morbidbutterfly Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) 1. Go 'up' a level: Alt+Up Arrow 2. Go 'back': Alt+Left Arrow 3. Go 'forward': Alt+Right Arrow Windows key Opens or closes the Start menu Windows + D Displays your desktop Windows + E Opens the Computer window Windows + F Opens the Search window Ctrl + Windows + F Searches for computers (if you're on a network) Windows + L Locks your computer or switches users Windows + M Minimizes all windows Shift + Windows + M Restores minimized windows Windows + R Opens the Run dialog box Windows + T Cycles through programs on the Taskbar Windows + U Opens the Ease of Access Center Ctrl + A Selects everything in a window Ctrl + C Copies selected items Ctrl + X Cuts selected items Ctrl + V Pastes cut or copied items Ctrl + Y Redoes an action Ctrl + Z Undoes an action F1 Displays Help F2 Highlights the label of a selected item for editing F3 Opens the Search window Ctrl + F4 Closes the current document Alt + F4 Closes the current item or program F5 Refreshes a window F6 Cycles through elements in a window or on the desktop F10 Activates a program's menu bar Shift + Windows + F10 Displays the shortcut menu for a selected item Delete Deletes selected items to the Recycle Bin Shift + Delete Deletes selected items permanently Alt + Enter Displays the properties of a selected item Ctrl + Esc Opens the Start menu Alt + Esc Cycles through items in the order you opened them Ctrl + Shift + Esc Opens the Windows Task Manager Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock Turns the Mouse Keys feature on or off Hold for five seconds + Num Lock Turns the Toggle Keys feature on or off Windows + Pause Displays the System Properties dialog box Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen Turns the High Contrast feature on or off Right Shift for 8 seconds Turns the Filter Keys feature on and off Press Shift five times Turns the Sticky Keys feature on or off Alt + Spacebar Opens the shortcut menu for the current window Alt + Tab Switches between open items Windows + Tab Cycles through open items with Flip 3-D Ctrl + Alt + Tab Displays open items (use the arrow keys to switch between them) Ctrl + Windows + Tab Displays open items with Flip 3-D (use the arrow keys to cycle through them) Alt + D Moves to the Address bar F4 Displays the Address bar drop-down list Ctrl + N Opens a new window F11 Maximizes/minimizes the current window Left arrow Collapses a selection or selects its parent folder Alt + Left arrow Shows the previous folder Right arrow Displays the current selection or selects its first subfolder Alt + Right arrow Shows the next folder Asterisk (keypad) Displays subfolders within a selected folder End Displays the bottom of the current window Home Displays the top of the current window Minus Sign (keypad) Collapses the selected folder Plus Sign (keypad) Displays the contents of the selected folder In the Vista Sidebar Windows + G Cycles through gadgets Windows + Spacebar Brings all gadgets to the front; selects Sidebar Tab Cycles through Sidebar controls In a dialog box F1 Displays Help F4 Displays items in a drop-down list Backspace In Save As or Open dialog, opens a folder one level up from a selected folder Enter Works like a mouse click for some selected options Spacebar Selects or deselects an active check box Tab Moves forward through dialog box options Ctrl + Tab Hops from tab to tab Shift + Tab Moves backward through dialog box options Ctrl + Shift + Tab Hops backward from tab to tab In Vista Help Alt + A Displays the customer support page Alt + C Displays the Help And Support Contents Ctrl + F Opens Find dialog box for the current topic Alt + N Displays the connection settings menu Ctrl + P Prints a help topic F3 Moves to the Search box F10 Displays Options menu Alt + Home Displays the Help And Support home page Thanks to Scott Lowe Edited February 25, 2009 by morbidbutterfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peh Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hello, I just joined the forum. Thanks for the shortcuts. I sniped and saved to my documents folder. peh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbidbutterfly Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hello, I just joined the forum. Thanks for the shortcuts. I sniped and saved to my documents folder. peh You're very welcome. morbidbutterfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrell Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 You're very welcome. morbidbutterfly Just got this in my newsletter, and wanted to say Thank You. Blessings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbidbutterfly Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Just got this in my newsletter, and wanted to say Thank You. Blessings You're welcome. morbidbutterfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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