All keyboard Shortcuts

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Shift + F10 right-clicks.Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs.Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers)Win + U: Open Utility Manager.Win + F1: Open Windows help.Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog.Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse.Alt + Tab: Display CoolSwitch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog.Alt + Shift + Tab: Display CoolSwitch; go in reverse.Alt + Escape: Send active window to the bottom of the z-order.Alt + Shift + Escape: Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order.Alt + F4: Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog.Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay.Shift while login: Bypass startup folder. Only those applications will be ignored which are in the startup folder, not those started from the registry (Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\)Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states): Invoke the Task Manager or NT Security dialog.Ctrl + Shift + Escape (2000/XP ) or (Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDot) : Invoke the task manager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape.Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard.Alt + Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard.Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Invert screen. Untested on OSes other than XP.Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Undo inversion.Win + B : Move focus to systray icons.
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Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert: Copy.Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete: Cut.Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert: Paste/Move.Ctrl + N: New... File, Tab, Entry, etc.Ctrl + S: Save.Ctrl + O: Open...Ctrl + P: Print.Ctrl + Z: Undo.Ctrl + A: Select all.Ctrl + F: Find...Ctrl+W : to close the current windowCtrl + F4: Close tab or child window.F1: Open help.F11: Toggle full screen mode.Alt or F10: Activate menu bar.Alt + Space: Display system menu. Same as clicking the icon on the titlebar.Escape: Remove focus from current control/menu, or close dialog box.
Generic Navigation
Tab: Forward one item.Shift + Tab: Backward one item.Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through tabs/child windows.Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows.Enter: If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button.Space: Toggle items such as radio buttons or checkboxes.Alt + (Letter): Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlined letter on the item's name.Ctrl + Left: Move cursor to the beginning of previous word.Ctrl + Right: Move cursor to the beginning of next word.Ctrl + Up: Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequent Up/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in RichEdit controls.Ctrl + Down: Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.Shift + Left: Highlight one character to the left.Shift + Right: Highlight one character to the right.Shift + Up: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up.Shift + Down: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line down.Ctrl + Shift + Left: Highlight to beginning of previous word.Ctrl + Shift + Right: Highlight to beginning of next word.Ctrl + Shift + Up: Highlight to beginning of previous paragraph.Ctrl + Shift + Down: Highlight to beginning of next paragraph.Home: Move cursor to top of a scrollable control.End: Move cursor to bottom of a scrollable control.
Generic File Browser
Arrow Keys: Navigate.Shift + Arrow Keys: Select multiple items.Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Change focus without changing selection. "Focus" is the object that will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item.(Letter): Select first found item that begins with (Letter).BackSpace: Go up one level to the parent directory.Alt + Left: Go back one folder.Alt + Right: Go forward one folder.Enter: Activate (Double-click) selected item(s).Alt + Enter: View properties for selected item.F2: Rename selected item(s).Ctrl + NumpadPlus: In a Details view, resizes all columns to fit the longest item in each one.Delete: Delete selected item(s).Shift + Delete: Delete selected item(s); bypass Recycle Bin.Ctrl while dragging item(s): Copy.Ctrl + Shift while dragging item(s): Create shortcut(s).In tree pane, if any:Left: Collapse the current selection if expanded, or select the parent folder.Right: Expand the current selection if collapsed, or select the first subfolder.NumpadAsterisk: Expand currently selected directory and all subdirectories. No undo.NumpadPlus: Expand currently selected directory.NumpadMinus: Collapse currently selected directory.
Accessibility
Right Shift for eight seconds: Toggle FilterKeys on and off. FilterKeys must be enabled.Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen: Toggle High Contrast on and off. High Contrast must be enabled.Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock: Toggle MouseKeys on and off. MouseKeys must be enabled.NumLock for five seconds: Toggle ToggleKeys on and off. ToggleKeys must be enabled.Shift five times: Toggle StickyKeys on and off. StickyKeys must be enabled.6.) Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software InstalledWin + L: Log off Windows.Win + P: Open Print Manager.Win + C: Open control panel.Win + V: Open clipboard.Win + K: Open keyboard properties.Win + I: Open mouse properties.Win + A: Open Accessibility properties.Win + Space: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.Win + S: Toggle CapsLock on and off.
