Keyboard Shortcuts
SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK: Displays a context menu containing alternative verbs.
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
F1: Starts Windows Help.
F10: Activates menu bar options.
SHIFT+F10: Opens a context menu for the selected item.
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu. Use the ARROW keys to select an item.
CTRL+ESC, ESC: Selects the Start button. Press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu.
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running application. Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key for task-switching window.
SHIFT: while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature. Will also bypass Startup folder on boot.
ALT+SPACE From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window.
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) 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) application.
ALT+<underlined letter in menu> Opens the corresponding 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
Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts
F2 Rename object
F3 Find: All Files
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+V Paste
S HIFT+DEL Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin.
ALT+ENTER Open the property sheet for the selected object.
To Copy a File: Press down and hold the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut: Press down and hold CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General Folder/Shortcut Control
F4 Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box
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.
Accessibility Shortcuts
Tap SHIFT 5 times Toggles StickyKeys on and off.
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds Toggles FilterKeys on and off.
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds 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.
Win9x Keyboard Keys
WINDOWS+R Run dialog box
WINDOWS+M Minimize All
SHIFT+WINDOWS+M Undo Minimize All
WINDOWS+F1 Help
WINDOWS+E Windows Explorer
WINDOWS+F Find Files or Folders
CTRL+WINDOWS+F Find Computer
WINDOWS+TAB Cycle through taskbar buttons
WINDOWS+BREAK System Properties dialog box
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 button, this selects the option button.
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