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
