Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Keyboard shortcuts for windows

Shortcut keys....

Windows shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software programs. Shortcut keys are commonly accessed by using the Alt.You already know that you can invoke many menus  and dialog-boxes by pressing the Control or Alt key plus an underlined letter. For example, pressing Alt + F in most apps opens the File menu; then pressing the underlined letter N opens a new document. You might also know that when you press Alt + A, you apply dialog-box changes.

Here are some of best shortcut keys (specially for windows 7) for control your windows.

Hope this is useful.Skip if you find a short that  
already known;

Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected item.

Alt + Esc: Cycle through items in the order of which they were opened.

Alt + F4: Close the active item or exit the active program.

Alt + spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window.

Alt + Tab: Shift between open programs.

Ctrl + A: Select all the items in a document or window.

Ctrl + Shift + arrow key: Select a block of text.

F2: Rename the selected item.

Shift + Del: Delete an item without sending it to the Recycle Bin.

Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item.

Ctrl + V: Paste the selected item.

Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item.

Ctrl + Y: Redo an action.

Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.

Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder anywhere on your computer where folders can be created.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.

F1: Display help.

F5: Refresh the active window.

F6: Cycle through elements in a window or on the Desktop.

F10: Activate the menu bar in the current program.

Shift + F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

 

Win Key Based Shortcuts

: Open or close the Start menu.

+ B: Change from the Desktop to the System Tray, and then you can use the arrow keys to cycle through the items there.

+ E: Launch Windows Explorer/Computer.

+ F: Launch file and folder finder.

+ G: Cycle through gadgets.

+ M: Minimize all Windows for quick access to the desktop.

+ P: Quickly connect your computer to a projector or some other form of display.

+ R: Open the Run dialog box.

+ T: Cycle through programs on the Taskbar.

+ U: Open Ease of Access Center.

+ X: Open Windows Mobility Center.

+ down cursor arrow: Minimize the current program.

+ up cursor arrow: Maximize the current program window.

+ Home button: Minimize all windows except the current one.

+ Pause button: Display System Properties dialog box.

+ Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the Desktop.

+ space bar: Shows you the desktop immediately.

+ Tab: Flip through the programs on the Taskbar using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl + + B: Switch to the program that had a message appear in the status area.