Windows7KeyboardShortcuts
EaseofAccess
RightShiftforeightseconds TurnFilterKeysonandoff
LeftAlt+LeftShift+PrtScn(or
PrtScn)
TurnHighContrastonoroff
LeftAlt+LeftShift+NumLock TurnMouseKeysonoroff
Shiftfivetimes TurnStickyKeysonoroff
NumLockforfiveseconds TurnToggleKeysonoroff
Windowslogokey+U OpentheEaseofAccessCenter
General
F1 DisplayHelp
Ctrl+CorCtrl+Insert Copytheselecteditem
Ctrl+X Cuttheselecteditem
Ctrl+VorShift+Insert Pastetheselecteditem
Ctrl+Z Undoanaction
Ctrl+Y Redoanaction
DeleteorCtrl+D DeletetheselecteditemandmoveittotheRecycleBin
Shift+Delete DeletetheselecteditemwithoutmovingittotheRecycleBinfirst
F2 Renametheselecteditem
Ctrl+RightArrow Movethecursortothebeginningofthenextword
Ctrl+LeftArrow Movethecursortothebeginningofthepreviousword
Ctrl+DownArrow Movethecursortothebeginningofthenextparagraph
Ctrl+UpArrow Movethecursortothebeginningofthepreviousparagraph
Ctrl+Shiftwithanarrowkey Selectablockoftext
Shiftwithanyarrowkey Selectmorethanoneiteminawindoworonthedesktop,orselecttextwithinadocument
Ctrlwithanyarrow
key+Spacebar
Selectmultipleindividualitemsinawindoworonthedesktop
Ctrl+A Selectallitemsinadocumentorwindow
F3 Searchforafileorfolder
Alt+Enter Displaypropertiesfortheselecteditem
Alt+F4 Closetheactiveitem,orexittheactiveprogram
Alt+Spacebar Opentheshortcutmenufortheactivewindow
Ctrl+F4 Closetheactivedocument(inprogramsthatallowyoutohavemultipledocumentsopensimultaneously)
Alt+Tab Switchbetweenopenitems
Ctrl+Alt+Tab Usethearrowkeystoswitchbetweenopenitems
Ctrl+Mousescrollwheel Changethesizeoficonsonthedesktop
Windowslogokey+Tab CyclethroughprogramsonthetaskbarbyusingAeroFlip3D
Ctrl+Windowslogokey+Tab UsethearrowkeystocyclethroughprogramsonthetaskbarbyusingAeroFlip3D
Alt+Esc Cyclethroughitemsintheorderinwhichtheywereopened
F6 Cyclethroughscreenelementsinawindoworonthedesktop
F4 DisplaytheaddressbarlistinWindowsExplorer
Shift+F10 Displaytheshortcutmenufortheselecteditem
Ctrl+Esc OpentheStartmenu
Alt+underlinedletter Displaythecorrespondingmenu
Alt+underlinedletter Performthemenucommand(orotherunderlinedcommand)
F10 Activatethemenubarintheactiveprogram
RightArrow Openthenextmenutotheright,oropenasubmenu
LeftArrow Openthenextmenutotheleft,orcloseasubmenu
F5orCtrl+R Refreshtheactivewindow
Alt+UpArrow ViewthefolderonelevelupinWindowsExplorer
Esc Cancelthecurrenttask
Ctrl+Shift+Esc OpenTaskManager
ShiftwhenyouinsertaCD PreventtheCDfromautomaticallyplaying
LeftAlt+Shift Switchtheinputlanguagewhenmultipleinputlanguagesareenabled
Ctrl+Shift Switchthekeyboardlayoutwhenmultiplekeyboardlayoutsareenabled
RightorLeftCtrl+Shift Changethereadingdirectionoftextinrighttoleftreadinglanguages