Keyboard Shortcuts for WinXP

Key Shortcut Descriptions

In General
C Copy
X Cut
V Paste
Z Undo
F Displays the Find all files dialog box.
G Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
N Displays the New dialog box.
O Displays the Open dialog box.
P Displays the Print dialog box.
S Displays the Save dialog box.
CTRL +
Dragging Copy the selected item
← Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
→ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
↓ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
↑ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
A Select all
Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents
F4
open simultaneously
F6 Opens the next document window in the active application.
ESC Display the Start menu

Dragging Create a shortcut to the selected item

CTRL +
SHIFT + ↑←↓→ Highlight a block of text
ESC Open Task Manager

Insert CD Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing

DELETE Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
SHIFT +
↑←↓→ Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a doc.
F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

ENTER View the properties for the selected item

F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
ENTER Display the properties of the selected object
SPACEBAR Open the shortcut menu for the active window
ALT + TAB Switch between the open items
ESC Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
Underlined letter in a
Display the corresponding menu
menu name

ESC Cancel the current task

DELETE Delete
F2 Rename the selected item
F3 Search for a file or a folder
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 Update the active window
N/A F6 Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
→ Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
← Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
Underlined letter in a
command name on Perform the corresponding command
an open menu

Display or hide the Start menu

BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows
 D Display the desktop
M Minimize all of the windows
SHIFT + M Restore the minimized windows
Windows E Open My Computer
Logo + F Search for a file or a folder
CTRL + F Search for computers
F1 Display Windows Help
L Lock the keyboard
R Open the Run dialog box
U Open Utility Manager

In Dialogue Box
TAB Move forward through the options
ENTER Perform the command for the active option or button
SPACEBAR Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
N/A F1 Display Help
F4 Display the items in the active list
↑←↓→ Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
BACKSPACE Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

TAB Move forward through the tabs

CTRL +
SHIFT + TAB Move backward through the tabs
ALT + Underlined letter Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
SHIFT + TAB Move backward through the options

In Windows Explorer
* Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUM
LOCK + + Display the contents of the selected folder
- Collapse the selected folder

END Display the bottom of the active window

HOME Display the top of the active window
N/A
← Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
→ Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder

Accessibility
PRINT SCREEN Switch High Contrast either on or off
Left ALT +
Left SHIFT +
NUM LOCK Switch the MouseKeys either on or off

Right SHIFT 8 sec Switch FilterKeys either on or off

SHIFT 5 times Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
NUM LOCK 5 sec Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off

Mi cro soft Ma nage ment Console (MMC)

O Open a saved console
N Open a new console
S Save the open console
M Add or remove a console item
CTRL + W Open a new window
P Print the current page or active pane
F5 Restore the active console window
F10 Maximize the active console window
Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut
F4 closes the console

SPACEBAR Display the MMC window menu

F4 Close the console
A Display the Action menu

ALT +
 V Display the View menu
ALT +
F4 Display the File menu
O Display the Favorites menu
- Display the window menu for the active console window
ENTER Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item

F5 Update the content of all console windows

F1 Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item
N/A
F2 Rename the selected item
F5 Update the content of all console windows

SHIFT + F10 Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Internet Explorer

B Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
E Open the Search bar
F Start the Find utility
H Open the History bar
I Open the Favorites bar
CTRL + L Open the Open dialog box
N Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address
O Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L
P Open the Print dialog box
R Update the current Web page
W Close the current window

Remote Desktop Connection

END Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen
CTRL + Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal serv er clipboard and provide the
ALT + -
same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.

+ Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the
same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.

PAGE UP Switch between programs from left to right

PAGE DOWN Switch between programs from right to left
ALT + INSERT Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
HOME Display the Start menu
DELETE Display the Windows menu
 Keyboard Shortcuts for WinXP
Key Shortcut Descriptions
In General
C Copy
X Cut
V Paste
Z Undo
F Displays the Find all files dialog box.
G Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
N Displays the New dialog box.
O Displays the Open dialog box.
P Displays the Print dialog box.
S Displays the Save dialog box.
CTRL +
Dragging Copy the selected item
← Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
→ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
↓ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
↑ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
A Select all
Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents
F4
open simultaneously
F6 Opens the next document window in the active application.
ESC Display the Start menu

Dragging Create a shortcut to the selected item

CTRL +
SHIFT + ↑←↓→ Highlight a block of text
ESC Open Task Manager

Insert CD Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing

DELETE Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
SHIFT +
↑←↓→ Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a doc.
F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

ENTER View the properties for the selected item

F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
ENTER Display the properties of the selected object
SPACEBAR Open the shortcut menu for the active window
ALT + TAB Switch between the open items
ESC Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
Underlined letter in a
Display the corresponding menu
menu name

ESC Cancel the current task

DELETE Delete
F2 Rename the selected item
F3 Search for a file or a folder
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 Update the active window
N/A F6 Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
→ Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
← Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
Underlined letter in a
command name on Perform the corresponding command
an open menu

Display or hide the Start menu

BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows
 D Display the desktop
M Minimize all of the windows
SHIFT + M Restore the minimized windows
Windows E Open My Computer
Logo + F Search for a file or a folder
CTRL + F Search for computers
F1 Display Windows Help
L Lock the keyboard
R Open the Run dialog box
U Open Utility Manager

In Dialogue Box
TAB Move forward through the options
ENTER Perform the command for the active option or button
SPACEBAR Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
N/A F1 Display Help
F4 Display the items in the active list
↑←↓→ Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
BACKSPACE Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

