Keyboard
shortcuts
Keyboard
shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used
to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing
device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to interact with your computer,
saving you time and effort as you work with Windows and other programs.
Most
programs also provide accelerator keys that can make it easier to work with
menus and other commands. Check the menus of programs for accelerator keys. If
a letter is underlined in a menu, that usually means that pressing the Alt key
in combination with the underlined key will have the same effect as clicking
that menu item.
Pressing
the Alt key in some programs, such as Paint and WordPad, shows commands that
are labeled with additional keys that you can press to use them.
You
can also create new keyboard shortcuts to open programs. For more information,
see Create keyboard shortcuts to open programs.
The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your computer easier to use.
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Press
this key
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To
do this
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Right Shift for
eight seconds
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Turn Filter Keys on
and off
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Left Alt+Left
Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)
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Turn High Contrast
on or off
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Left Alt+Left
Shift+Num Lock
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Turn Mouse Keys on
or off
|
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Shift five times
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Turn Sticky Keys on
or off
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Num Lock for five
seconds
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Turn Toggle Keys on
or off
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Windows logo key +U
|
Open the Ease of
Access Center
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The following table
contains general keyboard shortcuts.
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Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
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F1
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Display Help
|
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Ctrl+C
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Copy the selected
item
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Ctrl+X
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Cut the selected
item
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Ctrl+V
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Paste the selected
item
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo an action
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Delete
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Delete the selected
item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Shift+Delete
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Delete the selected
item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
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F2
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Rename the selected
item
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Ctrl+Right Arrow
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Move the cursor to
the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl+Left Arrow
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Move the cursor to
the beginning of the previous word
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Ctrl+Down Arrow
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Move the cursor to
the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl+Up Arrow
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Move the cursor to
the beginning of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl+Shift with an
arrow key
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Select a block of
text
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Shift with any
arrow key
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Ctrl with any arrow
key+Spacebar
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Select multiple individual
items in a window or on the desktop
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Ctrl+A
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F3
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Search for a file
or folder
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Alt+Enter
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Display properties
for the selected item
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Alt+F4
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Close the active
item, or exit the active program
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Alt+Spacebar
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Open the shortcut
menu for the active window
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Ctrl+F4
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Close the active
document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open
items
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab
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Use the arrow keys
to switch between open items
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Ctrl+Mouse scroll
wheel
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Change the size of
icons on the desktop
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Windows logo key
 +Tab |
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Ctrl+Windows logo
key
+Tab |
Use the arrow keys
to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
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Alt+Esc
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Cycle through items
in the order in which they were opened
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F6
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Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F4
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Display the address
bar list in Windows Explorer
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Shift+F10
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Display the
shortcut menu for the selected item
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Ctrl+Esc
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Open the Start menu
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Alt+underlined
letter
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Display the
corresponding menu
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Alt+underlined
letter
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Perform the menu
command (or other underlined command)
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F10
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Activate the menu
bar in the active program
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Right Arrow
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Open the next menu
to the right, or open a submenu
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Left Arrow
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Open the next menu
to the left, or close a submenu
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F5
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Refresh the active
window
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Alt+Up Arrow
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View the folder one
level up in Windows Explorer
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Esc
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Cancel the current
task
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Shift when you
insert a CD
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Prevent the CD from
automatically playing
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.
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Press
this key
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To
do this
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Ctrl+Tab
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Move forward
through tabs
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Ctrl+Shift+Tab
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Move back through
tabs
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Tab
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Move forward
through options
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Shift+Tab
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Move back through
options
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Alt+underlined
letter
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Perform the command
(or select the option) that goes with that letter
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Enter
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Replaces clicking
the mouse for many selected commands
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Spacebar
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Select or clear the
check box if the active option is a check box
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Arrow keys
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Select a button if
the active option is a group of option buttons
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F1
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Display Help
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F4
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Display the items
in the active list
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Backspace
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Open a folder one
level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key .
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Press
this key
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To
do this
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Windows logo key
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Open or close the
Start menu.
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Windows logo key
+Pause |
Display the System
Properties dialog box.
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Windows logo key
+D |
Display the
desktop.
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Windows logo key
+M |
Minimize all
windows.
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Windows logo key
+Shift+M |
Restore minimized
windows to the desktop.
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Windows logo key
+E |
Open Computer.
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Windows logo key
+F |
Search for a file
or folder.
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Ctrl+Windows logo
key
+F |
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Windows logo key
+L |
Lock your computer
or switch users.
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Windows logo key
+R |
Open the Run dialog
box.
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Windows logo key
+T |
Cycle through
programs on the taskbar.
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Windows logo key
+number |
Start the program
pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program
is already running, switch to that program.
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Shift+Windows logo
key
+number |
Start a new
instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by
the number.
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Ctrl+Windows logo
key
+number |
Switch to the last
active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated
by the number.
