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In this lesson, you will find the main Windows 7 hotkeys; after reading, you will use your computer much more efficiently than you used it before.

Hotkeys is a method of interaction between the keyboard and the computer. This method consists of executing commands (operations) on a computer using keys or key combinations to which commands (operations) are programmed.

It’s very difficult to get used to something new, so you shouldn’t start memorizing all the keys. To begin with, take 10-20 pieces to use, and then use others, so to speak, expanding your knowledge. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that each program can use its own hot keys, which were programmed by the developers of this program.

If you use Windows 7 hotkeys daily, at least 10 of them, you will notice how much more efficient your work will become. See the list of hotkeys in Windows 7 below.

List of hotkeys

Hotkeys for working with text and files

I advise you to use the hotkeys that are in this section, be sure to learn and use them always.

Ctrl + C– Copy selected elements.

Ctrl+A- Select all. If you are in a text document, then pressing these keys will select all the text, and if you are in a folder where there are other objects, then you can select all files and folders.

Ctrl + X- Cut out. The command cuts selected items (files, folders or text).

Ctrl + V- Insert. Paste copied or cut items.

Ctrl + Z- Cancel. Cancel actions, for example, if you accidentally deleted text in MS Word, then use these keys to return the original text back (cancel input and actions).

ALT+ ENTER or ALT + Double-click the left mouse button– View properties of the selected element(s) (applicable for files).

CTRL+F4- Close the current window in the program.

Deleting files and text

Delete- Delete the selected element(s). If you use this key in text, then placing the mouse cursor in the middle of the word and clicking on the “Delete” button, deletion will occur from left to right.

Shift+Delete- Delete item(s) bypassing the trash. For files and folders.

Backspace - Deleting text. If you are working in a text editor, then this key can be used to delete text; place the cursor, say, in the middle of a sentence, by clicking on the “Backspace” button, deleting will occur from right to left.

Other

— Open the Start menu or CTRL + ESC, the button is usually located between the buttons CTRL And ALT.

+F1- Reference.

+B- Move the cursor to the tray.

+M- Minimize all windows.

+D- Show desktop (collapse all windows, and when pressed again, maximize windows).

+ E— Open My Computer.

+F- Open the search window.

+G– Show gadgets on top of windows.

+L– Lock the computer. If you move away from the computer, be sure to use these keys to quickly lock the computer. Very useful if you have children or ill-wishers who can read your personal information.

+P– Projector control. If a projector is connected, these keys will quickly switch between the projector and the computer.

+ R– Open the “Run” window.

+ T– One by one, we move the focus sequentially on the icons that are located in the taskbar.

+U– Open the Ease of Access Center window.

+X– Call “Mobility Center” (laptops and netbooks).

+ Tab– Call “Flip 3D”. When clicked, you can use the mouse to select the window.

+ Space– Desktop view (Aero Peak). All windows will become transparent.

+ Arrow– Control the location of the active window. Pressing the up arrow - maximize, down - minimize, left - snap to left edge, right - snap to right edge.

+Pause— Open the “System Properties” window.

+ Home— Minimize all windows except the active window; pressing again will open the minimized windows. + 5, the player will open.

Alt + Tab– Switch between windows and applications.

Shift + Ctrl + N- Create a new folder.

SHIFT+ F10– Displays options for the selected element.

Shift + Arrow – Selection . The arrows used are left, right, down and up. Applicable for text and files.

CTRL- Selection of elements. By holding CTRL you can selectively select elements. For example, while in a folder, left-click on the folders that you want to copy or cut, after selecting, release CTRL and get the folders you selected for further work with them.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc– Open task manager.

CTRL+TAB– Go forward through bookmarks.

Alt + F4– Close the window or exit the application.

ALT + Space- Display the system menu for the current window.

F2- Rename. Select the object and press the F2 button .

F5- Refresh window. It is often used in the browser if the page is frozen or information needs to be updated. Applies also if you are in a folder or program.

F10 - Activate menu.

Esc- Cancel the operation. When you open, for example, the properties of a folder by pressing the ESC button, the Properties window will close.

ENTER– Open the selected element.

TAB- Go forward through options.

P.S. Dessert for today, video about Windows 7 hotkeys.

Good day.

