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pointAlt + 0191.....¿..... upside down question markAlt + 1...........sm iley faceAlt + 2 ......☻.....bla ck
smiley faceAlt + 15.....☼.....su nAlt + 12......♀.....f emale
signAlt + 11.....♂......m ale
signAlt + 6.......♠.....s padeAlt + 5.......♣...... ClubAlt + 3............. HeartAlt + 4.......♦...... DiamondAlt + 13......♪.....e ighth
noteAlt + 14......♫...... beamed
eighth noteAlt + 8721.... ∑.... N-ary summation (auto sum)Alt + 251.....√.....s quare root check markAlt + 8236.....∞..... infinityAlt + 24.......↑..... up arrowAlt + 25......↓...... down
arrowAlt + 26.....→.....ri ght
arrowAlt + 27......←.....l eft
arrowAlt + 18.....↕......u p/down
arrowAlt + 29......↔...lef t right
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General keyboard shortcuts
·
CTRL+C (Copy)
·
CTRL+X (Cut)
·
CTRL+V (Paste)
·
CTRL+Z (Undo)
·
DELETE (Delete)
·
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
·
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected
item)
·
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a
shortcut to the selected item)
·
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
·
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the next word)
·
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word)
·
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next paragraph)
·
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph)
·
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight
a block of text)
·
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more
than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
·
CTRL+A (Select all)
·
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
·
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected
item)
·
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the
active program)
·
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the
selected object)
·
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the
active window)
·
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs
that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
·
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
·
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that
they had been opened)
·
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a
window or on the desktop)
·
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer)
·
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item)
·
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the
active window)
·
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
·
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display
the corresponding menu)
·
Underlined letter in a command name on an open
menu (Perform the corresponding command)
·
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active
program)
·
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)
·
F5 key (Update the active window)
·
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer)
·
ESC (Cancel the current task)
·
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
·
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)
Dialog
box keyboard shortcuts
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list
boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow
key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press
CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended
selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself
when you move the focus to another control.
·
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
·
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
·
TAB (Move forward through the options)
·
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
·
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option)
·
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)
·
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option
is a group of option buttons)
·
F1 key (Display Help)
·
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
·
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a
folder is selected in the Save As or
Open dialog box)
Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts
·
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
·
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
·
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
·
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
·
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized
windows)
·
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
·
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
·
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
·
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
·
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
·
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
·
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility
keyboard shortcuts
·
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys
either on or off)
·
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High
Contrast either on or off)
·
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the
MouseKeys either on or off)
·
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either
on or off)
·
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys
either on or off)
·
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows
Explorer keyboard shortcuts
·
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
·
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
·
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the
subfolders that are under the selected folder)
·
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of
the selected folder)
·
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected
folder)
·
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it
is expanded, or select the parent folder)
·
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it
is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut
keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of
characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
·
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the
beginning of the next line)
·
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of
the previous line)
·
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
·
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
·
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
·
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
·
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
·
END (Move to the end of the line)
·
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
·
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
·
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal
mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft
Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
·
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
·
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
·
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
·
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
·
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
·
F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
·
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
·
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
·
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
·
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
·
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
·
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC
console window keyboard shortcuts
·
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
·
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for
the active console window)
·
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for
the selected item)
·
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the
selected item)
·
F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
·
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
·
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
·
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
·
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
·
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a
console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote
desktop connection navigation
·
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
·
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left
to right)
·
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from
right to left)
·
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most
recently used order)
·
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
·
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer
between a window and a full screen)
·
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
·
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the
entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
·
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (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.)
Microsoft
Internet Explorer navigation
·
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
·
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
·
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
·
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
·
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
·
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
·
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser
with the same Web address)
·
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
·
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
·
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
·
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
Other
information
·
Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if
StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options.
·
Some of the Terminal Services client shortcuts
that are similar to the shortcuts in Remote Desktop Sharing are not available
when you use Remote Assistance in Windows XP Home Edition.
