Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do something you’d typically do with a mouse.
Here are several common keyboard shortcuts:
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Copy: Ctrl + C
Copies the text or image. It leaves the original
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Cut: Ctrl + X
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Cuts the text or image. It deletes the original
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Paste: Ctrl + V
After using Cut or Copy this pastes whatever was copied or cut into a new document or folder.
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Maximize Window: F11 or Windows logo key + Up Arrow
This maximizes the window
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Task View: Windows logo key + Tab
This displays the Task view
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Switch between open apps: Windows logo key + D
This allows you to switch between all open apps
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Shutdown options: Windows logo key + X
This shows your shut down options along with Device Manager, Network Options, Disk Management, Computer Management, Task manager etc.
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Lock your PC: Windows logo key + L
This option locks your PC
Depending on your hardware, you may use Windows logo key + PrtScn to take a screenshot, or use Fn + Windows logo key + Space Bar.
Tip: When using a web browser such as Google Chrome, to increase the size of the page hold down the CTRL key and press the + key. Keep pressing to make the page bigger. To make the page smaller hold down CTRL and press the – key.
Press this key |
To do this |
Ctrl + X |
Cut the selected item. |
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) |
Copy the selected item. |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) |
Paste the selected item. |
Ctrl + Z |
Undo an action. |
Alt + Tab |
Switch between open apps. |
Alt + F4 |
Close the active item, or exit the active app. |
Windows logo key + L |
Lock your PC. |
Windows logo key + D |
Display and hide the desktop. |
F2 |
Rename the selected item. |
F3 |
Search for a file or folder in File Explorer. |
F4 |
Display the address bar list in File Explorer. |
F5 |
Refresh the active window. |
F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F10 |
Activate the Menu bar in the active app. |
Alt + F8 |
Show your password on the sign-in screen. |
Alt + Esc |
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened. |
Alt + underlined letter |
Perform the command for that letter. |
Alt + Enter |
Display properties for the selected item. |
Alt + Spacebar |
Open the shortcut menu for the active window. |
Alt + Left arrow |
Go back. |
Alt + Right arrow |
Go forward. |
Alt + Page Up |
Move up one screen. |
Alt + Page Down |
Move down one screen. |
Ctrl + F4 |
Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time). |
Ctrl + A |
Select all items in a document or window. |
Ctrl + D (or Delete) |
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin. |
Ctrl + R (or F5) |
Refresh the active window. |
Ctrl + Y |
Redo an action. |
Ctrl + Right arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. |
Ctrl + Left arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. |
Ctrl + Down arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
Ctrl + Up arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps. |
Alt + Shift + arrow keys |
When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified. |
Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys |
When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder. |
Ctrl + arrow keys |
Resize the Start menu when it’s open. |
Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar |
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop. |
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key |
Select a block of text. |
Ctrl + Esc |
Open Start. |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
Open Task Manager. |
Ctrl + Shift |
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. |
Ctrl + Spacebar |
Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off. |
Shift + F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Shift with any arrow key |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document. |
Shift + Delete |
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first. |
Right arrow |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
Left arrow |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
Esc |
Stop or leave the current task. |
PrtScn |
Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard.Note
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