Keyboard shortcuts

• Windows key - access Start menu
  
  
• Windows key + R - open Run window
  
  
• Windows key + Pause - open System properties
  
  
• Windows key + D - minimise/restore windows
  
  
• Windows key + F - open Search window
  
  
• Windows key + F1 - open Help and Support Center
  
  
• Windows key + E - open Windows Explorer window
  
  
• Windows key + M - minimise all windows
  
  
• Windows key + TAB - move through open windows on Taskbar
  
  
• Windows key + SHIFT + M - restore all windows
  
  
• Hold CTRL while dragging - makes a copy of selected item
  
  
• Hold CTRL + SHIFT while dragging - makes a shortcut to selected item
  
  
• CTRL + ESC - open Start menu
  
  
• CTRL + C - Copy
  
  
• CTRL + X - Cut
  
  
• CTRL + V - Paste
  
  
• CTRL + A - Select all
  
  
• CTRL + Z - Undo
  
  
• CTRL + B - Bold highlighted text
  
  
• CTRL + U - Underline highlighted text
  
  
• CTRL + I - Italicise highlighted text
  
  
• CTRL + Plus key - increase text size (Firefox)
  
  
• CTRL + Minus key - decrease text size (Firefox)
  
  
• CTRL + ALT + DELETE - open Task Manager
  
  
• ALT + underlined letters in menus - open menu item
  
  
• ALT + double-click mouse - show Properties of object
  
  
• ALT + ENTER - show Properties of selected object
  
  
• ALT + F4 - close current window or program
  
  
• CTRL + F4 - close window within program
  
  
• ALT + TAB - switch between open windows or programs
  
  
• TAB - move forwards through control items/ links in current window
  
  
• SHIFT + TAB - move backwards through control items/ links in current window
  
  
• ENTER - click selected control item
  
  
• BACKSPACE - move up one folder level
  
  
• SHIFT + DELETE - Cut selected text or permanently delete selected object
  
  
• SHIFT + F10 - right-click selected item
  
  
• HOME - go to start of current line
  
  
• END - go to end of current line
  
  
• CTRL + END - go to end of current document
  
  
• PAGE UP - move up through current document or web page
  
  
• PAGE DOWN - move down through current document or web page
  
  
• PRINT SCREEN - take snapshot image of current screen
  
  
• ALT + PRINT SCREEN - take snapshot image of current window
  
  
• Hold SHIFT when inserting CD/DVD - prevent auto-run
  
  
• F2 - rename selected item
  
  
• F5 - refresh current window/ web page
  
  
• F6 - move through window panes