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SHORTCUT KEY
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KEY FUNCTION
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Alt + Tab
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Switch
between open applications in all versions of Windows. Reverse the direction
by pressing Alt + Shift + Tab at the same time.
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Ctrl + Tab
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Switches between program groups, tabs, or document windows in
applications that support this feature. Reverse the direction by pressing
Ctrl + Shift + Tab at the same time.
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Alt + double-click
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Display the properties of the object you
double-click on in Windows 95 and later. For example, doing this on a file
would display its properties
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Alt + Print Screen
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Create a screen shot only for the active program window in all
versions of Windows. For example, if you opened the calculator and pressed
these shortcut keys, only the calculator window would be created as a screen
shot. If just the Print Screen key is pressed the whole screen will be made
into a screen shot.
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Ctrl + Alt + Del
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Open the Windows option screen for locking computer,
switching user, Task Manager, etc. in later versions of Windows. Pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Del multiple times will reboot the computer.
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc
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Immediately bring up the Windows Task Manager in Windows 2000 and
later.
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Ctrl + Esc
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Open the Windows Start menu in most versions of
Windows. In Windows 8 this opens the Start screen and in Windows 3.x this
would bring up the Task Manager.
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Alt + Esc
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Switch between open applications on Taskbar
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Alt + Spacebar
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Drops down the window control menu for the currently
open Windows program in Windows
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Alt + Enter
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Opens properties window of selected icon or program in Windows
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Shift + Del
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Will delete any file or other object without
throwing it into the Recycle Bin in Windows
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Hold down the Shift key
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When putting in an audio or data CD that uses Autoplay, holding down
the Shift key will prevent that CD from playing
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F1
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Activates help for current open application. If
you're at the Windows Desktop, this will activate the help for Windows.
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F2
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Renames a highlighted icon, file, or folder in all versions of
Windows.
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F3
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Starts find or search when at the Windows Desktop in
all versions of Windows.
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F4
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In Windows 95 and later, this opens the
drive selection or address bar when browsing files in Windows Explorer.
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F5
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In all modern Internet browsers, pressing F5 will
refresh or reload the page or document window.
Refresh the list of contents in a folder.
Open the find, replace, and go to window in
Microsoft Word.
Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
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F6
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While in Windows Explorer, this will move the cursor to different
Windows Explorer pane or in Windows 7 browse available drives
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F8
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Pressing F8 over and over as the computer is booting will start the
computer in Safe Mode.
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F10
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Activates the File menu bar in all versions of Windows.
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is useful if right-click is difficult or impossible using the mouse
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F11
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Enter and exit fullscreen mode in all modern
Internet browsers.
Ctrl + F11 as computer is starting to access the
hidden recovery partition on many Dell computers.
Access the hidden recovery partition on eMachines,
Gateway, and Lenovo computers.
With Mac OS 10.4 or later, hides all open windows
and shows the Desktop.
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F12
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Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + F12 opens a document In Word.
Shift + F12 saves the Microsoft Word document (like Ctrl + S).
Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.
Preview a page in Microsoft Expression Web.
Open Firebug or browser debug tool.
With an Apple running Mac OS 10.4 or later, F12 shows or hides the
Dashboard.
Access the list of bootable devices on a computer at startup,
allowing you to select a different device to boot from (hard drive, CD or DVD
drive, floppy drive, USB drive, and network).
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WINKEY
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Pressing the Windows key alone opens or hides the
Windows Start menu. In Windows 8, this opens or hides the Start screen.
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WINKEY + F1
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Open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
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WINKEY + Pause / Break key
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Open the System Properties window.
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WINKEY + D
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Opens the Desktop to the top of all other windows.
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WINKEY + E
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Open Microsoft Windows Explorer.
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WINKEY + F
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Display the Windows Search or Find feature.
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WINKEY + Ctrl + F
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Display the search for computers window
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WINKEY + L
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Lock the computer and switch users if needed
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WINKEY + M
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Minimizes all windows.
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WINKEY + Shift + M
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Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
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WINKEY + R
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Open the run window
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WINKEY + U
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Open Utility Manager or the Ease of Access Center.
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WINKEY + X
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Open the power user menu, which gives you access to
many of the features most power users would want to use such as Device
Manager, Control Panel, Event Viewer, Command Prompt, and much more.
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WINKEY + (Plus (+) or Minus (-))
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Open Windows Magnifier and zoom in with the plus symbol (+) and zoom
out with the minus symbol (-).
Press the WINKEY + ESC to close the Magnify.
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WINKEY + P
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Change between the monitor and projection display
types or how second screen displays computer screen.
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WINKEY + T
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Set the focus on the Taskbar icons
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WINKEY + Left arrow
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Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side
for side by side viewing.
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WINKEY + Right arrow
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Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side
viewing.
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WINKEY + Up arrow
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When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut
takes the screen back to full size.
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WINKEY + Down arrow
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Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode,
this shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size.
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