| Right Shift for 8 seconds | Switch FilterKeys on and off |
| Left Alt+Left Shift+Print Screen | Switch High Contrast on and off |
| Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock | Switch MouseKeys on and off |
| Shift five times | Switch StickyKeys on and off |
| Num Lock for 5 seconds | Switch ToggleKeys on and off |
| Windows Key+Up Arrow | Increase magnification |
| Windows Key+Down Arrow | Decrease magnification |
| Windows Key+Print Screen | Copy the magnified screen and the mouse cursor to the Clipboard |
| Windows Key+Scroll Lock | Copy the magnified screen to the Clipboard without the mouse cursor |
| Windows Key+Page Up | Toggle Invert Colors |
| Windows Key+Page Down | Toggle Follow Mouse Cursor |
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
Windows Desktop/Explorer
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Alt+Enter or Alt+double-click | View an item's properties |
| Shift+Delete | Delete an item without placing it in Recycle Bin |
| F2 | Rename an item |
| Ctrl+A | Select all items |
| Ctrl while dragging a file | Copy a file |
| Ctrl+Shift while dragging a file | Create a shortcut |
| F5 | Refresh a window's contents |
| Shift while inserting the CD | Bypass AutoPlay when inserting a CD |
| F3 | Open Find: All Files |
| Windows Key+F | Display Find: All Files |
| Ctrl+Windows Key+F | Display Find: Computer |
| Windows Key+F1 | Display Help |
| Windows Key+R | Display the Run command |
| Windows Key | Display the Start menu |
| Windows Key+Pause | Display the System Properties dialog box |
| Windows Key+E | Display Windows Explorer |
| Windows Key+D | Minimize or restore all windows |
| Windows Key+M | Minimize all open windows |
| Shift+Windows Key+M | Undo minimize all windows |
| Windows Key+Tab | Cycle through buttons on the taskbar |
| Application Key | Open an item's Context menu |
Windows Explorer Folder Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shift + clicking on the Close button | Close the selected folder and all parent folders (My Computer only) |
| Alt+Left Arrow | Move backward to a previous view |
| Alt+Right Arrow | Move forward to a previous view |
| Backspace | View the folder one level up |
| Left Arrow | Collapse the current selection if it's expanded |
| Left Arrow | Select the parent folder |
| Num Lock+- (minus sign) | Collapse the selected folder |
| Right Arrow | Expand the current selection if it's collapsed |
| Right Arrow | Select the first subfolder |
| Num Lock+* (asterisk) | Expand all folders below the current selection |
| Num Lock++ (plus sign) | Expand the selected folder |
| F6 | Switch among left and right panes and menu bars |
Windows General Keyboard Shortcuts
| F10 | Activate the menu bar in programs |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close the current window in Multiple Document Interface programs |
| Alt+F4 | Close the active window or program |
| Alt+Spacebar | Display the current window's system menu |
| Alt+Spacebar+N | Minimize active window |
| Alt+Spacebar+X | Maximize active window |
| Alt+Spacebar+R | Restore active window |
| Alt+Spacebar+C | Close active window |
| Shift+F10 | Display the Context menu for a selected item |
| Ctrl+Esc | Display the Start menu |
| Alt+ -(minus) | Display the system menu for MDI programs |
| Alt+Enter | Display the Properties dialog box for a selected item |
| Alt+M (when taskbar is selected) | Minimize all windows |
| Alt+[underlined letter] | Select a menu item or dialog option containing underlined letter |
| Alt+Esc | Cycle through taskbar programs or windows |
| Alt+Tab | Use Task Switcher to cycle through open programs or windows |
| Alt+Shift+Tab | Reverse direction of cycle through Task Switcher |
| Ctrl+Enter | Open a selected folder or program |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Open a selected folder as a two-paned Explorer window |
| Ctrl+Alt+Del | Display Close Program dialog box |
| F1 | Display Help on a selected dialog box item |
| Esc | Cancel the current task |
| Spacebar or Enter | Click on a highlighted button |
| Spacebar | Select or clear a highlighted check box |
| Spacebar | Click on a highlighted option |
| Tab | Move forward through options |
| Shift+Tab | Move backward through options |
| Ctrl+Tab | Move forward through tabs |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Move backward through tabs |
| Backspace | In a "Save as or open" dialog box, open a selected folder one level up |
| F4 | In a "Save as or open" dialog box, open Save In or Look In |
| F5 | Refresh the "Save as or open" dialog box |
Microsoft Natural Keyboard and Similars
104-105 touch keyboards
| WIN | Open Start menu |
| WIN + D | Maximize all open windows |
| WIN + E | Start Windows Explorer |
| WIN + F | Start Find Files/Folders dialog box |
| WIN + M | Minimize all open windows |
| WIN + R | Start Run dialog box |
| WIN + F1 | Start Help |
| WIN + Tab | Cycle through Taskbar open apps buttons |
| WIN + Pause/Break | Start System Properties Panel |
| WIN + Ctrl + F | Start Find Computer dialog box |
| WIN + Shift + M | Undo Minimize all |
| WIN + L + Enter | Log off Windows |
| WIN + U + R + Enter | Restart Windows |
| WIN + U + S + Enter | Shut down Windows |
| Alt–left arrow | Same as clicking on Back |
| Alt–right arrow | Same as clicking on Forward |
| Ctrl-B | Opens the Favorites or Bookmarks window |
| Ctrl-D | Creates a new favorite or bookmark |
| Ctrl-F | Opens the Find dialog box |
| Ctrl-H | Opens History |
| Ctrl-N | Opens a new browser window |
| Ctrl-O | Opens a URL window |
| Esc | Same as clicking on Stop |
| space bar | Scrolls down a page one screen length |
| Ctrl-E | Opens Search in Explorer bar (IE5 only) |
| Ctrl-I | Opens Favorites in Explorer bar (IE5 only) |
| Alt-D | Selects the text in the Address bar |
| F4 | Cycles through recently visited sites |
| Ctrl-Alt-S | Toggles the status bar on or off |
| Ctrl-Alt-T | Shows you a page's download status |
| Ctrl-I | Opens the Page Info window |
I will be adding Office 97, 2000 and a few other shortcuts soon. Stay tuned. |
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