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Alt+Windows logo
key
+number |
Open the Jump List
for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the
number.
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Cycle through
programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
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Ctrl+Windows logo
key
+Tab |
Use the arrow keys
to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
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Ctrl+Windows logo
key
+B |
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Windows logo key
+Spacebar |
Preview the
desktop.
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Windows logo key
+Up Arrow |
Maximize the
window.
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Windows logo key
+Left
Arrow |
Maximize the window
to the left side of the screen.
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Windows logo key
+Right
Arrow |
Maximize the window
to the right side of the screen.
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Windows logo key
+Down
Arrow |
Minimize the
window.
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Windows logo key
+Home |
Minimize all but
the active window.
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Up
Arrow |
Stretch the window
to the top and bottom of the screen.
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Left
Arrow or Right Arrow |
Move a window from
one monitor to another.
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Windows logo key
+P |
Choose a
presentation display mode.
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Windows logo key
+G |
Cycle through
gadgets.
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Windows logo key
+U |
Open Ease of Access
Center.
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Windows logo key
+X |
Open Windows
Mobility Center.
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Explorer windows or
folders.
|
Press
this key
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To
do this
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Ctrl+N
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Open a new window
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Ctrl+Shift+N
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Create a new folder
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End
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Display the bottom
of the active window
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Home
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Display the top of
the active window
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F11
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Maximize or
minimize the active window
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Num Lock+Asterisk
(*) on numeric keypad
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Display all
subfolders under the selected folder
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Num Lock+Plus Sign
(+) on numeric keypad
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Display the
contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock+Minus Sign
(-) on numeric keypad
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Collapse the
selected folder
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Left Arrow
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Collapse the
current selection (if it's expanded), or select the parent folder
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Alt+Enter
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Open the Properties
dialog box for the selected item
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Alt+P
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Display the preview
pane
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Alt+Left Arrow
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View the previous
folder
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Right Arrow
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Display the current
selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder
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Alt+Right Arrow
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View the next
folder
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Alt+Up Arrow
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View the parent
folder
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Ctrl+Mouse scroll
wheel
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Change the size and
appearance of file and folder icons
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Alt+D
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Select the address
bar
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Ctrl+E
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Select the search
box
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The following table contains
keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.
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Press
this key
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To
do this
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Windows logo key
+ Plus
Sign or Minus Sign |
Zoom in or out
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Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar
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Show the mouse
pointer
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Ctrl+Alt+F
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Switch to
full-screen mode
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Ctrl+Alt+L
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Switch to lens mode
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Switch to docked
mode
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Ctrl+Alt+I
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Invert colors
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Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys
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Pan in the
direction of the arrow keys
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Ctrl+Alt+R
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Resize the lens
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Windows logo key
+ Esc |
Exit Magnifier
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection.
|
Press
this key
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To
do this
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Alt+Page Up
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Move between
programs from left to right.
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Alt+Page Down
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Move between
programs from right to left.
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Alt+Insert
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Cycle through
programs in the order that they were started in.
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Alt+Home
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Display the Start
menu.
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Ctrl+Alt+Break
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Switch between a
window and full screen.
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Ctrl+Alt+End
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Display the Windows
Security dialog box.
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Alt+Delete
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Display the system
menu.
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Ctrl+Alt+Minus Sign
(-) on the numeric keypad
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Place a copy of the
active window, within the client, on the Terminal
server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt+PrtScn on a
local computer).
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Ctrl+Alt+Plus Sign
(+) on the numeric keypad
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Place a copy of the
entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same
functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local computer).
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Ctrl+Alt+Right
Arrow
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“Tab” out of the
Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a
button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded
in another (host) program.
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Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow
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“Tab” out of the
Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a
button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded
in another (host) program.
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Note
- Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End are available in all Remote Desktop sessions, even when you've set up the remote computer to recognize Windows keyboard shortcuts.
The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint.
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Press
this key
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To
do this
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Ctrl+N
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Create a new
picture
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Ctrl+O
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Open an existing
picture
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Ctrl+S
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Save changes to a
picture
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F12
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Save the picture as
a new file
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Ctrl+P
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Print a picture
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Alt+F4
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Close a picture and
its Paint window
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo a change
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo a change
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Ctrl+A
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Select the entire
picture
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Ctrl+X
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Cut a selection
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Ctrl+C
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Copy a selection to
the Clipboard
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Ctrl+V
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Paste a selection
from the Clipboard
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Right Arrow
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Move the selection
or active shape right by one pixel
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Left Arrow
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Move the selection
or active shape left by one pixel
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Down Arrow
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Move the selection
or active shape down by one pixel
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Up Arrow
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Move the selection
or active shape up by one pixel
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Esc
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Cancel a selection
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Delete
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Delete a selection
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Ctrl+B
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Bold selected text
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Ctrl++
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Increase the width
of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
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Ctrl+-
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Decrease the width
of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
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Ctrl+I
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Italicize selected
text
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Ctrl+U
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Underline selected
text
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Ctrl+E
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Open the Properties
dialog box
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Ctrl+W
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Open the Resize and
Skew dialog box
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Ctrl+Page Up
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Zoom in
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Ctrl+Page Down
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Zoom out
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F11
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View a picture in
full-screen mode
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Ctrl+R
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Show or hide the
ruler
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Ctrl+G
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Show or hide
gridlines
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F10 or Alt
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Display keytips
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Shift+F10
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Show the current
shortcut menu
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F1
|
Open Paint Help
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad.
