Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP
To: Set focus on a notification.
Press: Windows Key+B
To: View properties for the selected item.
Press: ALT+ENTER
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box.
Press: F4
To: Refresh the active window.
Press: F5
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
Press: F6
To: Display the top of the active window.
Press: HOME
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Switch High Contrast on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box.
Press: F4
To: Refresh the active window.
Press: F5
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
Press: F6
To: Display the top of the active window.
Press: HOME
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Switch High Contrast on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Press: Menu key
To: Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
Press: NUM LOCK for five seconds
To: Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
Press: NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
To: Collapse the selected folder.
Press: NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
To: Display the contents of the selected folder.
Press: NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
To: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Switch FilterKeys on and off.
Press: Right SHIFT for eight seconds
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box.
Press: F4
To: Refresh the active window.
Press: F5
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
Press: F6
To: Display the top of the active window.
Press: HOME
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Switch High Contrast on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
Press: LEFT ARROW
To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Press: Menu key
To: Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
Press: NUM LOCK for five seconds
To: Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
Press: NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
To: Collapse the selected folder.
Press: NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
To: Display the contents of the selected folder.
Press: NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
To: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
Press: RIGHT ARROW
To: Switch FilterKeys on and off.
Press: Right SHIFT for eight seconds
To: Switch StickyKeys on and off.
Press: SHIFT five times
To: Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
Press: SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
To: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
Press: SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
To: Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
Press: SHIFT+DELETE
To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Press: SHIFT+F10
To: Move backward through options in a dialog box.
Press: SHIFT+TAB
To: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box.
Press: SPACEBAR
To: Move forward through options in a dialog box.
Press: TAB
To: Carry out the corresponding command.
Press: Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
To: Display or hide the Start menu.
Press: Windows Key
To: Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.
Press: Windows Key+ L
To: Display the System Properties dialog box.
Press: Windows Key+BREAK
To: Show the desktop.
Press: Windows Key+D
To: Open My Computer.
Press: Windows Key+E
To: Search for a file or folder.
Press: Windows Key+F
To: Display Windows Help.
Press: Windows Key+F1
To: Minimize all windows.
Press: Windows Key+M
To: Open the Run dialog box.
Press: Windows Key+R
To: Restores minimized windows.
Press: Windows Key+Shift+M
To: Opens Utility Manager.
Press: Windows Key+U
To: Displays the properties of the selected object.
Press: ALT+Enter
To: Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
Press: ALT+ESC
To: "Close the active item, or quit the active program.
Press: ALT+F4
To: Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
Press: ALT+SPACEBAR
To: Display the System menu for the active window.
Press: ALT+SPACEBAR
To: Switch between open items.
Press: ALT+TAB
To: Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box.
Press: ALT+Underlined letter
To: Display the corresponding menu.
Press: ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
To: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box.
Press: Arrow keys
To: View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
Press: BACKSPACE
To: Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box.
Press: BACKSPACE
To: Copy selected item.
Press: CTRL while dragging an item
To: Select all.
Press: CTRL+A
To: Copy.
Press: CTRL+C
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Press: CTRL+DOWN ARROW
To: Display the Start menu.
Press: CTRL+ESC
To: Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
Press: CTRL+F4
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
Press: CTRL+LEFT ARROW
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
Press: CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
To: Create shortcut to selected item.
Press: CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
To: Highlight a block of text.
Press: CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
To: Move backward through tabs in a dialog box.
Press: CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
To: Move forward through tabs in a dialog box.
Press: CTRL+TAB
To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Press: CTRL+UP ARROW
To: Paste.
Press: CTRL+V
To: Search for computers.
Press: CTRL+Windows Key+F
To: Cut.
Press: CTRL+X
To: Undo.
Press: CTRL+Z
To: Delete.
Press: DELETE
To: Display the bottom of the active window.
Press: END
To: Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box.
Press: ENTER
To: Cancel the current task.
Press: ESC
To: Display Help in a dialog box.
Press: F1
To: Activate the menu bar in the active program.
Press: F10
To: Rename selected item.
Press: F2
To: Search for a file or folder.
Press: F3
To: Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
Press: F4
To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box.
Press: F4
To: Refresh the active window.
Press: F5
To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
Press: F6
To: Display the top of the active window.
Press: HOME
To: Switch MouseKeys on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
To: Switch High Contrast on and off.
Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN