Windows keyboard shortcuts
CTRL+C:
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Copy.
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CTRL+X: Cut.
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CTRL+V: Paste.
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CTRL+Z: Undo.
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DELETE: Delete.
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SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selected item permanently
without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
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CTRL while dragging an item Copy selected item.
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CTRL+SHIFT: while dragging an item Create shortcut to selected item.
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F2: Rename selected item.
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW: Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word.
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW: Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word.
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW: Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next paragraph.
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CTRL+UP ARROW: Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph.
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CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow
keys
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Highlight a block of text.
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SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
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Select more than one item in a
window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
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CTRL+A
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Select all.
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F3
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Search for a file or folder.
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ALT+ENTER
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View properties for the selected
item.
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ALT+F4
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Close the active item, or quit the
active program.
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ALT+Enter
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Displays the properties of the
selected object.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Opens the shortcut menu for the
active window.
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CTRL+F4
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Close the active document in
programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
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ALT+TAB
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Switch between open items.
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ALT+ESC
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Cycle through items in the order
they were opened.
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a
window or on the desktop.
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F4
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Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer.
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SHIFT+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Display the System menu for the
active window.
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CTRL+ESC
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Display the Start menu.
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ALT+Underlined letter in a menu
name
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Display the corresponding menu.
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Underlined letter in a command
name on an open menu
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Carry out the corresponding
command.
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the
active program.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the right,
or open a submenu.
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LEFT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the left, or
close a submenu.
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F5
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Refresh the active window.
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BACKSPACE
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View the folder one level up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer.
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ESC
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Cancel the current task.
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SHIFT when you insert a CD into
the CD-ROM drive
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Prevent the CD from automatically
playing.
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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Press
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To
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CTRL+TAB
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Move forward through tabs.
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
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Move backward through tabs.
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TAB
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Move forward through options.
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SHIFT+TAB
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Move backward through options.
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ALT+Underlined letter
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Carry out the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option.
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ENTER
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Carry out the command for the
active option or button.
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SPACEBAR
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Select or clear the check box if
the active option is a check box.
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Arrow keys
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Select a button if the active
option is a group of option buttons.
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F1
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Display Help.
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F4
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Display the items in the active
list.
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BACKSPACE
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Open a folder one level up if a
folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.
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Natural keyboard shortcuts
You can use the following keyboard
shortcuts with a Microsoft Natural Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard
that includes the Windows logo key (Start) and the Application key (Start).
Press
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To
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Start
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Display or hide the Start
menu.
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Start+BREAK
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Display the System Properties
dialog box.
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Start+D
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Show the desktop.
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Start+M
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Minimize all windows.
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Start+Shift+M
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Restores minimized windows.
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Start+E
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Open My Computer.
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Start+F
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Search for a file or folder.
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CTRL+ Start+F
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Search for computers.
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Start+F1
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Display Windows Help.
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Start+
L
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Lock your computer if you are
connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a
network domain.
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Start+R
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Open the Run dialog box.
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Start
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Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item.
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Start+U
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Open Utility Manager.
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Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
