Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel
Change the size of icons on the desktop
Ctrl+F4
Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt+F4
Close the active item, or exit the active program
Windows+Tab
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Alt+Up Arrow
View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
F10
Activate the menu bar in the active program
Esc
Cancel the current task
Right or Left Ctrl + Shift
Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages
Ctrl+C
Copy the selected item
Ctrl+X
Cut the selected item
Alt+Esc
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
F6
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
Delete (or Ctrl+D)
Delete the selected item and move it to Recycle Bin
Shift+Delete
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
Alt+Enter
Display properties for the selected item
F4
Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
Alt + underlined letter
Display the corresponding menu
Shift+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
F1
Displays Help
Ctrl+Down Arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl+Up Arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl+Left Arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Open Task Manager
Ctrl+Esc
Open the Start menu
Left Arrow
Open the next menu to the left, or close a s submenu
Right Arrow
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
Alt+Spacebar
Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Alt + underlined letter
Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)
Shift when you insert a CD
Prevent the CD from automatically playing
Ctrl+Y
Redo an action
F5 (or Ctrl + R)
Refresh the active window
F2
Rename the selected item
F3
Search for a file or folder
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key
Select a block of text
Ctrl+A
Select all items in a document or window
Shift with any arrow key
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop or select text with a document
Shift with any arrow key+Spacebar
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Alt+Tab
Switch between open items
Left Alt + Shift
Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled
Ctrl+Shift
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
Ctrl+Z
Undo an action
Ctrl+Windows+Tab
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Ctrl+Alt+Tab
Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
