Keyboard Shortcuts

Handy keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + C = Copy

Ctrl + V = Paste

Ctrl + X = Cut

Ctrl + Z = Undo

Ctrl + B = Bold

Ctrl + U = Underline

Ctrl + I = Italic

Ctrl + F = Search

Ctrl and + = Zoom in

Ctrl and - = Zoom out

F1 = Starts Windows Help

Ctrl + Esc = Opens the Start menu (use the arrow keys to select an item)

Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Opens Windows Task Manager

Ctrl + Shift + T = Reopens the last tab you closed

Alt + Tab = Switch to another running program (hold down the Alt key and then press the Tab key to view the task-switching window)

Alt + Space = Displays the main window's System menu (from there you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)

Ctrl + Tab = Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

Alt + F4 = Closes the current window

Ctrl + F4 = Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

Alt + F6 = Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, Alt + F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Windows Logo = Start menu

Windows Logo + R = Run dialog box

Windows Logo + M = Minimize all

Shift + Windows Logo + M = Undo minimize all

Shift + Windows Logo + S = Allows you to capture a snip of the current screen, including any dropdowns or pop ups that usually disappear when you use the Snipping Tool

Windows Logo + F1 = Help

Windows Logo + F = Find files or folders

Windows Logo + D = Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

Windows Logo + Tab = Cycle through taskbar buttons

Ctrl + Windows Logo + F = Find computer

Ctrl + Windows Logo + Tab = Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use right arrow or left arrow to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

~ + vowel = Adds a Macron to vowels in Maori words