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Press This |
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To Do This |
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CTRL+C |
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Copy. |
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CTRL+X |
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Cut. |
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CTRL+V |
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Paste. |
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CTRL+Z |
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Undo. |
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DELETE |
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Delete. |
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SHIFT+DELETE |
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Delete selected item
permanently without placing the item in the
Recycle Bin. |
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CTRL while dragging an item |
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Copy selected item. |
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CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an
item |
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Create shortcut to selected
item. |
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F2 |
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Rename selected item. |
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
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Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the next word. |
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
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Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the previous word. |
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
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Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the next paragraph. |
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CTRL+UP ARROW |
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Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
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CTRL+SHIFT with any of the
arrow keys |
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Highlight a block of text. |
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SHIFT with any of the arrow
keys |
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Select more than one item in
a window or on the desktop, or select text
within a document. |
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CTRL+A |
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Select all. |
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F3 |
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Search for a file or folder. |
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ALT+ENTER |
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View properties for the
selected item. |
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ALT+F4 |
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Close the active item, or
quit the active program. |
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ALT+Enter |
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Displays the properties of
the selected object. |
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ALT+SPACEBAR |
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Opens the shortcut menu for
the active window. |
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CTRL+F4 |
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Close the active document in
programs that allow you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously. |
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ALT+TAB |
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Switch between open items. |
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ALT+ESC |
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Cycle through items in the
order they were opened. |
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F6 |
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Cycle through screen elements
in a window or on the desktop. |
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F4 |
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Display the Address bar list
in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
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SHIFT+F10 |
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Display the shortcut menu for
the selected item. |
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ALT+SPACEBAR |
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Display the System menu for
the active window. |
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CTRL+ESC |
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Display the Start
menu. |
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ALT+Underlined letter in a
menu name |
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Display the corresponding
menu. |
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Underlined letter in a
command name on an open menu |
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Carry out the corresponding
command. |
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F10 |
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Activate the menu bar in the
active program. |
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RIGHT ARROW |
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Open the next menu to the
right, or open a submenu. |
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LEFT ARROW |
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Open the next menu to the
left, or close a submenu. |
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F5 |
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Refresh the active window. |
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BACKSPACE |
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View the folder one level up
in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
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ESC |
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Cancel the current task. |
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SHIFT when you insert a CD
into the CD-ROM drive |
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Prevent the CD from
automatically playing. |
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CTRL+TAB |
Move forward through tabs. |
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through tabs. |
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TAB |
Move forward through options. |
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SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through
options. |
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ALT+Underlined letter |
Carry out the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option. |
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ENTER |
Carry out the command for the
active option or button. |
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SPACEBAR |
Select or clear the check box
if the active option is a check box. |
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Arrow keys |
Select a button if the active
option is a group of option buttons. |
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F1 |
Display Help. |
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F4 |
Display the items in the
active list. |
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You can use the following
keyboard shortcuts with a Microsoft Natural
Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard
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ÿ |
Display or hide the Start
menu. |
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ÿ
+BREAK |
Display the System
Properties dialog box. |
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ÿ
+D |
Show the desktop. |
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ÿ
+M |
Minimize all windows. |
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ÿ
+Shift+M |
Restores minimized windows. |
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ÿ
+E |
Open My Computer. |
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ÿ
+F |
Search for a file or folder. |
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ÿ
+F1 |
Display Windows Help. |
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ÿ
+ L |
Lock your computer if you are
connected to a network domain, or switch
users if you are not connected to a network
domain. |
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ÿ
+R |
Open the Run dialog
box. |
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SHIFT+ F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for
the selected item. |
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ÿ
+U |
Open Utility Manager. |
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Press This |
To Do This |
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END |
Display the bottom of the
active window. |
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HOME |
Display the top of the active
window. |
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NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric
keypad (*) |
Display all subfolders under
the selected folder. |
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NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric
keypad (+) |
Display the contents of the
selected folder. |
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NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on
numeric keypad (-) |
Collapse the selected folder. |
|
LEFT ARROW |
Collapse current selection if
it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
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RIGHT ARROW |
Display current selection if
it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
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Press This |
To Do This |
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F1 |
Display Internet Explorer
Help, or when in a dialog box, display
context Help on an item. |
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F11 |
Toggle between full-screen
and regular views of the browser window. |
|
TAB |
Move forward through the
items on a Web page, the Address bar, and
the Links bar. |
|
SHIFT+TAB |
Move back through the items
on a Web page, the Address bar, and the
Links bar. |
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ALT+HOME |
Go to your Home page. |
|
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Go to the next page. |
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ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE |
Go to the previous page. |
|
SHIFT+F10 |
Display a shortcut menu for a
link. |
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CTRL+TAB or
F6 |
Move forward between frames. |
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SHIFT+CTRL+TAB |
Move back between frames. |
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UP ARROW |
Scroll toward the beginning
of a document. |
|
DOWN ARROW |
Scroll toward the end of a
document. |
|
PAGE UP |
Scroll toward the beginning
of a document in larger increments. |
|
PAGE DOWN |
Scroll toward the end of a
document in larger increments. |
|
HOME |
Move to the beginning of a
document. |
|
END |
Move to the end of a
document. |
|
CTRL+F |
Find on this page. |
|
F5 or
CTRL+R |
Refresh the current Web page. |
|
CTRL+F5 |
Refresh the current Web page,
even if the time stamp for the Web version
and your locally stored version are the
same. |
|
ESC |
Stop downloading a page. |
|
CTRL+O or
CTRL+L |
Go to a new location. |
|
CTRL+N |
Open a new window. |
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CTRL+W |
Close the current window. |
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CTRL+S |
Save the current page. |
|
CTRL+P |
Print the current page or
active frame. |
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ENTER |
Activate a selected link. |
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CTRL+E |
Open the Search bar. |
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CTRL+I |
Open the Favorites bar. |
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CTRL+H |
Open the History bar. |
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CTRL+click |
In the History or Favorites
bars, open multiple folders. |
