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Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) to
Boost Your Productivity
Boost Your Productivity
Keyboard shortcuts can boost your
productivity if your daily job relies heavily on using Windows. They just
don’t get the work done quickly, but also improves
the efficiency. Give them a try and you just might find
yourself getting addicted to keyboard shortcuts.
Note: Some of the shortcuts given
below may not work for versions below Windows 8.
General Shortcuts
Let’s kickstart the list with the most common shortcuts that you’ll often use.
1)
F1 [Display Help]
2)
F2 [Rename the selected
item]
3)
F3 [Search for a file or
folder]
4)
F4 [Display the address
bar list in File Explorer]
5)
F5 [Refresh the active
window]
6)
F6 [Cycle through screen
elements in a window or on the desktop]
7)
F10 [Activate the Menu
bar in the active app]
8)
ALT + F4
[Close the active item, or exit the active app]
9)
ALT + ESC
[Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]
10) ALT + underlined letter in menus and
dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter]
11) ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the
selected item]
12) ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu
for the active window]
13) ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back]
14) ALT
+ RIGHT ARROW [Forward]
15) ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen]
16) ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]
17) ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps
(except desktop apps)]
18) CTRL + F4 [Close the active document
(in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]
19) CTRL + A [Select all items in a
document or window]
20) CTRL + C or CTRL
+ INSERT [Copy the selected item]
21) CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected
item and move it to the Recycle Bin]
22) CTRL + R or F5
[Refresh the active window]
23) CTRL + V or SHIFT
+ INSERT [Paste the selected item]
24) CTRL + X [Cut the selected item]
25) CTRL + Y [Redo an action]
26) CTRL + Z [Undo an action]
27) CTRL + + or CTRL
+ – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like
apps pinned to the Start screen]
28) CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or
zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start
screen]
29) CTRL + RIGHT ARROW [Move the cursor to
the beginning of the next word]
30) CTRL + LEFT ARROW [Move the cursor to
the beginning of the previous word]
31) CTRL + DOWN ARROW [Move the cursor to
the beginning of the next paragraph]
32) CTRL + UP ARROW [Move the cursor to the
beginning of the previous paragraph]
33) CTRL + ALT + TAB
[Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]
34) CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR
[Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]
35) CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW
[Select a block of text]
36) CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen]
37) CTRL + SHIFT + ESC
[Open Task Manager]
38) CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard
layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]
39) CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input
method editor (IME) on or off]
40) SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu
for the selected item]
41) SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one
item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document]
42) SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected
item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first]
43) RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a
submenu]
44) LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a
submenu]
45) ESC [Stop or leave the current task]
Windows key Shortcuts
Let’s
check the keyboard shortcuts involving the Windows logo key. Most of them are
introduced in Windows 8’s Metro UI, and can be used in Windows 8 and above.
1)
Win + F1
[Open Windows Help and support]
2)
Win [Display or hide the
Start screen]
3)
Win + B
[Set focus in the notification area]
4)
Win + C
[Open Charms]
5)
Win + D
[Display and hide the desktop]
6)
Win + E
[Open File Explorer]
7)
Win + F
[Open the Search charm and search for files]
8)
Win + H
[Open the Share charm]
9)
Win + I
[Open the Settings charm]
10) Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
11) Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]
12) Win + M [Minimize all windows]
13) Win + O [Lock device orientation]
14) Win + P [Choose a presentation display
mode]
15) Win + Q [Open the Search charm to
search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]
16) Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
17) Win + S [Open the Search charm to
search Windows and the web]
18) Win + T [Cycle through apps on the
taskbar]
19) Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
20) Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
21) Win + SHIFT + V
[Cycle through notifications in reverse order]
22) Win + W [Open the Search charm and
search for settings]
23) Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
24) Win + Z [Show the commands available in
the app]
25) Win + , [Temporarily peek at the
desktop]
26) Win + PAUSE [Display the System
Properties dialog box]
27) Win + CTRL + F
[Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)]
28) Win + SHIFT + M
[Restore minimized windows on the desktop]
29) Win + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop
and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the
number. If the app is already running, it switches to that app.]