Have you ever wondered why different users spend different amounts of time on the same operations in Windows? And the point here is not the speed of using the mouse - it’s just that some people use the so-called Hotkeys(replacing several mouse actions), others, on the contrary, do everything with the mouse (edit/copy, edit/paste, etc.).

Many users do not attach importance to keyboard shortcuts (note: several keys pressed simultaneously on the keyboard) , meanwhile, with their use, the speed of work can be increased significantly! In general, there are hundreds of different keyboard shortcuts in Windows, there is no point in memorizing and considering them all, but I will give the most convenient and necessary ones in this article. I recommend it for use!

Note: In the various key combinations below you will see a “+” sign - you do not need to press it. The plus in this case indicates that the keys must be pressed simultaneously! The most useful hotkeys are marked in green.

Keyboard shortcuts with ALT:

Alt+Tab or Alt + Shift + Tab- window switching, i.e. make the next window active;
ALT+D- selecting text in the browser address bar (usually, then use the combination Ctrl+C - copy the selected text);
Alt+Enter- look at “Object properties”;
Alt+F4- close the window you are currently working with;
Alt + Space(Space is the space key) - calls the window system menu;
Alt + PrtScr- take a screenshot of the active window.

Keyboard shortcuts with Shift:

Shift + LMB(LMB = left mouse button) - selecting several files or a piece of text (just hold down Shift, place the cursor in the right place and move the mouse - files or part of the text will be selected. Very convenient!);
Shift + Ctrl + Home- select to the beginning of the text (from the cursor);
Shift + Ctrl + End- select to the end of the text (from the cursor);
Pressed Shift button- CD-ROM autorun blocking, the button must be held while the drive reads the inserted disc;
Shift+Delete- deleting a file bypassing the trash (be careful with this :));
Shift + ←- text selection;
Shift + ↓- text selection (to select text, files - the Shift button can be combined with any arrows on the keyboard).

Keyboard shortcuts with Ctrl:

Ctrl + LMB(LMB = left mouse button) - selecting individual files, individual pieces of text;
Ctrl+A- select the entire document, all files, in general, everything that is on the screen;
Ctrl+C- copy selected text or files (similar to the edit/copy explorer);
Ctrl+V- paste copied files, text (similar to edit/paste in Explorer);
Ctrl+X- cut a selected piece of text or selected files;
Ctrl+S- save the document;
Ctrl + Alt + Delete (or Ctrl + Shift + Esc) - opening the “Task Manager” (for example, if you want to close an “unclosed” application or see which application is loading the processor);
Ctrl+Z- cancel the operation (if you, for example, accidentally deleted a piece of text, just press this combination. In applications whose menu does not indicate this option, mail always supports it);
Ctrl+Y- cancel the operation Ctrl + Z;
Ctrl+Esc- opening/closing the Start menu;
Ctrl+W- close the browser tab;
Ctrl+T- open a new tab in the browser;
Ctrl + N- open a new window in the browser (if it is running in any other program, a new document will be created);
Ctrl+Tab- moving through browser/program tabs;
Ctrl + Shift + Tab- reverse operation from Ctrl + Tab;
Ctrl+R- refreshing a page in the browser or program window;
Ctrl + Backspace- deleting a word in the text (deletes from the left);
Ctrl + Delete- deleting a word (deletes from the right);
Ctrl + Home- moving the cursor to the beginning of the text/window;
Ctrl+End- moving the cursor to the end of the text/window;
Ctrl+F- search in the browser;
Ctrl+D- add a page to favorites (in the browser);
Ctrl + I- show the favorites bar in the browser;
Ctrl+H- log of visits in the browser;
Ctrl + mouse wheel up/down - increasing or decreasing the size of elements on the browser page/window.

Keyboard shortcuts with Win:

Win+D- minimize all windows, the desktop will be shown;
Win+E- opening “My Computer” (Explorer);
Win+R- opening the “Run…” window, very useful for launching some programs (more details about the list of commands here:)
Win+F- opening a search window;
Win+F1- opening a help window in Windows;
Win+L- blocking the computer (convenient when you need to move away from the computer, but strangers may come nearby and see your files and work);
Win+U- opening the accessibility center (for example, magnifier, keyboard);
Win+Tab- switch between applications in the taskbar.

