General Shortcuts
F1

Help
F2

Rename selected item
F3

Search for a file or folder
F4

Display address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5

Refresh the window
F6

Cycle through the screen elements on a window or the desktop
F10

Activate the menu bar in the active program
ALT + F4

Close the active item or quit the active program
ALT + ENTER

Display the properties of a selected object
ALT + ESC

Cycle through items in the order they were opened
ALT + SPACEBAR

Display the system menu for the active window
ALT + TAB

Switch between open items
ALT + underlined letter

Opens the corresponding menu
BACKSPACE

View the folder one level up in Open or Save as... dialog boxes
CONTROL + A

Select all
CONTROL + B

Bold type
CONTROL + C

Copy
CONTROL + D

Change the font
CONTROL + E

Center text in Word
CONTROL + F

Find a word or phrase in Word
CONTROL + G

Go to an element in a Word document
CONTROL + H

Replace in Word
CONTROL + I

Italic type
CONTROL + J

Justify type in Word
CONTROL + K

Insert hyperlink
CONTROL + O

Open
CONTROL + P

Print
CONTROL + Q

Align text to the left in Word
CONTROL + R

Align text to the right in Word
CONTROL + S

Save
CONTROL + SHIFT + S

Save as...
CONTROL + U

Underline text in Word
CONTROL + V

Paste
CONTROL + W

Close a document in Word
CONTROL + X

Cut
CONTROL + Z

Undo
CONTROL + ESC

Open the Start menu
CONTROL + drag an item

Copies the selected item
CONTROL + SHIFT + ARROW keys

Highlight a block of text
CONTROL + LEFT ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CONTROL + RIGHT ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CONTROL + DOWN ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CONTROL + UP ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CONTROL + SHIFT + drag an item

Creates a shortcut
CONTROL + TAB

Move forward through tabs
CONTROL + SHIFT + TAB

Move backward through the tabs
DELETE

Delete
ESC

Cancel the current task
SHIFT (held down when inserting a CD-ROM)

Bypass automatic play
SHIFT + ARROW keys

Select more than one item
SHIFT + F10

Display shortcut menu for a selected item
SHIFT + DELETE

Deletes an item without sending it to the trash
SHIFT + TAB

Move backward through menu options
TAB

Move forward through menu options
Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
Windows logo (WL)

Open or hide Start menu
WL + BREAK

Display System Properties dialog box
WL + D

Display the desktop
WL + E

Open My Computer
WL + F

Search for a file or folder
WL + L

Lock the keyboard
WL + M

Minimize all windows
WL + SHIFT + M

Restore all minimized windows
WL + R

Open the Run dialog box
WL + U

Open ultility manager
CONTROL + WL + F

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