Which button should you press on the keyboard? Rebooting a laptop using the keyboard

Hello!

Have you ever wondered how much time you sometimes have to spend on ordinary operations: select something with the mouse, copy it, then paste it into another window (file). Imagine if you work with dozens of files per day? Those who use some hot key combinations in Windows significantly speed up their work!

You may not believe me - but pressing a couple of buttons on the keyboard is much faster than performing the same action with a mouse (for example, to select and copy everything - on the keyboard it takes 1-2 seconds (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C), with the mouse you can scroll through the file for 30 seconds...) !

In this article I will give the most necessary and useful keyboard shortcuts for a variety of tasks.

Note: It is recommended to start small - first remember 3-4 combinations for the most repetitive tasks: copying, pasting, selecting, etc. Then gradually expand the range, and you can increase the speed of your work by an order of magnitude.

The buttons and their combinations are relevant for all versions of Windows and software running in them (at least for Windows 7/8/10 - everything works, it has been checked several times).

By the way, using the Win+R button combinations you can open various tabs and applications, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the list of all commands:

Table No. 1: for working with text (for moving through the text)

Working with text is perhaps almost the most important thing for most computer users. This means that these digs will always be useful! By the way, it’s worth saying that many of the combinations presented below are also used in Explorer, and simply in Windows: for example, to copy a section of text, you need to press Ctrl+C, copy the file - the same Ctrl+C .

Keys	Action
Ctrl+A	Selecting all the text on the page
Ctrl+C	Copy selected text
Ctrl+X	Cutting a selected piece of text (i.e. copying a section of text and deleting it in this place).
Ctrl+V	Pasting previously copied (cut) text.
Ctrl+←	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+→	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl+	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl+↓	Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Hold Shift+→	Select text forward character by character.
Hold Shift+←	Selection of text back character by character.
Ctrl+⇑ Shift+→	Selects text from the cursor position to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl+⇑ Shift+←	Selects text from the cursor position to the beginning of the previous word.
⇑ Shift+Home	Selects text from the cursor position to the beginning of the line.
⇑ Shift+End	Selects text from the cursor position to the end of the line.
Alt (left)+Shift	Switching input language (from Russian to English and vice versa).
Ctrl (left)+⇑ Shift	Changing the reading direction of text for languages written from right to left.

Alternative table

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+C	Copy
Ctrl + Insert	-//-
Ctrl+X	Cut
Shift+Delete	-//-
Ctrl+V	Insert
Shift + Insert	-//-
Ctrl + ←	Moving through words in the text. (Note: works not only in text editors).
Ctrl + →	-//-
Shift + ←	Text selection
Shift + →	-//-
Shift +	-//-
Shift + ↓	-//-
Ctrl + Shift + ←	Selecting text by words
Ctrl + Shift + →	-//-
Home	Move to the beginning or end of a line of text
End	-//-
Ctrl + Home	-//-
Ctrl+End	-//-
Ctrl + Home	Move to the beginning or end of the document
Ctrl+End	-//-

Table No. 2: for entering special characters

Not all the symbols (which you would sometimes like to type) are on the keyboard. For example, how to type a heart, an arrow, or, say, the sum sign Σ? There is a special one for this. tables and codes that can and should be used.

How to use the table below:

find the symbol you need, select it and copy. Then place the cursor where you would like to add a symbol and paste it (note: Ctrl+C - copy selected text, Ctrl+V - paste copied text);
Another option is to simply use the alt code, for example, opposite the heart is the code “Alt 3”. This means that you need to hold down the Alt button and then press the “3” button.

