WINDOWS USEFUL SHORTCUTS KEYS'

Remote Desktop Connection Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt+Page Up	||Move between programs from left to right.||
Alt+Page Down	||Move between programs from right to left.||
Alt+Insert	||Cycle through programs in the order that they were started in.||
Alt+Home	||Display the Start menu.||
Ctrl+Alt+Break	||Switch between a window and full screen.||
Ctrl+Alt+End	||Display the Windows Security dialog box.||
Alt+Delete	||Display the system menu.||
Ctrl+Alt+Minus Sign (-) on the numeric keypad	||Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt+PrtScn on a local computer).||
Ctrl+Alt+Plus Sign (+) on the numeric keypad	||Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local computer).||
Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow	||“Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.||
Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow	||“Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.||

Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+N	||Open a new window||
Ctrl+W	||Close the current window||
Ctrl+Shift+N	||Create a new folder||
End	||Display the bottom of the active window||
Home	||Display the top of the active window||
F11	||Maximize or minimize the active window||
Ctrl+Period (.)	||Rotate a picture clockwise||
Ctrl+Comma (,)	||Rotate a picture counter-clockwise||
Num Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad	||Display all subfolders under the selected folder||
Num Lock+Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad	||Display the contents of the selected folder||
Num Lock+Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad	||Collapse the selected folder||
Left Arrow	||Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the parent folder||
Alt+Enter	||Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item||
Alt+P	||Display the preview pane||
Alt+Left Arrow	||View the previous folder||
Backspace	||View the previous folder||
Right Arrow	||Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder||
Alt+Right Arrow	||View the next folder||
Alt+Up Arrow	||View the parent folder||
Ctrl+Shift+E	||Display all folders above the selected folder||
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel	||Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons||
Alt+D	||Select the address bar||
Ctrl+E	||Select the search box||
Ctrl+F	||Select the search box||

General Keyboard Shortcuts

F1	||Display Help||
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)	||Copy the selected item||
Ctrl+X	||Cut the selected item||
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)	||Paste the selected item||
Ctrl+Z	||Undo an action||
Ctrl+Y	||Redo an action||
Delete (or Ctrl+D)	||Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin||
Shift+Delete	||Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first||
F2	||Rename the selected item||
Ctrl+Right Arrow	||Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word||
Ctrl+Left Arrow	||Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word||
Ctrl+Down Arrow	||Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph||
Ctrl+Up Arrow	||Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph||
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key	||Select a block of text||
Shift with any arrow key	||Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document||
Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar	||Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop||
Ctrl+A	||Select all items in a document or window||
F3	||Search for a file or folder||
Alt+Enter	||Display properties for the selected item||
Alt+F4	||Close the active item, or exit the active program||
Alt+Spacebar	||Open the shortcut menu for the active window||
Ctrl+F4	||Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)||
Alt+Tab	||Switch between open items||
Ctrl+Alt+Tab	||Use the arrow keys to switch between open items||
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel	||Change the size of icons on the desktop||
Windows logo key  +Tab	||Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D||
Ctrl+Windows logo key  +Tab	||Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D||
Alt+Esc	||Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened||
F6	||Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop||
F4	||Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer||
Shift+F10	||Display the shortcut menu for the selected item||
Ctrl+Esc	||Open the Start menu||
Alt+underlined letter	||Display the corresponding menu||
Alt+underlined letter	||Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)||
F10	||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 (or Ctrl+R)	||Refresh the active window||
Alt+Up Arrow	||View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer||
Esc	||Cancel the current task||
Ctrl+Shift+Esc	||Open Task Manager||
Shift when you insert a CD	||Prevent the CD from automatically playing||
Left Alt+Shift	||Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled||
Ctrl+Shift	||Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled||
Right or Left Ctrl+Shift	||Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages||

Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Tab	||Move forward through tabs||
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	||Move back through tabs||
Tab	||Move forward through options||
Shift+Tab	||Move back through options||
Alt+underlined letter	||Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter||
Enter	||Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands||
Spacebar	||Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box||
Arrow keys	||Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons||
F1	||Display Help||
F4	||Display the items in the active list||
Backspace	||Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box||

Ease Of Access Keyboard Shortcuts

Right Shift for eight seconds	||Turn Filter Keys on and off||
Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)	||Turn High Contrast on or off||
Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock	||Turn Mouse Keys on or off||
Shift five times	||Turn Sticky Keys on or off||
Num Lock for five seconds	||Turn Toggle Keys on or off||
Windows logo key  +U	||Open the Ease of Access Center||

