|
Keys
|
Action |
|
ALT+ SPACEBAR |
opens control menu |
|
SPACEBAR |
hitting this will finalize a selection of an item in a list
or an icon on the screen |
|
ENTER |
will activate a selected item. Hitting Enter with a program
icon selected will open the program. with a button
highlighted, will activate the "button. |
|
CTRL+Z |
undo |
|
CTRL+Y |
redo |
|
CTRL+A |
select all |
|
CTRL+X |
cut |
|
CTRL+C |
copy |
|
CTRL+V |
paste |
|
CTRL+P |
print |
|
CTRL+S |
save |
|
CTRL+ALT+DEL |
reboots the computer |
|
CTRL+Esc |
same as clicking on the "start button" in the taskbar area
of the screen. |
|
ALT+F4 |
shuts down the selected program. |
|
TAB |
takes you from one field to another, one "button" to
another, one icon to another etc. |
|
SHIFT+TAB |
it tabs you backward. |
|
HOME |
to beginning of line or far left of field or screen. |
|
END |
to end of line, or far right of field or screen. |
|
CTRL+home |
to the top. |
|
CTRL+END |
to the bottom. |
|
PAGE UP |
moves you up in your document or dialogue box by one page. |
|
PAGE DOWN |
moves you down in your document or dialogue list by one
page. |
|
ARROW KEYS |
these will move you about the screen or dialogue box, or
menu, not just a document. |
|
ESC |
cancel, or get rid of something like box or window that
popped up when you didn't want i |
|
ALT |
+ the underlined letter in a menu item carries out the
action. |
|
SHIFT+F10 |
like right click, brings up context menu. |
|
ALT+TAB |
cycles through open applications. |
|
[ALT] + down arrow |
opens up a "Drop down list" |
|
[ALT] + TAB |
holding down the [ALT] and hitting tab cycles you |
|
Keys |
Action |
|
F2 |
Rename |
|
F3 |
Find |
|
CTRL+X, C, or V |
Cut, Copy, or Paste |
|
SHIFT+DELETE |
Delete immediately without putting the file in Recycle Bin |
|
ALT+ENTER |
Properties |
|
ALT+double-click |
Properties |
|
CTRL+right-click |
Put alternative verbs on the context menu (Open With) |
|
SHIFT+double-click |
Explore the object if it has an Explore Command |
|
CTRL+drag a file to a folder |
Copy a file |
|
CTRL+SHIFT+drag a file to the desktop or a folder |
Create a shortcut |
|
CTRL+ESC,ESC,TAB,SHIFT+F10 to a folder |
Copy a file Open taskbar properties |
|
CTRL+SHIFT+drag a file to the desktop or a folder |
Create a shortcut |