TAB Move forward through the tabs

CTRL +
SHIFT + TAB Move backward through the tabs
ALT + Underlined letter Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
SHIFT + TAB Move backward through the options

In Windows Explorer
* Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUM
LOCK + + Display the contents of the selected folder
- Collapse the selected folder

END Display the bottom of the active window

HOME Display the top of the active window
N/A
← Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
→ Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder

Accessibility
PRINT SCREEN Switch High Contrast either on or off
Left ALT +
Left SHIFT +
NUM LOCK Switch the MouseKeys either on or off

Right SHIFT 8 sec Switch FilterKeys either on or off

SHIFT 5 times Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
NUM LOCK 5 sec Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off

Mi cro soft Ma nage ment Console (MMC)

O Open a saved console
N Open a new console
S Save the open console
M Add or remove a console item
CTRL + W Open a new window
P Print the current page or active pane
F5 Restore the active console window
F10 Maximize the active console window
Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut
F4 closes the console

SPACEBAR Display the MMC window menu

F4 Close the console
A Display the Action menu

ALT +
 V Display the View menu
ALT +
F4 Display the File menu
O Display the Favorites menu
- Display the window menu for the active console window
ENTER Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item

F5 Update the content of all console windows

F1 Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item
N/A
F2 Rename the selected item
F5 Update the content of all console windows

SHIFT + F10 Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Internet Explorer

B Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
E Open the Search bar
F Start the Find utility
H Open the History bar
I Open the Favorites bar
CTRL + L Open the Open dialog box
N Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address
O Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L
P Open the Print dialog box
R Update the current Web page
W Close the current window

Remote Desktop Connection

END Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen
CTRL + Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
ALT + - functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
+ functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.

PAGE UP Switch between programs from left to right

PAGE DOWN Switch between programs from right to left
ALT + INSERT Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
HOME Display the Start menu
DELETE Display the Windows menu
 Keyboard Shortcuts for WinXP
Key Shortcut Descriptions
In General
C Copy
X Cut
V Paste
Z Undo
F Displays the Find all files dialog box.
G Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
N Displays the New dialog box.
O Displays the Open dialog box.
P Displays the Print dialog box.
S Displays the Save dialog box.
CTRL +
Dragging Copy the selected item
← Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
→ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
↓ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
↑ Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
A Select all
Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents
F4
open simultaneously
F6 Opens the next document window in the active application.
ESC Display the Start menu

Dragging Create a shortcut to the selected item

CTRL +
SHIFT + ↑←↓→ Highlight a block of text
ESC Open Task Manager

Insert CD Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing

DELETE Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
SHIFT +
↑←↓→ Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a doc.
F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

ENTER View the properties for the selected item

F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
ENTER Display the properties of the selected object
SPACEBAR Open the shortcut menu for the active window
ALT + TAB Switch between the open items
ESC Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
Underlined letter in a
Display the corresponding menu
menu name

ESC Cancel the current task

DELETE Delete
F2 Rename the selected item
F3 Search for a file or a folder
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 Update the active window
N/A F6 Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
→ Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
← Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
Underlined letter in a
command name on Perform the corresponding command
an open menu

Display or hide the Start menu

BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows
 D Display the desktop
M Minimize all of the windows
SHIFT + M Restore the minimized windows
Windows E Open My Computer
Logo + F Search for a file or a folder
CTRL + F Search for computers
F1 Display Windows Help
L Lock the keyboard
R Open the Run dialog box
U Open Utility Manager

In Dialogue Box
TAB Move forward through the options
ENTER Perform the command for the active option or button
SPACEBAR Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
N/A F1 Display Help
F4 Display the items in the active list
↑←↓→ Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
BACKSPACE Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

TAB Move forward through the tabs

CTRL +
SHIFT + TAB Move backward through the tabs
ALT + Underlined letter Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
SHIFT + TAB Move backward through the options

In Windows Explorer
* Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUM
LOCK + + Display the contents of the selected folder
- Collapse the selected folder

END Display the bottom of the active window

HOME Display the top of the active window
N/A
← Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
→ Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder

Accessibility
PRINT SCREEN Switch High Contrast either on or off
Left ALT +
Left SHIFT +
NUM LOCK Switch the MouseKeys either on or off

Right SHIFT 8 sec Switch FilterKeys either on or off

SHIFT 5 times Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
NUM LOCK 5 sec Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off

Mi cro soft Ma nage ment Console (MMC)

O Open a saved console
N Open a new console
S Save the open console
M Add or remove a console item
CTRL + W Open a new window
P Print the current page or active pane
F5 Restore the active console window
F10 Maximize the active console window
Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut
F4 closes the console

SPACEBAR Display the MMC window menu

F4 Close the console
A Display the Action menu

ALT +
 V Display the View menu
ALT +
F4 Display the File menu
O Display the Favorites menu
- Display the window menu for the active console window
ENTER Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item

F5 Update the content of all console windows

F1 Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item
N/A
F2 Rename the selected item
F5 Update the content of all console windows

SHIFT + F10 Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Internet Explorer

B Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
E Open the Search bar
F Start the Find utility
H Open the History bar
I Open the Favorites bar
CTRL + L Open the Open dialog box
N Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address
O Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L
P Open the Print dialog box
R Update the current Web page
W Close the current window

Remote Desktop Connection

END Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen
CTRL + Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
ALT + - functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
+ functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.

PAGE UP Switch between programs from left to right

PAGE DOWN Switch between programs from right to left
ALT + INSERT Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
HOME Display the Start menu
DELETE Display the Windows menu