
Keyboard
Shortcuts for Windows XP
To |
Press |
Set focus on a notification. |
Windows Key+B |
View properties for the selected
item. |
ALT+ENTER |
Displays the properties of the
selected object. |
ALT+Enter |
Cycle through items in the order
they were opened. |
ALT+ESC |
"Close the active item, or
quit the active program. |
ALT+F4 |
Opens the shortcut menu for the
active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Display the System menu for the
active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
Switch between open items. |
ALT+TAB |
Carry out the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box. |
ALT+Underlined letter |
Display the corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu
name |
Select a button if the active
option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box. |
Arrow keys |
View the folder one level up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
Open a folder one level up if a
folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box. |
BACKSPACE |
Copy selected item. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
Select all. |
CTRL+A |
Copy. |
CTRL+C |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
Display the Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
Close the active document in
programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
Create shortcut to selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
Highlight a block of text. |
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow
keys |
Move backward through tabs in a
dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move forward through tabs in a
dialog box. |
CTRL+TAB |
Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
Paste. |
CTRL+V |
Search for computers. |
CTRL+Windows Key+F |
Cut. |
CTRL+X |
Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
Delete. |
DELETE |
Display the bottom of the active
window. |
END |
Carry out the command for the
active option or button in a dialog box. |
ENTER |
Cancel the current task. |
ESC |
Display Help in a dialog box. |
F1 |
Activate the menu bar in the
active program. |
F10 |
Rename selected item. |
F2 |
Search for a file or folder. |
F3 |
Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer. |
F4 |
Display the items in the active
list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
Cycle through screen elements in a
window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
Display the top of the active
window. |
HOME |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
Open the next menu to the left, or
close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
Collapse current selection if it's
expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
Display the items in the active
list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
Cycle through screen elements in a
window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
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