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Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your computer easier to use.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for Windows assistive technologies



Right Shift for eight seconds 
Turn Filter Keys on and off  

Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn) 
Turn High Contrast on or off  

Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock 
Turn Mouse Keys on or off  

Shift five times 
Turn Sticky Keys on or off  

Num Lock for five seconds 
Turn Toggle Keys on or off  

Windows logo key (or the Start key) +U 
Opens the Ease of Access Center 

 
General keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains general keyboard shortcuts.

Summary: General keyboard shortcuts

F1 
Display Help  

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) 
Copy the selected item  

Ctrl+X 
Cut the selected item  

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) 
Paste the selected item  

Ctrl+Z 
Undo an action  

Ctrl+Y 
Redo an action  

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  

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  

Ctrl+Down Arrow 
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph  

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  

Ctrl+A 
Select all items in a document or window  

F3 
Search for a file or folder  

Alt+Enter 
Display properties for the selected item  

Alt+F4 
Close the active item, or exit the active program  

Alt+Spacebar 
Open 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  

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 (Start key) +Tab 
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D  

Ctrl+Windows logo key(Start 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  

F6 
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop  

F4 
Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer  

Shift+F10 
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item  

Ctrl+Esc 
Open the Start menu  

Alt+underlined letter 
Display the corresponding menu  

Alt+underlined letter 
Perform the menu command (or other underlined 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 (or Ctrl+R) 
Refresh the active window  

Alt+Up Arrow 
View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer  

Esc 
Cancel the current task  

Ctrl+Shift+Esc 
Open Task Manager  

Shift when you insert a CD 
Prevent the CD from automatically playing  

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  

Right or Left Ctrl+Shift 
Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages 

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes


Ctrl+Tab 
Move forward through tabs  

Ctrl+Shift+Tab 
Move back through tabs  

Tab 
Move forward through options  

Shift+Tab 
Move back through options  

Alt+underlined letter 
Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter  

Enter 
Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands  

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 

Windows logo key or the Start key keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo or (start) key.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for the Windows logo key


Windows logo key (Start Key) 
Open or close the Start menu.  

Windows logo key  (Start Key) +Pause 
Display the System Properties dialog box.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +D 
Display the desktop.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +M 
Minimize all windows.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Shift+M 
Restore minimized windows to the desktop.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +E 
Open Computer.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +F 
Search for a file or folder.  

Ctrl+Windows logo key (Start Key)  +F 
Search for computers (if you're on a network).  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +L 
Lock your computer or switch users.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +R 
Open the Run dialog box.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +T 
Cycle through programs on the taskbar.  

Windows logo key (Start Key) +number 
Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.  

Shift+Windows logo key (Start Key) +number 
Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.  

Ctrl+Windows logo key (Start Key) +number 
Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.  

Alt+Windows logo key (Start Key) +number 
Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Tab 
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.  

Ctrl+Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Tab 
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.  

Ctrl+Windows logo key (Start Key)  +B 
Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Spacebar 
Preview the desktop.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Up Arrow 
Maximize the window.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Left Arrow 
Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Right Arrow 
Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Down Arrow 
Minimize the window.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Home 
Minimize all but the active window.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Shift+Up Arrow 
Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow 
Move a window from one monitor to another.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +P 
Choose a presentation display mode.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +G 
Cycle through gadgets.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +U 
Open Ease of Access Center.  

Windows logo key (Start Key)  +X 
Open Windows Mobility Center. 

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Explorer windows or folders.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Explorer windows or folders


Ctrl+N 
Open a new window  

Ctrl+W 
Close the current window  

Ctrl+Shift+N 
Create a new folder  

End 
Display the bottom of the active window  

Home 
Display the top of the active window  

F11 
Maximize or minimize the active window  

Ctrl+Period (.) 
Rotate a picture clockwise  

Ctrl+Comma (,) 
Rotate a picture counter-clockwise  

Num Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad 
Display all subfolders under the selected folder  

Num Lock+Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad 
Display the contents of the selected folder  

Num Lock+Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad 
Collapse the selected folder  

Left Arrow 
Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the parent folder  

Alt+Enter 
Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item  

Alt+P 
Display the preview pane  

Alt+Left Arrow 
View the previous folder  

Backspace 
View the previous folder  

Right Arrow 
Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder  

Alt+Right Arrow 
View the next folder  

Alt+Up Arrow 
View the parent folder  

Ctrl+Shift+E 
Display all folders above the selected folder  

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel 
Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons  

Alt+D 
Select the address bar  

Ctrl+E 
Select the search box  

Ctrl+F 
Select the search box 

Taskbar keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the taskbar.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the taskbar

Shift+Click on a taskbar button 
Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program  

Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button 
Open a program as an administrator  

Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button 
Show the window menu for the program  

Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button 
Show the window menu for the group  

Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button 
Cycle through the windows of the group 

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier

Windows logo key (start key) + Plus Sign or Minus Sign 
Zoom in or out  

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar 
Preview the desktop in full-screen mode  

Ctrl+Alt+F 
Switch to full-screen mode  

Ctrl+Alt+L 
Switch to lens mode  

Ctrl+Alt+D 
Switch to docked mode  

Ctrl+Alt+I 
Invert colors  

Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys 
Pan in the direction of the arrow keys  

Ctrl+Alt+R 
Resize the lens  

Windows logo key (Start Key) + Esc 
Exit Magnifier 

Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection


Alt+Page Up 
Move between programs from left to right.  

