Windows Xp shorcuts

Shortcut	Command	How
General keyboard shortcuts Windows XP
CTRL+C	Copy	+ –
CTRL+X	Cut	+ –
CTRL+V	Paste	+ –
CTRL+Z	Undo	+ –
DELETE	Delete	+ –
SHFT+DELETE	Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin	+ –
CTRL while dragging an item	Copy the selected item	+ –
CTRL+SHFT while dragging an item	Create a shortcut to the selected item	+ –
F2	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+SHFT with any of the arrow keys	Highlight a block of text	+ –
SHFT with 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	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	+ –
F6	Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop	+ –
F4	Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer	+ –
SHFT+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 cmnd name on an open menu	Perform the corresponding 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	Update the active window	+ –
BACKSPACE	View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer	+ –
ESC	Cancel the current task	+ –
SHFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive	Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing	+ –
CTRL+SHFT+ESC	Open Task Manager	+ –

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts Windows XP
Info	If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.	+ –
CTRL+TAB	Move forward through the tabs	+ –
CTRL+SHFT+TAB	Move backward through the tabs	+ –
TAB	Move forward through the options	+ –
SHFT+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	+ –
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	+ –

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts Windows XP
Windows Logo	Display or hide the Start menu	+ –
Windows Logo+BREAK	Display the System Properties dialog box	+ –
Windows Logo+B	Set focus on a notification.	+ –
Windows Logo+D	Display the desktop	+ –
Windows Logo+M	Minimize all of the windows	+ –
Windows Logo+SHFT+M	Restore the minimized windows	+ –
Windows Logo+E	Open My Computer	+ –
Windows Logo+F	Search for a file or a folder	+ –
CTRL+Windows Logo+F	Search for computers	+ –
Windows Logo+F1	Display Windows Help	+ –
Windows Logo+L	Lock the keyboard	+ –
Windows Logo+R	Open the Run dialog box	+ –
Windows Logo+U	Open Utility Manager	+ –

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts Windows XP
Right SHFT for eight seconds	Switch FilterKeys either on or off	+ –
Left ALT+left SHFT+PRINT SCREEN	Switch High Contrast either on or off	+ –
Left ALT+left SHFT+NUM LOCK	Switch the MouseKeys either on or off	+ –
SHFT five times	Switch the StickyKeys either on or off	+ –
NUM LOCK for five seconds	Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off	+ –
Windows Logo +U	Open Utility Manager	+ –

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts Windows XP
END	Display the bottom of the active window	+ –
HOME	Display the top of the active window	+ –
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*)	Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder	+ –
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+)	Display the contents of the selected folder	+ –
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-)	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 Windows XP
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 Normal mode when a character is selected	+ –

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window Windows XP
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	Open a new window	+ –
F5	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 Windows XP
CTRL+P	Print the current page or active pane	+ –
ALT+Minus sign (-)	Display the window menu for the active console window	+ –
SHFT+F10	Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item	+ –
F1	Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item	+ –
F5	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	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 Windows XP
CTRL+ALT+END	Open the Microsoft 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+Minus sign (-)	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.	+ –
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+)	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.	+ –

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation Windows XP
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 as CTRL+L	+ –
CTRL+P	Open the Print dialog box	+ –
CTRL+R	Update the current Web page	+ –
CTRL+W	Close the current window	+ –