Shortcut Keys Description
- Alt +Tab - Switch Between open application
- Alt +Shift +Tab - switch backwards between open applications.
- Alt +double-click - display the properties of the object you double click on.
- Ctrl + Tab - switches between program groups or document windows in application that support this feature
- Ctrl +Shift +Tab - Same as above but backwards
- Alt +Print screen - Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.
- Ctrl +Alt +Del - Reboot the computer and/or bring up the windows task manager.
- Ctrl +Esc - bring up the Windows start menu. In windows 3.x this would bring up the task manager.
- Alt +Esc - switch between open application on task bar.
- F1 - activates help for current open application
- F2 - Renames selected icon
- F3 - starts find from desktop.
- F4 - opens the drive selection when browsing
- F5 - Refresh contents
- F10 - activates menu bar.
- Shift + F10 - Simulates right-click on selected item.
- F4 - select a different location to browse in the windows explorer toolbar
- Alt +f4 - closes current program
- Ctrl +F4 - Closes window in program.
- F6 - move cursor to different window explorer pane
- Ctrl + space bar - Drops down the window control menu.
- Ctrl +(the '+' key on the keypad) - automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in windows explorer
- Alt +Enter - opens properties window of selected icon or program
- Shift + Del - delete program/ files without throwing them into the recycle bin.
- Holding Shift - boot safe mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting
- Holding Shift - when putting in an audio Cd, will prevent Cd Player from playing.
- Enter - activates the highlighted program.
- Alt + down arrow - display all available option on drop down menu.
- *(on the keypad) - expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in windows explorer.
- +(on the keypad) - expands only the currently selected folder in windows explorer.
- -(on the keypad) - collapses the currently selected folder in windows explorer.
