windows key shortscuts

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Windows Key

The Windows key has this picture on it:

It's located between your CTL & ALT keys.

Here are some common windows keyboard shortcuts (you'llneed a "windows" keyboard to try these)

Hold down the "windows" key and press:

M - Minimizes all windows

SHIFT - M - Undo minimize all windows

E - Opens Windows Explorer

D - Switches between minimizing all open programs andshowing them all.

F - Opens the Find Window

R - Opens the Run Window

BREAK / PAUSE- Opens System Properties

TAB - Cycles through items on the task bar

Or just press the Windows key to open the Start menu.


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General Shortcuts

ALT- F4 - Quit a program / Shut down

ALT-TAB - Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cyclethrough open windows.

CTL-ESCAPE - Display the Start menu

SHIFT - TAB - tab backwards through a form

CTRL - X - Cut

CTRL - C - Copy

CTRL - V - Paste

F1 - Help menu

CTRL - Z - Undo

SHIFT & Restart- To restart just windows and not your wholecomputer, hold down the shift key when you click the OKbutton on the shutdown screen. Saves lots of time.

CRTL-TAB - Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen


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File & Desktop Shortcuts

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from"autorunning"

CTRL while dragging a file - Copies the file

CTRL - SHIFT while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to thefile

SHIFT - DELETE - Deletes an item without sending it to therecycle bin.

ALT-ENTER - Display a file's properties.

F2 - To rename the file

In Windows Explorer:

LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it isexpanded

NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-) - Collapse the selected folder

RIGHT ARROW - Expand the current selection if it iscollapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder

NUM LOCK- * Expand all folders below the current selection

NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+) - Expand the selected folder

F6 - Switch between left and right panes


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In My Computer:

BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up

ALT- RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view

ALT- LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view


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BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS

Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + F File menu options in current program.

Alt + E Edit options in current program

F1 Universal Help in 90% of Windowsprograms.

Ctrl + A Select all text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected item.

Shift + Del Cut selected item.

Ctrl + C Copy selected item.

Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item

Ctrl + V PasteShift + Ins Paste

Home Goes to beginning of current line.

Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document.

End Goes to end of current line.

Ctrl + End Goes to end of document.

Shift + Home Highlights from current position tobeginning of line.

Shift + EndHighlights from current position to end

of line.

Ctrl + Left

arrowMoves one word to the left at a time.


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Ctrl + Rightarrow Moves one word to the right at a time.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS


Alt + Tab Switch between open applications.

Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open appli

Alt +Print Screen Create a screen shot only for the progr

Ctrl + Esc Bring Up start button.

Alt + Esc Switch Between open applications on t

F2 Renames selected Icon

F3 Starts find from desktopF4 Opens the drive selection when browsi

F5 Refresh Contents

Alt + F4 Closes Current open program.

Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program

Ctrl + (the '+' key on the

keypad)

Automatically adjust the width's of

explorer

Alt + Enter Opens properties window of Selected i

Shift + F10 Simulates right click on selected item.

Shift + Del Delete programs/files without throwin

Holding Shift Boot safe mode or by pass system files

Holding Shift When putting in an audio CD will prev
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WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS


WINKEY + DMinimizes all windows and returns

the user to the desktop.

WINKEY + M Minimizes all windows.

WINKEY + SHIFT

+ MUndo the minimize.

WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer.

WINKEY + TabCycle through open programs

through the taskbar.

WINKEY + FDisplay the Windows Search / Find

feature.

WINKEY + CTRL

+ F

Display the search for computerswindow.

WINKEY + F1Display the Microsoft Windows

help.

WINKEY + R Open the run window.

WINKEY + Pause /

Break key

Open the system propertieswindow.

WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager.

WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP
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and above only).

EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS


F7 Spell check selected text and or document.

F11 Create chart.

Ctrl + Shift

+ ;Enter the current time

Ctrl + ; Enter the current date

Alt + Shift +F1

Insert New Worksheet

Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.

Shift + F5 Bring up search box.

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.

Ctrl + PBring up the print dialog box to begin

printing.


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Ctrl + Z Undo last action.Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.

Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.

Ctrl + F6Switch between open workbooks /

windows.

Ctrl + Page

up

Move between Excel work sheets in thesame Excel document.

