General Keyboard shortcuts to navigate around Windows.
| Press this key | To do this |
|---|---|
F1
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Display Help
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F2
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Rename the selected item
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F3
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Search for a file or folder
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F4
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Display the address bar list in File Explorer
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F5
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Refresh the active window
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the active application
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Alt+F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active application
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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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Alt+underlined letter
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Perform the command for that letter
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Alt+Enter
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Display properties for the selected item
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Alt+Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Alt+Left arrow
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Back
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Alt+Right arrow
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Forward
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Alt+Page Up
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Move up one screen
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Alt+Page Down
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Move down one screen
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)
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Ctrl+F4
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Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
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Ctrl+A
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Select all items in a document or window
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl+D (or Delete)
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Ctrl+R (or F5)
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Refresh the active window
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl+X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo an action
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)
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Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
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Ctrl+ mouse scroll wheel
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Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
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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+Alt+Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
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Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
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Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text
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Ctrl+Esc
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Open the Start screen
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Ctrl+Shift
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Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
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Ctrl+Spacebar
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Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
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Shift+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
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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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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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Esc
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Stop or leave the current task
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