A few other useful buttons:

PrtScr- take a screenshot of the entire screen (everything you see on the screen will be placed in the buffer. To get a screenshot, open Paint and paste the image there: Ctrl+V buttons);
F1- help, user manual (works in most programs);
F2- renaming the selected file;
F5- updating a window (for example, a tab in a browser);
F11- full screen mode;
Del- delete the selected object to the trash;
Win- open the START menu;
Tab- activates another element, moving to another tab;
Esc- closing dialog boxes, exiting the program.

Actually, that's all for me. I recommend that you remember the most useful keys, marked in green, and use them everywhere, in any program. Thanks to this, you won’t even notice how you will work faster and more efficiently!

By the way, the listed combinations work in all popular Windows: 7, 8, 10 (most of them also in XP). Thanks in advance for the additions to the article. Good luck to all!

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Create a non-breaking space.	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Create a non-breaking hyphen.	CTRL+HYPHEN
Adding bold style.	CTRL+B
Adding italic style.	CTRL+I
Adding an underscore.	CTRL+U
Reduces the font size to the previous value.	CTRL+SHIFT+<
Increases the font size to the next value.	CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease font size by 1 point.	CTRL+[
Increase font size by one point.	CTRL+]
Remove paragraph or character formatting.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Copy selected text or object to the clipboard.	CTRL+C
Deletes selected text or object to the clipboard.	CTRL+X
Paste text or an object from the clipboard.	CTRL+V
Special insert.	CTRL+ALT+V
Paste formatting only.	CTRL+SHIFT+V
Undo the last action.	CTRL+Z
Repeat last action.	CTRL+Y
Opens the Statistics dialog box.	CTRL+SHIFT+G

Working with documents and web pages

Create, view and save documents

Search, replace and transitions

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Search for text, formatting and special characters.	CTRL+F
Repeat the search (after closing the Find and Replace window).	ALT+CTRL+Y
Replace text, formatting, and special characters.	CTRL+H
Jump to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, note, picture, or other document element.	CTRL+G
Jump between the last four change locations.	ALT+CTRL+Z
Open a list of search options. Use the arrow keys to select an option, then press Enter to begin searching the document.	ALT+CTRL+HOME
Go to the location of the previous change.	CTRL+PAGE UP
Move to the location of the next change.	CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Changing viewing mode

Structure mode

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Move a paragraph to a higher level.	ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Move a paragraph to a lower level.	ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Convert a paragraph to body text.	CTRL+SHIFT+N
Move selected paragraphs up.	ALT+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Move selected paragraphs down.	ALT+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Expand the text under the title.	ALT+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Collapsing text under the title.	ALT+SHIFT+MINUS SIGN
Expand or collapse all text or all headings.	ALT+SHIFT+A
Hide or show character formatting.	Slash (/) on the numeric keypad
Display the first line of body text or all of the body text.	ALT+SHIFT+L
Displays all headings styled "Heading 1".	ALT+SHIFT+1
Display all headings up to the header styled as "Heading" n".	ALT+SHIFT+ n
Insert a tab character.	CTRL+TAB

Printing and previewing documents

Document review

Full screen reading mode

References, footnotes and endnotes

Working with web pages

Editing and moving text and pictures

Deleting text and pictures

Copy and move text and pictures

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Microsoft Office Clipboard Panel Output	Press Alt+Z to go to the Home tab, and then press A, H.
Copy selected text or selected pictures to the Microsoft Office clipboard.	CTRL+C
Delete selected text or graphics from the Microsoft Office clipboard	CTRL+X
Paste the latest addition to the Microsoft Office clipboard.	CTRL+V
Move text or graphics once.	F2 (and then move the cursor and press ENTER)
Copy text or picture once.	SHIFT+F2 (then move the cursor and press ENTER)
Opens the Create New Building Block dialog box when text or an object is selected.	ALT+F3
When a building block, such as a SmartArt graphic, is selected, display its associated context menu.	SHIFT+F10
Removal to the piggy bank.	CTRL+F3
Inserting the contents of the piggy bank.	CTRL+SHIFT+F3
Copy a header or footer from a previous section of the document.	ALT+SHIFT+R

