General keyboard shortcuts

 General keyboard shortcuts

• CTRL+C (Copy)
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• CTRL+X (Cut)
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• CTRL+V (Paste)
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• CTRL+Z (Undo)
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• DELETE (Delete) 
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• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) 
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• CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) 
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• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
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• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
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• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) 
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• CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) 
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• CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) 
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• CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) 
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• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) 
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• 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) 
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• CTRL+A (Select all) 
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• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) 
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• ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) 
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• ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) 
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• ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) 
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• ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) 
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• CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) 
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• ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) 
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• ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) 
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• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) 
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• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
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• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) 
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• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) 
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• CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) 
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• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
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• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
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• F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
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• RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
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• LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
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• F5 key (Update the active window)
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• BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
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• ESC (Cancel the current task)
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• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
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• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)