| Alt+F |
File menu options in current program. |
| Alt+E |
Edit options in current program. |
| Alt+Tab |
Switch between open programs. |
| F1 |
View help information (F1 is used by almost every Windows program to display help). |
| F2 |
Rename a selected file. |
| F5 |
Refresh the current program window. |
| Ctrl+N |
Create a new or blank document in some software, or open a new tab in most Internet browsers. |
| Ctrl+O |
Open a file in the current software. |
| Ctrl+A |
Select all text. |
| Ctrl+B |
Change selected text to be bold. |
| Ctrl+I |
Change selected text to be in italics. |
| Ctrl+U |
Change selected text to be underlined. |
| Ctrl+F |
Open find window for current document or window. |
| Ctrl+S |
Save current document file. |
| Ctrl+X |
Cut selected item. |
| Shift+Del |
Cut selected item. |
| Ctrl+C |
Copy selected item. |
| Ctrl+Ins |
Copy selected item |
| Ctrl+V |
Paste |
| Shift+Ins |
Paste |
| Ctrl+Y |
Redo last action. |
| Ctrl+Z |
Undo last action. |
| Ctrl+K |
Insert hyperlink for selected text. |
| Ctrl+P |
Print the current page or document. |
| Home |
Goes to beginning of current line. |
| Ctrl+Home |
Goes to beginning of document. |
| End |
Goes to end of current line. |
| Ctrl+End |
Goes to end of document. |
| Shift+Home |
Highlights from current position to beginning of line. |
| Shift+End |
Highlights from current position to end of line. |
| Ctrl+Left arrow |
Moves one word to the left at a time. |
| Ctrl+Right arrow |
Moves one word to the right at a time. |
| Ctrl+Esc |
Opens the
Start menu. |
| Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
Opens Windows Task Manager. |
| Alt+F4 |
Close the currently active program. |
| Alt+Enter |
Open the properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.). |
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