You probably must have been using your computer for a long time now, but you are ignorant of the keyboard shotcuts, your keyboard shortcut, help you navigate easily through your computer using your keyboard. Here I’ve come up with a list of keyboard shortcuts every computer literate must know, please if there are any you know that are not listed here, I’ll appreciate if you’ll let us about it.
Here I’ve categorized this list, firstly let me list the category, you can see below.
The General Shortcuts
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
Internet Explorer navigation
Special Characters
The General Shortcuts
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
Delete (Delete)
Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRLwhile dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+Shiftwhile dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW(Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+Shiftwith any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
Shiftwith any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item)
Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object)
Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items)
Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (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 key (Update the active window)
Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+Tab(Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs)
Tab (Move forward through the options)
Shift+Tab(Move backward through the options)
Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button)
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)
F1key (Display Help)
F4key (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)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Win (Display or hide the Start menu)
Win+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Win+D (Display the desktop)
Win+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Win+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Win+E (Open My Computer)
Win+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Win+F (Search for computers)
Win+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Win+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Win+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Win+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
RightShiftfor eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
LeftAlt+leftShift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
LeftAlt+leftShift+NUM LOCK(Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
Shiftfive times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCKfor five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Win+U(Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END(Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
If you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard, lets see the shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW(Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Close window/tab)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
Alt+Spacebar(Display the MMC window menu)
Alt+F4 (Close the console)
Alt+A (Display the Action menu)
Alt+V (Display the View menu)
Alt+F(Display the File menu)
Alt+O(Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active console window)
Shift+F10(Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5(Restore the active console window)
Alt+Enter(Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+Alt+END (Open the micro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
Alt+PAGE UP(Switch between programs from left to right)
Alt+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
Alt+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
Alt+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+Alt+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+Alt++ (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Internet Explorer navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H(Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same asCTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
EXTRA – Special Character Shortcut Keys
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)
I guess this list comprises of almost every shotcut if not all, and make sure you bookmark this for future use. Like I said earlier, if you know any other shortcut that isn’t listed here, you can let us know using the comment box.
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