Friday, February 15, 2008

125 Useful Timesaving Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows XP

  1. CTRL+B - Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
  2. CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
  3. CTRL+F - Start the Find utility
  4. CTRL+H - Open the History bar
  5. CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
  6. CTRL+L - Open the Open dialog box
  7. CTRL+N - Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address
  8. CTRL+O - Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L
  9. CTRL+P - Open the Print dialog box
  10. CTRL+R - Update the current Web page
  11. CTRL+W - Close the current window
  12. CTRL+C - Copy
  13. CTRL+X - Cut
  14. CTRL+V - Paste
  15. CTRL+Z - Undo
  16. DELETE - Delete
  17. SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
  18. CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item
  19. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item - Create a shortcut to the selected item
  20. F2 key - Rename the selected item
  21. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
  22. CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
  23. CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
  24. CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
  25. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text
  26. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
  27. CTRL+A - Select all
  28. F3 key - Search for a file or a folder
  29. ALT+ENTER - View the properties for the selected item
  30. ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program
  31. ALT+ENTER - Display the properties of the selected object
  32. ALT+SPACEBAR - Open the shortcut menu for the active window
  33. CTRL+F4 - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
  34. ALT+TAB - Switch between the open items
  35. ALT+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
  36. F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
  37. F4 key - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
  38. SHIFT+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
  39. ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the System menu for the active window
  40. CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
  41. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu
  42. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Perform the corresponding command
  43. F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program
  44. RIGHT ARROW - Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
  45. LEFT ARROW - Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
  46. F5 key - Update the active window
  47. BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
  48. ESC - Cancel the current task
  49. CTRL+SHIFT+ESC - Open Task Manager
  50. Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
  51. CTRL+TAB - Move forward through the tabs
  52. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the tabs
  53. TAB - Move forward through the options
  54. SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the options
  55. ENTER - Perform the command for the active option or button
  56. SPACEBAR - Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
  57. Arrow keys - Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
  58. F1 key - Display Help
  59. F4 key - Display the items in the active list
  60. Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
  61. Windows Logo - Display or hide the Start menu
  62. Windows Logo+BREAK - Display the System Properties dialog box
  63. Windows Logo+D - Display the desktop
  64. Windows Logo+M - Minimize all of the windows
  65. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M - Restore the minimized windows
  66. Windows Logo+E - Open My Computer
  67. Windows Logo+F - Search for a file or a folder
  68. CTRL+Windows Logo+F - Search for computers
  69. Windows Logo+F1 - Display Windows Help
  70. Windows Logo+ L - Lock the keyboard
  71. Windows Logo+R - Open the Run dialog box
  72. Windows Logo+U - Open Utility Manager
  73. Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
  74. Right SHIFT for eight seconds - Switch FilterKeys either on or off
  75. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN - Switch High Contrast either on or off
  76. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK - Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
  77. SHIFT five times - Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
  78. NUM LOCK for five seconds - Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off
  79. Windows Logo +U - Open Utility Manager
  80. Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
  81. END - Display the bottom of the active window
  82. HOME - Display the top of the active window
  83. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign - * - Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
  84. NUM LOCK+Plus sign - + - Display the contents of the selected folder
  85. NUM LOCK+Minus sign - - - Collapse the selected folder
  86. LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
  87. RIGHT ARROW - Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder
  88. Shortcut keys for Character Map
  89. RIGHT ARROW - Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line
  90. LEFT ARROW - Move to the left or to the end of the previous line
  91. UP ARROW - Move up one row
  92. DOWN ARROW - Move down one row
  93. PAGE UP - Move up one screen at a time
  94. PAGE DOWN - Move down one screen at a time
  95. HOME - Move to the beginning of the line
  96. END - Move to the end of the line
  97. CTRL+HOME - Move to the first character
  98. CTRL+END - Move to the last character
  99. CTRL+O - Open a saved console
  100. CTRL+N - Open a new console
  101. CTRL+S - Save the open console
  102. CTRL+M - Add or remove a console item
  103. CTRL+W - Open a new window
  104. F5 key - Update the content of all console windows
  105. ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the MMC window menu
  106. ALT+F4 - Close the console
  107. ALT+A - Display the Action menu
  108. ALT+V - Display the View menu
  109. ALT+F - Display the File menu
  110. ALT+O - Display the Favorites menu
  111. CTRL+P - Print the current page or active pane
  112. ALT+Minus sign - - - Display the window menu for the active console window
  113. SHIFT+F10 - Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item
  114. F1 key - Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item
  115. F5 key - Update the content of all console windows
  116. CTRL+F10 - Maximize the active console window
  117. CTRL+F5 - Restore the active console window
  118. ALT+ENTER - Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item
  119. F2 key - Rename the selected item
  120. CTRL+ALT+END - Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
  121. ALT+PAGE UP - Switch between programs from left to right
  122. ALT+PAGE DOWN - Switch between programs from right to left
  123. ALT+INSERT - Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
  124. ALT+HOME - Display the Start menu
  125. CTRL+ALT+BREAK - Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen

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