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Commonly known as "function keys", F1 through F12 may have a variety of
different uses or no use at all. Depending on the installed operating system and
the software program currently open will change how each of these keys
operate. A program is capable of not only using each of the function keys, but
also combining the function keys with the ALT and/or CTRL keys, for example,
Microsoft Windows users can press ALT + F4 to close the program currently
active.
Below is a short-listing of some of the common functions of the functions keys
on computers running Microsoft Windows. As mentioned above not all programs
support function keys and/or may perform different tasks then those
mentioned below. If you are looking for more specific shortcut keys and
function key examples we suggest seeing our shortcut key page.
F1
• Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the
help screen when this key is pressed.
• Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support
center.
• Open the Task Pane.
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
• Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla
Firefox.
• Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7
F8
• Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to
get into Windows Safe Mode.
F9
F10
F11
F12
Shortcut
3.x 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP Vista Description
Keys
Alt + Tab Switch between open
X X X X X X X X
applications.
Alt + Shift Switch backwards
+ Tab X X X X X X X X between open
applications.
Alt + Display the properties of
double- the object you double-
click X X X X X X X click on. For example,
doing this on a file would
display its properties.
Ctrl + Tab Switches between
program groups or
X X X X X X X X document windows in
applications that support
this feature.
Ctrl + Shift Same as above but
X X X X X X X X
+ Tab backwards.
Alt + Print Create a screen shot only
Screen X X X X X X X X for the program you are
currently in.
Ctrl + Alt + Reboot the computer
Del X X X X X X X X and/or bring up the
Windows task manager.
Ctrl + Esc Bring up the Windows
Start menu. In Windows
X X X X X X X X
3.x this would bring up
the Task Manager.
Alt + Esc Switch Between open
X X X X X X X
applications on taskbar.
F1 Activates help for current
X X X X X X X X
open application.
F2 X X X X X X X X Renames selected Icon.
F3 X X X X X X X Starts find from desktop.
F4 X X X X X X X Opens the drive selection
when browsing.
F5 X X X X X X X Refresh Contents.
F10 X X X X X X X X Activates menu bar.
Shift + F10 Simulates right-click on
X X X X X X X
selected item.
F4 Select a different
location to browse in the
X X X X X X X
Windows Explorer
toolbar.
Alt + F4 Closes Current open
X X X X X X X X
program.
Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in
X X X X X X X X
Program.
F6 Move cursor to different
X X X X X X X
Windows Explorer pane.
Ctrl + Drops down the window
X X X X X X X X
Space bar control menu.
Ctrl + (the Automatically adjust the
'+' key on widths of all the columns
X X X X X X
the in Windows explorer
keypad)
Alt + Enter Opens properties window
X X X X X X X of selected icon or
program.
Shift + Del Delete programs/files
X X X X X X X without throwing them
into the recycle bin.
Holding Boot Safe Mode or by pass
Shift X X X X X X X X system files as the
computer is booting.
Holding When putting in an audio
Shift X X X X X X X CD, will prevent CD
Player from playing.
Enter Activates the highlighted
X X X X X X X X
program.
Alt + Down Display all available
arrow X X X X X X X options on drop down
menu.
* (on the X X X X X X X Expands all folders on the
keypad) currently selected folder
or drive in Windows
Explorer.
+ (on the Expands only the
keypad) X X X X X X X currently selected folder
in Windows Explorer.
- (on the Collapses the currently
keypad) X X X X X X X selected folder in
Windows Explorer.
In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a
method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are
examples of mouse shortcuts.
Keyboard Definitions
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