Introduction
This blog Contains more than 100 key works shortcuts.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
- Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start
menu)
- Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System
Properties dialog box)
- Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
- Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the
windows)
- Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe
minimized windows)
- Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
- Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a
folder)
- CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for
computers)
- Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
- Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
- Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
- Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
- Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
- Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch
FilterKeys either on or off)
- Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch
High Contrast either on or off)
- Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the
MouseKeys either on or off)
- SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys
either on or off)
- NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the
ToggleKeys either on or off)
- Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
- Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
- END (Display the bottom of the active
window)
- HOME (Display the top of the active
window)
- NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all
of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
- NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the
contents of the selected folder)
- NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the
selected folder)
- LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current
selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
- RIGHT ARROW (Display the current
selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+P (Print the current page or active
pane)
- ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window
menu for the active console window)
- SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut
menu for the selected item)
- F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for
the selected item)
- F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
- CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console
window)
- CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console
window)
- ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog
box, if any, for theselected item)
- F2 key (Rename the selected item)
- CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window.
When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the
console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
- CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows
NT Security dialog box)
- ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from
left to right)
- ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs
from right to left)
- ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in
most recently used order)
- ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
- CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client
computer between a window and a full screen)
- ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
- CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot
of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and
provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local
computer.)
- CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot
of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide
the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move
through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
- RIGHT ARROW (Move to the rightor to the
beginning of the next line)
- LEFT ARROW (Move to the left orto the end
of the previous line)
- UP ARROW (Move up one row)
- DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
- PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
- PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a
time)
- HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
- END (Move to the end of the line)
- CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
- CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
- SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and
Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
- CTRL+N (Open a new console)
- CTRL+S (Save the open console)
- CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
- CTRL+W (Open a new window)
- F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
- ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window
menu)
- ALT+F4 (Close the console)
- ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
- ALT+V (Display the View menu)
- ALT+F (Display the File menu)
- ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts
- CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites
dialog box)
- CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
- CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
- CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
- CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
- CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
- CTRL+N (Start another instance of the
browser with the same Web address)
- CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same
as CTRL+L)
- CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
- CTRL+R (Update the current Web )
Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts
- 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)
Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows)
- CTRL+C (Copy)
- CTRL+X (Cut)
- CTRL+V (Paste)
- 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+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
- CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
(Highlight a block of text) 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 opensimultaneou sly)
- 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 onelevel up in
My Computer or Windows Explorer)
- ESC (Cancel the current task)
- SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the
CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+P (Print the current page or active
pane)
- ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window
menu for the active console window)
- SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut
menu for the selected item)
- F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for
the selected item)
- F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
- CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console
window)
- CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console
window)
- ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog
box, if any, for theselected item)
- F2 key (Rename the selected item)
- CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window.
When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the
console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
- CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows
NT Security dialog box)
- ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from
left to right)
- ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs
from right to left)
- ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in
most recently used order)
- ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
- CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client
computer between a window and a full screen)
- ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
- CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot
of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and
provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local
computer.)
- TRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of
the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide
the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts
- CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites
dialog box)
- CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
- CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
- CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
- CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
- CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
- CTRL+N (Start another instance of the
browser with the same Web address)
- CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same
as CTRL+L)
- CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
- CTRL+R (Update the current Web )