Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are a few of the keyboard shortcuts available for PCs. Some are quite useful and well worth remembering.
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Windows

F1 - Help
F1F1 - Help

Windows + L - Lock the computer
Windows keyplusLWindows + L - Lock the computer

F2 - Rename object
F2F2 - Rename object

F3 - Find / Search
F3F3 - Find / Search

F5 - Refresh window
F3F5 - Refresh window

Alt + Tab - Switch between open items
Alt keyplusTab keyAlt + Tab - Switch between open items

Alt + F4 - Close program / window
Alt keyplusF4Alt + F4 - Close program / window

Windows - Open Start menu
Windows keyWindows key - Open Start menu

Ctrl + Esc - Open Start menu
Ctrl keyplusEsc keyCtrl + Esc - Open Start menu

F11 - Full Screen
F11F11 - Full Screen

Ctrl + Shift + Esc - Windows Task Manager
Ctrl keyplusShift keyplusEsc keyEsc key

Shift + Del - Delete selection immediately
Shift keyplusDelete keyCtrl + Esc - Open Start menu

Alt + Left Arrow - Back a page
Alt keyplusLeft ArrowCtrl + Esc - Open Start menu

Alt + Right Arrow - Forward a page
Alt keyplusLeft ArrowCtrl + Esc - Open Start menu



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Windows 7

Windows + Left Arrow - Dock window left
Windows keyplusLeft Arrow(Windows 7) Windows key + Left Arrow - Dock window left

Windows + Right Arrow - Dock window right
Windows keyplusRight Arrow(Windows 7) Windows key + Right Arrow - Dock window right

Windows + Up Arrow - Maximize window
Windows keyplusUp Arrow(Windows 7) Windows key + Up Arrow - Maximize window

Windows + Down Arrow - Minimize window
Windows keyplusDown Arrow(Windows 7) Windows key + Down Arrow - Minimize window

Windows + Shift + Up Arrow -
Maximize window vertical size
Windows keyplusShift keyplusUp Arrow(Windows 7) Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow - Maximize window vertical size

Windows + Shift + Down Arrow -
Minimize window vertical size
Windows keyplusShift keyplusDown Arrow(Windows 7) Windows key + Shift + Down Arrow - Minimize window vertical size

Windows + Home - Minimize Non-active
Windows keyplusHome key(Windows 7) Windows key + Home - Minimize Non-active

Windows + Space - Preview desktop
Windows keyplusSpace bar(Windows 7) Windows key + Space - Preview desktop

Windows + D - Show desktop
Windows keyplusD(Windows 7) Windows key + D - Show desktop

Windows + E - Show computer drives
Windows keyplusE(Windows 7) Windows key + E - Show computer drives / Libraries

Windows + T - Scroll Taskbar items
Windows keyplusT(Windows 7) Windows key + T - Scroll Taskbar items

Windows + B - Focus System tray items
Windows keyplusB(Windows 7) Windows key + B - Focus System tray items

Alt + Tab - Switch between open items
Alt keyplusTab key(Windows 7) Alt + Tab - Switch between open items

Windows + Tab - Cycle Aero Flip 3-D
Windows keyplusTab key(Windows 7) Windows key + Tab - Cycle Aero Flip 3-D

Windows + +/- - Zoom in or Zoom out
Windows keyplusPlus keyMinus key(Windows 7) Windows + +/- - Zoom in or Zoom out

Windows programs

Ctrl + C - Copy
Ctrl keyplusCCtrl + C - Copy

Ctrl + X - Cut
Ctrl keyplusXCtrl + X - Cut

Ctrl + V - Paste
Ctrl keyplusVCtrl + V - Paste

Ctrl + Z - Undo
Ctrl keyplusZCtrl + Z - Undo

Ctrl + Y - Redo
Ctrl keyplusYCtrl + Y - Redo

Ctrl + A - Select All
Ctrl keyplusACtrl + A - Select All

Ctrl + B - Bold
Ctrl keyplusBCtrl + B - Bold

Ctrl + I - Italic
Ctrl keyplusICtrl + I - Italic

Ctrl + U - Underline
Ctrl keyplusUCtrl + U - Underline

Ctrl + P - Print
Ctrl keyplusPCtrl + P - Print

Ctrl + Right Arrow - Next word
Ctrl keyplusRight ArrowCtrl + Right Arrow - Next word

Ctrl + Left Arrow - Previous word
Ctrl keyplusLeft ArrowCtrl + Left Arrow - Previous word

Ctrl + Down Arrow - Next paragraph
Ctrl keyplusDown ArrowCtrl + Down Arrow - Next paragraph

Ctrl + Up Arrow - Previous paragraph
Ctrl keyplusUp ArrowCtrl + Up Arrow - Previous paragraph

Esc - Cancel current task
Esc keyEsc - Cancel current task

(If you have a Mac computer, some of these shortcuts work by pressing the Cmd key instead of the Ctrl key for Windows.)

For more extensive lists, please visit:

a) Microsoft's Keyboard Shortcuts page

b) Wikipedia's Table of Keyboard Shortcuts