Microsoft Windows Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are reserved for use by Microsoft Windows.
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Menu Command |
Key |
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Activate or inactivate the menu bar |
Alt |
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Cycle through items in the order they were opened. |
Alt+Esc |
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Cycle through items in the reverse order they were opened |
Alt+Shift+Esc |
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Display shortcut menu for the active child window (multiple-document interface [MDI] application) |
Alt+hyphen |
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Application |
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Copy the entire screen image to the clipboard. |
Print Screen |
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Copy the active window image to the clipboard. |
Alt+Print Screen |
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Display the system menu for the active window |
Alt+spacebar |
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Cycle through open primary windows |
Alt+Tab |
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Reverse cycle through open primary windows. |
Alt+Shift+Tab |
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Cycle through open primary windows without closing the menu. |
Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
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Reverse cycle through open primary windows without closing the menu. |
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ Tab |
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Display the Start menu |
Ctrl+Esc |
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Start Task Manager |
Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
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Display the Windows security screen |
Ctrl+Alt+Delete |
Microsoft Windows Explorer Shortcuts
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Menu Command |
Key |
| Search for a file or folder |
F3 or Ctrl+F |
| Display the Address bar list |
F4 |
| Select the Address bar |
Alt+D |
| View the folder one level up |
Alt+Up arrow |
| Go back to previous location viewed |
Alt+Left arrow or Backspace |
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Go forward to next location in viewed |
Alt+Right arrow |
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Close the active item, or exit the active program. |
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W |
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
Ctrl+D or Delete |
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Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin |
Shift+Delete |
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Open the current location in a new window |
Ctrl+N |
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Create shortcut to selected item |
Ctrl+Shift while dragging an item |
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Switch input languages or keyboard layouts (Available and configurable when the user has installed multiple keyboard layouts.) |
Left Alt+Shift |
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Switch keyboard layouts or input languages (Available and configurable when the user installed multiple keyboard layouts.). |
Ctrl+Shift |
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Shortcut key for input languages (Available and configurable when the user installed multiple keyboard layouts.) |
Ctrl or left Alt+Shift+~, number (0~9), or grave accent key |
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Cancel the current task or search |
Esc |
