Microsoft Windows shortcut keys
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Posted by Priya Yadav
Shortcut Keys | 3.x | 9x | ME | NT | 2K | XP | Vista | 7 | Description | |||
Alt + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switch between open applications. | |||
Alt + Shift + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switch backwards between open applications. | |||
Alt + double-click | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. | ||||
Ctrl + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature. | |||
Alt + Print Screen | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. | |||
Ctrl + Print Screen | X | X | X | X | Creates a screen shot of the entire screen | |||||||
Ctrl + Alt + Del | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Reboot the computer and brings up the Windows task manager. | |||
Ctrl + Shift + Esc | X | X | X | X | Immediately bring up the Windows task manager. | |||||||
Ctrl + Esc | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager. | |||
Alt + Esc | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switch Between open applications on taskbar. | ||||
F1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Activates help for current open application. | |||
F2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Renames selected Icon. | |||
F3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Starts find from desktop. | ||||
F4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Opens the drive selection when browsing. | ||||
F5 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Refresh Contents to where you were on the page. | ||||
Ctrl + F5 | X | X | Refreshes page to the beginning of the page. | |||||||||
F10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Activates menu bar. | |||
Shift + F10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Simulates right-click on selected item. | ||||
F4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar. | ||||
Alt + F4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Closes Current open program. | |||
Ctrl + F4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Closes Window in Program. | |||
F6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. | ||||
Alt + Space bar | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Drops down the window control menu. | |||
Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) | X | X | X | X | X | X | Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer | |||||
Alt + Enter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Opens properties window of selected icon or program. | ||||
Alt + Space bar | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Open the control menu for the current window open. | ||||
Shift + Del | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin. | ||||
Holding Shift | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. | |||
Holding Shift | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. | ||||
Enter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Activates the highlighted program. | |||
Alt + Down arrow | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Display all available options on drop down menu. | ||||
* (on the keypad) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. | ||||
+ (on the keypad) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. | ||||
- (on the keypad) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. |
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