Keyboard Shotcut keys for laptop and desktop computer
The Most Commanly Used Keyboard Shortcuts :Many of them are dont known these are there in all windows OS computers. click on START and then on HELP AND SUPPORT icon . In that window in the search tab search keyboard shortcut word.
Click a heading, or press TAB to highlight a heading, and then press ENTER
- General Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+C :——-> Copy.
- CTRL+X :———>Cut.
- CTRL+V :———->Paste.
- CTRL+Z :———>Undo.
- DELETE :———>Delete.
- SHIFT+DELETE:——->Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
- CTRL while dragging an item:——–>Copy selected item.
- CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item:——–>Create shortcut to selected item.
- F2:———->Rename 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 within a document.
- CTRL+A:———->Select all.
- F3:———>Search for a file or folder.
- ALT+ENTER:——->View properties for the selected item.
- ALT+F4:——–>Close the active item, or quit the active program.
- ALT+Enter:———>Displays the properties of the selected object.
- ALT+SPACEBAR:———>Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
- CTRL+F4:———>Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
- ALT+TAB:——->Switch between open items.
- ALT+ESC:——–>Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
- F6:——>Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
- F4:——–>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:———>Carry out the corresponding command. - F10:——–>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:—>Refresh 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 into the CD-ROM drive:———>Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
- DELETE:——–>delete the selected item and it dilete charecters from right side.
- BACK KEY:——->delete the selected item and it dilete charecters from left side.
- SHIFT + HOME + left & right ARROW KEYS:——>for select lines
- ALT + TAB: —–>for open the minimised pages in start bar
- Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
- CTRL+TAB:—–>Move forward through tabs.
- CTRL+SHIFT+TAB:——>Move backward through tabs.
- TAB:——–>Move forward through options.
- SHIFT+TAB:——–>Move backward through options.
- ALT+Underlined letter:———>Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
- ENTER:———->Carry out 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:——–>Display Help.
- F4:———>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.
Natural keyboard shortcuts:
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts with a Microsoft Natural Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key (microsoft company symbol) and the Application key (the right side of logo key).These two keys are there in between alt and ctrl keys. Accessibility keyboard shortcuts: Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts: Notes:
StickyKeys is designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys simultaneously. When a shortcut requires a key combination, such as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press a modifier key (CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT), or the Windows logo key (), and have it remain active until another key is pressed. Notes: On-Screen Keyboard is a utility that displays a virtual keyboard on the screen and allows users with mobility impairments to type data using a pointing device or joystick. On-Screen Keyboard is intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with mobility impairments. In On-Screen Keyboard you can also:
Notes:
source: Microsoft Win-XP os
To turn off StickyKeys, clear the Use StickyKeys check box.
On-Screen Keyboard has three typing modes you can use to type data:
View an enhanced keyboard that includes the numeric keypad, or a standard keyboard that does not include the numeric keypad.
To open On-Screen Keyboard, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click On-Screen Keyboard.
For both laptop and desktop users:( windows vista )
- Press the CTRL key while clicking links (or use the middle mouse button).
- Click any tab with the middle mouse button to close it.
- Press ALT+ENTER from the address bar or search box to open the result in a new tab.
- Keyboard shortcuts Open links in a new tab in the background CTRL+click
- Open links in a new tab in the foreground CTRL+SHIFT+click
- Open a new tab in the foreground CTRL+T
- Open a new tab from the Address bar ALT+ENTER
- Open a new tab from the search box ALT+ENTER
- Open Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) CTRL+Q
- Switch between tabs CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
- Switch to a specific tab number CTRL+n (n can be 1-8)
- Switch to the last tab CTRL+9
- Close current tab CTRL+W
- Close all tabs ALT+F4
- Close other tabs CTRL+ALT+F4
- Mouse shortcuts Open a link in a background tab Click the middle mouse button on a link
- Open a new tab Double-click the empty space to the right of the last tab
- Close a tab Click the middle mouse button on the tab
Written by chidananda M R on August 11th, 2007 with no comments.
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