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
Ctrl + Alt + End: Open the NT Security dialog.Alt + PageUp: Switch between programs.Alt + PageDown: Switch between programs in reverse.Alt + Insert: Cycle through the programs in most recently used order.Alt + Home: Display start menu.Ctrl + Alt + Break: Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen.Alt + Delete: Display the Windows menu.Ctrl + Alt + NumpadMinus: Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt + PrintScreen on a local computer.Ctrl + Alt + NumpadPlus: Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PrintScreen on a local computer.
Mozilla Firefox Shortcuts
Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PageDown: Cycle through tabs.Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PageUp: Cycle through tabs in reverse.Ctrl + (1-9): Switch to tab corresponding to number.Ctrl + N: New window.Ctrl + T: New tab.Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6: Switch focus to location bar.Ctrl + Enter: Open location in new tab.Shift + Enter: Open location in new window.Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E: Switch focus to search bar.Ctrl + O: Open a local file.Ctrl + W: Close tab, or window if there's only one tab open.Ctrl + Shift + W: Close window.Ctrl + S: Save page as a local file.Ctrl + P: Print page.Ctrl + F or F3: Open find toolbar.Ctrl + G or F3: Find next...Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3: Find previous...Ctrl + B or Ctrl + I: Open Bookmarks sidebar.Ctrl + H: Open History sidebar.Escape: Stop loading page.Ctrl + R or F5: Reload current page.Ctrl + Shift + R or Ctrl + F5: Reload current page; bypass cache.Ctrl + U: View page source.Ctrl + D: Bookmark current page.Ctrl + NumpadPlus or Ctrl + Equals (+/=): Increase text size.Ctrl + NumpadMinus or Ctrl + Minus: Decrease text size.Ctrl + Numpad0 or Ctrl + 0: Set text size to default.Alt + Left or Backspace: Back.Alt + Right or Shift + Backspace: Forward.Alt + Home: Open home page.Ctrl + M: Open new message in integrated mail client.Ctrl + J: Open Downloads dialog.F6: Switch to next frame. You must have selected something on the page already, e.g. by use of Tab.Shift + F6: Switch to previous frame.Apostrophe ('): Find link as you type.Slash (/): Find text as you type.
GMail
Note: Must have "keyboard shortcuts" on in settings.C: Compose new message.Shift + C: Open new window to compose new message.Slash (/): Switch focus to search box.K: Switch focus to the next most recent email. Enter or "O" opens focused email.J: Switch focus to the next oldest email.N: Switch focus to the next message in the "conversation." Enter or "O" expands/collapses messages.P: Switch focus to the previous message.U: Takes you back to the inbox and checks for new mail.Y: Various actions depending on current view:Has no effect in "Sent" and "All Mail" views.Inbox: Archive email or message.Starred: Unstar email or message.Spam: Unmark as spam and move back to "Inbox."Trash: Move back to "Inbox."Any label: Remove the label.X: "Check" an email. Various actions can be performed against all checked emails.S: "Star" an email. Identical to the more familiar term, "flagging."R: Reply to the email.A: Reply to all recipients of the email.F: Forward an email.Shift + R: Reply to the email in a new window.Shift + A: Reply to all recipients of the email in a new window.Shift + F: Forward an email in a new window.Shift + 1 (!): Mark an email as spam and remove it from the inbox.G then I: Switch to "Inbox" view.G then S: Switch to "Starred" view.G then A: Switch to "All Mail" view.G then C: Switch to "Contacts" view.G then S: Switch to "Drafts" view.
List of F1-F9 Key Commands for the Command Prompt
F1 / right arrow: Repeats the letters of the last command line, one by one.F2: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to copy up to" of the last command lineF3: Repeats the last command lineF4: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to delete up to" of the last command lineF5: Goes back one command lineF6: Enters the traditional CTRL+Z (^z)F7: Displays a menu with the command line historyF8: Cycles back through previous command lines (beginning with most recent)F9: Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for first command line entered.Alt+Enter: toggle fullScreen mode.up/down: scroll thru/repeat previous entriesEsc: delete lineNote: The buffer allows a maximum of 50 command lines. After this number is reached, the first line will be replaced in sequence