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F1

Start Help (supported in most applications).

F2

Rename selected icon or file in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop.

F3

Open a Search window (in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop only).

F4

Open a drop-down list (supported in many dialog boxes)for
example, press F4 in a File Open dialog to drop down the Look In
list.

F5

Refresh the view in Windows Explorer, on the Desktop, in the Registry
Editor, and some other applications.

F6

Move focus between panes in Windows Explorer.

F10

Send focus to the current application's menu.

Arrow keys

Basic navigation: move through menus, reposition the text cursor
(insertion point), change the file selection, and so on.

Backspace

Move up one level in folder hierarchy (Windows Explorer only).

Delete

Delete selected item(s) or selected text.

Down Arrow

Open a drop-down listbox.

End

Go to end of line when editing text, or else to the end of file list.

Enter

Activate highlighted choice in menu or dialog box, or insert a
carriage return when editing text.

Esc

Close dialog box, message window, or menu without activating any
choice (usually the same as clicking Cancel).

Home

Go to beginning of line (when editing text), or else to the beginning
of file list.

Page Down

Scroll down one screen.

Page Up

Scroll up one screen.

PrintScreen

Copy entire screen as a bitmap to the Clipboard.

Spacebar

Toggle a checkbox that is selected in a dialog box, activate the
command button with the focus, or toggle the selection of files when
selecting multiple files with Ctrl.

Tab

Move focus to next control in a dialog box or window (hold Shift to
go backwards).

Alt (by itself)

Send focus to the menu (same as F10).

Alt-

x

Activate menu or dialog control, where letter

x
is underlined.

Alt-double-click (on icon)

Display Properties sheet.

Alt-Enter

Display Properties sheet for selected icon in Windows Explorer or on
the Desktop. Also switches Command Prompt between windowed and full
screen display.

Alt-Esc

Drop active window to bottom of pile, which, in effect, activates
next open window.

Alt-F4

Close current window; if Taskbar or Desktop has the focus, exit
Windows.

Alt-hyphen

Open the current document's system menu in an MDI
(multiple document interface) application.

Alt-numbers

When used with the numbers on the numeric keypad only, inserts
special characters corresponding to their ASCII codes into many
applications. For example, type Alt-0169 for the copyright symbol.
See"Character Map" "Character Map" in 4 for details.

Alt-PrintScreen

Copy active window as a bitmap to the Clipboard.

Alt-Shift-Tab

Same as Alt-Tab, but in the opposite direction.

Alt-Spacebar

Open the current window's system menu.

Alt-Tab{+Tab}

Switch to the next running applicationhold Shift while
pressing Tab to cycle through running applications.

Alt-M

When the Taskbar has the focus, minimize all windows and move focus
to the Desktop.

Alt-S

When the Taskbar has the focus, open the Start menu.

Ctrl-A

Select all; in Windows Explorer, selects all files in the current
folder. In word processors, selects all text in the current document.

Ctrl-Alt-x

User-defined accelerator for a shortcut, in which

x is any key (discussed at the beginning of this
appendix).

Ctrl-Alt-Del

Show the logon dialog when no user is currently logged on; otherwise,
switch to the Windows Security dialog, which provides access to Task
Manager and Shut Down, as well as allows you to change your password
or lock the computer. Use Ctrl-Alt-Del to access Task Manager when
Explorer crashes or your computer becomes unresponsive.

Ctrl-arrow key

Scroll without moving selection.

Ctrl-click

Use to select multiple, noncontiguous items in a list or in Windows
Explorer.

Ctrl-drag

Copy a file (see Chapter 2).

Ctrl-End

Move to the end of a document (in many applications).

Ctrl-Esc

Open the Start menu; press Esc and then Tab to then move focus to the
Taskbar, or press Tab again to move focus to the Desktop.

Ctrl-F4

Close a document window in an MDI application.

Ctrl-F6

Switch between multiple documents in an MDI (multiple document
interface) application; similar to Ctrl-Tab; hold
Shift to go in reverse.

