Windows system key combinations
ALT+TAB
Switch between open programs
SHIFT+DELETE
Delete item permanently
Windows program key combinations
Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
SHIFT+right click
Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click
Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click
Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE
Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
General keyboard-only commands
F10
Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10
Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC
Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC
Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar. or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT+DOWN ARROW
Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB
Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT
Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE
Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu. you can restore. move. resize. minimize. maximize. or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen)
Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu. you can restore. move. resize. minimize. maximize. or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB
Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu
Opens the menu
ALT+F4
Closes the current window
CTRL+F4
Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6
Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example. when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed. ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
SHIFT+DELETE
Delete selection immediately. without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER
Open the properties for the selected object
General folder/shortcut control
F4
Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5
Refreshes the current window.
F6
Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+G
Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL+Z
Undo the last command
CTRL+A
Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE
Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+click+Close button
For folders. close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer tree control
Numeric Keypad *
Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +
Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -
Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW
Expands the current selection if it is not expanded. otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW
Collapses the current selection if it is expanded. otherwise goes to the parent
Properties control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move through the property tabs
Accessibility shortcuts
Press SHIFT five times
Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight
Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seco
Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
Windows Logo+R
Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M
Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows Logo+M
Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+E
Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F
Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D
Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+Windows Logo+F
Find computer
CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB
Moves focus from Start. to the Quick Launch toolbar. to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo+TAB
Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break
System Properties dialog box
Application key
Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
Windows Logo+L
Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P
Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C
Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V
Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K
Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I
Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+A
Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo+SPACEBAR
Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S
Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Dialog box keyboard commands
TAB
Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT+TAB
Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR
If the current control is a button. this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box. this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option. this selects the option.
ENTER
Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC
Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item
Move to the corresponding item