Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows |
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
SUMMARY
This article lists keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows.
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Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell
Objects
SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK:
Displays a context menu
containing alternative verbs.
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 Recycle Bin.
General Keyboard-Only Commands
F1:
Starts Windows
Help.
F10:
Activates menu bar options.
SHIFT+F10:
Opens a context menu for the selected
item. This is the same as right-clicking an object.
CTRL+ESC:
Opens the Start menu. Use the ARROW keys
to select an item.
CTRL+ESC, ESC:
Selects the Start
button. Press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a
context menu.
ALT+DOWN ARROW:
Opens a drop-down list
box.
ALT+TAB:
Switch to another running application.
Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the
task-switching window.
SHIFT:
Press down and hold
the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run
feature.
ALT+SPACE
Displays the main window's System
menu. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize,
maximize, or close the window.
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen)
Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child
window's System menu. From the MDI child window's System menu, you
can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child
window.
CTRL+TAB
Switch to the next child window of
a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application.
ALT+<underlined letter in menu>
Opens the
corresponding menu.
ALT+F4
Closes the current
window.
ALT+DOWN ARROW:
Opens a drop-down list
box.
CTRL+F4
Closes the current Multiple Document
Interface (MDI) window.
ALT+F6
Switch between
multiple windows in the same program. For example, when the Notepad
Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find
dialog box and the main Notepad window.
Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer
Shortcuts
For a Selected Object:
Key Result
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F2 Rename object
F3 Find: All Files
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+V Paste
SHIFT+DEL Delete selection immediately, without moving the
item to the Recycle Bin.
ALT+ENTER Open the property sheet for the selected object.
To
Copy a File:
Press down and hold the CTRL key while you drag
the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut:
Press down and hold CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the
desktop or a folder.
General Folder/Shortcut Control
Key Result
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F4 Selects the Go To A Different Folder box
and moves down the entries in the box (if
the toolbar is active 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 only).
CTRL+Z Undo the last command.
CTRL+A Select all the items in the current window.
BACKSPACE Switch to the parent folder.
SHIFT+CLICK Close Button For folders, close the current folder plus
all parent folders.
Windows Explorer Tree Control
Key Result
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Numeric Keypad * Expands everything under the current selection.
Numeric Keypad + Expands the current selection.
Numeric Keypad - Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW Expands the current selection if it is not
expanded, otherwise goes to the first child.
LEFT ARROW Collapses the current selection if it is expanded,
otherwise goes to the parent.
Property Sheet Control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB:
Move
through the property tabs.
Accessibility Shortcuts
Key Result
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Tap SHIFT 5 times Toggles StickyKeys on and off.
Press down and hold the right Toggles FilterKeys on and off.
SHIFT key for 8 seconds
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK Toggles ToggleKeys on and off.
key for 5 seconds
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK Toggles MouseKeys on and off.
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN Toggles High Contrast on and off.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
Key Result
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WINDOWS+R Run dialog box
WINDOWS+M Minimize All
SHIFT+WINDOWS+M Undo Minimize All
WINDOWS+F1 Help
WINDOWS+E Windows Explorer
WINDOWS+F Find Files or Folders
WINDOWS+D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+WINDOWS+F Find Computer
WINDOWS+TAB Cycle through taskbar buttons
WINDOWS+BREAK System Properties dialog box
Application key Displays a context menu for the selected
item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software
Installed
Key Result
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WINDOWS+L Log off Windows
WINDOWS+P Opens Print Manager
WINDOWS+C Opens Control Panel
WINDOWS+V Opens Clipboard
WINDOWS+K Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
WINDOWS+I Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
WINDOWS+A Opens Accessibility Options(if installed)
WINDOWS+SPACEBAR Displays the list of IntelliType Hotkeys
WINDOWS+S Toggles the CAP LOCK key on and off
Dialog Box Keyboard Commands
TAB
Move to the 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 clicks the button. If the current
control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current
control is an option button, this selects the option button.
ENTER
Equivalent to clicking the selected button
(the button with the outline).
ESC
Equivalent to
clicking the Cancel button.
ALT+<underlined letter in
dialog box item>
Move to the corresponding item.
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