·
Some of the other Microsoft Knowledge Base
articles that have similar information as this article are:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449/
)
Keyboard shortcuts for
Windows
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255090/
)
Keystroke navigation in
Windows 2000 Help
·
Refer to Help for the most current information
regarding keyboard navigation and visit the following Microsoft Accessibility
Web site for additional information that relates to keyboard shortcuts and
keyboard navigation in Windows and other Microsoft products:
(http://www.microsoft.com/enable)
General keyboard shortcuts
·
CTRL+C (Copy)
·
CTRL+X (Cut)
·
CTRL+V (Paste)
·
CTRL+Z (Undo)
·
DELETE (Delete)
·
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
·
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected
item)
·
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a
shortcut to the selected item)
·
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
·
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the next word)
·
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word)
·
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next paragraph)
·
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph)
·
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight
a block of text)
·
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more
than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
·
CTRL+A (Select all)
·
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
·
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected
item)
·
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the
active program)
·
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the
selected object)
·
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the
active window)
·
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs
that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
·
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
·
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that
they had been opened)
·
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a
window or on the desktop)
·
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My
Computer or Windows Explorer)
·
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item)
·
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the
active window)
·
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
·
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display
the corresponding menu)
·
Underlined letter in a command name on an open
menu (Perform the corresponding command)
·
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active
program)
·
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)
·
F5 key (Update the active window)
·
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer)
·
ESC (Cancel the current task)
·
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
·
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)
Dialog
box keyboard shortcuts
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list
boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow
key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press
CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended
selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself
when you move the focus to another control.
·
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
·
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
·
TAB (Move forward through the options)
·
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
·
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option)
·
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)
·
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option
is a group of option buttons)
·
F1 key (Display Help)
·
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
·
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a
folder is selected in the Save As or
Open dialog box)
Microsoft
natural keyboard shortcuts
·
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
·
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
·
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
·
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
·
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized
windows)
·
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
·
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
·
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
·
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
·
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
·
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
·
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility
keyboard shortcuts
·
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys
either on or off)
·
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High
Contrast either on or off)
·
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the
MouseKeys either on or off)
·
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either
on or off)
·
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys
either on or off)
·
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows
Explorer keyboard shortcuts
·
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
·
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
·
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the
subfolders that are under the selected folder)
·
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of
the selected folder)
·
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected
folder)
·
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it
is expanded, or select the parent folder)
·
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it
is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut
keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of
characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
·
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the
beginning of the next line)
·
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of
the previous line)
·
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
·
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
·
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
·
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
·
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
·
END (Move to the end of the line)
·
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
·
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
·
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal
mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft
Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts
·
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
·
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
·
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
·
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
·
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
·
F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
·
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
·
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
·
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
·
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
·
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
·
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC
console window keyboard shortcuts
·
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
·
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for
the active console window)
·
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for
the selected item)
·
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the
selected item)
·
F5 key (Update the content of all console
windows)
·
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
·
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
·
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
·
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
·
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a
console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote
desktop connection navigation
·
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
·
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left
to right)
·
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from
right to left)
·
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most
recently used order)
·
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
·
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer
between a window and a full screen)
·
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
·
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the
entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
·
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (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.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
navigation
·
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
·
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
·
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
·
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
·
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
·
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
·
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser
with the same Web address)
·
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
·
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
·
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
·
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
·
Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if
StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options.
·
Some of the Terminal Services client shortcuts
that are similar to the shortcuts in Remote Desktop Sharing are not available
when you use Remote Assistance in Windows XP Home Edition.
·
Some of the other Microsoft Knowledge Base
articles that have similar information as this article are:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449/
)
Keyboard shortcuts for
Windows
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255090/
)
Keystroke navigation in
Windows 2000 Help
·
Refer to Help for the most current information
regarding keyboard navigation and visit the following Microsoft Accessibility
Web site for additional information that relates to keyboard shortcuts and
keyboard navigation in Windows and other Microsoft products:
(http://www.microsoft.com/enable)