Symbol	ALT code	Symbol	ALT code
☺	Alt 1	æ	Alt 145
☻	Alt 2	α	Alt 224
	Alt 3	ß	Alt 225
♦	Alt 4	Γ	Alt 226
♣	Alt 5	π	Alt 227
♠	Alt 6	Σ	Alt 228
	Alt 7	σ	Alt 229
◘	Alt 8	µ	Alt 230
○	Alt 9	τ	Alt 231
◙	Alt 10	Φ	Alt 232
♂	Alt 11	Θ	Alt 233
♀	Alt 12	Ω	Alt 234
♪	Alt 13	ƒ	Alt 159
♫	Alt 14	á	Alt 160
☼	Alt 15	í	Alt 161
	Alt 16	ó	Alt 162
◄	Alt 17	ú	Alt 163
↕	Alt 18	ñ	Alt 164
‼	Alt 19	Ñ	Alt 165
¶	Alt 20	ª	Alt 166
§	Alt 21	º	Alt 167
▬	Alt 22	¿	Alt 168
↨	Alt 23	⌐	Alt 169
	Alt 24	¬	Alt 170
↓	Alt 25	½	Alt 171
→	Alt 26	¼	Alt 172
←	Alt 27	±	Alt 241
∟	Alt 28	«	Alt 174
↔	Alt 29	»	Alt 175
▲	Alt 30	≥	Alt 242
▼	Alt 31	≤	Alt 243
∩	Alt 239	⌠	Alt 244
!	Alt 33	⌡	Alt 245
"	Alt 34	÷	Alt 246
#	Alt 35	≈	Alt 247
$	Alt 36	°	Alt 248
%	Alt 37		Alt 249
&	Alt 38	·	Alt 250
Ω	Alt 234	√	Alt 251
(	Alt 40	ⁿ	Alt 252
)	Alt 41	²	Alt 253
*	Alt 42	■	Alt 254
+	Alt 43	€	Alt 0128
,	Alt 44	Φ	Alt 232
-	Alt 45	Θ	Alt 233
.	Alt 46
/	Alt 47
ü	Alt 129
é	Alt 130
δ	Alt 235
∞	Alt 236
φ	Alt 237
ε	Alt 238
∩	Alt 239
≡	Alt 240
±	Alt 241

What to do if the table does not contain the required symbol

To list all the symbols that can be inserted into the text would require a very large article, so in the table above I have listed only the most popular symbols. Below I’ll tell you how to find and insert the symbol that you need!

Table No. 3: Windows hot keys

Relevant, useful, necessary!

Everything you need: universal combinations

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Win or Alt+Tab	Minimize the current window (go to another window). Very useful, for example, to minimize a full-screen application (say, a game).
Ctrl+Esc Win	Used to open the Start menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Open Task Manager
Win+E	Open Explorer
Win+R	Open the “Run a program” dialog box (in Windows XP/7 there is an analogue “Start” - “Run”).
Win+D	Minimize all windows.
Win+F1	Open Windows Help.
Win+Pause	Open the “System Properties” window.
Win+F	Open the file search window.
Win + Ctrl + F	Open the computer search window.
Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the entire screen (on laptops the key is called PrtSc, sometimes you need to press it together with the Fn button).
Alt + Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the current window.
Win + Tab Win + Shift + Tab	Switch between buttons on the taskbar.
F6 Tab	Move between panels.
Ctrl+A	Select everything: all files and folders, or all text (if a text file is open).
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy to clipboard.
Ctrl+X Shift+Delete	Cut to clipboard.
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Paste from clipboard.
Ctrl + N	Create a new document, project, or similar action.
Ctrl+S	Save the current document, project, etc.
Ctrl + O	Open file.
Ctrl+P	Print the file.
Ctrl+Z	Undo last action.
Ctrl+Y	Opposite action Ctrl + Z - i.e. O cancel cancel.
Shift	Block CD-ROM auto-run (must be pressed when inserting the disc into the drive).
Alt+Enter	Switch to full screen mode (works in most players).

Several hotkeys for working with files

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Shift + F10 Menu	Similar to right-clicking the mouse. Very useful when the mouse doesn't work.
Alt+Enter	View file properties (for example).
F2	Rename a file/folder.
Drag with Ctrl	Copying.
Drag with Shift	Moving.
Drag with Ctrl + Shift	Create an object shortcut.
Ctrl clicks	Selecting several files (folders) in random order.
Shift clicks	Selecting multiple files in order.
Enter	The same as double-clicking the mouse (open, run).
Delete	Deleting a file/folder.
Shift+Delete	Permanently delete a file (bypassing the trash can).