Windows Logo Key Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows logo key	||Open or close the Start menu.||
Windows logo key  +Pause	||Display the System Properties dialog box.||
Windows logo key  +D	||Display the desktop.||
Windows logo key  +M	||Minimize all windows.||
Windows logo key  +Shift+M	||Restore minimized windows to the desktop.||
Windows logo key  +E	||Open Computer.||
Windows logo key  +F	||Search for a file or folder.||
Ctrl+Windows logo key  +F	||Search for computers (if you're on a network).||
Windows logo key  +L	||Lock your computer or switch users.||
Windows logo key  +R	||Open the Run dialog box.||
Windows logo key  +T	||Cycle through programs on the taskbar.||
Windows logo key  +number	||Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.||
Shift+Windows logo key  +number	||Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.||
Ctrl+Windows logo key  +number	||Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.||
Alt+Windows logo key  +number	||Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.||
Windows logo key  +Tab	||Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.||
Ctrl+Windows logo key  +Tab	||Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.||
Ctrl+Windows logo key  +B	||Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.||
Windows logo key  +Spacebar	||Preview the desktop.||
Windows logo key  +Up Arrow	||Maximize the window.||
Windows logo key  +Left Arrow	||Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.||
Windows logo key  +Right Arrow	||Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.||
Windows logo key  +Down Arrow	||Minimize the window.||
Windows logo key  +Home	||Minimize all but the active window.||
Windows logo key  +Shift+Up Arrow	||Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.||
Windows logo key  +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow	||Move a window from one monitor to another.||
Windows logo key  +P	||Choose a presentation display mode.||
Windows logo key  +G	||Cycle through gadgets.||
Windows logo key  +U	||Open Ease of Access Center.||
Windows logo key  +X	||Open Windows Mobility Center.||

WordPad Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+N	||Create a new document||
Ctrl+O	||Open an existing document||
Ctrl+S	||Save changes to a document||
F12	||Save the document as a new file||
Ctrl+P	||Print a document||
Alt+F4	||Close WordPad||
Ctrl+Z	||Undo a change||
Ctrl+Y	||Redo a change||
Ctrl+A	||Select the entire document||
Ctrl+X	||Cut a selection||
Ctrl+C	||Copy a selection to the Clipboard||
Ctrl+V	||Paste a selection from the Clipboard||
Ctrl+B	||Make selected text bold||
Ctrl+I	||Italicize selected text||
Ctrl+U	||Underline selected text||
Ctrl+=	||Make selected text subscript||
Ctrl+Shift+=	||Make selected text superscript||
Ctrl+L	||Align text left||
Ctrl+E	||Align text center||
Ctrl+R	||Align text right||
Ctrl+J	||Justify text||
Ctrl+1	||Set single line spacing||
Ctrl+2	||Set double line spacing||
Ctrl+5	||Set line spacing to 1.5||
Ctrl+Shift+>	||Increase the font size||
Ctrl+Shift+<	||Decrease the font size||
Ctrl+Shift+A	||Change characters to all capitals||
Ctrl+Shift+L	||Change the bullet style||
Ctrl+D	||Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing||
Ctrl+F	||Find text in a document||
F3	||Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box||
Ctrl+H	||Replace text in a document||
Ctrl+Left Arrow	||Move the cursor one word to the left||
Ctrl+Right Arrow	||Move the cursor one word to the right||
Ctrl+Up Arrow	||Move the cursor to the line above||
Ctrl+Down Arrow	||Move the cursor to the line below||
Ctrl+Home	||Move to the beginning of the document||
Ctrl+End	||Move to the end of the document||
Ctrl+Page Up	||Move up one page||
Ctrl+Page Down	||Move down one page||
Ctrl+Delete	||Delete the next word||
F10	||Display keytips||
Shift+F10	||Show the current shortcut menu||
F1	||Open WordPad Help||

Taskbar Keyboard Shortcuts

Shift+Click on a taskbar button	||Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program||
Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button	||Open a program as an administrator||
Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button	||Show the window menu for the program||
Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button	||Show the window menu for the group||
Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button	||Cycle through the windows of the group||

Magnifier Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows logo key  + Plus Sign (+) or Minus Sign (-)	||Zoom in or out||
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar	||Preview the desktop in full-screen mode||
Ctrl+Alt+F	||Switch to full-screen mode||
Ctrl+Alt+L	||Switch to lens mode||
Ctrl+Alt+D	||Switch to docked mode||
Ctrl+Alt+I	||Invert colors||
Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys	||Pan in the direction of the arrow keys||
Ctrl+Alt+R	||Resize the lens||
Windows logo key  + Esc	||Exit Magnifier||

Paint Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+N	||Create a new picture||
Ctrl+O	||Open an existing picture||
Ctrl+S	||Save changes to a picture||
F12	||Save the picture as a new file||
Ctrl+P	||Print a picture||
Alt+F4	||Close a picture and its Paint window||
Ctrl+Z	||Undo a change||
Ctrl+Y	||Redo a change||
Ctrl+A	||Select the entire picture||
Ctrl+X	||Cut a selection||
Ctrl+C	||Copy a selection to the Clipboard||
Ctrl+V	||Paste a selection from the Clipboard||
Right Arrow	||Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel||
Left Arrow	||Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel||
Down Arrow	||Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel||
Up Arrow	||Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel||
Esc	||Cancel a selection||
Delete	||Delete a selection||
Ctrl+B	||Bold selected text||
Ctrl++	||Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel||
Ctrl+-	||Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel||
Ctrl+I	||Italicize selected text||
Ctrl+U	||Underline selected text||
Ctrl+E	||Open the Properties dialog box||
Ctrl+W	||Open the Resize and Skew dialog box||
Ctrl+Page Up	||Zoom in||
Ctrl+Page Down	||Zoom out||
F11	||View a picture in full-screen mode||
Ctrl+R	||Show or hide the ruler||
Ctrl+G	||Show or hide gridlines||
F10 or Alt	||Display keytips||
Shift+F10	||Show the current shortcut menu||
F1	||Open Paint Help||

