Shortcut Keys | Description |
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Alt+F | File menu options in current program. |
Alt+E | Open 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+D | Bookmarks the current page in most Internet browsers. |
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 | Open the Start menu. |
Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Open Windows Task Manager. |
Alt+F4 | Close the currently active program. |
Alt+Enter | Open the properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.). |
Shortcut Keys | Special Character |
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Alt+0224 | à |
Alt+0232 | è |
Alt+0236 | ì |
Alt+0242 | ò |
Alt+0241 | ñ |
Alt+0228 | ä |
Alt+0246 | ö |
Alt+0252 | ü |
Alt+0248 | ø |
Alt+0223 | ß |
Alt+0198 | Æ |
Alt+0231 | ç |
Alt+0191 | ¿ |
Alt+0176 | ° (degree symbol) |
Alt+0177 | ± (plus/minus symbol) |
Alt+0153 | ™ |
Alt+0169 | © |
Alt+0174 | ® |
Alt+0128 | € (Euro currency) |
Alt+0162 | ¢ (Cent symbol) |
Alt+0163 | £ (British Pound currency) |
Alt+0165 | ¥ (Japanese Yen currency) |