To be continued...

This is where I end this article, good luck to everyone!

The keyboard with which we type text has quite a few keys. And each of them is needed for something. In this lesson we will talk about their purpose and learn how to use them correctly.

Here is a photo of a regular computer keyboard:

Keyboard button meanings

Esc. The full name of this key is Escape (pronounced "Escape") and it means "Exit". Using it we can close some programs. This applies to a greater extent to computer games.

F1-F12. In the same row as Esc there are several buttons whose names begin with the Latin letter F. They are designed to control the computer without the help of a mouse - only with the keyboard. Thanks to them, you can open and close folders and files, change their names, copy and much more.

But knowing the meaning of each of these buttons is completely unnecessary - most people have been using computers for decades and have no idea about any of them.

Immediately below the F1-F12 keys there is a row of buttons with numbers and signs (! " " No.; % : ? *, etc.).

If you simply click on one of them, the drawn number will be printed. But to print a sign, press the Shift button along with it (bottom left or right).

If the character printed is not the one you need, try changing the language (bottom right of the screen) -

By the way, on many keyboards the numbers are also on the right side. The photo shows this part separately.

They are laid out exactly like on a calculator and are more convenient for many people.

But sometimes these numbers don’t work. You press the desired key, but nothing is printed. This means that the numeric portion of the keyboard is turned off. To turn it on, simply press the Num Lock button once.

The most important part of the keyboard is the keys that are used to type text. They are located in the center.

As a rule, each button has two letters - one foreign, the other Russian. To type a letter in the desired language, make sure it is selected correctly (at the bottom of the computer screen).

You can also change the language in another way - by clicking on two buttons at once: Shift And Alt or Shift And Ctrl

Win. The key that opens the Start button. Most often, it is not signed, but simply has a Windows icon on it. Located between the Ctrl and Alt buttons.

Fn. The laptop has this key - as a rule, it is not found on regular keyboards. It is designed to work with special functions - increasing/decreasing brightness, volume and others.

To turn them on, you need to press the Fn key and, while holding it, press the button with the required function. These buttons are usually located at the top - at F1-F10.

Let's say I need to increase the brightness of my laptop screen. To do this, I look for a button on the keyboard with the corresponding picture. For example, I have F6 - there is a sun drawn on it. So, I hold down the Fn key and then press F6. The screen becomes a little brighter. To increase the brightness even more, I press F6 again along with Fn.

How to print a capital letter

To print one large letter (capital), you need to hold down the Shift key and click on the desired letter together.

How to type a period and a comma

If the Russian alphabet is installed, then in order to print point, you need to press the last key in the bottom letter row (on the right). It is located in front of the Shift button.

To print comma, press the same button while holding Shift.

When the English alphabet is selected, to print a dot you need to press the key that is located before the Russian dot. The letter "Y" is usually written on it. And the comma in the English alphabet is where the Russian letter “B” is (before the English dot).

Text decoration buttons

Tab - creates an indent at the beginning of a sentence. In other words, you can use it to make a paragraph (red line).

To do this, click the mouse at the beginning of the text and press the Tab key once. If the red line is adjusted correctly, the text will move slightly to the right.

Used for printing large letters. Located under the Tab key.

Press Caps Lock once and release it. Try typing a word. All letters will be printed in capitals. To cancel this feature, press the Caps Lock key once again and release it. Letters, as before, will be printed small.

(space) - makes spaces between words. The longest button on the keyboard is located under the letter keys.

According to the design rules, there should be only one space between words (not three or even two). It is not correct to align or shift text using this key. Also, a space is placed only after a punctuation mark - there should be no space before a space sign (with the exception of a dash).

Delete button. It erases those letters that are printed in front of the flashing stick (cursor). It is located on the right side, immediately after the numbers/signs. Often there is no inscription on it at all, but simply an arrow drawn to the left.

The Backspace button is also used to raise text higher.

Enter - is intended to go to the next line.

