| To
{common/useful items are in bold} | Press |
| Activate
the menu bar in the active program. | F10 |
| Cancel
the current task. | ESC |
| Carry
out the corresponding command. | Underlined letter in a command name
on an open menu |
| Close
the active document when have multiple documents open simultaneously. | CTRL+F4 |
| Close
the active item, or quit the active program. | ALT+F4 |
| Copy
selected item. | CTRL while dragging an item |
| Copy. | CTRL+C |
| Create
shortcut to selected item. | CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item |
| Cut. | CTRL+X |
| Cycle
through items in the order they were opened. | ALT+ESC |
| Cycle
through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. | F6 |
| Delete
selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. | SHIFT+DELETE |
| Delete. | DELETE |
| Display
the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. | F4 |
| Display
the corresponding menu. | ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name |
| Display
the shortcut menu for the selected item. | SHIFT+F10 |
| Display
the Start menu. | CTRL+ESC |
| Display
the System menu for the active window. | ALT+SPACEBAR |
| Highlight
a block of text. | CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
| Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. | CTRL+DOWN
ARROW |
| Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. | CTRL+RIGHT
ARROW |
| Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. | CTRL+UP
ARROW |
| Move
the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. | CTRL+LEFT
ARROW |
| Open
an item. | CTRL+O |
| Open
the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. | LEFT ARROW |
| Open
the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. | RIGHT ARROW |
| Paste. | CTRL+V |
| Prevent
the CD from automatically playing. | SHIFT when you insert a CD into
the CD-ROM drive |
| Refresh
the active window. | F5 |
| Rename
selected item. | F2 |
| Search
for a file or folder. | F3 |
| Select
all. | CTRL+A |
| Select
more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a
document. | SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
| Switch
between open items. | ALT+TAB |
| Undo. | CTRL+Z |
| View
properties for the selected item. | ALT+ENTER |
| View
the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. | BACKSPACE |