Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys

Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys

General keyboard shortcuts

F1 -> Display Help 

Right Shift for eight seconds >>Turn Filter Keys on and off

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) >>Copy the selected item 

Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn) >>Turn High Contrast on or off

Ctrl+X>>Cut the selected item 

Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock >>Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) >>Paste the selected item 

Shift five times >>Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Ctrl+Z >>Undo an action 

Num Lock for five seconds >>Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Ctrl+Y >>Redo an action 

Windows logo key +U >>Open the Ease of Access Center

Delete (or Ctrl+D) >>Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin Windows logo key keyboard shortcut 

Shift+Delete >>Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin 

Windows logo key >>Open or close the Start menu.

F2 >>Rename the selected item 

Windows logo key +Pause >>Display the System Properties dialog box.

Ctrl+Right Arrow >>Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word 

Windows logo key +D >>Display the desktop.

Ctrl+Left Arrow >>Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word 

Windows logo key  +M >>Minimize all windows.

Ctrl+Down Arrow >>Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph 

Windows logo key +Shift+M >>Restore minimized windows to the desktop.

Ctrl+Up Arrow >>Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph 

Windows logo key  +E >>Open Computer.

Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key >>Select a block of text 

Windows logo key  +F >>Search for a file or folder.

Shift with any arrow key >>Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document 

Ctrl+Windows logo key  +F >>Search for computers (if you're on a network).

Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar >>Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop 

Windows logo key  +L >>Lock your computer or switch users.

Ctrl+A >>Select all items in a document or window 

Windows logo key  +R >>Open the Run dialog box.

F3 >>Search for a file or folder 

Windows logo key  +T >>Cycle through programs on the taskbar.

Alt+Enter >>Display properties for the selected item 

Windows logo key +number >>

Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the

number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.

Alt+F4 >>

Close the active item, or exit the active program 

Shift+Windows logo key +number >>

Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Alt+Spacebar  >>

Open the shortcut menu for the active window 

Ctrl+Windows logo key +number >>

Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Ctrl+F4 >>

Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) 

Alt+Windows logo key +number  >>

Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Alt+Tab  >>

Switch between open items 

Windows logo key  +Tab  >>

Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl+Alt+Tab  >>

Use the arrow keys to switch between open items 

Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab  >>

Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel >>

Change the size of icons on the desktop 

Ctrl+Windows logo key  +B >>

Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.

Windows logo key  +Tab >>

Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D 

Windows logo key +Spacebar >>

Preview the desktop.

Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab >>

Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D 

Windows logo key  +Up Arrow >>

Maximize the window.

Alt+Esc >>

Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened 

Windows logo key  +Left Arrow  >>

Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.

F6  >>

Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop 

Windows logo key  +Right Arrow >>

Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.

F4 >>

Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer 

Windows logo key  +Down Arrow >>

Minimize the window.

Shift+F10 >>

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item 

Windows logo key  +Home >>

Minimize all but the active window.

Ctrl+Esc >>

Open the Start menu 

Windows logo key +Shift+Up Arrow >>

Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.

Alt+underlined letter >>

Display the corresponding menu 

Windows logo key +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow >>

Move a window from one monitor to another.

Alt+underlined letter >>

Perform the menu command (or other underlined command) 

Windows logo key  +P >>

Choose a presentation display mode.

F10 >>

Activate the menu bar in the active program 

Windows logo key  +G >>

Cycle through gadgets.

Right Arrow >>

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu 

Windows logo key  +U >>

Open Ease of Access Center.

Left Arrow >>

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu 

Windows logo key  +X >>

Open Windows Mobility Center.

F5 (or Ctrl+R) >>

Refresh the active window Taskbar keyboard shortcuts 

Alt+Up Arrow >>

View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer 

Shift+Click on a taskbar button >>

Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program

Esc >>

Cancel the current task 

Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button >>

Open a program as an administrator

Ctrl+Shift+Esc >>

Open Task Manager 

Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button >>

Show the window menu for the program

Shift when you insert a CD >>

Prevent the CD from automatically playing 

Shift+Right-click on a grouped task bar button >>

Show the window menu for the group

Left Alt+Shift >>

Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled 

Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button >>

Cycle through the windows of the group

Ctrl+Shift >>

Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled 

Right or Left Ctrl+Shift >>

Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages 

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts 

Ctrl+Tab >>

Move forward through tabs 

Ctrl+Shift+Tab >>

Move back through tabs 

Tab >>

Move forward through options 

Shift+Tab .>>

Move back through options 

Alt+underlined letter >>

Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter 

Enter >>

Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands 

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