Thanks to her, you can omit the text below. Enter is located under the delete text button.

Additional keys

These are keys such as Insert, Home, Page Up and Page Down, arrow buttons and others. They are located between the alphabetic and numeric keyboards. Used to work with text without using the mouse.

You can use the arrows to move the blinking cursor (flashing stick) across the text.

Delete is used to delete. True, unlike the Backspace key, it deletes letters not before, but after the blinking cursor.

The Home button moves the blinking cursor to the beginning of the line, and the End button moves it to the end.

Page Up moves the blinking cursor to the beginning of the page, and Page Down (Pg Dn) moves the blinking cursor to the end of the page.

The Insert button is needed to print text over existing text. If you click on it, new text will be printed, erasing the old one. To cancel this, you need to press the Insert key again.

The Scroll Lock key is almost always completely useless - it simply doesn't work. And in theory it should serve to scroll text up and down - just like the wheel on a computer mouse does.

Pause/Break almost never works either. In general, it is designed to suspend an ongoing computer process.

All of these buttons are optional and are rarely or never used by people.

But the button can be very useful.

She takes a photo of the screen. Then this picture can be inserted into Word or Paint. In computer language, such a photograph of the screen is called a screenshot.

Keyboard buttons to remember

— if you press this button and, without releasing it, press another key with a letter, the letter will be printed in capital. In the same way, you can print a symbol instead of a number: No! () * ? « + etc.

— after pressing this button once, all letters will be printed in capital letters. You don't need to hold it for this. To return to printing in small letters, press Caps Lock again.

— indents (red line).

- space. Using this button you can add space between words.

- drops to a line below. To do this, you need to place a flashing stick (blinking cursor) at the beginning of the part of the text that you want to move down, and press the Enter button.

— deletes the character before the blinking cursor. In other words, it erases text. This button also moves the text up a line. To do this, you need to place a flashing stick (blinking cursor) at the beginning of the part of the text that you want to move to the top, and press Backspace.

All other keyboard buttons, except letters, numbers and symbols, are used extremely rarely or not at all.

A number of new keyboard shortcuts (hot keys) have appeared in the Windows 7 operating system. Using hot keys makes working on a computer more convenient, significantly speeds up the process and saves valuable time.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Ctrl+Esc Win	Open the Start menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc	Calling the "Task Manager"
Win+E	Launching Explorer
Win+R	Displaying the “Run program” dialog, analogous to “Start” - “Run”
Win+D	Minimize all windows or return to original state (switch)
Win+L	Locking a workstation
Win+F1	Access Windows Help
Win+Pause	Opening the System Properties window
Win+F	Open file search window
Win + Ctrl + F	Open computer search window
Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the entire screen
Alt + Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the currently active window
Win + Tab Win + Shift + Tab	Switches between taskbar buttons
F6 Tab	Move between panels. For example, between the desktop and the Quick Launch panel
Ctrl+A	Select everything (objects, text)
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy to clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl+X Shift+Delete	Cut to clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Paste from clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl + N	Create a new document, project, or similar action. In Internet Explorer, this causes a new window to open with a copy of the contents of the current window.
Ctrl+S	Save the current document, project, etc.
Ctrl + O	Call a file selection dialog to open a document, project, etc.
Ctrl+P	Seal
Ctrl+Z	Undo last action
Shift	CD-ROM autorun lock (hold while the drive reads the newly inserted disc)
Alt+Enter	Switch to full screen mode and back (switch; for example, in Windows Media Player or in a command interpreter window).

