VISTA-ShortcutKeys
Miscellaneous Keys
Alt Key Combinations
Ctrl Key Combinations
Shift Key Combinations
Windows Logo Key (WIN) Combinations
Keyboard Accelerators by Function
Space Bar
Checkbox, toggle on or off
Ctrl-C
Clipboard, copy
Alt-PrintScreen
Clipboard, copy current window as a bitmap
PrintScreen
Clipboard, copy entire screen as a bitmap
Ctrl-X
Clipboard, cut
Ctrl-V
Clipboard, paste
Ctrl-F4
Close current document
Alt-F4
Close current window
Esc
Close dialog box, message window, or menu
Space bar
Command button, click
Shift-F10, or context menu key on some keyboards
Context menu, open
Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Controls cycle focus on a dialog box
Ctrl-C
Copy selected item or selected text to the Clipboard
Ctrl-X
Cut selected item or selected text to the Clipboard
Windows Logo Key-B, Space bar
Puts you in the notification area (Windows Logo Key-cool, then reveals hidden icons (Space bar)
Shift-Delete or Shift-drag item to Recycle Bin
Delete a file without putting it in the Recycle Bin
Delete
Delete selected item
Ctrl-Esc (or Windows Logo Key), then Esc, Tab, Tab, Tab
Desktop, activate
Windows Logo Key-D, or click empty portion of Taskbar and press Alt-M
Desktop, activate by minimizing all windows
Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Dialog box, cycle through controls
Ctrl-Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Dialog box, cycle through tabs
Ctrl-F4
Document, close
Ctrl-Home
Document, move to the beginning
Ctrl-End
Document, move to the end
Ctrl-F6 or Ctrl-Tab
Document, switch between
Down Arrow or F4
Drop-down listbox, open
Alt-F4
Exit an application
Ctrl-Esc, then Alt-F4
Exit Windows
Shift-Delete
File, delete without moving to Recycle Bin
Windows Logo Key-F (or F3 or Ctrl-F in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop)
File, search
Ctrl-Windows Logo Key-F
Find a computer on your network
Windows Logo Key-F (or F3 or Ctrl-F in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop)
Find files or folders
Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Focus, move between controls on a dialog box
Shift-click Close button
Folder, close current and all parents (Windows Explorer in single-folder view only)
Right and left arrows
Folder, expand and collapse folders in tree
Shift-double-click
Folder, open in two-pane Explorer view
Windows Logo Key-F (or F3 or Ctrl-F in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop)
Folder, search
F1
Help (in most applications)
Down arrow or F4
Listbox, drop-down
Ctrl-click
Listbox, select multiple items
Ctrl-Space bar
Listbox, select or deselect items
Windows Logo Key-L (or press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and then Space bar)
Lock computer
Alt-x if menu doesn’t have focus, x by itself if menu has focus
Menu, activate specific item with letter x underlined
Arrow keys
Menu, basic navigation
Esc
Menu, close
F10 or Alt (by itself)
Menu, move focus to
Shift-F10, or context menu key on some keyboards
Menu, open context menu
Windows Logo Key-D, or click empty portion of Taskbar and press Alt-M
Minimize all windows and move focus to Desktop
Windows Logo Key-M (hold Shift to undo)
Minimize current window
F6
Panes, move focus between
Backspace
Parent folder, move to (in Windows Explorer)
Ctrl-V
Paste the contents of the Clipboard
Alt-double-click, or select and then press Alt-Enter
Properties, display for an icon
F5
Refresh (in Windows Explorer, on the Desktop, and some other applications)
F2
Rename selected icon or file in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop
Windows Logo Key-R
Run
Alt-PrintScreen
Screenshot, copy current window as a bitmap to the Clipboard
PrintScreen
Screenshot, copy entire screen as a bitmap to the Clipboard
Page Down
Scroll down one screen
Page Up
Scroll up one screen
Ctrl-arrow key
Scroll without moving selection
Windows Logo Key-F
Search for files or folders
F3 or Ctrl-F
Search for files or folders (in Windows Explorer or on the Desktop only)
Ctrl-A
Select all
Alt-drag file
Shortcut, create
Windows Logo Key or Ctrl-Esc
Start menu, open
Alt-Tab or Ctrl-Esc (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Switch to next application
Ctrl-F6 or Ctrl-Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Switch to next document window
Alt-hyphen
System menu, show for current document
Alt-Space bar
System menu, show for current window
Windows Logo Key-Pause/Break
System Properties, open
Ctrl-Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Tabs, switch between tabs
Shift-Ctrl-Esc (or press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and click Task Manager)
Task Manager, open
Ctrl-Esc, then Alt-Enter
Taskbar and Start Menu Properties, open
Windows Logo Key-Tab
Launches Flip 3D
Ctrl-Z
Undo
Alt-Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Window, activate next
Alt-F4
Window, close
Alt-Esc
Window, drop to bottom of pile
Windows Logo Key-M (hold Shift to undo)
Window, minimize
Windows Logo Key-D (hold Shift to undo)
Window, minimize all
Alt-Tab (hold Shift to go in reverse)
Window, switch to
Windows Logo Key-E
Windows Explorer, open
F6
Windows Explorer, switch between panes
DOS Shortcutkeys
Left/right arrow
Move cursor backward/forward one character.
Ctrl + left/right arrow
Move cursor backward/forward one word.
Home/End
Move cursor to beginning/end of line.
Up/down arrow
Scroll up (and back) through list of stored commands (called the Command Buffer or History). Each press of the up key recalls the previous command and displays it on the command line.
Page Up/Down
Recall oldest/most recent command in buffer.
Insert
Toggle insert/overtype mode (block cursor implies overtype mode).
Esc
Erase current line.
F1
Repeat text typed in preceding line, one character at a time.
F2 + key
Repeat text typed in preceding line, up to first character matching key.
F3
Repeat text typed in preceding line.
F5
Change the template for F1, F2, and F3 (described earlier) so that earlier commands are used as the template; press F5 repeatedly to cycle through the entire command buffer.
F6
Place an end-of-file character (^Z) at current position of command line.
F7
Show all entries in Command Buffer (History).
Alt-F7
Clear all entries in Command Buffer (History).
chars + F8
Entering one or more characters chars followed by F8 will display the most recent entry in the Command Buffer beginning with chars. Pressing F8 again will display the next most recent matching command, and so on. If no characters are specified, F8 simply cycles through existing commands in buffer.
F9 + command#
Display designated command on command line; use F7 to obtain numbers.
Ctrl-C
Interrupt the output of most Command Prompt applications.