Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts

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Windows Explorer Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used within Windows Explorer.

Keyboard Shortcut HOME END LEFT ARROW RIGHT ARROW NUM LOCK+ * (Asterisk) NUM LOCK+ + (Plus key) NUM LOCK+ - (Minus key)

Action Display the top of the active window Display the bottom of the active window Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder ) (Display the contents of the selected folder) Collapse the selected folder

Windows Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

Use these shortcuts to navigate Windows with a Windows Natural Keyboard (The keyboard must have a Windows logo key next to the Alt key).

Keyboard Shortcut Windows Logo Windows Logo+BREAK Windows Logo+D Windows Logo+M Windows Logo+SHIFT+M Windows Logo+F CTRL+Windows Logo+F Windows Logo+F1 Windows Logo+L Windows Logo+R Windows Logo+U

Action Display or hide the Start menu Display the System Properties dialog box Display the desktop Minimize all open windows Restore all minimized windows Search for a file or a folder Search for computers Display Windows Help Lock the keyboard Open the Run dialog box Open Utility Manager

Dialog Box Shortcuts

The following shortcuts can be used when a Windows dialog box is open.

Keyboard Shortcut CTRL+TAB CTRL+SHIFT+TAB TAB SHIFT+TAB ALT+Underlined letter ENTER SPACEBAR

Action Move forward through the tabs Move backward through the tabs Move forward through the options Move backward through the options Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option Perform the command for the active option or button Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box

Arrow keys BACKSPACE F1 F4

Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons Open a folder one level up when a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box Display Help Display the items in the active list

Accessibility Shortcuts
These shortcuts can be used to modify Windows Accessibility settings.

Keyboard Shortcut Right SHIFT for eight seconds Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK SHIFT five times NUM LOCK for five seconds

Action Switch FilterKeys on or off Switch High Contrast on or off Switch the MouseKeys on or off Switch the StickyKeys on or off Switch the ToggleKeys on or off

Text Editing
The following shortcuts can be used in text-editing programs, such as Notepad and WordPad.

Keyboard Shortcut CTRL+A CTRL+C CTRL+X CTRL+V CTRL+Z CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Action Select All Copy Cut Paste Undo Move the insertion point to the beginning of the

next word CTRL+LEFT ARROW CTRL+DOWN ARROW CTRL+UP ARROW CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph Highlight a block of text

SHIFT with any of the arrow Select a block of text one character at a time keys

Keyboard shortcuts and the Windows logo courtesy of Microsoft.

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General Shortcuts
Use these keyboard shortcuts when working with files and folders within Windows

Keyboard Shortcut CTRL+A CTRL+C CTRL+X CTRL+V CTRL+Z DELETE SHIFT+DELETE F2

Action Select All Copy Cut Paste Undo Delete selected item (move to Recycle Bin) Delete item permanently without moving to Recycle Bin Rename the selected item

F3 F4 F5 F6 F10 CTRL while dragging an item

Search for a file or a folder Display the Address Bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer Refresh the contents of the active window Cycle through the screen elements in a window or the desktop Activate the menu bar in the active program Copy the selected item

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create a shortcut to the selected item an item SHIFT with any of the arrow Select more than one item in a window or on keys the desktop ALT+ENTER ALT+F4 ALT+ENTER ALT+SPACEBAR CTRL+F4 ALT+TAB ALT+ESC SHIFT+F10 ALT+SPACEBAR CTRL+ESC ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name View the properties for the selected item Close the active item, or quit the active program Display the properties of the selected object Open the shortcut menu for the active window Close the active window Switch between the open items Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened Display the shortcut menu for the selected item Display the System menu for the active window Display the Start menu Display the corresponding menu

Underlined letter in a command name on an open Perform the corresponding command menu RIGHT ARROW LEFT ARROW Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

BACKSPACE SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
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View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing Open Task Manager

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