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Press
this key
|
To
do this
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Ctrl+N
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Create a new
document
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Ctrl+O
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Open an existing
document
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Ctrl+S
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Save changes to a
document
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F12
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Save the document
as a new file
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Ctrl+P
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Print a document
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Alt+F4
|
Close WordPad
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo a change
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo a change
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Ctrl+A
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Select the entire
document
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Ctrl+X
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Cut a selection
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Ctrl+C
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Copy a selection to
the Clipboard
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Ctrl+V
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Paste a selection
from the Clipboard
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Ctrl+B
|
Make selected text
bold
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Ctrl+I
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Italicize selected
text
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Ctrl+U
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Underline selected
text
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Ctrl+=
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Make selected text
subscript
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Ctrl+Shift+=
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Make selected text
superscript
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Ctrl+L
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Align text left
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Ctrl+E
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Align text center
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Ctrl+R
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Align text right
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Ctrl+J
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Justify text
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Ctrl+1
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Set single line
spacing
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Ctrl+2
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Set double line
spacing
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Ctrl+5
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Set line spacing to
1.5
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Ctrl+Shift+>
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Increase the font
size
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Ctrl+Shift+<
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Decrease the font
size
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Ctrl+Shift+A
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Change characters
to all capitals
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Ctrl+Shift+L
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Change the bullet
style
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Ctrl+D
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Insert a Microsoft
Paint drawing
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Ctrl+F
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Find text in a
document
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F3
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Find the next
instance of the text in the Find dialog box
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Ctrl+H
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Replace text in a
document
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Ctrl+Left Arrow
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Move the cursor one
word to the left
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Ctrl+Right Arrow
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Move the cursor one
word to the right
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Ctrl+Up Arrow
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Move the cursor to
the line above
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Ctrl+Down Arrow
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Move the cursor to
the line below
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Ctrl+Home
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Move to the
beginning of the document
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Ctrl+End
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Move to the end of
the document
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Ctrl+Page Up
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Move up one page
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Ctrl+Page Down
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Move down one page
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Ctrl+Delete
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Delete the next
word
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F10
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Display keytips
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Shift+F10
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Show the current
shortcut menu
|
|
F1
|
Open WordPad Help
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Calculator.
|
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
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Atl+1
|
Switch to Standard
mode
|
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Alt+2
|
Switch to
Scientific mode
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Alt+3
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Switch to
Programmer mode
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Alt+4
|
Switch to
Statistics mode
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Ctrl+E
|
Open date
calculations
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Ctrl+H
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Turn calculation
history on or off
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Ctrl+U
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Open unit
conversion
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Alt+C
|
Calculate or solve
date calculations and worksheets
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F1
|
Open Calculator
Help
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Ctrl+Q
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Press the M- button
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Ctrl+P
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Press the M+ button
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Ctrl+M
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Press the MS button
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Ctrl+R
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Press the MR button
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Ctrl+L
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Press the MC button
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%
|
Press the % button
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F9
|
Press the +/–
button
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/
|
Press the / button
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*
|
Press the * button
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+
|
Press the + button
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-
|
Press the – button
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R
|
Press the 1/×
button
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@
|
Press the square
root button
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0-9
|
Press the number
buttons (0-9)
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=
|
Press the = button
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.
|
Press the .