Inserting special characters and elements

Inserted character	Hotkeys
Field	CTRL+F9
Line break	SHIFT+ENTER
Page break	CTRL+ENTER
Column break	CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER
Em dash	ALT+CTRL+minus sign
En dash	CTRL+minus sign
Soft transfer	CTRL+HYPHEN
Non-breaking hyphen	CTRL+SHIFT+HYPHEN
Non-breaking space	CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR
Copyright sign	ALT+CTRL+C
Protected trademark	ALT+CTRL+R
Trademark	ALT+CTRL+T
Ellipsis	ALT+CTRL+PERT
Opening single quote	CTRL+`(single quote), `(single quote)
Closing single quote	CTRL+" (single quote), " (single quote)
Double opening quotes	CTRL+` (single quote), SHIFT+" (single quote)
Double closing quotes	CTRL+" (single quote), SHIFT+" (single quote)
AutoText element	ENTER (after you type the first few characters of the AutoText item name and the tooltip appears)

Inserting characters using character codes

Highlighting text and pictures

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Enable highlight mode.	F8
Selecting the nearest character.	F8 and then press LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
Selection expansion.	F8 (press once to highlight a word, twice to highlight a sentence, etc.)
Reduce discharge.	SHIFT+F8
Disable highlight mode.	ESC
Extends the selection one character to the right of the cursor.	SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extends the selection one character to the left of the cursor.	SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extend the selection to the end of the word.	CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
Extending the selection to the beginning of the word.	CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
Extends the selection to the end of the line.	SHIFT+END
Extends the selection to the beginning of the line.	SHIFT+HOME
Extends the selection down one line.	SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extends the selection one line up.	SHIFT+UP ARROW
Extend the selection to the end of the paragraph.	CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Extend the selection to the beginning of the paragraph.	CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
Extend the selection one page down.	SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Extend the selection one page up.	SHIFT+PAGE UP
Extends the selection to the beginning of the document.	CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
Extends the selection to the end of the document.	CTRL+SHIFT+END
Extends the selection to the end of the window.	ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select the entire document.	CTRL+A
Selecting a vertical block of text.
Extends a selection to a specific location in the document.	F8 and then use the cursor keys; To exit selection mode, press the ESC key

Selecting text and pictures in a table

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Selects the contents of the next cell.	TAB
Selects the contents of the previous cell.	SHIFT+TAB
Selecting several adjacent cells.	While holding down the SHIFT key, press the corresponding cursor key several times
Column selection.	Use the arrow keys to move to the top or bottom cell of a column, and then do one of the following: Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE DOWN to highlight a column from top to bottom. Press SHIFT+ALT+PAGE UP to highlight a column from bottom to top.
Expanding a selection (or block).	CTRL+SHIFT+F8 and then use the cursor keys; To exit selection mode, press the ESC key

Selecting the entire table.	ALT+5 on the numeric keypad (with the NUM LOCK indicator off)

Navigate through a document

Moving	Keyboard shortcut
One sign to the left	LEFT ARROW
One character to the right	RIGHT ARROW
One word to the left	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
One word to the right	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Up one paragraph	CTRL+UP ARROW
One paragraph down	CTRL+DOWN ARROW
One cell to the left (in a table)	SHIFT+TAB
One cell to the right (in a table)	TAB
To previous line	UP ARROW
To next line	ARROW TO DOWN
To the end of the line	END
To the beginning of the line	HOME
To the beginning of the screen	ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of the screen	ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN
Up one screen	PAGE UP
One screen down	PAGE DOWN
To the beginning of the next page	CTRL+PAGE DOWN
To the beginning of the previous page	CTRL+PAGE UP
To the end of the document	CTRL+END
To the beginning of the document	CTRL+HOME
To previous correction	SHIFT+F5
To the position where the cursor was the last time the document was closed (after the document was opened)	SHIFT+F5

Moving around the table

Inserting paragraph and tab marks in a table

Formatting characters and paragraphs

Copy formatting

Changing the font or text size

Formatting characters

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Opens the Font dialog box to change character formatting.	CTRL+D
Changing the case of letters.	SHIFT+F3
Converts all letters to uppercase.	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Using bold style.	CTRL+B
Applying underscore.	CTRL+U
Underlining words (not spaces).	CTRL+SHIFT+W
Double underline text.	CTRL+SHIFT+D
Convert to hidden text.	CTRL+SHIFT+H
Using italic style.	CTRL+I
Convert all letters to small caps.	CTRL+SHIFT+K
Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).	CTRL+EQUAL SIGN
Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).	CTRL+SHIFT+PLUS SIGN
Removing additional formatting from selected characters.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Design of selected characters in Symbol font.	CTRL+SHIFT+Q