Alt+Page Down 
Move between programs from right to left.  

Alt+Insert 
Cycle through programs in the order that they were started in.  

Alt+Home 
Display the Start menu.  

Ctrl+Alt+Break 
Switch between a window and full screen.  

Ctrl+Alt+End 
Display the Windows Security dialog box.  

Alt+Delete 
Display the system menu.  

Ctrl+Alt+Minus Sign (-) on the numeric keypad 
Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt+PrtScn on a local
computer).  

Ctrl+Alt+Plus Sign (+) on the numeric keypad 
Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local computer).  

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow 
“Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls
are embedded in another (host) program.  

Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow 
“Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls
are embedded in another (host) program. 

Note

Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End are available in all Remote Desktop sessions, even when you've set up the remote computer to recognize Windows keyboard
shortcuts.

Paint keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint


Ctrl+N 
Create a new picture  

Ctrl+O 
Open an existing picture  

Ctrl+S 
Save changes to a picture  

F12 
Save the picture as a new file  

Ctrl+P 
Print a picture  

Alt+F4 
Close a picture and its Paint window  

Ctrl+Z 
Undo a change  

Ctrl+Y 
Redo a change  

Ctrl+A 
Select the entire picture  

Ctrl+X 
Cut a selection  

Ctrl+C 
Copy a selection to the Clipboard  

Ctrl+V 
Paste a selection from the Clipboard  

Right Arrow 
Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel  

Left Arrow 
Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel  

Down Arrow 
Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel  

Up Arrow 
Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel  

Esc 
Cancel a selection  

Delete 
Delete a selection  

Ctrl+B 
Bold selected text  

Ctrl++ 
Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel  

Ctrl+- 
Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel  

Ctrl+I 
Italicize selected text  

Ctrl+U 
Underline selected text  

Ctrl+E 
Open the Properties dialog box  

Ctrl+W 
Open the Resize and Skew dialog box  

Ctrl+Page Up 
Zoom in  

Ctrl+Page Down 
Zoom out  

F11 
View a picture in full-screen mode  

Ctrl+R 
Show or hide the ruler  

Ctrl+G 
Show or hide gridlines  

F10 or Alt 
Display keytips  

Shift+F10 
Show the current shortcut menu  

F1 
Open Paint Help 

WordPad keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad


Ctrl+N 
Create a new document  

Ctrl+O 
Open an existing document  

Ctrl+S 
Save changes to a document  

F12 
Save the document as a new file  

Ctrl+P 
Print a document  

Alt+F4 
Close WordPad  

Ctrl+Z 
Undo a change  

Ctrl+Y 
Redo a change  

Ctrl+A 
Select the entire document  

Ctrl+X 
Cut a selection  

Ctrl+C 
Copy a selection to the Clipboard  

Ctrl+V 
Paste a selection from the Clipboard  

Ctrl+B 
Make selected text bold  

Ctrl+I 
Italicize selected text  

Ctrl+U 
Underline selected text  

Ctrl+= 
Make selected text subscript  

Ctrl+Shift+= 
Make selected text superscript  

Ctrl+L 
Align text left  

Ctrl+E 
Align text center  

Ctrl+R 
Align text right  

Ctrl+J 
Justify text  

Ctrl+1 
Set single line spacing  

Ctrl+2 
Set double line spacing  

Ctrl+5 
Set line spacing to 1.5  

Ctrl+Shift+> 
Increase the font size  

Ctrl+Shift+< 
Decrease the font size  

Ctrl+Shift+A 
Change characters to all capitals  

Ctrl+Shift+L 
Change the bullet style  

Ctrl+D 
Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing  

Ctrl+F 
Find text in a document  

F3 
Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box  

Ctrl+H 
Replace text in a document  

Ctrl+Left Arrow 
Move the cursor one word to the left  

Ctrl+Right Arrow 
Move the cursor one word to the right  

Ctrl+Up Arrow 
Move the cursor to the line above  

Ctrl+Down Arrow 
Move the cursor to the line below  

Ctrl+Home 
Move to the beginning of the document  

Ctrl+End 
Move to the end of the document  

Ctrl+Page Up 
Move up one page  

Ctrl+Page Down 
Move down one page  

Ctrl+Delete 
Delete the next word  

F10 
Display keytips  

Shift+F10 
Show the current shortcut menu  

F1 
Open WordPad Help 

Calculator keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Calculator.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with Calculator


