Keyboard Shortcut
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Result in Windows ® XP - General
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| CTRL and A |
Selects all the items
in the active window. |
| CTRL and C |
Copies the item or
items to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL
and V. |
| CTRL and F |
Displays the Find all
files dialog box. |
| CTRL and G |
Displays the Go to
folder dialog box. |
| CTRL and N |
Displays the New
dialog box. |
| CTRL and O |
Displays the Open
dialog box. |
| CTRL and P |
Displays the Print
dialog box. |
| CTRL and S |
Displays the Save
dialog box. |
| CTRL and V |
Pastes the copied
item or items from the Clipboard. |
| CTRL and X |
Cuts the item or
items selected to the Clipboard. |
| CTRL and Z |
Undoes the last
action. |
| CTRL and F4 |
Closes the active
document window. |
| CTRL while dragging
an item |
Copy the selected
item |
| CTRL+SHIFT with arrow
keys |
Highlight a block of
text |
| CTRL+F4 |
Close the active
document |
| CTRL+ESC |
Display the Start
menu |
| CTRL and F6 |
Opens the next
document window in the active application. |
Keyboard Shortcut
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Result in Windows ® XP - General
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| ALT+ENTER |
View the
properties for the selected item |
| ALT+F4 |
Close the
active item, or quit the active program |
| ALT+SPACEBAR |
Open the
shortcut menu for the active window |
| ALT+TAB |
Switch
between the open items |
| ALT+ESC |
Cycle
through items in the order that they had been opened |
Keyboard Shortcut
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Result in Windows ® XP - General
|
| F1 key |
Gives
help on the active window or selected item. |
| F2 key |
Rename
the selected item |
| F3 key |
Search
for a file or a folder |
| F4 key |
Display
the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows
Explorer |
| F5 key |
Update
the active window |
| F6 key |
Cycle
through the screen elements in a window or on the
desktop |
| F10 key |
Activate
the menu bar in the active program |
Keyboard Shortcut
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Result in Windows ® XP - General
|
| Windows
Logo |
Display or hide the
Start menu |
| Windows
Logo+BREAK |
Display the System
Properties dialog box |
| Windows
Logo+D |
Display the desktop |
| Windows
Logo+M |
Minimize all of the
windows |
| Windows
Logo+SHIFT+M |
Restore the minimized
windows |
| Windows
Logo+E |
Open My Computer |
| Windows
Logo+F |
Search for a file or
a folder |
|
CTRL+Windows Logo+F |
Search for computers |
| Windows
Logo+F1 |
Display Windows Help |
| Windows
Logo+ L |
Lock the keyboard |
| Windows
Logo+R |
Open the Run
dialog box |
| Windows
Logo+U |
Open Utility Manager |
Keyboard Shortcut
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Result in Windows ® XP - Dialogue
Box
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| TAB |
Move
forward through the options |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Move
backward through the options |
| CTRL+TAB |
Move
forward through the tabs |
| CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move
backward through the tabs |
| ALT+Underlined letter |
Perform
the corresponding command or select the corresponding
option |
| ENTER |
Perform
the command for the active option or button |
| SPACEBAR |
Select or
clear the check box if the active option is a check
box |
| F1 key |
Display
Help |
| F4 key |
Display
the items in the active list |
| Arrow keys |
Select a
button if the active option is a group of option
buttons |
| BACKSPACE |
Open a
folder one level up if a folder is selected in the
Save As or Open dialog box |
Keyboard Shortcut
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Result in Windows ® XP - Windows
Explorer
|
| END |
Display the bottom of
the active window |
| HOME |
Display the top of
the active window |
| NUM
LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) |
Display all of the
subfolders that are under the selected folder |
| NUM
LOCK+Plus sign (+) |
Display the contents
of the selected folder |
| NUM
LOCK+Minus sign (-) |
Collapse the selected
folder |
| LEFT
ARROW |
Collapse the current
selection if it is expanded, or select the parent
folder |
| RIGHT
ARROW |
Display the current
selection if it is collapsed, or select the first
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