View and copy text formatting

Setting line spacing

Paragraph alignment

Apply paragraph styles

Merge and fields

Performing a merge

Working with fields

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Insert a DATE field.	ALT+SHIFT+D
Insert a LISTNUM field.	ALT+CTRL+L
Insert a PAGE field.	ALT+SHIFT+P
Insert a TIME field (current time).	ALT+SHIFT+T
Insert an empty field.	CTRL+F9
Update linked data in the original Microsoft Office Word document.	CTRL+SHIFT+F7
Update selected fields.	F9
Breaking connection with the field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F9
Switch between the selected field's code and its value.	SHIFT+F9
	ALT+F9
Activating field codes GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON in a value field.	ALT+SHIFT+F9
Move to the next field.	F11
Move to previous field.	SHIFT+F11
Field blocking.	CTRL+F11
Unblocking a field.	CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Language bar

Handwriting recognition

Function Key Reference

Function keys

SHIFT+function key

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Display context-sensitive help or formatting information.	SHIFT+F1
Copying text.	SHIFT+F2
Changing the case of letters.	SHIFT+F3
Repeat the Find or Go action.	SHIFT+F4
Go to last change.	SHIFT+F5
Move to the previous window area or frame (after pressing F6).	SHIFT+F6
Selecting the Thesaurus command (Review tab, Review group).	SHIFT+F7
Reduce discharge.	SHIFT+F8
Switch between field values and their codes.	SHIFT+F9
Display the context menu.	SHIFT+F10
Move to previous field.	SHIFT+F11
Selecting the Save command (Microsoft Office Button).	SHIFT+F12

CTRL+function key

CTRL+SHIFT+function key

ALT+function key

Action	Keyboard shortcut
Move to the next field.	ALT+F1
Creating a new building block.	ALT+F3
Quit Office Word 2007.	ALT+F4
Restoring the previous size of the program window.	ALT+F5
Navigate from an open dialog box to the document (for dialog boxes such as Find and Replace that support this behavior).	ALT+F6
Find the next spelling or grammatical error.	ALT+F7
Running a macro.	ALT+F8
Switch between the values of all fields and their codes.	ALT+F9
Maximizing the program window.	ALT+F10
Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.	ALT+F11

In many of our articles you can see text like: Win + R.
This text means that you need to press the combination of the Windows logo key and the letter on your keyboard R.
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that can be pressed to perform tasks that typically require the use of a mouse or other pointing device.

This list is more complete; most of the keyboard shortcuts are valid for other operating systems of the Windows family.

The following are the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with text.

Keys	Action
Ctrl+A	Select all text.
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl + Insert)	Copy selected text fragment.
Ctrl+X	Cut selected text.
Ctrl+V (or? Shift + Insert)	Insert a selected piece of text.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
? Shift + ?	Select text forward character by character.
? Shift + ?	Select text back character by character.
Ctrl + ? Shift + ?	Select text from the cursor position to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + ? Shift + ?	Select text from the cursor position to the beginning of the previous word.
? Shift + Home	Select text from the cursor position to the beginning of the line.
? Shift + End	Select text from the cursor position to the end of the line.
Alt left + ? Shift	Switch input language if multiple input languages are used.
Ctrl + ? Shift	Switch keyboard layout if multiple keyboard layouts are used.
Ctrl left + ? Shift Ctrl right + ? Shift	Changing the reading direction of text for languages written from right to left.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with windows and the desktop.

