8 seconds |
Toggles FilterKeys on/off |
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Hold down NumLock for 5 seconds |
Toggles ToggleKeys on/off |
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Left ALT+LEFT+SHFT+NumLock |
Toggles MouseKeys on/off |
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Left ALT+LEFT+SHIFT+PrintScrn |
Toggles HighContrast on/off |
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Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Keys (104 Keyboard) |
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WIN+R |
Display Run dialog box |
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WIN+M |
Minimize All |
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SHIFT+WIN+M |
Undo Minimize All |
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WIN+F1 |
Start Help |
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WIN+E |
Start Windows Explorer |
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WIN+F |
Find files or folders |
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CTRL+WIN+F |
Find computer |
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WIN+TAB |
Cycle through taskbar buttons |
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WIN+BREAK |
Hot key to display System properties dialog box |
