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Desired Action: |
Press: |
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Display the
contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS
SIGN on numeric keypad (+) |
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Set focus on a
notification. |
Windows Key+B |
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View properties
for the selected item. |
ALT+ENTER |
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Displays the
properties of the selected object. |
ALT+Enter |
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Cycle through
items in the order they were opened. |
ALT+ESC |
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"Close the
active item, or quit the active program. |
ALT+F4 |
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Opens the
shortcut menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
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Display the
System menu for the active window. |
ALT+SPACEBAR |
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Switch between
open items. |
ALT+TAB |
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Carry out the
corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a
dialog box. |
ALT+Underlined
letter |
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Display the
corresponding menu. |
ALT+Underlined
letter in a menu name |
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Select a button
if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog
box. |
Arrow keys |
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View the folder
one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
BACKSPACE |
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Open a folder
one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open
dialog box in a dialog box. |
BACKSPACE |
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Copy selected
item. |
CTRL while
dragging an item |
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Select all. |
CTRL+A |
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Copy. |
CTRL+C |
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Move the
insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
CTRL+DOWN ARROW |
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Display the
Start menu. |
CTRL+ESC |
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Close the active
document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents
open simultaneously. |
CTRL+F4 |
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Move the
insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
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Move the
insertion point to the beginning of the next word. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
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Create shortcut
to selected item. |
CTRL+SHIFT while
dragging an item |
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Highlight a
block of text. |
CTRL+SHIFT with
any of the arrow keys |
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Move backward
through tabs in a dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
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Move forward
through tabs in a dialog box. |
CTRL+TAB |
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Move the
insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
CTRL+UP ARROW |
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Paste. |
CTRL+V |
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Search for
computers. |
CTRL+Windows
Key+F |
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Cut. |
CTRL+X |
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Undo. |
CTRL+Z |
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Delete. |
DELETE |
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Display the
bottom of the active window. |
END |
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Carry out the
command for the active option or button in a dialog box. |
ENTER |
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Cancel the
current task. |
ESC |
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Display Help in
a dialog box. |
F1 |
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Activate the
menu bar in the active program. |
F10 |
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Rename selected
item. |
F2 |
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Search for a
file or folder. |
F3 |
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Display the
Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
F4 |
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Display the
items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
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Refresh the
active window. |
F5 |
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Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
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Display the top
of the active window. |
HOME |
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Switch MouseKeys
on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
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Switch High
Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
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Open the next
menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Collapse current
selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Display the
items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
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Refresh the
active window. |
F5 |
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Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
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Display the top
of the active window. |
HOME |
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Switch MouseKeys
on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
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Switch High
Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
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Open the next
menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Collapse current
selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Display the
items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
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Refresh the
active window. |
F5 |
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Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
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Display the top
of the active window. |
HOME |
|
Switch MouseKeys
on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
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Switch High
Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
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Open the next
menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Collapse current
selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Display the
shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Menu key |
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Switch
ToggleKeys on and off. |
NUM LOCK for
five seconds |
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Display all
subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM
LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) |
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Collapse the
selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS
SIGN on numeric keypad (-) |
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Open the next
menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
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Display current
selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |
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Switch
FilterKeys on and off. |
Right SHIFT for
eight seconds |
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Display the
items in the active list in a dialog box. |
F4 |
|
Refresh the
active window. |
F5 |
|
Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
|
Display the top
of the active window. |
HOME |
|
Switch MouseKeys
on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +NUM LOCK |
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Switch High
Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT +left
SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN |
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Open the next
menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Collapse current
selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. |
LEFT ARROW |
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Display the
shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Menu key |
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Switch
ToggleKeys on and off. |
NUM LOCK for
five seconds |
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Display all
subfolders under the selected folder. |
NUM
LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) |
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Collapse the
selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+MINUS
SIGN on numeric keypad (-) |
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Display the
contents of the selected folder. |
NUM LOCK+PLUS
SIGN on numeric keypad (+) |
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Open the next
menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
RIGHT ARROW |
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Display current
selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. |
RIGHT ARROW |
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Switch
FilterKeys on and off. |
Right SHIFT for
eight seconds |
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Switch
StickyKeys on and off. |
SHIFT five times |
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Prevent the CD
from automatically playing. |
SHIFT when you
insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
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Select more than
one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a
document. |
SHIFT with any
of the arrow keys |
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Delete selected
item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
SHIFT+DELETE |
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Display the
shortcut menu for the selected item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
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Move backward
through options in a dialog box. |
SHIFT+TAB |
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Select or clear
the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog
box. |
SPACEBAR |
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Move forward
through options in a dialog box. |
TAB |
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Carry out the
corresponding command. |
Underlined
letter in a command name on an open menu |
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Display or hide
the Start menu. |
Windows Key
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Lock your
computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch
users if you are not connected to a network domain. |
Windows Key+ L |
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Display the
System Properties dialog box. |
Windows
Key+BREAK |
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Show the
desktop. |
Windows Key+D |
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Open My
Computer. |
Windows Key+E |
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Search for a
file or folder. |
Windows Key+F |
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Display Windows
Help. |
Windows Key+F1 |
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Minimize all
windows. |
Windows Key+M |
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Open the Run
dialog box. |
Windows Key+R |
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Restores
minimized windows. |
Windows
Key+Shift+M |
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Opens Utility
Manager. |
Windows Key+U |
