This document provides tips for useful Windows keyboard shortcuts for managing programs and actions, using office programs and browsers, taking screenshots, navigating and selecting items in Windows Explorer, positioning the cursor and selecting text. It lists shortcuts for starting and closing programs, switching between programs and windows, saving files, printing, searching, zooming and changing views. Many shortcuts involve using the Ctrl, Alt, Windows and function keys in combination with other keys.
This document provides tips for useful Windows keyboard shortcuts for managing programs and actions, using office programs and browsers, taking screenshots, navigating and selecting items in Windows Explorer, positioning the cursor and selecting text. It lists shortcuts for starting and closing programs, switching between programs and windows, saving files, printing, searching, zooming and changing views. Many shortcuts involve using the Ctrl, Alt, Windows and function keys in combination with other keys.
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Theses are the basics Windows 10, 8, and 7 Keyboard Shortcuts.
This document provides tips for useful Windows keyboard shortcuts for managing programs and actions, using office programs and browsers, taking screenshots, navigating and selecting items in Windows Explorer, positioning the cursor and selecting text. It lists shortcuts for starting and closing programs, switching between programs and windows, saving files, printing, searching, zooming and changing views. Many shortcuts involve using the Ctrl, Alt, Windows and function keys in combination with other keys.
This document provides tips for useful Windows keyboard shortcuts for managing programs and actions, using office programs and browsers, taking screenshots, navigating and selecting items in Windows Explorer, positioning the cursor and selecting text. It lists shortcuts for starting and closing programs, switching between programs and windows, saving files, printing, searching, zooming and changing views. Many shortcuts involve using the Ctrl, Alt, Windows and function keys in combination with other keys.
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Manage Actions / Programs Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, …) & Internet Browser Screenshots [Windows] Open or close the Start menu [Ctrl] + [Home] Go to the top of a document / page [Alt] + [PrtScn] Screenshot of the active window [Windows] + [E] Start Windows Explorer to “Computer” [Ctrl] + [End] Go to the bottom of a document / page [PrtScn] Screenshot of the whole monitor [Windows] + [R] Open run command dialog box … + [Shift] Select from current position to top / Windows Explorer / Desktop bottom [Windows] + [Pause] Display the System Properties [Alt] + [Enter] Properties dialog box for the selected item [Ctrl] + [Z] Undo last change / action [Windows] + [L] Lock the keyboard / computer [←] / [→] Explorer-Navigations-Pane: collapse / [Ctrl] + [Y] Redo last change / action expand folder structure Arrange & Select Windows [Ctrl] + [S] Save document [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [N] Create New Folder [Windows] + [D] Display the desktop (and go back to app.) [F12] Save as new file [Ctrl] + [N] Open new window (identical path) [Windows] + [M] Minimize all windows (+ [Shift] = restore) [Ctrl] + [N] Create a new document / window [Alt] + [↑] Go up one level (folder hierarchy) [Windows] + [←] / [→] Minimize / dock window [Ctrl] + [T] Create a new tab (Browser) [Enter] Go down one level (folder hierarchy) [Windows] + [↑] / [↓] Maximize / minimize window [Ctrl] + [O] Open an existing file [Alt] + [←] / [→] Go Back / Go Forward (= blue arrows) [Windows] + [1] .. [9] Activates window number 1 … 9 of the task bar (+ [Shift] = new instance) [Ctrl] + [P] Print current file [Shift] + [right mouse Adds e.g. the item ‘Copy as Path’ to the button] on selected file context menu [Windows] + [T] Cycle through programs on the taskbar (+ [Ctrl] + [W] Close current tab / window [Shift] backward) [Shift] + [right mouse Adds e.g. the item ‘Open Command [Ctrl] + [F] Select the search box button] on selected folder Window here’ to the context menu [Windows] + [B] Activates the taskbar [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [V] Paste Special (= Paste Options) [Alt] + [A] + [L] / [I] / [D] Changes the Explorer view to Large Icons Left mouse button + [Shift] Starts a new instance of the program in / Content / Details [Ctrl] + [Mouse scroll Change the size and appearance (= the taskbar wheel] zoom: increase / decrease view) + [Ctrl] … in administrator mode [Alt] + [A] + [O] Explorer Command „Sort by …“ Close Programs / Tabs [Alt] + [A] + [M] Explorer Command „Open with …“ Magnifying Glass www.connexin.net [Ctrl] + [Tab] Switch (move) forward between tabs / [Shift] + [Delete] Delete item directly (without recycle bin) [Windows] + [+] Activates the magnifier (= display utility) index cards (+ [Shift] backwards) [Windows] + [Esc] De-activates the magnifier Position Cursor / Select Text (Items) [Ctrl] + [F4] Close active document / tab / subroutine Access Menu Bar [Ctrl] + [←] / [→] Position cursor at the start of the [Alt] + [F4] Exit the active program previous / next word [Alt] Activates the menu bar Accessing Microsoft Windows Features [Ctrl] + [↑] / [↓] Position cursor at the start of the [Alt] + underlined letter Perform the menu item / command previous / next paragraph [Shift] + [F10] Open shortcut menu (= right mouse click) Select running Programs / Applications [Esc] Cancel current task [Ctrl] + [Shift] + Arrows … simultaneous selection (highlight) [Alt] + [Tab] Switch between open tasks / programs (+ [Space Bar] Single left mouse click (check box) [Ctrl] + ([Shift)] + [↑] / [↓] Cursor to first / last filled cell; with [End] [Shift] backwards) EXCEL only instead of the arrow keys, it works over [F5] Refresh (Explorer, Browser) several columns [Alt] + [Esc] See above, but cycles directly through running programs (+ [Shift] backward) [F2] Rename the selected item Own Shortcuts Copy & Paste (C&P) [F8] Boot into the Safe Mode
[Ctrl] + [C] Copy a selected item [F10] Activate / Deactivate Menu Bar
[Ctrl] + [X] Cut (Move) a selected Item [F11] Full-Screen mode On / Off
