W2: Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards
Delete or Ctrl + D
Delete selected item and move to recycle bin
Shift + Delete
Delete selected item immediately (without moving to recycle bin)
F2
Rename selected item
Ctrl + shift + arrow key
Select a block of text
Shift + arrow key
select more than one item in a window or desktop, or select text within a document
ctrl + arrow key + spacebar
Select multiple individual items in a window or desktop
Ctrl + A
Select all items in a document or window
F3 or Ctrl + F
Search for a file or folder
Alt + Enter
Display properties for selected item
Alt + F4
Close the active item, or exit active program
Alt + Spacebar
Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Ctrl + F4
Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents simultaneously)
Alt + Tab
Switch between open items
F4
Select/display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + Esc
Open the start menu
Shift + F10
Display the shortcut menu for selected item (same as right click)
Alt + underlined letter
Display the corresponding menu/ perform the menu command
F5 or Ctrl + R
Refresh active window
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel
Change the size of items in current window
Arrow Keys
Navigate the current window or menu, and also open or close submenu
Ctrl + shift + esc
Open task manager
Esc
Cancel current task
Windows Key
Open or close the start menu
Win + Pause
display the system properties dialog box
Win + D
Display desktop
Win + M
Minimize all windows
Win + Shift + M
Restore minimized windows to desktop
Win + E
Open computer
Win + F
Search for a file or folder
Win + L
Lock computer or switch users
Win + R
Open the run dialog box
Win + Ctrl + B
Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area
Win + Up arrow
Maximize the window
Win + left/right arrow
Maximize the window to the left or right side of screen
Win + down arrow
Minimize the window
F1
Open Help
Ctrl + N
Create a new document
Ctrl + O
Open existing document
Ctrl + S
Save changes to document
Ctrl + P
Print a document
Ctrl + z/x/c/v
Undo, cut, copy, paste
Ctrl + Y
Redo a change
Ctrl + F
Find text in a document
F3
Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box
Ctrl + H
Replace text in a document
Ctrl + left/right arrow
move the cursor one word to left or right
Ctrl + up/down arrow
Move cursor to the line or paragraph above/below
Ctrl + Home
Move to beginning of document
Ctrl + End
Move to end of document
Ctrl + PageUp
Move up one page
Ctrl + PageDown
Move down one page
Ctrl + N
Open new window
Ctrl + W
Close current window
Ctrl + Shift + N
Create new folder
End
Navigate to bottom of active window
Home
Navigate to top of active window
Ctrl + Period (.)
Rotate picture clockwise
Ctrl + comma (,)
Rotate a picture counter-clockwise
Left arrow
Collapse the current selection or select the parent folder
Backspace
View previous folder
Right arrow
Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed) or select the first subfolder
Alt + up arrow
View the parent folder
Ctrl + Shift + E
Display all folders above selected folder
Alt + D
Select the address bar