Work with text.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy
Ctrl+X Shift+Delete	Cut
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Insert
Ctrl + ← Ctrl + →	Moving through words in the text. Works not only in text editors. For example, it is very convenient to use in the browser address bar
Shift + ← Shift + → Shift + Shift + ↓	Text selection
Ctrl + Shift + ← Ctrl + Shift + →	Selecting text by words
Home End Ctrl + Home Ctrl+End	Move to the beginning or end of a line of text
Ctrl + Home Ctrl+End	Move to the beginning or end of the document

Working with files.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Shift + F10 Menu	Displays the context menu of the current object (same as right-clicking).
Alt+Enter	Calling “Object Properties”
F2	Renaming an object
Drag with Ctrl	Copying an object
Drag with Shift	Moving an object
Drag with Ctrl + Shift	Create an object shortcut
Ctrl clicks	Selecting multiple objects in random order
Shift clicks	Selecting multiple adjacent objects
Enter	Same as double clicking on an object
Delete	Deleting an object
Shift+Delete	Permanently deleting an object without placing it in the trash

Working in Explorer.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
F3 or Ctrl + F	Show or hide the search bar in Explorer (switch).
← → + (on numeric keypad) − (on numeric keypad)	Navigation through the explorer tree, folding and unrolling of nested directories.
* (asterisk) (on numeric keypad)	Show all folders within a selected folder
F5	Refresh the Explorer or Internet Explorer window.
Backspace	Go up a level in the Explorer or Internet Explorer window.
F4	Go to the address bar in Explorer or Internet Explorer.

Working with windows.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Alt+Tab Alt + Shift + Tab	Calling the transition menu between windows and navigating through it
Alt+Esc Alt + Shift + Esc	Switch between windows (in the order in which they were launched)
Alt+F6	Switching between multiple windows of the same program (for example, between open WinWord windows)
Alt+F4	Closing the active window (running application). On the desktop - call the Windows shutdown dialog
Ctrl+F4	Closing the active document in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously
Alt F10	Calling the window menu
Alt + − (minus)	Calling the system menu of a child window (for example, a document window)
Esc	Exit a window menu or close an open dialog
Alt + letter	Call a menu command or open a menu column. The corresponding letters in the menu are usually underlined (either initially, or become underlined after pressing Alt). If the menu column is already open, then to call the desired command you must press the key with the letter that is underlined in this command
Alt + Space	Calling the window system menu
F1	Call application help.
Ctrl+Up Ctrl+Down	Scroll text vertically or move up and down paragraphs of text.

Working with dialog boxes.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Ctrl+Tab	Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Move back through tabs
Tab	Move forward through options
Alt + underlined letter	Execute the appropriate command or select the appropriate option
Enter	Execute a command for the current option or button
Arrow keys	Select a button if the active option is part of a radio button group
Shift + Tab	Move back through options

Working in Internet Explorer.

Keyboard shortcut	Description
F4	Displaying a list of the Address field
Ctrl + N F5	Start another browser instance with the same web address
Ctrl+R	Refresh the current web page
Ctrl+B	Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box
Ctrl+E	Opens the Search panel
Ctrl+F	Starting the Search Utility
Ctrl + I	Opens the Favorites panel
Ctrl+L	Opens the Open dialog box
Ctrl + O	Opens the Open dialog box, similar to CtrL+L
Ctrl+P	Opens the Print dialog box
Ctrl+W	Closing the current window
F11	Switch to full screen mode and back (works in some other applications as well).

Special abilities.

Press the Shift key five times: Turn Sticky Keys on or off
Hold down the Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Turn input filtering on or off
Hold down the Num Lock key for five seconds: Toggle voiceover on or off
Alt Left + Shift Left + Num Lock: Enable or disable keyboard pointer control
Alt Left + Shift Left + PRINT SCREEN: Toggle High Contrast on or off

Good day, mysterious wanderer! I hope you know that the Windows operating system contains a large number of useful functions.

In today's article I want to teach you how to save your personal, precious time when working at the computer. Hotkeys will help us with this "Windows".

G hot keys - these are keys on the keyboard, when pressed, this or that action occurs.

Invites you to familiarize yourself with the list of key combinations. They will help when working in Windows operating systems. .

So, let's begin to reveal the secrets of optimizing computer work. A short note about the description of the “Windows” key, for novice users..

* Key Win dows located on the keyboard between the keys Ctrl And Alt on the left side (the Windows logo is drawn on the key - a window in the form of a flag).