30) Win + SHIFT + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the
taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
31) Win + CTRL + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app
pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
32) Win + ALT + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the
taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
33) Win + CTRL + SHIFT
+ (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and open a new instance
of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator]
34) Win + TAB [Cycle through recently used
apps (except desktop apps)]
35) Win + CTRL + TAB
[Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
36) Win + SHIFT + TAB
[Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order]
37) Win + CTRL + B
[Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area]
38) Win + UP ARROW [Maximize the window]
39) Win + DOWN ARROW [Remove current app
from screen or minimize the desktop window]
40) Win + LEFT ARROW [Maximize the app or
desktop window to the LEFT side of the screen]
41) Win + RIGHT ARROW [Maximize the app or
desktop window to the RIGHT side of the screen]
42) Win + HOME [Minimize all but the active
desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)]
43) Win + SHIFT + UP ARROW
[Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen]
44) Win + SHIFT + DOWN
ARROW [Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining
width]
45) Win + SHIFT + LEFT
ARROW or RIGHT ARROW [Move an app or window in
the desktop from one monitor to another]
46) Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language
and keyboard layout]
47) Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR
[Change to a previously selected input]
48) Win + ENTER [Open Narrator]
49) Win + SHIFT + .
[Cycle through open apps]
50) Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
51) Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
52) Win + ALT + ENTER
[Open WindowsMedia Center]
53) Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using
Magnifier]
54) Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
Dialog box Shortcuts
These are the keyboard shortcuts that
can be used in dialog boxes.
1) F1 [Display Help]
2) F4 [Display the items in the active list]
3) CTRL + TAB [Move forward through tabs]
4) CTRL + SHIFT + TAB
[Move back through tabs]
5) CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9) [Move to nth tab]
6) TAB [Move forward through options]
7) SHIFT + TAB [Move back through options]
8) ALT + underlined letter in menus and
dialog box options [Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with
that letter]
9) SPACEBAR [Select or clear the check box if the active option
is a check box]
10) BACKSPACE [Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected
in the Save As or Open dialog box]
File explorer Shortcuts
These
are the shortcuts that can be used to work with File Explorer’s windows or
folders.
1) ALT + D [Select the address bar]
2) CTRL + E [Select the search box]
3) CTRL + F [Select the search box]
4) CTRL + N [Open a new window]
5) CTRL + W [Close the current window]
6) CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size and appearance of
file and folder icons]
7) CTRL + SHIFT + E
[Display all folders above the selected folder]
8) CTRL + SHIFT + N
[Create a new folder]
9) NUM LOCK + * [Display all subfolders
under the selected folder]
10) NUM LOCK + + [Display the contents of
the selected folder]
11) NUM LOCK + – [Collapse the selected
folder]
12) ALT + P [Display the preview pane]
13) ALT + ENTER [Open the Properties dialog
box for the selected item]
14) ALT + RIGHT ARROW [View the next
folder]
15) ALT + UP ARROW [View the folder that
the folder was in]
16) ALT + LEFT ARROW [View the previous
folder]
17) BACKSPACE [View the previous folder]
18) RIGHT ARROW [Display the current selection (if it’s
collapsed), or select the first subfolder]
19) LEFT ARROW [Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded),
or select the folder that the folder was in]
20) END [Display the bottom of the active window]
21) HOME [Display the top of the active window]
22) F11 [Maximize or minimize the active window]
Taskbar Shortcuts
Here are
the keyboard shortcuts to work with items on the Desktop’s taskbar.
2) CTRL + SHIFT + Click a taskbar
button [Open an app as an administrator]
3) SHIFT + Right-click a taskbar button
[Show the window menu for the app]
4) SHIFT + Right-click a grouped taskbar button
[Show the window menu for the groUP]
5) CTRL + Click a grouped taskbar button
[Cycle through the windows of the groUP]
Ease of access Shortcuts
These
are the keyboard shortcuts to help you use your computer easily.
