SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS:

SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS:

1. F8 (during boot) Holding F8 when booting displays the Windows Boot Menu
2. SHIFT (during boot) Holding SHIFT down when booting forces Windows into Safe Mode
3. CTRL + ALT + DEL Displays the Task Manager or Windows Security dialog box
4. ALT + TAB Static rotate forward between currently open applications
5. ALT + SHIFT + TAB Static rotate backward between currently open applications
6. WINDOWS KEY + TAB Live view rotate forward between currently open applications
7. WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT +TAB Live view rotate backward between currently open applications
8. ALT + ESC Rotates through currently open applications in the order they were started
9. ALT + PRINT SCREEN Sends a screen shot of the current application to the Windows clipboard
10. CTRL + ESC Displays the Windows Start Menu (same as with the Windows Key)
11. CTRL + + (on numeric keypad) Resize column to size of longest item in Windows Explorer details view
12. SHIFT + * Opens folder currently selected in Windows Explorer and all sub-folders
13. F1 Displays the Help window for the current application
14. F2 Renames currently highlighted object
15. F3 Displays the Windows Search dialogue
16. F4 Positions cursor at the Address Bar in Windows & Internet Explorer
17. F5 Refreshes contents in Windows & Internet Explorer
18. ALT + F4 Closes current application
19. CTRL + F4 Closes currently open window in current application
20. CTRL + Z Reverses last made change(s) in current document or field
21. ALT + ENTER Opens the properties dialogue for the currently highlighted object
22. SHIFT + F10 Displays the context menu (same as with the Application Key or right mouse click)
23. SHIFT + DEL Deletes objects directly, does not send them to the Recycle Bin
24. SHIFT (inserting CD/DVD) Holding SHIFT when inserting a CD or DVD prevents auto-play
25. SHIFT (selecting objects) Holding SHIFT down while selecting objects selects objects inclusively
26. CTRL (selecting objects) Holding CTRL down while selecting objects selects objects individually
27. WINDOWS KEY + D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop (using this
28. combination again restores all minimized windows)
29. WINDOWS KEY + TAB Cycles through open applications via the taskbar
30. WINDOWS KEY + E Starts Windows Explorer to browse local computer
31. WINDOWS KEY + F Displays the Windows Search dialogue