Keys	Action
F5 (or Ctrl + R)	Refreshes the active window or desktop (if active).
F6 or Tab?	Cycle through elements in a window or desktop.
Alt+Esc	Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
Alt + Tab ?	Cycle between windows as usual.
Ctrl + Alt + Tab ?	Open a window to switch between windows as usual. Use the arrow keys to navigate between them.
Win+Tab?	Cyclic switching between elements (windows, programs) in Flip3D mode.
Ctrl + Win + Tab ?	Open a window to switch between windows in Flip3D mode. Use the arrow keys to navigate between them.
Ctrl + mouse wheel (up\down) on the desktop	Increase/Reduce the size of desktop icons.
Holding? Shift + ?	Highlights multiple items in a window or desktop, including the current one.
Holding? Shift + ?	Selects down multiple items in a window or desktop, including the current one.
Hold Ctrl + Spacebar	Select any multiple individual elements in a window or on the desktop. To navigate use the arrow keys.
Ctrl+A	Select all elements in a window or on the desktop.
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl + Insert)	Copy selected elements.
Ctrl+X	Cutting out selected elements.
Ctrl+V (or? Shift + Insert)	Insert selected elements.
Alt + Enter ?	Opens the properties dialog box for the selected file or folder.
Alt + Space	Displays the context menu of the active window.
Alt+F4	Closes the current item or exits the active program.
? Shift + F10	Opens the context menu for the selected element.
Win + ?	Expand the window to full screen.
Win + ? Shift + ?	Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Win + ?	Minimize to window, or minimize to taskbar.
Win + ?	Maximize and snap the window to the left edge of the screen.
Win + ?	Maximize and snap the window to the right edge of the screen.
Win+M	Collapse all minimized windows. Non-minimizing windows (For example: File Properties) will remain on the screen.
Win + ? Shift + M	Restore all minimized windows.
Win+D	Show desktop / Return to program. Minimizes and restores everything, including non-minimizing windows.
Win+G	Cyclic switching between gadgets.
Win + Home	Minimize/Restore all windows except the active one.
Win + Space	Show desktop without minimizing windows.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with multiple monitors.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with the Taskbar.

Keys	Action
? Shift + click on the taskbar icon	Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program.
? Shift + right-click on the taskbar icon	Displays the menu window for the program.
? Shift + right-click on a grouped icon on the taskbar	Displays the menu window for the group.
Ctrl + click on the grouped icon on the taskbar	Cyclic switching between group windows.
Ctrl + ? Shift + click on the taskbar icon	Opening the program as administrator.
Ctrl + Tab ?	Switch between thumbnails in the same group.
Win + Number	Launch/Switch to a program using its icon location on the taskbar. The numbers from 1 to 9 are the serial number of the application on the taskbar, counting from the left (0 is the tenth application).
? Shift + Win + Number	Launch a new instance of a program using the location of its icon on the taskbar.
Ctrl + Win + Number	Switch between program windows, starting with the most recently active one, using the location of its icon on the taskbar.
Alt + Win + Number	Open the Jump List for a program using its icon location on the taskbar.
Win+T	Cycle through taskbar icons. (From left to right)
Win + ? Shift + T	Cycle through taskbar icons. (From right to left)
Ctrl+Win+B	Switch to an application that displays a message in the notification area.
Win (or Ctrl + Esc)	Open or close the Start menu.
Win+R	Opens the Run dialog box.
Ctrl + ? Shift + Enter ?	Run the program selected in the Start menu as an administrator.

Keyboard shortcuts for working in Windows Explorer.

Keys	Action
Win+E	Launch Windows Explorer.
Alt + ?	View the previous folder.
Alt + ?	Browse the next folder.
Alt + ?	View the folder located one level higher.
Alt+D	Selecting the address bar.
Alt+P	Display the viewing area.
Ctrl+E	Select a search field.
Ctrl + ? Shift + E	Displays all folders that contain the selected folder.
Ctrl+F	Select a search field.
Ctrl + N	Opens a new window.
Ctrl + ? Shift + N	Creating a new folder.
Ctrl+W	Closes the current window.
Ctrl + .	Rotate the image clockwise.
Ctrl + ,	Rotate the image counterclockwise.
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel	Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons.
Home	Move to the top position of the active window.
End	Move to the bottom position of the active window.
Delete (or Ctrl + D)	Deleting the selected item to the Trash.
? Shift+Delete	Deleting the selected item without placing it in the Trash.
F2	Rename the selected element.
F4	Display a list of previous locations for the address bar in Windows Explorer.
F11	Maximize the active window to full screen / Minimize it back.
?	Collapses the selected item (if it is expanded) or selects a parent folder.
?	Display the selected item (if it is collapsed) or highlight the first subfolder.
? Backspace	View the previous folder.
Num Lock + * on the numeric keypad	Displays all folders within the selected folder.
Num Lock + + on the numeric keypad	Displays the contents of the selected folder.
Num Lock + - on the numeric keypad	Collapses the selected folder.

