KEYBOARD COMBINATIONS

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

General keyboard commands

• F1: Starts Windows Help

• F10: Activates menu bar options

• SHIFT F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking on an object

• CTRL ESC: Open Start menu (use the arrow keys to select one)

• CTRL ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT F10 for a context menu)

• CTRL SHIFT ESC: Opens the Windows Task Manager

• ALT DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list

• ALT-TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press TAB to see the change of functions of the window)

• Shift: Click and hold down SHIFT while you insert the CD-ROM to bypass the auto run feature

• TOTAL SPACE: Displays the main window menu of the system (from the system menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close window)

• TOTAL - (ALT hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window menu system of the child (from the MDI child window system menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize or close the window of the child)

• CTRL TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

• TOTAL underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

• ALT F4: Closes the current window

• CTRL F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI)

• ALT F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad dialog box is displayed, ALT F6 switches between the dialogue and the main window in Notepad)

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 the CTRL ALT DEL)

Click the mouse / keyboard modifier combinations for Shell Objects

• Right SHIFT: Displays a shortcut menu of alternate commands

• SHIFT double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)

• ALT double click: Displays properties

• SHIFT DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the trash

Shell objects and general folder / Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object:

• F2: Rename object

• F3: Find all files

• Ctrl X: Cut

• CTRL C: Copy

• CTRL V: paste

• SHIFT DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Trash

• ALT ENTER: Open the properties for the selected

To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold CTRL SHIFT while you drag a file on the desktop or a folder.

General folder / shortcut control

• F4: Selects the box, Go to a different folder and go down the lines in the box (if it is active on the toolbar in Windows Explorer)

• F5: Refreshes the current window.

• F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

• CTRL G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer)

• CTRL Z: Undo the last command

• CTRL + A: Select all elements within the current window

• Conversely: Change to the directory

• SHIFT-click the Close button: For folders, close the current folder and all parent directories

The tree control in Windows Explorer

• Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

• numeric keypad: Expands the current selection

• Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

• Right Arrow: Expands the current selection, if not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child

• Left arrow: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Control Properties

• CTRL-TAB / CTRL-SHIFT-TAB: Move through the property sheet

Access shortcuts

• Press SHIFT five times: Toggles Sticky Keys and beyond

• Press the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: active Filter Keys and beyond

• Press the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggle Keys active inside and outside

• Left ALT SHIFT NUM LOCK: Toggles Mouse Keys and beyond

• Left ALT SHIFT PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast and without

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

• Windows Logo: Start menu

• Windows Logo R: Run dialog box

• Windows Logo M: Minimize all

• Change the Windows Logo M: Undo minimize all

• Windows Logo F1: Help

• Windows Logo E: Windows Explorer

• Windows Logo F: Find files or folders

• Windows Logo D: Minimizes all open windows and show desktop

• CTRL Windows Logo F: Find computer

• CTRL Windows Logo TAB: Moves focus from Start to the Quick Launch toolbar to the taskbar (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items in the Quick Launch toolbar and the taskbar)

• Windows Logo TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

• Windows Logo Break: Properties dialog box system

• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected topic

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

• Windows Logo L: Log off Windows

• Windows Logo P: Starts Print Manager

• Windows Logo C: Opens Control Panel

• Windows Logo V: Starts Clipboard

• Windows Logo K: Opens the Properties dialog box Keyboard

• Windows Logo I: Opens the Properties dialog box for mice

• Windows Logo A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)

• Windows Logo SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys

• Windows Logo S: Toggles CAPS LOCK and out

Dialog box keyboard commands

• Tab: Move to next control in the dialog box

• SHIFT-TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box

• SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this button is clicked. If the current control is a check box, change the checkbox. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.

• Insert: Equivalent to clicking the selected button button (with diagram)

• ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

• TOTAL underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the item on