List of the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP

General keyboard shortcuts

•	CTRL+C (Copy)
•	CTRL+X (Cut)
•	CTRL+V (Paste)
•	CTRL+Z (Undo)
•	DELETE (Delete)
•	SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
•	CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
•	CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
•	F2 key (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+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
•	SHIFT 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 key (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 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
•	F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
•	SHIFT+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 command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
•	F10 key (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 key (Update the active window)
•	BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
•	ESC (Cancel the current task)
•	SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
•	CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

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+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
•	TAB (Move forward through the options)
•	SHIFT+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 key (Display Help)
•	F4 key (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 Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
•	Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
•	Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
•	Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
•	Windows Logo+SHIFT+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

•	Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
•	Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
•	Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
•	SHIFT 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

•	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

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you
can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:

•	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 keyboard shortcuts

•	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 key (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

•	CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
•	ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
•	SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
•	F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
•	F5 key (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 key (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

•	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

•	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)