1) Hold
RIGHT SHIFT for eight seconds [Turn Filter Keys on and
off]
2) LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN [Turn High Contrast on or off]
3) LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + NUM LOCK [Turn Mouse Keys on or off]
4) Press
SHIFT five times [Turn Sticky Keys on or off]
5) Press
NUM LOCK for five seconds [Turn Toggle Keys on or off]
6) Win + U [Open the Ease of Access
Center]
Magnifier Shortcuts
Here are
the keyboard shortcuts to help you use Magnifier.
1) Win + + [Zoom in]
2) Win + – [Zoom out]
3) CTRL + ALT + SPACEBAR
[Preview the desktop in full-screen mode]
4) CTRL + ALT + D
[Switch to docked mode]
5) CTRL + ALT + F
[Switch to full-screen mode]
7) CTRL + ALT + L
[Switch to lens mode]
8) CTRL + ALT + R
[Resize the lens]
9) CTRL + ALT + ARROW
keys [Pan in the direction of the ARROW keys]
10) Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
Narrator Shortcuts
These
are the keyboard shortcuts to help you use Narrator.
2) TAB + ARROW keys [Move around on the
screen]
3) CTRL [Stop reading]
4) CAPS LOCK + D [Read item]
5) CAPS LOCK + M [Start reading]
6) CAPS LOCK + H [Read document]
7) CAPS LOCK + V [Repeat phrase]
8) CAPS LOCK + W [Read window]
9) CAPS LOCK + PAGE UP or PAGE
DOWN [Increase or decrease the volume of the voice]
10) CAPS LOCK + +/- [Increase or decrease
the speed of the voice]
11) CAPS LOCK + SPACEBAR [Do default
action]
12) CAPS LOCK + LEFT or RIGHT
ARROW [Move to previous/next item]
13) CAPS LOCK + F2 [Show commands for
current item]
14) Caps + ESC [Exit Narrator]
Remote desktop connection Shortcuts
These
are the keyboard shortcuts to ease the use of remote desktop connection.
1)
ALT + PAGE
UP [Move between apps, left to right]
2)
ALT + PAGE
DOWN [Move between apps, right to left]
3)
ALT + INSERT
[Cycle through apps in the order that they were started]
4)
ALT + HOME
[Display the Start screen]
5)
CTRL + ALT
+ BREAK [Switch between a window and full screen]
6)
CTRL + ALT
+ END [Display the Windows Security dialog box]
7)
CTRL + ALT
+ HOME [In full-screen mode, activate the connection
bar]
8)
ALT + DELETE
[Display the system menu]
9)
CTRL + ALT
+ –
[Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to ALT + PRINT SCREEN on a local PC)]
[Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to ALT + PRINT SCREEN on a local PC)]
10) CTRL + ALT + +
[Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to Print Screen on a local PC)]
[Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to Print Screen on a local PC)]
11) CTRL + ALT + RIGHT
ARROW
[TAB out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.]
[TAB out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.]
12) CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW
[ TAB out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.]
[ TAB out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.]
Help viewer Shortcuts
These
are the keyboard shortcuts that can be used with the help viewer.
1) F3 [Move the cursor to the search box]
2) F10 [Display the Options menu]
3) HOME [Move to the beginning of a topic]
4) END [Move to the end of a topic]
5) ALT + LEFT ARROW [Move back to the
previously viewed topic]
6) ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Move to the next
(previously viewed) topic]
7) ALT + HOME [Display the Help and
support home page]
8) ALT + A [Display the customer support
page]
9) ALT + C [Display the TABle of Contents]
10) ALT + N [Display the Connection
Settings menu]
11) CTRL + F [Search the current topic]
12) CTRL + P [Print a topic]
App rearranging Shortcuts (Metro)
Here are the keyboard shortcuts that can be used to rearrange apps on Metro screen. You should keep the Windows key pressed down continuously once you enter in the rearrange mode, then use the various commands. When you’re done rearranging apps, then release the Windows key.
1) Win + . [Enter Rearrange mode and
select apps or dividers across monitors]
2) Win + LEFT ARROW [Move app divider
left]
3) Win + RIGHT ARROW [Move app divider
right]
4) Win + UP ARROW [Maximize app]
5) Win + DOWN ARROW [Close app]
6) Win + ESC [Exit Rearrange mode]
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