Windows Shortcuts

Alt + E — Opens the Edit menu

Alt + Enter — Opens the Properties window

Alt + F — Opens the File menu

Alt + F4 — Closes the current program

Alt + Print — Screen Takes a screen shot of the current window or program

Alt + Tab — Switches between the programs currently in use

CTRL+TAB — SWITCHES BETWEEN TAB IN DIALOG BOX,I.E 7

Ctrl + A — Selects all text

Ctrl + C — Copies the selected object

Ctrl + End — Jumps to the end of the current document

Ctrl + Esc — Opens the Start menu

Ctrl + F4 — Closes the current program

Ctrl + Home — Jumps to the beginning of the current document

Ctrl + Insert — Copies the selected object

Ctrl + left arrow — Moves to the left one word

Ctrl + right arrow — Moves to the right one word

Ctrl + V — Pastes the selected object

Ctrl + X — Cuts the selected object

Ctrl + the “+”key — Perfectly resizes the width of Explorer columns

End — Jumps to the end of the current line

F1 — Opens the Help menu

F2 — Renames the selected icon

F3 — Launches the Search Companion in a folder or on the

desktop



F4 — Accesses the Address Bar in a folder or window

F5 — Refreshes the contents of a folder or window

Home — Jumps to the beginning of the current line

Shift + Delete — Permanently deletes files (bypasses the Recycle Bin)

Shift + End — Highlights text from the current position to the end of

the line

Shift + F10 — Substitutes for a right-click

Shift + Home — Highlights text from the current position to the

beginning of the line

Shift + Insert — Pastes the selected object

Shift while inserting — Prevents the CD player from playing an audio CD



Shortcuts for Keyboards with a “Windows”Key (Resembling a Flag)



Windows Key + E — Opens Windows Explorer

Windows Key + F — Launches the Windows Search Companion

Windows Key + F1 — Opens the Help and Support Center

Windows Key + L — Locks down Windows

Windows Key + M — Minimizes all windows and shows the desktop

Windows Key + M + Shift — Undoes the minimize

Windows Key + Opens — the System Properties window

Pause/Break key

Windows Key + R — Opens the Run window

Windows Key + U — Launches the Utility Manager

Windows KEY+U — minimizes all windows


Some shorcuts for IE

Alt + left — arrow Returns to the previous Web page

Alt + right arrow — Moves forward one Web page

Ctrl + N — Opens a new browser window

Ctrl + P — Prints the current Web page

Ctrl + Enter — Fills in a Web address.For example,if you type

THINKDIGIT in the address bar then press Ctrl +

Enter , you will get http://www.THINKDIGIT.com

Esc — Halts the current Web page from loading

F5 — Refreshes the current Web page

F11 — Displays a Web page in full-screen mode.To exit this

mode,press F11 again.

Spacebar — Moves down one Web page at a time

Spacebar + Shift — Moves up one Web page at a time