Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

• 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 + U: Open the Ease of Access Center

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 + any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
• Ctrl + 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 + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
• Ctrl+ Windows logo 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 + ShiftL: 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

• 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 keyboard shortcuts

• Windows logo key: Open or close the Start menu.
• Windows logo key + Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box.
• Windows logo key + D: Display the desktop.
• Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows.
• Windows logo key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
• Windows logo key + E: Open Computer.
• Windows logo key + F: Search for a file or folder.
• Ctrl + Windows logo key + F: Search for computers (if you’re on a network).
• Windows logo key + L: Lock your computer or switch users.
• Windows logo key + R: Open the Run dialog box.
• Windows logo key + T: Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
• Windows logo 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 + number: Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
• Ctrl + Windows logo 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 + number: Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
• Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
• Ctrl+Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
• Ctrl+Windows logo key + B: Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.
• Windows logo key + Spacebar: Preview the desktop.
• Windows logo key + Up Arrow: Maximize the window.
• Windows logo key + Left Arrow: Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
• Windows logo key + Right Arrow: Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
• Windows logo key + Down Arrow: Minimize the window.
• Windows logo key + Home: Minimize all but the active window.
• Windows logo key + Shift + Up Arrow: Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
• Windows logo key + Shift+ Left Arrow or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another.
• Windows logo key + P: Choose a presentation display mode.
• Windows logo key + G: Cycle through gadgets.
• Windows logo key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.
• Windows logo key + X: Open Windows Mobility Center.

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

• 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

• 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

• Windows logo 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 + Esc: Exit Magnifier

Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts

• 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.

Paint keyboard shortcuts

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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