Windows XP keyboard shortcuts

General Windows Keystrokes

• Get Help – F1
• Open the Start Menu – WINDOWS LOGO KEY or CTRL+ESC
• Switch between Open Applications – ALT+TAB
• Open the Shortcut Menu – APPLICATIONS KEY or SHIFT+F10
• Minimize all Applications –      WINDOWS LOGO KEY+M
• Find a File or Folder from Desktop – F3
• Move to First Item on the Taskbar – WINDOWS LOGO KEY+TAB
• Open Windows Explorer – WINDOWS LOGO KEY+E
• Open Run Dialog – WINDOWS LOGO KEY+R

General Windows Application Keystrokes

• Exit the Active Application – ALT+F4
• Open the Application Control Menu – ALT+SPACEBAR
• Move to the Menu Bar – ALT
• Move between Menus – ALT, ARROW KEYS
• Choose a Menu Item – ENTER
• Open a child Window Control Menu     – ALT+DASH
• Cancel or close a Menu – ESC or ALT

Windows Keystrokes for Working in Dialog Boxes

• Move through Dialog Controls – TAB
• Move Backward through Dialog Controls – SHIFT+TAB
• Move to Another Page – CTRL+TAB
• Reverse Direction through Pages – CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
• Select/Deselect in List View – SPACEBAR or CTRL+SPACEBAR
• Toggle a Check Box ON/OFF – SPACEBAR

Windows Keystrokes for Working with Text

• Move One Character Left – LEFT ARROW
• Move One Character Right – RIGHT ARROW
• Move One Word Left   – CTRL+LEFT ARROW
• Move One Word Right – CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
• Move to Beginning of Line – HOME
• Move to End of Line – END
• Move One Paragraph Up – CTRL+UP ARROW
• Move One Paragraph Down – CTRL+DOWN ARROW
• Move to Beginning of Document – CTRL+HOME
• Move to End of Document – CTRL+END
• Scroll Up or Down One Screen – PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN
• Select One Character Left – SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
• Select One Character Right – SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
• Select One Word Left  – CTRL+SHIFT+LEFF ARROW
• Select One Word Right – CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW 
• Select to Beginning of Line – SHIFT+HOME
• Select to End of Line – SHIFT+END
• Select to Beginning of Document – CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
• Select to End of Document – CTRL+SHIFT+END
• Select All – CTRL+A
• Undo – CTRL+Z
• Delete Current Character – DELETE
• Delete Prior Character  – BACKSPACE

Keystrokes for Working in Windows Explorer

• Delete Selected File or Folder   – DELETE
• Rename Selected File or Folder – F2
• Refresh Window – F5
• Switch Between Tree View and List View – F6 or TAB
• Go Up One Folder Level – BACKSPACE
• Open File or Folder Properties – ALT+ENTER
• Untruncate Columns in List View – CTRL+NUM PAD PLUS 

Keystrokes for Using the Clipboard

• Copy Selected File or Text to Clipboard – CTRL+C
• Cut Selected File or Text to Clipboard – CTRL+X
• Paste Contents of Clipboard – CTRL+V