• Windows Key + R : start run prompt (XP)
  • Windows Key + E : start file explorer (XP)
  • Windows Key + M : minimize all windows (XP)
  • Windows Key + Shift + M : restore all windows (XP)
  • Ctrl + Shift + Esc : start task manager
  • Alt+Space : show current application's window controls (XP)
  • F2 : in explorer and office applications : change the text of an object
  • F4 : within Office Applications - Repeat last formatting option
  • F5 : refresh or reload page (explorer, browsers, etc.. )
  • F9 : Office applications : refresh selected text links (for TOC)
  • Tab : Advance to next field or clickable object
  • Shift+Tab : Advance to previous field or clickable object
  • Ctrl+Enter : In Excel : insert whitespace in this cell
  • In Email : send email
  • F7 : Spellcheck (MS Office, Email clients)
  • Ctrl+N : start new instance of program, MS Office: new document
  • Ctrl+S : Save
  • Ctrl+O : Open
  • Alt+(underlined character) : enable drop down menu with this character
  • Alt+F4 : close application in focus
  • ALt+PrintScrn : Take a screenshot of active application only and put *into clipboard ( alt+printscr , win+r , mspaint , ctrl+v, ctrl+s saves your screenshot -- start to finish )
  • Menu button : brings up a menu on the current object you've selected -- your keyboard doesn't have it, lots do ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_key )
  • Ctrl+Alt+Del : bring up login screen, can be configured to bring up taskmgr
  • Ctrl + T - new tab
  • Ctrl + W - Close current tab
  • Ctrl + N - New window/new document.
  • Ctrl + Shift + T - Open last closed tab.
  • Alt + Tab - Switch between programs
  • Ctrl + A - Select all text
  • Ctrl + C - Copy
  • Ctrl + Z - Undo
  • Ctrl + V - Paste
  • Ctrl + F - Find/Search on page (Text)
  • Ctrl + Y - Redo
  • Alt + D - address bar on internet.
  • Ctrl + F5 - Refreshes browser + clears cache for said page.
  • Win Key + E - Opens My Computer
  • Win Key + F - File Search Screen
  • F1 - Displays Help for the open App/Program.
  • Shift + Del - Deletes file permanently using File Explorer.
  • F2 - Rename selected object
  • Alt + Enter - Open Properties for selected file.
  • Win key + M - Minimise all
  • Shift + Win Key + M - Redo minimise
nov 25 2012 ∞
nov 4 2013 +