The value of the Windows key is that when you press it, the Start menu opens. This is a very simple and fast way to open the Start menu without using the mouse. You can see this for yourself by pressing this key. In addition, there are also interesting and useful combinations of the Windows key with regular letter keys. I will describe only the most necessary, useful, convenient and frequently used key combinations, so as not to overload your brain, my dear friend.

* The combination “key” + “key” means that you first press the first key, and then, while holding it, press the second.

General purpose hotkeys.

Windows- opens the Start menu. Clicking again closes the window that appears.

Windows + Pause/break- View basic information about your computer.

Windows+ L - blocking the computer. The combination of these two keys will help when changing users.

Windows+ D - minimize all windows. Pressing again returns the windows to their place.

Windows+ Space (space)- show desktop.

Windows+ E -O Opens “my computer”.

Windows + R - O opening the “Run” window “Run a program” (Run), analogous to “Start” - “Run” /

Windows+ Tab -P Switch between running programs that appear on the taskbar.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc- opening the task manager.

Win+F- opening the search window.

Ctrl+F- search in a document or in a program (for example, in a browser).

F1- call for help.

Alt+F4- closing the active window.

F5- refresh window. (The combination is convenient for updating pages in browsers).

F11- switch to full screen mode.

Ctrl + mouse wheel scroll - Zoom in/out.

Print Screen- does screenshot of the entire screen.

Alt + Print Screen- makes a screen copy (screenshot) of the active window.

Alt+ F 4

Hot keys when working with text and files.

Ctrl+A- selects all objects and text.

Ctrl+C- copying the selected fragment.

Ctrl + V - pastes objects or text from the clipboard.

Ctrl +Z- cancels the last action.

Ctrl+P- prints a document or image.

Ctrl + N - creating a new document.

Ctrl+S - saving the typed document or project.

Key DELETE deletes the selected file or text.

In many of our articles you can see text like: Win + R.
This text means that you need to press the combination of the Windows logo key and the letter on your keyboard R.
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that can be pressed to perform tasks that typically require the use of a mouse or other pointing device.

This list is more complete; most of the keyboard shortcuts are valid for other operating systems of the Windows family.

The following are the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with text.

Keys	Action
Ctrl+A	Select all text.
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl + Insert)	Copy selected text fragment.
Ctrl+X	Cut selected text.
Ctrl+V (or? Shift + Insert)	Insert a selected piece of text.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl + ?	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
? Shift + ?	Select text forward character by character.
? Shift + ?	Select text back character by character.
Ctrl + ? Shift + ?	Select text from the cursor position to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + ? Shift + ?	Select text from the cursor position to the beginning of the previous word.
? Shift + Home	Select text from the cursor position to the beginning of the line.
? Shift + End	Select text from the cursor position to the end of the line.
Alt left + ? Shift	Switch input language if multiple input languages are used.
Ctrl + ? Shift	Switch keyboard layout if multiple keyboard layouts are used.
Ctrl left + ? Shift Ctrl right + ? Shift	Changing the reading direction of text for languages written from right to left.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with windows and the desktop.