(decimal point) button
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Backspace
|
Press the backspace
button
|
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Esc
|
Press the C button
|
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Del
|
Press the CE button
|
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Ctrl+Shift+D
|
Clear the
calculation history
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F2
|
Edit the
calculation history
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Up Arrow key
|
Navigate up in the
calculation history
|
|
Down Arrow key
|
Navigate down in
the calculation history
|
|
Esc
|
Cancel editing the
calculation history
|
|
Enter
|
Recalculate the
calculation history after editing
|
|
F3
|
Select Degrees in
Scientific mode
|
|
F4
|
Select Radians in
Scientific mode
|
|
F5
|
Select Grads in
Scientific mode
|
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I
|
Press the Inv
button in Scientific mode
|
|
D
|
Press the Mod
button in Scientific mode
|
|
Ctrl+S
|
Press the sinh
button in Scientific mode
|
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Ctrl+O
|
Press the cosh
button in Scientific mode
|
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Ctrl+T
|
Press the tanh
button in Scientific mode
|
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(
|
Press the ( button
in Scientific mode
|
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)
|
Press the ) button
in Scientific mode
|
|
N
|
Press the ln button
in Scientific mode
|
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;
|
Press the Int
button in Scientific mode
|
|
S
|
Press the sin
button in Scientific mode
|
|
O
|
Press the cos
button in Scientific mode
|
|
T
|
Press the tan
button in Scientific mode
|
|
M
|
Press the dms
button in Scientific mode
|
|
P
|
Press the pi button
in Scientific mode
|
|
V
|
Press the F-E
button in Scientific mode
|
|
X
|
Press the Exp
button in Scientific mode
|
|
Q
|
Press the x^2
button in Scientific mode
|
|
Y
|
Press the x^y
button in Scientific mode
|
|
#
|
Press the x^3
button in Scientific mode
|
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L
|
Press the log
button in Scientific mode
|
|
!
|
Press the n! button
in Scientific mode
|
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Press the y√x
button in Scientific mode
|
|
Ctrl+B
|
Press the 3√x
button in Scientific mode
|
|
Ctrl+G
|
Press the 10x
button in Scientific mode
|
|
F5
|
Select Hex in
Programmer mode
|
|
F6
|
Select Dec in
Programmer mode
|
|
F7
|
Select Oct in
Programmer mode
|
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F8
|
Select Bin in
Programmer mode
|
|
F12
|
Select Qword in
Programmer mode
|
|
F2
|
Select Dword in
Programmer mode
|
|
F3
|
Select Word in
Programmer mode
|
|
F4
|
Select Byte in
Programmer mode
|
|
K
|
Press the RoR
button in Programmer mode
|
|
J
|
Press the RoL
button in Programmer mode
|
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<
|
Press the Lsh
button in Programmer mode
|
|
>
|
Press the Rsh
button in Programmer mode
|
|
%
|
Press the Mod
button in Programmer mode
|
|
(
|
Press the ( button
in Programmer mode
|
|
)
|
Press the ) button
in Programmer mode
|
|
|
|
Press the Or button
in Programmer mode
|
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^
|
Press the Xor
button in Programmer mode
|
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~
|
Press the Not
button in Programmer mode
|
|
&
|
Press the And
button in Programmer mode
|
|
A-F
|
Press the A-F
buttons in Programmer mode
|
|
Spacebar
|
Toggles the bit
value in Programmer mode
|
|
A
|
Press the Average
button in Statistics mode
|
|
Ctrl+A
|
Press the Average
Sq button in Statistics mode
|
|
S
|
Press the Sum
button in Statistics mode
|
|
Ctrl+S
|
Press the Sum Sq
button in Statistics mode
|
|
T
|
Press the S.D.
button in Statistics mode
|
|
Ctrl+T
|
Press the Inv S.D.
button in Statistics mode
|
|
D
|
Press the CAD
button in Statistics mode
|
The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal.
|
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
|
Ctrl+N
|
Start a new note
|
|
Ctrl+O
|
Open a recently
used note
|
|
Ctrl+S
|
Save changes to a
note
|
|
Ctrl+Shift+V
|
Move a note to a
specific folder
|
|
Ctrl+P
|
Print a note
|
|
Alt+F4
|
Close a note and
its Journal window
|
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo a change
|
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Redo a change
|
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select all items on
a page
|
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut a selection
|
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy a selection to
the Clipboard
|
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste a selection
from the Clipboard
|
|
Esc
|
Cancel a selection
|
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Delete
|
Delete a selection
|
|
Ctrl+F
|
Start a basic find
|
|
Ctrl+G
|
Go to a page
|
|
F5
|
Refresh find
results
|
|
F5
|
Refresh the note
list
|
|
F6
|
Toggle between a
note list and a note
|
|
Ctrl+Shift+C
|
Display a shortcut
menu for column headings in a note list
|
|
F11
|
View a note in
full-screen mode
|
|
F1
|
Open Journal Help
|
The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer.
|
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
|
Alt+C
|
Display the Table
of Contents
|
|
Alt+N
|
Display the
Connection Settings menu
|
|
F10
|
Display the Options
menu
|
|
Alt+Left Arrow
|
Move back to the
previously viewed topic
|
|
Alt+Right Arrow
|
Move forward to the
next (previously viewed) topic
|
|
Alt+A
|
Display the
customer support page
|
|
Alt+Home
|
Display the Help
and Support home page
|
|
Home
|
Move to the
beginning of a topic
|
|
End
|
Move to the end of
a topic
|
|
Ctrl+F
|
Search the current
topic
|
|
Ctrl+P
|
Print a topic
|
|
F3
|
Move the cursor to
the search box
|
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