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WINDOWS key ( = CTRL+ESC )
| To
| Press
|
| Cycle through buttons on the taskbar
| Windows+TAB
|
| Display Find: All Files
| Windows+F
|
| Display Find: Computer
| Ctrl+Windows+F
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| Display Help
| Windows+F1
|
| Display the Run command
| Windows+R
|
| Display the Start menu
| Windows
|
| Display Windows Explorer
| Windows+E
|
| Minimize or restore all windows
| Windows+D
|
| Undo minimize all windows
| Shift+Windows+M
|
| System Properties
| Windows+Pause
|
APPLICATION key ( = click Mouse Right Button or SHIFT+F10 )
Shows context pop-up menu
Shortcut keys for the desktop, My Computer, and Windows Explorer
When an item is selected, you can use the following shortcut keys:
| To
| Press
|
| Bypass AutoPlay when inserting a compact disc
| Shift while inserting the CD-ROM
|
| Copy a file
| Ctrl while dragging the file
|
| Create a shortcut
| Ctrl+Shift while
dragging the file
|
| Delete an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle
Bin
| Shift+Delete |
| Display Find: All Files
| F3
|
| Display the item's shortcut menu
| Menu key
|
| Refresh the contents of a window
| F5
|
| Rename an item
| F2
|
| Select all items
| Ctrl+A
|
| View an item's properties
| Alt+Enter or Alt +
Double-Click
|
Shortcut keys for My Computer and Windows Explorer
| To
| Press
|
| Close the selected folder and all of its parent folders
| Shift while clicking the Close button
( My Computer only)
|
| Move backward to a previous view
| Alt+Left Arrow
|
| Move forward to a previous view
| Alt+Right Arrow
|
| View the folder one level up
| Backspace
|
Shortcut keys in Windows
| To
| Press
|
| Activate the menu bar in programs
| F10
|
| Carry out the corresponding command on the menu
| Alt+underlined letter in menu
|
| Close the current window in (MDI) programs.
| Ctrl+F4
|
| Close the current window or quit a program
| Alt+F4
|
| Copy
| Ctrl+C
|
| Cut
| Ctrl+X |
| Delete
| Delete
|
| Display Help on the selected dialog box item
| F1
|
| Display the current window's system menu
| Alt+Spacebar
|
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
| Shift+F10 |
| Display the Start menu
| Ctrl+Esc
|
| Display the system menu for MDI programs
| Alt+- (hyphen) |
| Paste
| Ctrl+V |
| Switch to the window you last used -Or- Switch to another window
by holding down ALT while repeatedly pressing TAB
| Alt+Tab
|
| Undo
| Ctrl+Z |
Shortcut keys in dialog boxes
| To
| Press
|
| Cancel the current task
| Esc |
| Click a button if the current control is a button -Or- Select
or clear the check box if the current control is a check box -Or- Click the option if the
current control is an option button
| Spacebar
|
| Click the corresponding command
| Alt+underlined
letter
|
| Click the selected button
| Enter |
| Move backward through options
| Shift+Tab
|
| Move backward through tabs
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab
|
| Move forward through options
| Tab
|
| Move forward through tabs
| Ctrl+Tab
|
| Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save
As or Open dialog box
| Backspace
|
| Open Save In or Look In in the Save As or Open dialog
box
| F4
|
| Refresh the Save As or Open dialog box
| F5 |
MS-DOS COMMAND PROMPT - Directory Shortcuts
Related directories have the following shortcuts:
. = current directory
.. = parent directory
... = parent directory once removed
.... = parent directory twice removed
For example, if you are in the C:\Windows\System\Viewers directory, and you enter cd... at
the command prompt, the directory changes to C:\Windows.
Windows Explorer Switches
Windows Explorer switches are useful in creating rooted folders:
Explorer [/e,][/root,<object>,] [[<folder>]| [/select, <sub object>]]
| Switch
|
|
| /n
| Use Folder view (results in pane view only)
|
| /e
| Use Explorer view (scope and results pane view). nbsp; The
default is open view (results in pane view only).
|
| /root<object>
| Specify the object in the "normal" name space
that is used as the root (top level) for Windows Explorer. The default is the Desktop folder.
|
| /select
| The parent folder opens and the specified object is selected.
|
| <sub object>
| The folder or file that Windows Explorer opens.
If the /select switch is used, the sub object is highlighted. If the /select
switch is not used, the folder or file opens in Explorer. The default is the root<object>.
|
| Examples:
| Explorer /e, /root, \\Reports Opens an Explorer window at \\Reports.
Explorer /select, C:\Windows\Calc.exe Opens a folder at C:\Windows (or activates one that
is currently open), and selects Calc.exe. Explorer /e, /root, \Source\Internal\Design\Users\David\Archive
Opens a folder to the Archive folder. This is a good way to create a dedicated, remote,
documents archive folder. A link to the \\Source\Internal\Design\Users\David\Archive folders
can then be placed in the SendTo folder for quick routing of documents.
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