Ctrl + Pagedown

Move between Excel work sheets in thesame Excel document.

Ctrl + TabMove between Two or more open Excel

files.

Ctrl + Shift

+ !Format number in comma format.

Ctrl + Shift +

$Format number in currency format.

Ctrl + Shift +

#Format number in date format.

Ctrl + Shift +

%Format number in percentage format.

Ctrl + Shift +

^Format number in scientific format.

Ctrl + Shift +@

Format number in time format.

Ctrl + Arrow

keyMove to next section of text.

Ctrl + Space Select entirecolumn.
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Shift + Space Select entirerow.

WORD SHORTCUT KEYS


Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.


Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Open the print window.

Ctrl + F Open find box.Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.


Ctrl + V Paste.

Ctrl + Y Repeat the last action performed.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + LAligns the line or selected text to

the left of the screen.

Ctrl + EAligns the line or selected text to

the center of the screen.

Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to
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the right of the screen.Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1.

Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1.

Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1.

Ctrl + Shift + *View or hide non printingcharacters.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the left.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the right.

Ctrl + Moves to the beginning of the line

or paragraph.

Ctrl + Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.

Ctrl + EndMoves the cursor to the end of the

document.

Ctrl + HomeMoves the cursor to the beginning

of the document.Ctrl + Spacebar

Reset highlighted text to the default

font.

Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.

Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.

Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.


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Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.

F1 Open Help.

Shift + F3Change the case of the selected

text.

Shift + Insert Paste.

F4 Repeat the last action performed(2000+)

F5 Open goto window.

F7Spell check selected text and or

document.

Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus.

F12 Save as.

Shift + F12 Save

Mouse Shortcuts Description

Click, hold, and

drag

Selects text from where you click

and hold to the point you drag and

let go.

Double-clickIf double-click a word selects the

complete word.

Double- click Double-clicking on the left, center,

or right of a blank line will make


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the alignment of the text left,center, or right aligned.

Double-clickDouble-clicking anywhere aftertext on a line will set atab stop.

Triple-clickSelects the line or paragraph of the

text the mouse triple-clicked.

Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUT KEYS


Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.

Alt + Right

Arrow

Forward a page.

F5 Refresh current page / frame.

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. PressEsc Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example type com

get http://www.computerhope.com.

Ctrl + N Open New browser window.

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.
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Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.

FRONTPAGE SHORTCUT KEYS


Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Paste selected text.

Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink.


Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.


Ctrl + L Left align the text.Ctrl + R Right align the text.

Ctrl + E Center the text.

Ctrl + / Display HTML tags.

Ctrl + S Save document.


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Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages.Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.

Ctrl + Enter Move cursor above or below a table.

Ctrl + Shift + B Preview in web browser window.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + BackspaceDeletes word to left of cursor.

SYMBOL NAME CODE NUMBER

Copyright symbol 0169

Registered symbol 0174

Trademark 0153

List Dot 0149

Section Symbol 0167


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en-dash 0150

em-dash 0151

Paragraph Symbol 0182


Division sign 0247

Degree symbol 0176

Not symbol 0172

Plus/minus 0177


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Micro 0181


Cent sign 0162

British Pound 0163

Euro currency 0128

Japanese Yen 0165

Dutch Florin 0131


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Generic currencysymbol 0164


Upside-downexclamation mark 0161

Upside-downquestion mark 0191

, French C cedille(caps/lowecase) 01990231

, O-E ligature(caps/lowecase) 01400156

German double S 0223

, Nordic O slash(caps/lowecase) 02160248


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,Nordic A ring(caps/lowecase),

Angstrom sign01970229

, A-E ligature(caps/lowecase) 01980230

, Icelandic/Old EnglishThorn(caps/lowecase)

02220254

, Icelandic/Old EnglishEth (caps/lowecase)

02080240

Spanish/Frenchquotation marks 01870171

Accent A E I O U Y

Grave(Cap)0192

0200

0204

0210

0217

Grave (Lower)0224

0232

0236

0242

0249

Acute(Cap)

0193

0201

0205

0211

0218

0221

Acute (Lower)0225

0233

0237

0243

0250

0253

Circumflex(Cap)

0194

0202

0206

0212

0219

Circumflex(Lower)

0226

0234

0238

0244

0251

Tilde(Cap)

0195

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