Calculator Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt+1	||Switch to Standard mode||
Alt+2	||Switch to Scientific mode||
Alt+3	||Switch to Programmer mode||
Alt+4	||Switch to Statistics mode||
Ctrl+E	||Open date calculations||
Ctrl+H	||Turn calculation history on or off||
Ctrl+U	||Open unit conversion||
Alt+C	||Calculate or solve date calculations and worksheets||
F1	||Open Calculator Help||
Ctrl+Q	||Press the M- button||
Ctrl+P	||Press the M+ button||
Ctrl+M	||Press the MS button||
Ctrl+R	||Press the MR button||
Ctrl+L	||Press the MC button||
%	||Press the % button||
F9	||Press the +/– button||
/	||Press the / button||
*	||Press the * button||
+	||Press the + button||
-	||Press the – button||
R	||Press the 1/× button||
@	||Press the square root button||
0-9	||Press the number buttons (0-9)||
=	||Press the = button ||
.	||Press the . (decimal point) button||
Backspace	||Press the backspace button||
Esc	||Press the C button||
Del	||Press the CE button||
Ctrl+Shift+D	||Clear the calculation history||
F2	||Edit the calculation history||
Up Arrow key	||Navigate up in the calculation history||
Down Arrow key	||Navigate down in the calculation history||
Esc	||Cancel editing the calculation history||
Enter	||Recalculate the calculation history after editing||
F3	||Select Degrees in Scientific mode||
F4	||Select Radians in Scientific mode||
F5	||Select Grads in Scientific mode||
I	||Press the Inv button in Scientific mode||
D	||Press the Mod button in Scientific mode||
Ctrl+S	||Press the sinh button in Scientific mode||
Ctrl+O	||Press the cosh button in Scientific mode||
Ctrl+T	||Press the tanh button in Scientific mode||
(	||Press the ( button in Scientific mode||
)	||Press the ) button in Scientific mode||
N	||Press the ln button in Scientific mode||
;	||Press the Int button in Scientific mode||
S	||Press the sin button in Scientific mode||
O	||Press the cos button in Scientific mode||
T	||Press the tan button in Scientific mode||
M	||Press the dms button in Scientific mode||
P	||Press the pi button in Scientific mode||
V	||Press the F-E button in Scientific mode||
X	||Press the Exp button in Scientific mode||
Q	||Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode||
Y	||Press the x^y button in Scientific mode||
#	||Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode||
L	||Press the log button in Scientific mode||
!	||Press the n! button in Scientific mode||
Ctrl+Y	||Press the y√x button in Scientific mode||
Ctrl+B	||Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode||
Ctrl+G	||Press the 10x button in Scientific mode||
F5	||Select Hex in Programmer mode||
F6	||Select Dec in Programmer mode||
F7	||Select Oct in Programmer mode||
F8	||Select Bin in Programmer mode||
F12	||Select Qword in Programmer mode||
F2	||Select Dword in Programmer mode||
F3	||Select Word in Programmer mode||
F4	||Select Byte in Programmer mode||
K	||Press the RoR button in Programmer mode||
J	||Press the RoL button in Programmer mode||
<	||Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode||
>	||Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode||
%	||Press the Mod button in Programmer mode||
(	||Press the ( button in Programmer mode||
)	||Press the ) button in Programmer mode||
|	||Press the Or button in Programmer mode||
^	||Press the Xor button in Programmer mode||
~	||Press the Not button in Programmer mode||
&	||Press the And button in Programmer mode||
A-F	||Press the A-F buttons in Programmer mode||
Spacebar	||Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode||
A	||Press the Average button in Statistics mode||
Ctrl+A	||Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode||
S	||Press the Sum button in Statistics mode||
Ctrl+S	||Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode||
T	||Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode||
Ctrl+T	||Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode||
D	||Press the CAD button in Statistics mode||

Windows Journal Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+N	||Start a new note||
Ctrl+O	||Open a recently used note||
Ctrl+S	||Save changes to a note||
Ctrl+Shift+V	||Move a note to a specific folder||
Ctrl+P	||Print a note||
Alt+F4	||Close a note and its Journal window||
Ctrl+Z	||Undo a change||
Ctrl+Y	||Redo a change||
Ctrl+A	||Select all items on a page||
Ctrl+X	||Cut a selection||
Ctrl+C	||Copy a selection to the Clipboard||
Ctrl+V	||Paste a selection from the Clipboard||
Esc	||Cancel a selection||
Delete	||Delete a selection||
Ctrl+F	||Start a basic find||
Ctrl+G	||Go to a page||
F5	||Refresh find results||
F5	||Refresh the note list||
F6	||Toggle between a note list and a note||
Ctrl+Shift+C	||Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list||
F11	||View a note in full-screen mode||
F1	||Open Journal Help|| -----------------@@|<@$#----------------------