Keyboard shortcuts for the dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for using Windows Help.

Keys	Action
F1	Open help for the current item.
Win+F1	Launch the built-in Windows dialog: Help and Support.
F3	Move the cursor to the Search field.
F10	Go to the "Options" menu.
Alt+A	Go to the user support page.
Alt+C	Display table of contents.
Alt+N	Go to the “Connection Settings” menu.
Alt + ?	Return to the previously viewed section.
Alt + ?	Move to the next (previously viewed) section.
Alt + Home	Go to the Help and Support home page.
Home	Go to the beginning of the section.
End	Go to the end of the section.
Ctrl+F	Search in the current section.
Ctrl+P	Printing the section.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with Ease of Access Center.

Keys	Action
Win+U	Launch the Ease of Access Center.
Num Lock (hold for more than five seconds)	Enable/Disable voice over mode when pressing Caps Lock, Num keys Lock and Scroll Lock.
? Shift (press five times)	Enable/Disable Sticky Keys mode (allows you to use the Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Win keys by pressing them individually).
? Shift Right (hold for more than eight seconds)	Enable/Disable input filtering (allows you to ignore short and repeated keystrokes).
Alt left + ? Left Shift + PrtScr (or Print Screen)	Enable/Disable High Contrast Mode.
Alt left + ? Left Shift + Num Lock (or Num)	Enable/Disable keyboard mouse pointer control.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Keys	Action
Win + +	Launch the Magnifier program. Zoom in.
Win + -	Zoom out.
Win+Esс	Close Magnifier.
Ctrl + Alt + D	Switch to “Docked” mode (the enlarged area is shown in a separate docked window).
Ctrl + Alt + F	Switch to Full Screen mode (enlarges the entire screen).
Ctrl + Alt + L	Switch to “Zoom” mode (the area around the mouse pointer is magnified).
Ctrl + Alt + R	Resize the window that displays an enlarged area of the screen.
Ctrl + Alt + Space	Preview your desktop in full screen mode.
Ctrl + Alt + I	Inversion of colors.
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the top edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area up. ("Increase") Move up the enlarged area. ("Full screen")
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the bottom edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area down. ("Increase") Move down the enlarged area. ("Full screen")
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the left edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area to the left. ("Increase") Move around the enlarged area to the left. ("Full screen")
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the right edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area to the right. ("Increase") Move around the enlarged area to the right. ("Full screen")

Other keyboard shortcuts.

Keys	Action
Enter?	Replaces mouse clicks to launch an application, press a button, or select an item in a menu.
Esc	Identical to clicking the Cancel button in the dialog box.
F3 (or Win + F)	Opens a built-in Windows dialog box to search for a file or folder.
Ctrl+F	Open a search window or go to the search field in the active window.
Ctrl + Win + F	Search a computer from a domain (while on the network).
Ctrl + ? Shift+Esc	Launch the Task Manager.
Ctrl + Alt + Delete	Opening the Windows Security window (Includes buttons Lock computer, Change user, Log off, Change password, Launch task manager).
Win+L	Locking the computer or switching users.
Win + X	Launch Windows Mobility Center.
Win+Pause Break	Launch the System item from the Control Panel (Properties item when right-clicking on Computer in the Start menu).
Holding? Shift when inserting a CD	Prevent the CD from playing automatically.
Ctrl + Tab ?	Switching between elements (tabs, windows, documents) in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously.
Ctrl+F4	Closing the active document (in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously).
Alt + Enter ?	Expand the active program to full screen / Minimize to window.
Alt + underlined letter	Displays the corresponding menu. Execute a menu command (or other underlined command).
F10	Activate the menu bar of the current program.
?	Opens the next menu on the left or closes a submenu.
?	Opens the next menu on the right or opens a submenu.
Ctrl + N	Create…
Ctrl+O	Open…
Ctrl+S	Save your changes.
Ctrl+Z	Cancel action.
Ctrl+Y Ctrl + ? Shift + Z	Repeat the action.

Material prepared by: Nizaury

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