Keys	Action
F5 (or Ctrl + R)	Refreshes the active window or desktop (if active).
F6 or Tab?	Cycle through elements in a window or desktop.
Alt+Esc	Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
Alt + Tab ?	Cycle between windows as usual.
Ctrl + Alt + Tab ?	Open a window to switch between windows as usual. Use the arrow keys to navigate between them.
Win+Tab?	Cyclic switching between elements (windows, programs) in Flip3D mode.
Ctrl + Win + Tab ?	Open a window to switch between windows in Flip3D mode. Use the arrow keys to navigate between them.
Ctrl + mouse wheel (up\down) on the desktop	Increase/Reduce the size of desktop icons.
Holding? Shift + ?	Highlights multiple items in a window or desktop, including the current one.
Holding? Shift + ?	Selects down multiple items in a window or desktop, including the current one.
Hold Ctrl + Spacebar	Select any multiple individual elements in a window or on the desktop. To navigate use the arrow keys.
Ctrl+A	Select all elements in a window or on the desktop.
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl + Insert)	Copy selected elements.
Ctrl+X	Cutting out selected elements.
Ctrl+V (or? Shift + Insert)	Insert selected elements.
Alt + Enter ?	Opens the properties dialog box for the selected file or folder.
Alt + Space	Displays the context menu of the active window.
Alt+F4	Closes the current item or exits the active program.
? Shift + F10	Opens the context menu for the selected element.
Win + ?	Expand the window to full screen.
Win + ? Shift + ?	Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Win + ?	Minimize to window, or minimize to taskbar.
Win + ?	Maximize and snap the window to the left edge of the screen.
Win + ?	Maximize and snap the window to the right edge of the screen.
Win+M	Collapse all minimized windows. Non-minimizing windows (For example: File Properties) will remain on the screen.
Win + ? Shift + M	Restore all minimized windows.
Win+D	Show desktop / Return to program. Minimizes and restores everything, including non-minimizing windows.
Win+G	Cyclic switching between gadgets.
Win + Home	Minimize/Restore all windows except the active one.
Win + Space	Show desktop without minimizing windows.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with multiple monitors.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with the Taskbar.

Keys	Action
? Shift + click on the taskbar icon	Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program.
? Shift + right-click on the taskbar icon	Displays the menu window for the program.
? Shift + right-click on a grouped icon on the taskbar	Displays the menu window for the group.
Ctrl + click on the grouped icon on the taskbar	Cyclic switching between group windows.
Ctrl + ? Shift + click on the taskbar icon	Opening the program as administrator.
Ctrl + Tab ?	Switch between thumbnails in the same group.
Win + Number	Launch/Switch to a program using its icon location on the taskbar. The numbers from 1 to 9 are the serial number of the application on the taskbar, counting from the left (0 is the tenth application).
? Shift + Win + Number	Launch a new instance of a program using the location of its icon on the taskbar.
Ctrl + Win + Number	Switch between program windows, starting with the most recently active one, using the location of its icon on the taskbar.
Alt + Win + Number	Open the Jump List for a program using its icon location on the taskbar.
Win+T	Cycle through taskbar icons. (From left to right)
Win + ? Shift + T	Cycle through taskbar icons. (From right to left)
Ctrl+Win+B	Switch to an application that displays a message in the notification area.
Win (or Ctrl + Esc)	Open or close the Start menu.
Win+R	Opens the Run dialog box.
Ctrl + ? Shift + Enter ?	Run the program selected in the Start menu as an administrator.

Keyboard shortcuts for working in Windows Explorer.

Keys	Action
Win+E	Launch Windows Explorer.
Alt + ?	View the previous folder.
Alt + ?	Browse the next folder.
Alt + ?	View the folder located one level higher.
Alt+D	Selecting the address bar.
Alt+P	Display the viewing area.
Ctrl+E	Select a search field.
Ctrl + ? Shift + E	Displays all folders that contain the selected folder.
Ctrl+F	Select a search field.
Ctrl + N	Opens a new window.
Ctrl + ? Shift + N	Creating a new folder.
Ctrl+W	Closes the current window.
Ctrl + .	Rotate the image clockwise.
Ctrl + ,	Rotate the image counterclockwise.
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel	Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons.
Home	Move to the top position of the active window.
End	Move to the bottom position of the active window.
Delete (or Ctrl + D)	Deleting the selected item to the Trash.
? Shift+Delete	Deleting the selected item without placing it in the Trash.
F2	Rename the selected element.
F4	Display a list of previous locations for the address bar in Windows Explorer.
F11	Maximize the active window to full screen / Minimize it back.
?	Collapses the selected item (if it is expanded) or selects a parent folder.
?	Display the selected item (if it is collapsed) or highlight the first subfolder.
? Backspace	View the previous folder.
Num Lock + * on the numeric keypad	Displays all folders within the selected folder.
Num Lock + + on the numeric keypad	Displays the contents of the selected folder.
Num Lock + - on the numeric keypad	Collapses the selected folder.

Keyboard shortcuts for the dialog box.

Keyboard shortcuts for using Windows Help.

