General keyboard Ease of Access

shortcuts keyboard shortcuts

Right Shift for eight

Display Help Turn Filter Keys on and off
F1 seconds

Left Alt+Left

Ctrl+C (or Shift+PrtScn (or

Copy the selected item Turn High Contrast on or off
Ctrl+Insert) PrtScn)

Left Alt+Left
Cut the selected item Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Ctrl+X Shift+Num Lock

Ctrl+V (or
Paste the selected item Turn Sticky Keys on or off
Shift+Insert) Shift five times

Num Lock for five

Undo an action Turn Toggle Keys on or off
Ctrl+Z seconds

Redo an action Open the Ease of Access Center

Ctrl+Y Windows logo key +U

Delete the selected item and move

it to the Recycle Bin Windows logo key

Delete (or Ctrl+D) keyboard shortcut

Delete the selected item without

moving it to the Recycle Bin first Open or close the Start menu.
Shift+Delete Windows logo key

Display the System Properties

Windows logo key
Rename the selected item dialog box.
F2 +Pause

Move the cursor to the beginning

of the next word Display the desktop.

Ctrl+Right Arrow Windows logo key +D

Move the cursor to the beginning

Windows logo key
of the previous word Minimize all windows.
Ctrl+Left Arrow +M

Ctrl+Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginningWindows logo keyRestore minimized windows to the
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+Shift+M

Move the cursor to the beginning

Windows logo key
of the previous paragraph Open Computer.
Ctrl+Up Arrow +E

Windows logo
Ctrl+Shift with an
Select a block of text Search for a file or folder.
arrow key key  +F

Select more than one item in a

window or on the desktop, or Search for computers (if you’re on

Ctrl+Windows logo
Shift with any
select text within a document a network).
arrow key key +F

Ctrl with any

Select multiple individual items in Lock your computer or switch
Windows logo key
arrow
a window or on the desktop users.
key+Spacebar +L

Select all items in a document or

Windows logo key
window Open the Run dialog box.
Ctrl+A +R

Cycle through programs on the

Windows logo key
Search for a file or folder taskbar.
F3 +T

Start

the program pinned to the taskbar

in the position indicated by the

Display properties for the selected number. If the program is already

Windows logo key
item running, switch to that program.
Alt+Enter +number

Start a new instance of the program

Close the active item, or exit the pinned to the taskbar in the
Shift+Windows logo
active program position indicated by the number.
Alt+F4 key +number

Alt+Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the Ctrl+Windows logoSwitch to the last active window of

active window the program pinned to the taskbar

 in the position indicated by the

number.
key +number

Close the active document (in Open the Jump List for the

programs that allow you to have program pinned to the taskbar in

multiple documents open the position indicated by the

Alt+Windows logo
simultaneously) number.
Ctrl+F4 key +number

Cycle through programs on the

Windows logo key
Switch between open items taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Alt+Tab +Tab

Use the arrow keys to cycle

Use the arrow keys to switch through programs on the taskbar

Ctrl+Windows logo
between open items by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Alt+Tab key +Tab

Switch to the program that

Change the size of icons on the displayed a message in the

Ctrl+Windows logo
Ctrl+Mouse scroll
desktop notification area.
wheel key +B

Cycle through programs on the

Windows logo key Windows logo key
taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D Preview the desktop.
+Tab +Spacebar

Use the arrow keys to cycle

Ctrl+Windows
through programs on the taskbar
Windows logo key
logo key
by using Aero Flip 3-D Maximize the window.
+Tab +Up Arrow

Cycle through items in the order in Maximize the window to the left
Windows logo key
which they were opened side of the screen.
Alt+Esc +Left Arrow

Cycle through screen elements in a Maximize the window to the right

Windows logo key
window or on the desktop side of the screen.
F6 +Right Arrow

F4 Display the address bar list inWindows logo keyMinimize the window.
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+Down Arrow

Display the shortcut menu for the Minimize all but the active
Windows logo key
selected item window.
Shift+F10 +Home

Windows logo key

Stretch the window to the top and
+Shift+Up
Open the Start menu bottom of the screen.
Ctrl+Esc Arrow

Windows logo key

+Shift+Left
Move a window from one monitor
Alt+underlined Arrow or Right
Display the corresponding menu to another.
letter Arrow

Perform the menu command (or Choose a presentation display

Windows logo key
Alt+underlined
other underlined command) mode.
letter +P

Activate the menu bar in the active

Windows logo key
program Cycle through gadgets.
F10 +G

Open the next menu to the right, or

Windows logo key
open a submenu Open Ease of Access Center.
Right Arrow +U

Open the next menu to the left, or

Windows logo key
close a submenu Open Windows Mobility Center.
Left Arrow +X

Refresh the active window Taskbar keyboard

F5 (or Ctrl+R) shortcuts

View the folder one level up in Open a program or quickly open

Shift+Click on a
Windows Explorer another instance of a program
Alt+Up Arrow taskbar button

Open a program as an
Ctrl+Shift+Click on a
Cancel the current task administrator
Esc taskbar button
 Show the window menu for the
Shift+Right-click on
Open Task Manager program
Ctrl+Shift+Esc a taskbar button

Shift+Right-click on
Prevent the CD from automatically Show the window menu for the
Shift when you a grouped taskbar
playing group
insert a CD button

Switch the input language when

Ctrl+Click on a
multiple input languages are Cycle through the windows of the
grouped taskbar
enabled group
Left Alt+Shift button

Switch the keyboard layout when

multiple keyboard layouts are

enabled
Ctrl+Shift

Change the reading direction of

text in right-to-left reading

Right or Left
languages
Ctrl+Shift
Dialog box
keyboard shortcuts

Move forward through tabs

Ctrl+Tab

Move back through tabs

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Move forward through options

Tab

Move back through options

Shift+Tab

Perform the command (or select

the option) that goes with that

Alt+underlined
letter
letter

Enter Replaces clicking the mouse for

 many selected commands

Select or clear the check box if the

active option is a check box

Spacebar

Select a button if the active option

is a group of option buttons

Arrow keys

Display Help
F1

Display the items in the active list

F4

Open a folder one level up if a

folder is selected in the Save As or

Open dialog box

Backspace