Alt+1 
Switch to Standard mode  

Alt+2 
Switch to Scientific mode  

Alt+3 
Switch to Programmer mode  

Alt+4 
Switch to Statistics mode  

Ctrl+E 
Open date calculations  

Ctrl+H 
Turn calculation history on or off  

Ctrl+U 
Open unit conversion  

Alt+C 
Calculate or solve date calculations and worksheets  

F1 
Open Calculator Help  

Ctrl+Q 
Press the M- button  

Ctrl+P 
Press the M+ button  

Ctrl+M 
Press the MS button  

Ctrl+R 
Press the MR button  

Ctrl+L 
Press the MC button  

% 
Press the % button  

F9 
Press the +/– button  

/ 
Press the / button  

* 
Press the * button  

+ 
Press the + button  

- 
Press the – button  

R 
Press the 1/× button  

@ 
Press the square root button  

0-9 
Press the number buttons (0-9)  

= 
Press the = button   

. 
Press the . (decimal point) button  

Backspace 
Press the backspace button  

Esc 
Press the C button  

Del 
Press the CE button  

Ctrl+Shift+D 
Clear the calculation history  

F2 
Edit the calculation history  

Up Arrow key 
Navigate up in the calculation history  

Down Arrow key 
Navigate down in the calculation history  

Esc 
Cancel editing the calculation history  

Enter 
Recalculate the calculation history after editing  

F3 
Select Degrees in Scientific mode  

F4 
Select Radians in Scientific mode  

F5 
Select Grads in Scientific mode  

I 
Press the Inv button in Scientific mode  

D 
Press the Mod button in Scientific mode  

Ctrl+S 
Press the sinh button in Scientific mode  

Ctrl+O 
Press the cosh button in Scientific mode  

Ctrl+T 
Press the tanh button in Scientific mode  

( 
Press the ( button in Scientific mode  

) 
Press the ) button in Scientific mode  

N 
Press the ln button in Scientific mode  

; 
Press the Int button in Scientific mode  

S 
Press the sin button in Scientific mode  

O 
Press the cos button in Scientific mode  

T 
Press the tan button in Scientific mode  

M 
Press the dms button in Scientific mode  

P 
Press the pi button in Scientific mode  

V 
Press the F-E button in Scientific mode  

X 
Press the Exp button in Scientific mode  

Q 
Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode  

Y 
Press the x^y button in Scientific mode  

# 
Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode  

L 
Press the log button in Scientific mode  

! 
Press the n! button in Scientific mode  

Ctrl+Y 
Press the y√x button in Scientific mode  

Ctrl+B 
Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode  

Ctrl+G 
Press the 10x button in Scientific mode  

F5 
Select Hex in Programmer mode  

F6 
Select Dec in Programmer mode  

F7 
Select Oct in Programmer mode  

F8 
Select Bin in Programmer mode  

F12 
Select Qword in Programmer mode  

F2 
Select Dword in Programmer mode  

F3 
Select Word in Programmer mode  

F4 
Select Byte in Programmer mode  

K 
Press the RoR button in Programmer mode  

J 
Press the RoL button in Programmer mode  

< 
Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode  

> 
Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode  

% 
Press the Mod button in Programmer mode  

( 
Press the ( button in Programmer mode  

) 
Press the ) button in Programmer mode  

| 
Press the Or button in Programmer mode  

^ 
Press the Xor button in Programmer mode  

~ 
Press the Not button in Programmer mode  

& 
Press the And button in Programmer mode  

A-F 
Press the A-F buttons in Programmer mode  

Spacebar 
Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode  

A 
Press the Average button in Statistics mode  

Ctrl+A 
Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode  

S 
Press the Sum button in Statistics mode  

Ctrl+S 
Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode  

T 
Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode  

Ctrl+T 
Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode  

D 
Press the CAD button in Statistics mode 

Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal


Ctrl+N 
Start a new note  

Ctrl+O 
Open a recently used note  

Ctrl+S 
Save changes to a note  

Ctrl+Shift+V 
Move a note to a specific folder  

Ctrl+P 
Print a note  

Alt+F4 
Close a note and its Journal window  

Ctrl+Z 
Undo a change  

Ctrl+Y 
Redo a change  

Ctrl+A 
Select all items on a page  

Ctrl+X 
Cut a selection  

Ctrl+C 
Copy a selection to the Clipboard  

Ctrl+V 
Paste a selection from the Clipboard  

Esc 
Cancel a selection  

Delete 
Delete a selection  

Ctrl+F 
Start a basic find  

Ctrl+G 
Go to a page  

F5 
Refresh find results  

F5 
Refresh the note list  

F6 
Toggle between a note list and a note  

Ctrl+Shift+C 
Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list  

F11 
View a note in full-screen mode  

F1 
Open Journal Help 

Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts

The following list contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer.

Summary: Keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer


Alt+C 
Display the Table of Contents  

Alt+N 
Display the Connection Settings menu  

F10 
Display the Options menu  

Alt+Left Arrow 
Move back to the previously viewed topic  

Alt+Right Arrow 
Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic  

Alt+A 
Display the customer support page  

Alt+Home 
Display the Help and Support home page  

Home 
Move to the beginning of a topic  

End 
Move to the end of a topic  

Ctrl+F 
Search the current topic  

Ctrl+P 
Print a topic  

F3 
Move the cursor to the search box 