Keys	Action
F1	Open help for the current item.
Win+F1	Launch the built-in Windows dialog: Help and Support.
F3	Move the cursor to the Search field.
F10	Go to the "Options" menu.
Alt+A	Go to the user support page.
Alt+C	Display table of contents.
Alt+N	Go to the “Connection Settings” menu.
Alt + ?	Return to the previously viewed section.
Alt + ?	Move to the next (previously viewed) section.
Alt + Home	Go to the Help and Support home page.
Home	Go to the beginning of the section.
End	Go to the end of the section.
Ctrl+F	Search in the current section.
Ctrl+P	Printing the section.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with Ease of Access Center.

Keys	Action
Win+U	Launch the Ease of Access Center.
Num Lock (hold for more than five seconds)	Enable/Disable voice over mode when pressing Caps Lock, Num keys Lock and Scroll Lock.
? Shift (press five times)	Enable/Disable Sticky Keys mode (allows you to use the Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Win keys by pressing them individually).
? Shift Right (hold for more than eight seconds)	Enable/Disable input filtering (allows you to ignore short and repeated keystrokes).
Alt left + ? Left Shift + PrtScr (or Print Screen)	Enable/Disable High Contrast Mode.
Alt left + ? Left Shift + Num Lock (or Num)	Enable/Disable keyboard mouse pointer control.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Keys	Action
Win + +	Launch the Magnifier program. Zoom in.
Win + -	Zoom out.
Win+Esс	Close Magnifier.
Ctrl + Alt + D	Switch to “Docked” mode (the enlarged area is shown in a separate docked window).
Ctrl + Alt + F	Switch to Full Screen mode (enlarges the entire screen).
Ctrl + Alt + L	Switch to “Zoom” mode (the area around the mouse pointer is magnified).
Ctrl + Alt + R	Resize the window that displays an enlarged area of the screen.
Ctrl + Alt + Space	Preview your desktop in full screen mode.
Ctrl + Alt + I	Inversion of colors.
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the top edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area up. ("Increase") Move up the enlarged area. ("Full screen")
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the bottom edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area down. ("Increase") Move down the enlarged area. ("Full screen")
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the left edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area to the left. ("Increase") Move around the enlarged area to the left. ("Full screen")
Ctrl + Alt + ?	Snaps a window with a magnified area to the right edge of the screen. ("Pinned") Move the window with the enlarged area to the right. ("Increase") Move around the enlarged area to the right. ("Full screen")

Other keyboard shortcuts.

Keys	Action
Enter?	Replaces mouse clicks to launch an application, press a button, or select an item in a menu.
Esc	Identical to clicking the Cancel button in the dialog box.
F3 (or Win + F)	Opens a built-in Windows dialog box to search for a file or folder.
Ctrl+F	Open a search window or go to the search field in the active window.
Ctrl + Win + F	Search a computer from a domain (while on the network).
Ctrl + ? Shift+Esc	Launch the Task Manager.
Ctrl + Alt + Delete	Opening the Windows Security window (Includes buttons Lock computer, Change user, Log off, Change password, Launch task manager).
Win+L	Locking the computer or switching users.
Win + X	Launch Windows Mobility Center.
Win+Pause Break	Launch the System item from the Control Panel (Properties item when right-clicking on Computer in the Start menu).
Holding? Shift when inserting a CD	Prevent the CD from playing automatically.
Ctrl + Tab ?	Switching between elements (tabs, windows, documents) in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously.
Ctrl+F4	Closing the active document (in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously).
Alt + Enter ?	Expand the active program to full screen / Minimize to window.
Alt + underlined letter	Displays the corresponding menu. Execute a menu command (or other underlined command).
F10	Activate the menu bar of the current program.
?	Opens the next menu on the left or closes a submenu.
?	Opens the next menu on the right or opens a submenu.
Ctrl + N	Create…
Ctrl + O	Open…
Ctrl+S	Save your changes.
Ctrl+Z	Cancel action.
Ctrl+Y Ctrl + ? Shift + Z	Repeat the action.

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