The General Shortcuts
We’ll kickoff the list with some really general shortcuts that you often used.
→CTRL + C =Copy
→CTRL + X = Cut
→CTRL + V = Paste
→CTRL + Z = Undo
→Delete = Delete
→Shift + Delete = Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
→CTRL while dragging an item = Copy the selected item
→CTRL + Shift while dragging an item = Create a shortcut to the selected item
→F2 key = Rename the selected item
→CTRL + RIGHT ARROW =Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
→CTRL + LEFT ARROW = Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
→CTRL + DOWN ARROW = Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
→CTRL + UP ARROW = Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
→CTRL + Shift with any of the arrow keys =Highlight a block of text
→Shift with any of the arrow keys = Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
→CTRL + A = Select all
→F3 key = Search for a file or a folder
→Alt + Enter = View the properties for the selected item
→Alt + F4 = Close the active item, or quit the active program
→Alt + Enter = Display the properties of the selected object
→Alt + Spacebar = Open the shortcut menu for the active window
→CTRL + F4 = Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
→Alt + Tab = Switch between the open items
→Alt + ESC =Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
→F6 key = Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
→F4 key = Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
→Shift + F10 = Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
→Alt + Spacebar = Display the System menu for the active window
→CTRL + ESC = Display the Start menu
→Alt + Underlined letter in a menu name = Display the corresponding menu
→Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu = Perform the corresponding command
→F10 key = Activate the menu bar in the active program
→RIGHT ARROW = Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
→LEFT ARROW = Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
→F5 key = Update the active window
→Backspace = View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
→ESC = Cancel the current task
→Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive = Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
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