The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts.
| Press this key | To do this |
|---|---|
F1 | Display Help |
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) | Copy the selected item |
Ctrl+X | Cut the selected item |
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) | Paste the selected item |
Ctrl+Z | Undo an action |
Ctrl+Y | Redo an action |
Delete (or Ctrl+D) | Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
Shift+Delete | Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
F2 | Rename the selected item |
Ctrl+Right Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
Ctrl+Left Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
Ctrl+Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
Ctrl+Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
Shift with any arrow key | Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document |
Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
Ctrl+A | Select all items in a document or window |
F3 | Search for a file or folder |
Alt+Enter | Display properties for the selected item |
Alt+F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active program |
Alt+Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
Ctrl+F4 | Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
Alt+Tab | Switch between open items |
Ctrl+Alt+Tab | Use the arrow keys to switch between open items |
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel | Change the size of icons on the desktop |
Windows logo key  +Tab | Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab | Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
Alt+Esc | Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
F4 | Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer |
Shift+F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
Ctrl+Esc | Open the Start menu |
Alt+underlined letter | Display the corresponding menu |
Alt+underlined letter | Perform the menu command (or other underlined command) |
F10 | Activate the menu bar in the active program |
Right Arrow | Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
Left Arrow | Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
F5 (or Ctrl+R) | Refresh the active window |
Alt+Up Arrow | View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer |
Esc | Cancel the current task |
Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Open Task Manager |
Shift when you insert a CD | Prevent the CD from automatically playing |
Left Alt+Shift | Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled |
Ctrl+Shift | Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled |
Right or Left Ctrl+Shift | Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages |
