Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Flashcards

Learn the most useful Windows keyboard shortcuts and increase your productivity.

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1
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Cycle to the next program

A

Alt + Tab

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2
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What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Cycle to the next tab

A

Control + Tab

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3
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What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Open the Start Menu

A

Windows Key

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4
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What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Open Windows Explorer

A

Windows Key + E

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5
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Open System Properties

A

Windows Key + Pause/Break

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6
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Search for a file

A

Windows Key + F

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7
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Minimize all windows

A

Windows Key + M

Windows Key + D

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8
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Undo minimizing all windows

A

Windows Key + Shift + M

or Windows Key + D (again)

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9
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What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Open a document

A

Control + O

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10
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What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Quit a program

A

Alt + F4

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11
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Print

A

Control + P

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12
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Cut

A

Control + X

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13
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Copy

A

Control + C

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14
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Paste

A

Control + V

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15
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Undo

A

Control + Z

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16
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Redo

A

Control + Y

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17
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Run a command

A

Windows Key + R

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18
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Open Task Manager

A

Control + Shift + Escape

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19
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Lock the keyboard

A

Windows Key + L

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20
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Turn boldface on/off

A

Control + B

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21
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Turn italics on/off

A

Control + I

22
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Turn underline on/off

A

Control + U

23
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Justify left

A

Control + L

24
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Justify center

A

Control + E

25
Q

What are the Windows keystrokes to:

Justify right

A

Control + R

26
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Alt + Tab

A

Cycle to the next program

27
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + Tab

A

Cycle to the next tab

28
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key

A

Open the Start Menu

29
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + E

A

Open Windows Explorer

30
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + Pause/Break

A

Open System Properties

31
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + F

A

Search for a file

32
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + M

Windows Key + D

A

Minimize all windows

33
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + Shift + M

or Windows Key + D (again)

A

Undo minimizing all windows

34
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + O

A

Open a document

35
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Alt + F4

A

Quit a program

36
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + P

A

Print

37
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + X

A

Cut

38
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + C

A

Copy

39
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + V

A

Paste

40
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + Z

A

Undo

41
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + Y

A

Redo

42
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + R

A

Run a command

43
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + Shift + Escape

A

Open Task Manager

44
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Windows Key + L

A

Lock the keyboard

45
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + B

A

Turn boldface on/off

46
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + I

A

Turn italics on/off

47
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + U

A

Turn underline on/off

48
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + L

A

Justify left

49
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + E

A

Justify center

50
Q

What do these Windows keystrokes do?

Control + R

A

Justify right