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XP Keyboard Shortcuts

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Keyboard Shortcut

General
CTRL  A     Selects all the items in the active window.
CTRL + C     Copies the item or items to the Clipboard + can be pasted using CTRL + V.
CTRL + F     Displays the Find all files dialog box.
CTRL + G     Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
CTRL + N     Displays the New dialog box.
CTRL + O     Displays the Open dialog box.
CTRL + P     Displays the Print dialog box.
CTRL + S     Displays the Save dialog box.
CTRL + V     Pastes the copied item or items from the Clipboard.
CTRL + X     Cuts the item or items selected to the Clipboard.
CTRL + Z     Undoes the last action.
CTRL + F4     Closes the active document window.
CTRL while dragging an item     Copy the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys     Highlight a block of text
CTRL+F4     Close the active document
CTRL+ESC     Display the Start menu
CTRL + F6     Opens the next document window in the active application.
Keyboard Shortcut
General
ALT+ENTER     View the properties for the selected item
ALT+F4     Close the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR     Open the shortcut menu for the active window
ALT+TAB     Switch between the open items
ALT+ESC     Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
Keyboard Shortcut
General
F1 key     Gives help on the active window or selected item.
F2 key     Rename the selected item
F3 key     Search for a file or a folder
F4 key     Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 key      Update the active window
F6 key     Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 key     Activate the menu bar in the active program