General keyboard shortcuts
Remember these keys when ur mouse is not working this is very helpful.
| * CTRL+C | (Copy) |
| * CTRL+X | (Cut) |
| * CTRL+V | (Paste) |
| * CTRL+Z | (Undo) |
| * Delete | (Delete) |
| *SHIFT+DELETE | (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) |
| * CTRL while dragging an item | (Copy the selected item) |
| * CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item | (Create a shortcut to the selected item) |
| * F2 key | (Rename the selected item) |
| * CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) |
| * CTRL+LEFT ARROW | (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) |
| * CTRL+DOWN ARROW | (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) |
| * CTRL+UP ARROW | (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) |
| * CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys | (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) |
| * CTRL+A | (Select all) |
| * F3 key | (Search for a file or a folder) |
| ALT+ENTER | (View the properties for the selected item) |
| * ALT+F4 | (Close the active item, or quit the active program) | ||
| * ALT+ENTER | (Display the properties of the selected object) | ||
| * ALT+SPACEBAR | (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) | ||
| * CTRL+F4 | (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) | ||
| * ALT+TAB | (Switch between the open items) | ||
| * ALT+ESC | (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) | ||
| * F6 key | (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) | ||
| * F4 key | (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) | ||
| * SHIFT+F10 | (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) | ||
| * ALT+SPACEBAR | (Display the System menu for the active window) | ||
| * CTRL+ESC | (Display the Start menu) | ||
| * ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name | (Display the corresponding menu) | ||
| * Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu | (Perform the corresponding command) | ||
| * F10 key | (Activate the menu bar in the active program) | ||
| * 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) | ||
| * F5 key | (Update the active window) | ||
| * BACKSPACE | (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) | ||
| * ESC | (Cancel the current task) | ||
| * SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive | (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) | ||
| * CTRL+SHIFT+ESC | (Open Task Manager) |
| * CTRL+TAB | (Move forward through the tabs) | ||
| * CTRL+SHIFT+TAB | (Move backward through the tabs) | ||
| * TAB | (Move forward through the options) | ||
| * SHIFT+TAB | (Move backward through the options) | ||
| * ALT+Underlined letter | (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option) | ||
| * ENTER | (Perform the command for the active option or button) | ||
| * SPACEBAR | (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box) | ||
| * Arrow keys | (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons) | ||
| * F1 key | (Display Help) | ||
| * F4 key | (Display the items in the active list) | ||
| * BACKSPACE | (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box) |
Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
| * Windows Logo | (Display or hide the Start menu) | ||
| * Windows Logo+BREAK | (Display the System Properties dialog box) | ||
| * Windows Logo+D | (Display the desktop) | ||
| * Windows Logo+M | (Minimize all of the windows) | ||
| * Windows Logo+SHIFT+M | (Restore the minimized windows) | ||
| * Windows Logo+E | (Open My Computer) | ||
| * Windows Logo+F | (Search for a file or a folder) | ||
| * CTRL+Windows Logo+F | (Search for computers) | ||
| * Windows Logo+F1 | (Display Windows Help) | ||
| * Windows Logo+ L | (Lock the keyboard) | ||
| * Windows Logo+R | (Open the Run dialog box) | ||
| * Windows Logo+U | (Open Utility Manager) |
Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
| * Right SHIFT for eight seconds | (Switch FilterKeys either on or off) | ||
| * Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN | (Switch High Contrast either on or off) | ||
| * Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK | (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off) | ||
| * SHIFT five times | (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off) | ||
| * NUM LOCK for five seconds | (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off) | ||
| * Windows Logo +U | (Open Utility Manager) |
Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
| * END | (Display the bottom of the active window) | ||
| * HOME | (Display the top of the active window) | ||
| * NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign | (*) | (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) | |
| * NUM LOCK+Plus sign | (+) | (Display the contents of the selected folder) | |
| * NUM LOCK+Minus sign | (-) | (Collapse the selected folder) | |
| * LEFT ARROW | (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) | ||
| * RIGHT ARROW | (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder) | ||
Shortcut keys for Character Map
| * RIGHT ARROW | (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line) | ||
| * LEFT ARROW | (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) | ||
| * UP ARROW | (Move up one row) | ||
| * DOWN ARROW | (Move down one row) | ||
| * PAGE UP | (Move up one screen at a time) | ||
| * PAGE DOWN | (Move down one screen at a time) | ||
| * HOME | (Move to the beginning of the line) | ||
| * END | (Move to the end of the line) | ||
| * CTRL+HOME | (Move to the first character) | ||
| * CTRL+END | (Move to the last character) | ||
| * SPACEBAR | (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected) |
| Microsoft Management Console | (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts |
| * CTRL+O | (Open a saved console) | ||
| * CTRL+N | (Open a new console) | ||
| * CTRL+S | (Save the open console) | ||
| * CTRL+M | (Add or remove a console item) | ||
| * CTRL+W | (Open a new window) | ||
| * F5 key | (Update the content of all console windows) | ||
| * ALT+SPACEBAR | (Display the MMC window menu) | ||
| * ALT+F4 | (Close the console) | ||
| * ALT+A | (Display the Action menu) | ||
| * ALT+V | (Display the View menu) | ||
| * ALT+F | (Display the File menu) | ||
| * ALT+O | (Display the Favorites menu) |
MMC console window keyboard shortcuts
| * CTRL+P | (Print the current page or active pane) | ||
| * ALT+Minus sign | (-) | (Display the window menu for the active console window) | |
| * SHIFT+F10 | (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item) | ||
| * F1 key | (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item) | ||
| * F5 key | (Update the content of all console windows) | ||
| * CTRL+F10 | (Maximize the active console window) | ||
| * CTRL+F5 | (Restore the active console window) | ||
| * ALT+ENTER | (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item) | ||
| * F2 key | (Rename the selected item) | ||
| * CTRL+F4 | (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) | ||
Remote desktop connection navigation
| * CTRL+ALT+END | (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box) | ||
| * ALT+PAGE UP | (Switch between programs from left to right) | ||
| * ALT+PAGE DOWN | (Switch between programs from right to left) | ||
| * ALT+INSERT | (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order) | ||
| * ALT+HOME | (Display the Start menu) | ||
| * CTRL+ALT+BREAK | (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) | ||
| * ALT+DELETE | (Display the Windows menu) | ||
| * CTRL+ALT+Minus sign | (-) | (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) | |
| * CTRL+ALT+Plus sign | (+) | (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) | |
Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation
| * CTRL+B | (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box) | ||
| * CTRL+E | (Open the Search bar) | ||
| * CTRL+F | (Start the Find utility) | ||
| * CTRL+H | (Open the History bar) | ||
| * CTRL+I | (Open the Favorites bar) | ||
| * CTRL+L | (Open the Open dialog box) | ||
| * CTRL+N | (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address) | ||
| * CTRL+O | (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L) | ||
| * CTRL+P | (Open the Print dialog box) |
| * CTRL+R | (Close the current Web page) |
| * CTRL+W | (Close the current Window) |
