Get Work Done Faster With Keyboard Shortcuts
By pressing a combination of two or more keys at the same time, certain tasks that would typically require a mouse can be done more quickly and save you time and effort. We at M3 Networks think that saving you time and effort is a great thing! So we’ve put together a list of some of the most useful shortcuts that we like to use. Have some additional shortcuts that you like? Please tell us about them.
| Press this key | To do this |
|---|---|
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F1 |
Display Help |
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) |
Copy the selected item |
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Ctrl+X |
Cut the selected item |
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) |
Paste the selected item |
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Ctrl+Z |
Undo an action |
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Ctrl+Y |
Redo an action |
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Delete (or Ctrl+D) |
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
|
Shift+Delete |
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
|
F2 |
Rename the selected item |
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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 |
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Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
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Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
|
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key |
Select a block of text |
|
Shift with any arrow key |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document |
|
Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar |
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
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Ctrl+A |
Select all items in a document or window |
|
F3 |
Search for a file or folder |
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Alt+Enter |
Display properties for the selected item |
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Alt+F4 |
Close the active item, or exit the active program |
|
Alt+Spacebar |
Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
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Ctrl+F4 |
Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
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Alt+Tab |
Switch between open items |
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
Use the arrow keys to switch between open items |
|
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel |
Change the size of icons on the desktop |
|
Windows logo key
 +Tab |
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
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Ctrl+Windows logo key
+Tab |
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
|
Alt+Esc |
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
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F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
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F4 |
Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer |
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Shift+F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
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Ctrl+Esc |
Open the Start menu |
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Alt+underlined letter |
Display the corresponding menu |
|
Alt+underlined letter |
Perform the menu command (or other underlined command) |
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F10 |
Activate the menu bar in the active program |
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Right Arrow |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
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Left Arrow |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
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F5 (or Ctrl+R) |
Refresh the active window |
|
Alt+Up Arrow |
View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer |
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Esc |
Cancel the current task |
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
Open Task Manager |
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Shift when you insert a CD |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing |
The above tips are for Windows 7, but you can view shortcuts for other operating systems and get more information by checking out this link, or by contacting M3 Networks.