Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts – Technology Training

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:

Copy: Ctrl + C

Copies the text or image. It leaves the original

Cut: Ctrl + X

Cuts the text or image. It deletes the original

Paste: Ctrl + V

After using Cut or Copy this pastes whatever was copied or cut into a new document or folder.

Maximize Window: F11 or Windows logo key + Up Arrow

This maximizes the window

Task View: Windows logo key + Tab

This displays the Task view

Switch between open apps: Windows logo key + D

This allows you to switch between all open apps

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.

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 You can change this shortcut so it also opens screen snipping, which lets you edit your screenshot. Select Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard, and turn on the toggle under Print Screen shortcut.

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:

Copy: Ctrl + C

Copies the text or image. It leaves the original

Cut: Ctrl + X

Cuts the text or image. It deletes the original

Paste: Ctrl + V

After using Cut or Copy this pastes whatever was copied or cut into a new document or folder.

Maximize Window: F11 or Windows logo key + Up Arrow

This maximizes the window

Task View: Windows logo key + Tab

This displays the Task view

Switch between open apps: Windows logo key + D

This allows you to switch between all open apps

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.

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.