Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

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Keyboard shortcuts keys:

Applies to: Windows 10 | Windows 8.1 | Windows 7

Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Click an option below, and it'll open to display a table of related shortcuts:

Copy, paste, and other general keyboard shortcuts: 

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   Press this key	To do this
   Ctrl + X	Cut the selected item.
   Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)	Copy the selected item.
   Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)	Paste the selected item.
   Ctrl + Z	Undo an action.
   Alt + Tab	Switch between open apps.
   Alt + F4	Close the active item, or exit the active app.
   Windows logo key  + L	Lock your PC.
   Windows logo key  + D	Display and hide the desktop.
   F2	Rename the selected item.
   F3	Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
   F4	Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
   F5	Refresh the active window.
   F6	Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
   F10	Activate the Menu bar in the active app.
   Alt + F8	Show your password on the sign-in screen.
   Alt + Esc	Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
   Alt + underlined letter	Perform the command for that letter.
   Alt + Enter	Display properties for the selected item.
   Alt + Spacebar	Open the shortcut menu for the active window.
   Alt + Left arrow	Go back.
   Alt + Right arrow	Go forward.
   Alt + Page Up	Move up one screen.
   Alt + Page Down	Move down one screen.
   Ctrl + F4	Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).
   Ctrl + A	Select all items in a document or window.
   Ctrl + D (or Delete)	Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
   Ctrl + R (or F5)	Refresh the active window.
   Ctrl + Y	Redo an action.
   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 + Alt + Tab	Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
   Alt + Shift + arrow keys	When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.
   Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys	When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.
   Ctrl + arrow keys	Resize the Start menu when it's open.
   Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar	Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.
   Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key	Select a block of text.
   Ctrl + Esc	Open Start.
   Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Open Task Manager.
   Ctrl + Shift	Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.
   Ctrl + Spacebar	Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
   Shift + F10	Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
   Shift with any arrow key	Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.
   Shift + Delete	Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
   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.
   Esc	Stop or leave the current task.
   PrtScn	Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard.  Note ·         You can change this shortcut so it also opens  screen snipping, which lets you edit your screenshot. Select Start  > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard, and turn on the toggle under Print Screen shortcut.

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