Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows XP

Windows Logo

Display or hide the Start menu

Windows Logo+BREAK

Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows Logo+D

Display the desktop

Windows Logo+M

Minimize all of the windows

Windows Logo+SHIFT+M

Restore the minimized windows

Windows Logo+E

Open My Computer

Windows Logo+F

Search for a file or a folder

CTRL+Windows Logo+F

Search for computers

Windows Logo+F1

Display Windows Help

Windows Logo+ L

Lock the keyboard

Windows Logo+R

Open the Run dialog box

Windows Logo+U

Open Utility Manager

F1 key

Gives help on the active window or selected item.

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

CTRL+A

Selects all the items in the active window.

CTRL+C

Copies the item or items to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.

CTRL+F

Displays the Find all files dialog box.

CTRL+G

Displays the Go to folder dialog box.

CTRL+N

Displays the New dialog box.

CTRL+O

Displays the Open dialog box.

CTRL+P

Displays the Print dialog box.

CTRL+S

Displays the Save dialog box.

CTRL+V

Pastes the copied item or items from the Clipboard.

CTRL+X

Cuts the item or items selected to the Clipboard.

CTRL+Z

Undoes the last action.

CTRL+F4

Closes the active document window.

CTRL while dragging an item

Copy the selected item

CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys

Highlight a block of text

CTRL+F4

Close the active document

CTRL+ESC

Display the Start menu

CTRL and F6

Opens the next document window in the active application.

ALT+ENTER

View the properties for the selected item

ALT+F4

Close the active item, or quit the active program

ALT+SPACEBAR

Open the shortcut menu for the active window

ALT+TAB

Switch between the open items

ALT+ESC

Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened

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