{"id":450,"date":"2013-08-19T20:50:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T20:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2013-08-19T22:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T22:42:00","slug":"windows-shortcut-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"Windows Shortcut Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Windows system key combinations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>F1: Help<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+ESC: Open <strong>Start<\/strong> menu<\/li>\n<li>ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs<\/li>\n<li>ALT+F4: Quit program<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Windows program key combinations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CTRL+C: Copy<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+X: Cut<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+V: Paste<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+Z: Undo<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+B: Bold<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+U: Underline<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+I: Italic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Mouse click\/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)<\/li>\n<li>ALT+double click: Displays properties<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">General keyboard-only commands<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>F1: Starts Windows Help<\/li>\n<li>F10: Activates menu bar options<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+ESC: Opens the <strong>Start<\/strong> menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the <strong>Start<\/strong> button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager<\/li>\n<li>ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box<\/li>\n<li>ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature<\/li>\n<li>ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window&#8217;s <strong>System<\/strong> menu (from the <b>System<\/b> menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)<\/li>\n<li>ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window&#8217;s <b>System<\/b> menu (from the MDI child window&#8217;s <strong>System<\/strong> menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program<\/li>\n<li>ALT+<var>underlined letter in menu<\/var>: Opens the menu<\/li>\n<li>ALT+F4: Closes the current window<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window<\/li>\n<li>ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad <b>Find<\/b> dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the <strong>Find<\/strong> dialog box and the main Notepad window)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Shell objects and general folder\/Windows Explorer shortcuts<\/h3>\n<p>For a selected object:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>F2: Rename object<\/li>\n<li>F3: Find all files<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+X: Cut<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+C: Copy<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+V: Paste<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin<\/li>\n<li>ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"tocHeadRef\">To copy a file<\/h4>\n<p>Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"tocHeadRef\">To create a shortcut<\/h4>\n<p>Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">General folder\/shortcut control<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>F4: Selects the <strong>Go To A Different Folder<\/strong> box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)<\/li>\n<li>F5: Refreshes the current window.<\/li>\n<li>F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95\u00a0 Windows Explorer only)<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+Z: Undo the last command<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window<\/li>\n<li>BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+click+<b>Close<\/b> button: For folders, close the current folder plus\u00a0 all parent folders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Windows Explorer tree control<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection<\/li>\n<li>Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection<\/li>\n<li>Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.<\/li>\n<li>RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not\u00a0 expanded, otherwise goes to the first child<\/li>\n<li>LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded,\u00a0 otherwise goes to the parent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Properties control<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CTRL+TAB\/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Accessibility shortcuts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off<\/li>\n<li>Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds:\u00a0 Toggles FilterKeys on and off<\/li>\n<li>Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off<\/li>\n<li>Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off<\/li>\n<li>Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Logo:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Start<\/strong> menu<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+R:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+M:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minimize all<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+Windows Logo+M:\u00a0\u00a0 Undo minimize all<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+F1:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Help<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+E:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Windows Explorer<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+F:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find files or folders<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+D:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+Windows Logo+F:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find computer<\/li>\n<li>CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+TAB:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cycle through taskbar buttons<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+Break:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>System Properties<\/strong> dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Application key:\u00a0\u00a0 Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Logo+L:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Log off Windows<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+P:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Starts Print Manager<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+C:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opens Control Panel<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+V:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Starts Clipboard<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+K:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opens <strong>Keyboard Properties<\/strong> dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+I:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opens <strong>Mouse Properties<\/strong> dialog box<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+A:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+SPACEBAR:\u00a0 Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys<\/li>\n<li>Windows Logo+S:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tocHeadRef\">Dialog box keyboard commands<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box<\/li>\n<li>SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box<\/li>\n<li>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, this selects the option.<\/li>\n<li>ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)<\/li>\n<li>ESC: Equivalent to clicking the <strong>Cancel<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<li>ALT+<var>underlined letter in dialog box item<\/var>:\u00a0 Move to the corresponding item<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Windows system key combinations F1: Help CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs ALT+F4: Quit program SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE) Windows program key combinations CTRL+C: Copy CTRL+X: Cut CTRL+V: Paste CTRL+Z: Undo CTRL+B: Bold CTRL+U: Underline CTRL+I: Italic Mouse click\/keyboard modifier combinations for shell &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/?p=450\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Windows Shortcut Keys<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-win_app","tag-win_app"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Z54E-7g","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":451,"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450\/revisions\/451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdcpc.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}