SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MICROSOFT® WINDOWS®
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open applications |
| Alt + Shift + Tab | Switch backwards between open applications |
| Alt + Print Screen | Create screen shot for current program |
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | Reboot/Windows® task manager |
| Ctrl + Esc | Bring up start menu |
| Alt + Esc | Switch between applications on taskbar |
| F2 | Rename selected icon |
| F3 | Start find from desktop |
| F4 | Open the drive selection when browsing |
| F5 | Refresh contents |
| Alt + F4 | Close current open program |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close window in program |
| Ctrl + Plus Key | Automatically adjust widths of all columns in Windows Explorer |
| Alt + Enter | Open properties window of selected icon or program |
| Shift + F10 | Simulate right-click on selected item |
| Shift + Del | Delete programs/files permanently |
| Holding Shift During Bootup | Boot safe mode or bypass system files |
| Holding Shift During Bootup | When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing |
SHORTCUT KEYS - BASIC KEY FOR ALMOST ALL WINDOWS PROGRAM
| Alt + F | File menu options in current program |
| Alt + E | Edit options in current program |
| F1 | Universal help (for all programs) |
| Ctrl + A | Select all text |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selected item |
| Shift + Del | Cut selected item |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selected item |
| Ctrl + Ins | Copy selected item |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Shift + Ins | Paste |
| Home | Go to beginning of current line |
| Ctrl + Home | Go to beginning of document |
| End | Go to end of current line |
| Ctrl + End | Go to end of document |
| Shift + Home | Highlight from current position to beginning of line |
| Shift + End | Highlight from current position to end of line |
| Ctrl + ← | Move one word to the left at a time |
| Ctrl + → | Move one word to the right at a time |
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