The General Shortcuts ALT + ( File Edit View Window Help ) 1 ALT + doubleClick ( E ) or ( e ){ popup search menu } 1 CTRL + N ( New instance ) 1 win + ARROWS ( Dock , Resize ) 1 win + T ( Navigate Tool Bar ) 1 win + F ( Search C-Drive ) 1 CTRL + F (Search current File or Dir) 1 CTRL + ALT + ARROWS ( Flip Console ) 1 CTRL + C (Copy) 1 CTRL+ALT+TAB =>Display All Open Files {press enter to select one or left, right 1 Win + Tab ( hold and use Tab to browse ) 1 Alt + F4 (Close current file)1 or up and down arrows to paginate } 1, 1 CTRL + SHIFT + N = {New Dir.} 1, 1 CTRL + Alt + S (Split console in two parts) 1, 1 CTRL+A (Select all) ok 1, 1 CTRL+X (Cut) 1 CTRL+V (Paste) 1 CTRL+Z (Undo) 1 CTRL+Y(REDO) 1 Delete (Delete) 1 Shift + Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) 1 CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) 1, CTRL + Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) 1, F2 key (Rename the selected item) CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Goto next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Goto previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (goto next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW ( goto previous paragraph) CTRL + Shift with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) Shift with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) CTRL+A (Select all) F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item) Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object) Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items) Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window) CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) F5 key (Update the active window) ,Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) ESC (Cancel the current task) Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL + Tab (Move forward through the tabs) CTRL + Shift + Tab (Move backward through the tabs) Tab (Move forward through the options) Shift + Tab (Move backward through the options) Alt + Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option) Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button) Spacebar (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box) Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons) F1 key (Display Help) F4 key (Display the items in the active list) Backspace (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box) Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts Win (Display or hide the Start menu) Win + Pause/Break (Display the System Properties dialog box – location FAR-RH-TOP) Win + D (Display the desktop) Win + M (Minimize all of the windows) Win + Shift + M (Restore the minimized windows) Win+E (Open My Computer) Win+F (Search for a file or a folder) CTRL+Win+F (Search for computers) Win+F1 (Display Windows Help) Win+ L (Lock the keyboard) Win+R (Open the Run dialog box) Win+U (Open Utility Manager) Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off) Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off) Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off) Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off) NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off) Win +U (Open Utility Manager) Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts END (Display the bottom of the active window) HOME (Display the top of the active window) NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder) NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder) LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder) Shortcut Keys For Character Map After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts: RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line) LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) UP ARROW (Move up one row) DOWN ARROW (Move down one row) PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time) PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time) HOME (Move to the beginning of the line) END (Move to the end of the line) CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character) CTRL+END (Move to the last character) Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected) Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL+O (Open a saved console) CTRL+N (Open a new console) CTRL+S (Save the open console) CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item) CTRL+W (Close window/tab) F5 key (Update the content of all console windows) Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu) Alt+F4 (Close the console) Alt+A (Display the Action menu) Alt+V (Display the View menu) Alt+F (Display the File menu) Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu) MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane) Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active console window) Shift+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item) F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item) F5 key (Update the content of all console windows) CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window) CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window) Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item) F2 key (Rename the selected item) CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) Remote Desktop Connection Navigation CTRL+Alt+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box) Alt+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right) Alt+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left) Alt+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order) Alt+HOME (Display the Start menu) CTRL+Alt+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu) CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) CTRL+Alt++ (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) WEB Internet Explorer Navigation CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box) CTRL+E (Open the Search bar) CTRL+F (Start the Find utility) CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar) CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box) CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L) CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box) CTRL+R (Update the current Web page) CTRL+W (Close the current window) Ctrl - (control minus Zoom in web page ) Ctrl + ( Control plus Zoom out web page) Select Text – Text Selection SHIFT +ARROW > ^ < http://www.howtogeek.com/114518/47-keyboard-shortcuts-that-work-in-all-web-browsers/ Tabs Ctrl+1-8 – Switch to the specified tab, counting from the left. Ctrl+9 – Switch to the last tab. Ctrl+Tab – Switch to the next tab – in other words, the tab on the right. (Ctrl+Page Up also works, but not in Internet Explorer.) Ctrl+Shift+Tab – Switch to the previous tab – in other words, the tab on the left. (Ctrl+Page Down also works, but not in Internet Explorer.) Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4 – Close the current tab. Ctrl+Shift+T – Reopen the last closed tab. Ctrl+T – Open a new tab. 1, Ctrl+N – Open a new browser window. Alt+F4 – Close the current window. (Works in all applications.) Mouse Actions for Tabs Middle Click a Tab – Close the tab. Ctrl+Left Click, Middle Click – Open a link in a background tab. Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a new browser window. Ctrl+Shift+Left Click – Open a link in a foreground tab. Navigation Alt+Left Arrow, Backspace – Back. Alt+Right Arrow, Shift+Backspace – Forward. F5 – Reload. Ctrl+F5 – Reload and skip the cache, re-downloading the entire website. Escape – Stop. Alt+Home – Open homepage. Zooming Ctrl and +, Ctrl+Mousewheel Up – Zoom in. Ctrl and -, Ctrl+Mousewheel Down — Zoom out. Ctrl+0 – Default zoom level. F11 – Full-screen mode. Scrolling Space, Page Down – Scroll down a frame. Shift+Space, Page Up – Scroll up a frame. Home – Top of page. End – Bottom of page. Middle Click – Scroll with the mouse. (Windows only) Address Bar Ctrl+L, Alt+D, F6 – Focus the address bar so you can begin typing. Ctrl+Enter – Prefix www. and append .com to the text in the address bar, and then load the website. For example, type howtogeek into the address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to open www.howtogeek.com. Alt+Enter – Open the location in the address bar in a new tab. Search Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E – Focus the browser’s built-in search box or focus the address bar if the browser doesn’t have a dedicated search box. (Ctrl+K doesn’t work in IE, Ctrl+E does.) Alt+Enter – Perform a search from the search box in a new tab. Ctrl+F, F3 – Open the in-page search box to search on the current page. Ctrl+G, F3 – Find the next match of the searched text on the page. Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3 – Find the previous match of the searched text on the page. History & Bookmarks Ctrl+H – Open the browsing history. Ctrl+J – Open the download history. Ctrl+D – Bookmark the current website. Ctrl+Shift+Del – Open the Clear Browsing History window. Other Functions Ctrl+P – Print the current page. Ctrl+S – Save the current page to your computer. Ctrl+O – Open a file from your computer. Ctrl+U – Open the current page’s source code. (Not in IE.) F12 – Open Developer Tools. (Requires Firebug extension for Firefox.)