Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

CTRL+C - Copy

CTRL+X - Cut

CTRL+V - Paste

CTRL+Z - Undo

CTRL+A - Select all

DELETE - Delete

SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin

CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item - Create a shortcut to the selected item

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word

CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word

CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph

CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document

F2 key - Rename the selected item

F3 key - Search for a file or a folder

F4 key - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer

F5 key - Update the active window

F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop

F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program

ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program

ALT+ENTER - View the properties for the selected item

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu

CTRL+F4 - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously

ALT+TAB - Switch between the open items

ALT+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened

SHIFT+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the System menu for the active window

Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Perform the corresponding command

RIGHT ARROW - Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu

LEFT ARROW - Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer

ESC - Cancel the current task

SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive - Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing