Windows Keyboard Shortcuts (Part One)

Introduction

Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you would typically do with a mouse or be accessible only through a menu.

These shortcuts can speed up the common operations by reducing input sequences to a few keystrokes.

In this post, we will describe the most common general shortcut keys you will often use in Windows.

General Shortcuts

• F1 ->Display Help
• F2 ->Rename the selected item
• F3 ->Search for a file or folder
• F4 ->Display the address bar list in File Explorer
• F5 ->Refresh the active window
• F6 ->Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
• F10 ->Activate the Menu bar in the active app
• ALT + F4 ->Close the active item, or exit the active app
• ALT + ESC ->Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
• ALT + ENTER ->Display properties for the selected item
• ALT + SPACE ->Open the shortcut menu for the active window
• ALT + LEFT ARROW ->Back
• ALT + RIGHT ARROW ->Forward
• ALT + PAGE UP ->Move up one screen
• ALT + PAGE DOWN  ->Move down one screen
• ALT + TAB -> Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)
• CTRL + F4 -> Close the active document 
• CTRL + A ->Select all items in a document or window
• CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT ->[Copy the selected item]
• CTRL + D / DELETE ->Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
• CTRL + R or F5 ->Refresh the active window
• CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT ->Paste the selected item
• CTRL + X ->Cut the selected item
• CTRL + Y ->Redo an action
• CTRL + Z ->Undo an action
• CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
• CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
• CTRL + RIGHT ARROW ->Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
• CTRL + LEFT ARROW ->Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
• CTRL + DOWN ARROW ->Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
• CTRL + UP ARROW ->Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
• CTRL + ALT + TAB ->Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
• CTRL + ARROW + SPACE ->Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
• CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW ->Select a block of text
• CTRL + ESC ->Open the Start menu screen
• CTRL + SHIFT + ESC ->Open Task Manager
• CTRL + SHIFT ->Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
• SHIFT + F10 ->Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
• SHIFT + ARROW ->Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
• SHIFT + DELETE ->Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
• RIGHT ARROW ->Open the next menu to the right or open a submenu
• LEFT ARROW ->Open the next menu to the left or close a submenu
• ESC ->Stop or leave the current task

On the next posts, we will illustrate more keyboard shortcuts for most commonly used in windows.

It is always our pleasure to help and support you,

whether you are a business user or a home user we are always ready to provide support.

you can leave your comment here or contact us on email: info@andi-tech.com

also, you can have a look on our services at https://andi-tech.com

thanks for your valuable time visiting our site.