Ctrl-Home

Move to the beginning of a document (in many applications).

Ctrl-Spacebar

Select or deselect multiple, noncontiguous items in a listbox or in
Windows Explorer.

Ctrl-Tab

Switch between tabs in a tabbed dialog, or between multiple documents
in an MDI (multiple document interface) application (similar to
Ctrl-F6, except that Ctrl-Tab doesn't work in most
word processors); hold Shift to go in reverse.

Ctrl-C

Copy the selected item or selected text to the Clipboard. Also
interrupts some command-prompt applications (see Chapter 2).

Ctrl-F

Open a Search window (in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop only).

Ctrl-V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard (see Chapter 2).

Ctrl-X

Cut the selected item or selected text to the Clipboard (see Chapter 2).

Ctrl-Z

Undo; for example, erases text just entered, and repeals the last
file operation in Windows Explorer.

Shift

While inserting a CD, hold to disable AutoPlay.

Shift-arrow keys

Select text or select multiple items in a listbox or in Windows
Explorer.

Shift-click

Select all items between currently selected item and item on which
you're clicking; also works when selecting text.

Shift-click Close button

Close current folder and all parent folders (Windows Explorer in
single-folder view only).

Shift-Alt-Tab

Same as Alt-Tab, but in reverse.

Shift-Ctrl-Tab

Same as Ctrl-Tab, but in reverse.

Shift-Ctrl-Esc

Open Task Manager (see Chapter 4).

Shift-Del

Delete a file without putting it in the Recycle Bin.

Shift-double-click

Open folder in two-pane Explorer view.

Shift-Tab

Same as Tab, but in reverse.

WIN

Open the Start menu.

WIN-F1

Start Help and Support Services (see Chapter 4).

WIN-Tab

Cycle through Taskbar buttons without activating the applications
(Alt-Tab is more convenient, though).

WIN-Pause/Break

Display System Properties dialog.

WIN-B, Spacebar

Open Date and Time Properties (see Chapter 4).

WIN-D

Minimize all windows and move focus to Desktop.^[1]

Shift-WIN-D

Undo Minimize All.

WIN-E

Start Windows Explorer.

WIN-F

Search for Files or Folders.

Ctrl-WIN-F

Search for a computer on your network.

WIN-L

Lock computer, requiring password to regain access.^[2]

WIN-M

Minimize current window.

Shift-WIN-M

Undo minimize current window.

WIN-R

Display Run dialog (same as Start
Run).

WIN-U

Open the Utility Manager (see Chapter 4).

Left/Right arrow

Move cursor back/forward one character.

Ctrl + Left/Right arrow

Move cursor back/forward one word.

Home/End

Move cursor to beginning/end of line.

Up/Down arrow

Scroll up (and back) through list of stored commands (called the
Command Buffer or History). Each press of the up key recalls the
previous command and displays it on the command line.

Page Up/Down

Recall oldest/most recent command in buffer.

Insert

Toggle insert/overtype mode (block cursor implies overtype mode).

Esc

Erase current line.

F1

Repeat text typed in previous line, one character at a time.

F2 +

key

Repeat text typed in previous line, up to first character matching

key .

F3

Repeat text typed in previous line.

F4 +

key

Delete characters from present character position up to (but not
including)

key (note: does not work reliably in
Windows XP).

F5

Change the template for F1, F2, and F3 (described above) so that
earlier commands are used as the template; press F5 repeatedly to
cycle through the entire command buffer.

F6

Place an end-of-file character (^Z) at current position of command
line.

F7

Show all entries in command buffer (history).

Alt-F7

Clear all entries in command buffer (history).

chars + F8

Entering one or more characters

chars followed
by F8 will display the most recent entry in the
command buffer beginning with

chars . Pressing
F8 again will display the next most recent
matching command, and so on. If no characters are specified,
F8 simply cycles through existing commands in
buffer.

F9 +

command#

Display designated command on command line; use F7 to obtain numbers.

Ctrl-C

Interrupt the output of most Command Prompt applications.