Keyboard Shorcut Keys For Microsoft Windows XP,Vista And 7:

KeyBoard Shorcut Keys for Microsoft Windows:

F8 (during boot)                                Holding F8 when booting displays the Windows Boot Menu

SHIFT (during boot)                          Holding SHIFT down when booting forces Windows into Safe Mode
CTRL + ALT + DEL                          Displays the Task Manager or Windows Security dialog box
ALT + TAB                                        Static rotate forward between currently open applications
ALT + SHIFT + TAB                         Static rotate backward between currently open applications
WINDOWS KEY + TAB                   Live view rotate forward between currently open applications
WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT + TAB    Live view rotate backward between currently open applications
                                                           Rotates through currently open applications in the order they were started

ALT + PRINT SCREEN           Sends a screen shot of the current application to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + ESC                            Displays the Windows Start Menu (same as with the Windows Key)
CTRL + + (on numeric keypad)       Resize column to size of longest item in Windows Explorer details view
SHIFT + *              Opens folder currently selected in Windows Explorer and all sub-folders
F1                           Displays the Help window for the current application
F2                           Renames currently highlighted object
F3                           Displays the Windows Search dialogue
F4                           Positions cursor at the Address Bar in Windows & Internet Explorer
F5                           Refreshes contents in Windows & Internet Explorer
ALT + F4                     Closes current application
CTRL + F4                   Closes currently open window in current application
CTRL + Z                     Reverses last made change(s) in current document or field
ALT + ENTER              Opens the properties dialogue for the currently highlighted object
SHIFT + f10                  Displays the context menu (same as with the Application Key or right mouse click
SHIFT + DEL                Deletes objects directly, does not send them to the Recycle Bin
SHIFT (inserting CD/DVD)     Holding SHIFT when inserting a CD or DVD prevents auto-play
SHIFT (selecting objects)        Holding SHIFT down while selecting objects selects objects inclusively
CTRL (selecting objects)         Holding CTRL down while selecting objects selects objects individually
WINDOWS KEY + D           Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop (using this combination again restores all minimized windows)
WINDOWS KEY + TAB           Cycles through open applications via the taskbar
WINDOWS KEY + E             Starts Windows Explorer to browse local computer
WINDOWS KEY +               Displays the Windows Search dialogue
WINDOWS KEY + CTRL + F      Displays the Windows Search for Computers dialogue
WINDOWS KEY + F1            Displays the Microsoft Windows Help window
WINDOWS KEY + L              Locks the computer
WINDOWS KEY + M             Minimizes all open windows
WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT + M     Restores all windows minimized using WINDOWS KEY + M
WINDOWS KEY + R             Displays the Run dialogue window
WINDOWS KEY + U             Displays the Windows Utility Manager
WINDOWS KEY + PAUSE    Displays the Windows System Properties dialogue

SHORTCUT KEYS APPLICABLE FOR MOST WINDOWS APPLICATION

F1                                    Displays the current application’s Help window
CTRL + A                       Selects all text in current document
CTRL + B                       BOLD highlighted text
CTRL + I                        ITALICIZE highlighted text
CTRL + U                      UNDERLINE highlighted text
CTRL + X                      Cuts (deletes) all highlighted text
CTRL + C                      Copies all highlighted text to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + V                      Pastes contents of Windows clipboard into current document at cursor position     CTRL + K                      Insert hyperlink
CTRL + P                      Displays the print dialogue
CTRL + Z                      Undo last action
CTRL + Y                      Repeat last action
ALT + E                         Opens the EDIT menu in the current application
ALT + F                         Opens the FILE menu in the current application
SHIFT + INS                 Pastes contents of Windows clipboard into current document
HOME                           Positions cursor at beginning of current line
CTRL + HOME             Positions cursor at beginning of current document
END                              Positions cursor at end of current line
CTRL + END                Positions cursor at end of current document
SHIFT + HOME            Selects all text from current position to beginning of current line
SHIFT + END                Selects all text from current position to end of current line
CTRL + LEFT ARROW         Moves cursor to the left one word at a time
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW       Moves cursor to the right one word at a time