| Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for
Shell Objects |
| SHIFT+RIGHT
CLICK |
Displays a
context menu containing alternative verbs |
| SHIFT+DOUBLE
CLICK |
Runs the
alternate default command (the second item on the menu) |
| ALT+DOUBLE
CLICK |
Displays
properties |
| SHIFT+DELETE |
Deletes an
item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin |
General Keyboard-Only Commands
|
| F1 |
Starts Windows
Help |
| F10 |
Activates menu
bar options |
| SHIFT+F10 |
Opens a
context menu for the selected item. This is the same as right-clicking an object |
| CTRL+ESC: |
Opens the
Start menu. Use the ARROW keys to select an item |
| CTRL+ESC, ESC |
Selects the
Start button. Press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu |
| ALT+DOWN ARROW |
Opens a
drop-down list box |
| ALT+TAB |
Switch to
another running application. Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the
task-switching window |
| SHIFT |
Press down and
hold the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature |
| ALT+SPACE |
Displays the
main window's System menu. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize,
maximize, or close the window |
| ALT+-
(ALT+hyphen) |
Displays the
Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu. From the MDI child window's
System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window |
| CTRL+TAB |
Switch to the
next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application |
| ALT+<underlined
letter in menu> |
Opens the
corresponding menu |
| ALT+F4 |
Closes the
current window |
| ALT+DOWN ARROW |
Opens a
drop-down list box |
| CTRL+F4 |
Closes the
current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window |
| ALT+F6 |
Switch between
multiple windows in the same program. For example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is
displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window |
Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows
Explorer Shortcuts |
| For
a Selected Object |
| Key |
Result |
| F2
|
Rename object |
| F3
|
Find: All
Files |
| CTRL+X
|
Cut |
| CTRL+C
|
Copy |
| CTRL+V
|
Paste |
| SHIFT+DEL
|
Delete
selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin |
| ALT+ENTER
|
Open the
property sheet for the selected object |
| To Copy a
File: |
Press down and
hold the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder |
| To Create a
Shortcut: |
Press down and
hold CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder |
| General Folder/Shortcut Control |
| Key |
Result |
| F4
|
Selects the Go
To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active
in Windows Explorer) |
| F5
|
Refreshes the
current window |
| F6
|
Moves among
panes in Windows Explorer |
| CTRL+G
|
Opens the Go
To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only) |
| CTRL+Z
|
Undo the last
command |
| CTRL+A
|
Select all the
items in the current window |
| BACKSPACE
|
Switch to the
parent folder |
| SHIFT+CLICK
Close Button |
For folders,
close the current folder plus all parent folders |
| Windows Explorer Tree Control |
| Key |
Result |
| Numeric Keypad
* |
Expands
everything under the current selection |
| Numeric Keypad
+ |
Expands the
current selection |
| Numeric Keypad
- |
Collapses the
current selection |
| RIGHT ARROW
|
Expands the
current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child |
| LEFT ARROW
|
Collapses the
current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent |
| Property Sheet Control |
| CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move through
the property tabs |
| Accessibility Shortcuts |
| Key |
Result |
| Tap SHIFT 5
times |
Toggles
StickyKeys on and off |
| Press down and
hold the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds |
Toggles
FilterKeys on and off. |
| Press down and
hold the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds |
Toggles
ToggleKeys on and off |
| Left ALT+left
SHIFT+NUM LOCK |
Toggles
MouseKeys on and off |
| Left ALT+left
SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN |
Toggles High
Contrast on and off |
| Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys |
| Key |
Result |
| WINDOWS+R
|
Run dialog box |
| WINDOWS+M
|
Minimize All |
| SHIFT+WINDOWS+M
|
Undo Minimize
All |
| WINDOWS+F1
|
Help |
| WINDOWS+E
|
Windows
Explorer |
| WINDOWS+F
|
Find Files or
Folders |
| WINDOWS+D
|
Minimizes all
open windows and displays the desktop |
| CTRL+WINDOWS+F
|
Find Computer |
| WINDOWS+TAB
|
Cycle through
taskbar buttons |
| WINDOWS+BREAK |
System
Properties dialog box |
| Application
key |
Displays a
context menu for the selected item |
| Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType
Software Installed |
| Key |
Result |
| WINDOWS+L
|
Log off
Windows |
| WINDOWS+P
|
Opens Print
Manager |
| WINDOWS+C
|
Opens Control
Panel |
| WINDOWS+V
|
Opens
Clipboard |
| WINDOWS+K
|
Opens Keyboard
Properties dialog box |
| WINDOWS+I
|
Opens Mouse
Properties dialog box |
| WINDOWS+A
|
Opens
Accessibility Options (if installed) |
| WINDOWS+SPACEBAR
|
Displays the
list of IntelliType Hotkeys |
| WINDOWS+S
|
Toggles the
CAP LOCK key on and off |
| Dialog Box Keyboard Commands |
| TAB |
Move to the
next control in the dialog box |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Move to the
previous control in the dialog box |
| SPACEBAR |
If the current
control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this
toggles the check box. If the current control is an option button, this selects the option
button |
| ENTER |
Equivalent to
clicking the selected button (the button with the outline) |
| ESC |
Equivalent to
clicking the Cancel button |
| ALT+<underlined
letter in dialog box item> |
Move to the
corresponding item |
