Windows Shortcut Keys..Keyboard shortcut

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Shortcut Keys	Description
Alt + Tab	Switch between open applications.
Alt + Shift + Tab	Switch backwards between open applications.
Alt + double-click	Display the properties of the object you double-click on.
Ctrl + Tab	With an application that has multiple sub tabs/document windows, this switch between tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Same as above but backwards.
Alt + Print Screen	Create a screen shot (image in clipboard) only for the active screen/program.
Print Screen	Create a screen shot (image in clipboard) for your entire desktop.
Ctrl + Alt + Del	Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.
Ctrl + Esc	Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this brings up the Task Manager.
Alt + Esc	Switch Between open applications on taskbar.
	Activates help for current open application.
F2	Renames selected Icon.
F3	Starts find from desktop.
F4	Opens the drive selection when browsing or pull the list of drive selections
F5	Refresh.
F10	Activates menu bar.
Shift + F10	Simulates right-click on selected item.
Alt + F4	Closes Current open program.
Ctrl + F4	Closes Window in Program.
F6	Move cursor to different Windows Explorer panel.
Ctrl + Space bar	Drops down the window control menu.
Ctrl + (the ‘+’ key on the keypad)	Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer
Alt + Enter	Opens properties window of selected icon or program.
Shift + Del	Permanent Delete - Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin.
Holding Shift at Startup	Boot safe mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting.
Holding Shift	When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.
Enter	Activates the highlighted program.
Alt + Down arrow	Display all available options on drop down menu.
* (on the keypad)	Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.
+ (on the keypad)	Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
- (on the keypad)	Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.

Shortcut using Windows Key

Shortcut	Description
WINKEY	Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
WINKEY + F1	Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
WINKEY + F3	Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
WINKEY + D	Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
WINKEY + M	Minimizes all windows.
WINKEY + SHIFT + M	Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
WINKEY + E	Open Microsoft Explorer.
WINKEY + Tab	Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
WINKEY + F	Display the Windows Search / Find feature.
WINKEY + CTRL + F	Display the search for computers window.
WINKEY + F1	Display the Microsoft Windows help.
WINKEY + R	Open the run window.
WINKEY + Pause / Break key	Open the system properties window.
WINKEY + U	Open Utility Manager.
WINKEY + L	Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

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Posted on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 at 12:47 pm under Windows tricks \| RSS 2.0 Feed

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