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Arrow KeysSelect the icon or taskbar button adjacent to starting point in the direction of the arrow while working on Desktop or Taskbar.
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F1Display Help information for the active object or the window as a whole.
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Alt + BackspaceUndoes the last action (Undo command in Edit menu); use within a window. Note that not all actions, such as shutting down, can be undone.
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Alt + EnterSwitch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows.
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Alt + Shift + EnterSwitch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar in the reverse direction; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows.
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Alt + EnterDisplay the properties of a selected item while working in a window.
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Alt + EscSwitch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows.
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Alt + Shift + EscSwitch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar in the reverse direction; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows.
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Alt + F4Close the active application window.
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Alt + -Display Document menu from the leftmost icon on the main toolbar of the active document window.
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Alt + MMinimize all windows when taskbar has been selected.
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Alt + PrintScreenCopy the active window to the Windows Clipboard.
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Alt + Shift + BackspaceRedo the previously undone action; works within a window.
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Alt + SpacebarOpen the menu of the leftmost icon on the main toolbar bar of the active window; this menu typically contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize and Close.
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Alt + Spacebar + CClose the active window.
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Alt + Spacebar + NMinimize the active window.
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Alt + Spacebar + RRestore the active window.
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Alt + Spacebar + XMaximize the active window if it is minimized.
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Alt + TabMove from active application window to the previously used application window; to select an application from a list of the open applications, hold ALT down and press TAB more than once to move through the list from left to right.
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Alt + Shift + TabMove from active application window to the previously used application window; to select an application from a list of the open applications, hold ALT and SHIFT down and press TAB more than once to move through the list from right to left.
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Ctrl + Shift + Arrow KeysHighlight a selected block of text.
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Ctrl + Shift + DragCreate a shortcut icon for a selected file in a selected place.
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Ctrl + SpacebarSelect the active item; use after moving with the CTRL key to select separate groups of items.
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Ctrl + Up ArrowMove the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
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Ctrl + VPaste a copied item(s) from the Clipboard into a selected location (You also can choose Paste from the Edit menu.).
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Ctrl + XCopy and remove the selected item(s) from their original location to the Clipboard. (You also can choose the Cut command from the Edit menu.).
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Ctrl + ZUndo the last action; note: some actions, like Shutdown, cannot be undone (You also can choose Undo from the Edit menu.).
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DeleteDelete the selected item(s), or to delete the character to the right of the cursor; if items are files they will be moved to the Recycle Bin.
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Down ArrowDisply the next tab page in dialog boxes with tabs.
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Up ArrowDisply the previous tab page in dialog boxes with tabs.
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EnterOpens the selected menu when focus is on the menu title, but activates a menu item when focus is on a menu item. If the selected menu item is unavailable, ENTER closes the menu.
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EscClose an open menu and return to the parent menu if there is one, or return to the menu title. If already at the menu title, return to position previous to activating the menu bar.
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F10Activate, or select, the main toolbar beginning with the first toolbar option on the left, usually File; after the first option is activated you can navigate through toolbar and menu options using the appropriate ARROW keys; press F10 or AL
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F2Rename a selected item (A bold rectangle appears around the title creating a text box, type the new name and press ENTER;Press ESC to cancel. Some icons on the desktop cannot be renamed).
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F3Open the Find All Files dialog box.
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F4Open the drop-down list box on the toolbar. Pressing F4 again moves the keyboard focus back to the previously used item.
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F5Refresh the current window (You also can choose Refresh from the View menu.).
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F6Move between active panes and the toolbar.
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EndSelect the last item in the current list.
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Ctrl + HomeMove to the first item in the current list without selecting it.
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Ctrl + EndMove to the last item in the current list without selecting it.
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Shift + HomeSelect the first item in the list and additional items below it.
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Shift + EndSelect the last item in the current list and additional items above it.
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HomeSelect the first item on the tree, when working in Windows Explorer - Tree View.
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-Close everything under the current selection when working in Windows Explorer - Tree View.
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Page UpIn Windows Explorer, go the top item on the screen. Use a second time to select the item one screen above.
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Page DownIn Windows Explorer, go the bottom item on the screen. Use a second time to select the item one screen below.
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Shift + Page UpIn Windows Explorer, select additional items above an already selected item.
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Shift + Page DownIn Windows Explorer, select additional items below an already selected item.
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Ctrl + Page UpIn Windows Explorer, move to additional items above an already selected item, without selecting the additional items.
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Ctrl + Page DownIn Windows Explorer, move to additional items below an already selected item, without selecting the additional items.
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+In Windows Explorer, Tree view, expand everything under the current selection back to a previously opened state, or use to open only one level if it has not previously been opened.
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PrintScreenCopy an image of the screen to the Windows Clipboard.
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ShiftBypass the AutoPlay feature by holding the SHIFT key down while you insert a CD-ROM ; hold down the SHIFT key while Microsoft Word is loading to suppress the AutoExec macro.
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Shift + Arrow KeysSelect more than one item in a window or on the desktop in the direction of the chosen ARROW KEY, or to select text within a document.
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Shift + DeleteDelete selected item(s) immediately without moving the item(s) to the Recycle Bin.
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Shift + F10Display a shortcut menu that shows a list of commands relevant to the selected object.
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Shift + F8In extended selection list box, move without changing the selection. You can then press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to select additional items. The list box returns to normal operation when you press SHIFT+F8 a second time or switch to
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Shift + InsertPaste copied items(s) from the Clipboard (You also can choose the Paste command from the Edit menu.).
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Shift + SpacebarExtend the selection to the current item; if you have already selected more than one item, it selects only the items from the first item you selected to the current item.
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Ctrl + SpacebarSelect or deselect the current item in an extended-selection list box.
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Windows Key + F1Display Windows Help.
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Windows KeyOpens the Start menu from the taskbar. When you use CTRL+ESC, you can press ESC again to place the keyboard focus on the Start button. When you use the Windows logo key, pressing ESC again closes the Start menu.
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Windows Key + BreakOpen the System Properties dialog box. (You also can choose the Systems item in Control Panel.).
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Windows Key + Ctrl + FOpen the Find Computer dialog box. (You also can choose the Computer command from the Find item in the Start menu.).
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Windows Key + EOpen the Windows Explorer. (You also can choose the Windows Explorer command from the Program item in the Start menu.).
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Windows Key + FOpen the Find All Files dialog box. (You also can choose the Files Or Folders command from the Find item in the Start menu.).
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Windows Key + MMinimize all open windows. The keyboard focus goes to the least recently selected icon on the desktop.
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Windows Key + M + ShiftExpand previously opened windows and return focus to the most recently used application.
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Windows Key + RDisplay the Run dialog box. (You also can choose the Run command in the Start menu.).
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Windows Key + TabSelect and cycle through the taskbar buttons.
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