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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts Flashcards

1
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Open a new window

A

Ctrl+N

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2
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Close the current window

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Ctrl+W

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3
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Create a new folder

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Ctrl+Shift+N

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4
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display the bottom of the active window

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End

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5
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display the top of the active window

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Home

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6
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Maximize or minimize the active window

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F11

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7
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Rotate a picture clockwise

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Ctrl+Period (.)

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8
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Rotate a picture counter-clockwise

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Ctrl+Comma (,)

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9
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display all subfolders under the selected folder

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Num Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad

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10
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display the contents of the selected folder

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Num Lock+Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad

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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Collapse the selected folder

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Num Lock+Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad

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12
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the parent folder

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Left Arrow

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13
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item

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Alt+Enter

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14
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display the preview pane

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Alt+P

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15
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

View the previous folder

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Alt+Left Arrow

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16
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

View the previous folder

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Backspace

17
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder

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Right Arrow

18
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

View the next folder

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Alt+Right Arrow

19
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

View the parent folder

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Alt+Up Arrow

20
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Display all folders above the selected folder

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Ctrl+Shift+E

21
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons

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Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel

22
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Select the address bar

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Alt+D

23
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Select the search box

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Ctrl+E

24
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Select the search box

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Ctrl+F

25
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program [Taskbar]

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Shift+Click on a taskbar button

26
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Open a program as an administrator [Taskbar]

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Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button

27
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Show the window menu for the program [Taskbar]

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Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button

28
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Show the window menu for the group [Taskbar]

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Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button

29
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Windows Explorer & Taskbar Shortcuts

Cycle through the windows of the group [Taskbar]

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Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button

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