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WINDOWS HOTKEYS

Top Ten Keyboard Shortcuts

Function Key Combination

Help F1

Open Start menu CTRL+ESC

Switch between open programs ALT+TAB

Quit program ALT+F4

Delete items permanently SHIFT+DELETE

Highlight items in window CTRL+A

Copy CTRL+C

Cut CTRL+X

Paste CTRL+V

Undo CTRL+Z

Function	Key Combination
Help	F1
Open Start menu	CTRL+ESC
Switch between open programs	ALT+TAB
Quit program	ALT+F4
Delete items permanently	SHIFT+DELETE
Highlight items in window	CTRL+A
Copy	CTRL+C
Cut	CTRL+X
Paste	CTRL+V
Undo	CTRL+Z

General Keyboard-Only Commands

F1: Start Windows Help.

F10: Activate menu bar options.

SHIFT+F10: Open a context menu for the selected item. This is the same as right-clicking an object.

CTRL+ESC: Open the Start menu. Use the ARROW keys to select an item.

CTRL+ESC: Select the Start button. Press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu.

ALT+DOWN ARROW:Open a drop-down list box.

ALT+TAB: Switch to another running application. Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window.

SHIFT: Press down and hold the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature.

ALT+SPACE: Display the main window's System menu. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window.

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Display the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu. From the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window.

CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application.

ALT+(underlined letter in menu): Open the corresponding menu.

ALT+F4: Close the current window.

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Open a drop-down list box.

CTRL+F4: Close the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window.

ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program. For example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys

WINDOWS: Start Menu.

WINDOWS+R: Run dialog box.

WINDOWS+M: Minimize All.

SHIFT+WINDOWS+M: Undo Minimize All.

WINDOWS+F1: Help.

WINDOWS+E: Windows Explorer.

WINDOWS+F: Find Files or Folders.

WINDOWS+D: Minimize all open windows and display the desktop.

CTRL+WINDOWS+F: Find Computer.

CTRL+WINDOWS+TAB: Move focus from Start, to Quick Launch bar, to System Tray. Use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on Quick Launch bar and System Tray.

WINDOWS+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons.

WINDOWS+BREAK: System Properties dialog box.

Application key: Display a context menu for the selected item.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed

WINDOWS+L: Log off Windows.

WINDOWS+P: Open Print Manager.

WINDOWS+C: Open Control Panel.

WINDOWS+V: Open Clipboard.

WINDOWS+K: Open Keyboard Properties dialog box.

WINDOWS+I: Open Mouse Properties dialog box.

WINDOWS+A: Open Accessibility Options (if installed).

WINDOWS+SPACEBAR: Display the list of IntelliType Hotkeys.

WINDOWS+S: Toggle the CAP LOCK key on and off.

Dialog Box Keyboard Commands

TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box.

SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box.

SPACEBAR: 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 button, this selects the option button.

ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline).

ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button.

ALT+(underlined letter in dialog box item): Move to the corresponding item.