General Keyboard Shortcuts

• Alt + D Move focus to address bar in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer
• Alt + D, Tab Move focus to search bar in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer
• Alt + Enter or Alt + Double Click on File Open Properties window of selected item
• Alt + Esc Cycle through all open windows.
• Alt + P Turn Preview Pane on or off in Windows Explorer
• Alt + Left Arrow Go back in Windows Explorer
• Alt + Right Arrow Go forward in Windows Explorer
• Alt + underlined letter Display the corresponding menu or Perform the menu command
• Alt + Up Arrow Go Up a directory in Windows Explorer
• Alt + Tab select a open items or windows to see.
• Alt + Spacebar Open menu of the current active window
• Ctrl + Alt + Tab Use the arrow keys to switch between open items or windows
• 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 + Left Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
• Ctrl + Right Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
• Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Select a block of text
• Ctrl + Arrow + Spacebar Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
• Ctrl + A Select all items in active open window
• Ctrl + C Copy the selected item
• Ctrl + Esc Open Start menu
• Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Increase or decrease icon size in current active Windows Explorer window or desktop
• Ctrl + N Opens new Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer window
• Ctrl + Shift + N Creates a New Folder on the active desktop or in the active Windows Explorer window.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager
• Ctrl + V Paste the selected item
• Ctrl + X Cut the selected item
• Ctrl + Y Redo an action
• Ctrl + Z Undo an action
• Delete Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
• End Scroll to the bottom of the current active window
• Esc Cancel the current task
• Home Scroll to the top of the current active window
• 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
• Shift + Arrow Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
• Shift + Delete Delete selected item permanently without it going to the Recycle Bin first.
• Shift + Left Click Select a item or multiple items
• Shift (when you insert a CD) Prevent the CD from automatically playing