Posted by: Tuttle April 15, 2010
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General keyboard shortcuts
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 |