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Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts

Key / Key Combo Command


F1 Invokes Help
F2 Rename selected item Key / Key Combo Command
F3 Search for a file or folder Alt + Enter Opens properties of selected
F4 Expand Address Bar in icon; Deletes cell/shift cells up
Key / Key Combo Command Windows Explorer (insert cell in Excel
(Windows Key) Opens the Start Menu in Excel; copy and paste all Alt + Esc Cycles through programs in
or Ctrl+Esc text in Word) launch order
<arrow keys> | Navigate Start Menu | Right F5 Refresh Windows Explorer Alt + F4 Within windows: opens
<right arrow> | arrow expands menus | Enter to F6 or Tab or Shift + With windows minimized, Shutdown dialog; In a
Enter select Tab move through Windows program: closes program
(Mouse Menu Same as right-click elements Alt + Prt Scr/SysRq Captures screenshot of active
Key) Tab (or Shift+Tab) Cycle through form elements program to Clipboard
+B Select first program in System in web browser; move right (or Alt + Space Opens icon menu (upper-left)
Tray - use arrow keys to advance left) to next cell in Excel in program Title bar
(pause to see tooltip) Shift + F10 Opens right-click menu Alt + Space + C Closes active program
+D Toggle minimize/show all Right-click + drag Opens option dialog for Copy, Alt + Tab Cycle through / switch open
windows icon / file Move, Shortcut, or Cancel programs
+E Opens My Computer in Windows Num Key - Collapse selected folder in Alt + Shift + Tab Cycle through in reverse
Explorer Windows Explorer order
+F Opens the Find dialog box Num Key * Expand selected folder all Shift + Delete Delete instead of sending to
+ Ctrl + F Opens Search for Network levels in Windows Explorer the Recycle Bin
Computers dialog box Num Key + Expand selected folder one Shift + Inserting CD Disables Autorun
+ F1 Opens Windows Help level in Windows Explorer Insert Toggle insert to add or to
+L Lock computer Alt or F10 Moves focus to program overwrite
+M Minimize all windows menu bar Delete Send files to Recycle Bin
+ Pause/Break Opens System Properties <up/down arrow> Move through menu items Esc Cancels dialog box / closes
+R Opens the Run dialog box once focus set (Alt or F10) expanded menu
+ Shift + M Restore minimized windows <left/right arrow> Moves across menu items
+ Tab Cycle through programs in the once focus set (Alt or F10)
taskbar Alt + <left/right Back/Forward browser page
+ Shift + Tab Cycle through programs in the arrow>
taskbar in reverse order Alt + <underlined Select Menu item
+U Opens Utility Mgr character>

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Key / Key Combo Command
Ctrl + Alt + Del Windows Security dialog box or
Opens Windows Task Manager

Ctrl + drag icon / file


(depends on security settings)
Creates a copy Windows XP
Keyboard
Ctrl + Shift + drag Creates a shortcut
icon / file
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + B
Ctrl + C
Select all
Bold selected text / set to Bold
Copy to the Clipboard
Shortcuts
Ctrl + D Unselect all
Ctrl + I Italicize selected text / set to
Italic
Ctrl + O Opens Open dialog box
Ctrl + U Underline selected text / set to
Underline
Ctrl + V Paste from the Clipboard
Ctrl + X Cut to the Clipboard
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + <left/right Move cursor to beginning/end of
arrow> word
Ctrl + <up/down Move cursor to beginning/end of
arrow> paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + <left/right From cursor, select word
arrow>
Shift + <arrow key> From cursor, select text
Ctrl + End Go to the end of a document or
last cell
End Go to the end of a line
Ctrl + Home Go to the beginning of a
document
Home Go to the beginning of a line (in
Copyright (c) 2008
Word, Notepad, etc.) / first cell
in a row Chris Todd
Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts
v.2.1, 17-Nov-08

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