Windows Keyboard Key Combinations

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(Extracted from newsgroup post and reduced)

Windows System Key Combinations
 ALT+F4: Quit program

 ALT+ESC: move to next window
 ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
 SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows Program Key Combinations
 CTRL+C: Copy
 CTRL+X: Cut
 CTRL+V: Paste
 CTRL+Z: Undo

Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects
 ALT+double click: Displays properties

General Keyboard-Only Commands
 ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and
then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
 SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to
bypass the automatic-run feature

Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts
For a selected object:
 F2: Rename object
 F3: Find all files
 CTRL+X: Cut
 CTRL+C: Copy
 CTRL+V: Paste
 SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to
the Recycle Bin
 ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

To Copy a File
 Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another
folder.

General Folder/Shortcut Control
 F5: Refreshes the current window.
 SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus
all parent folders

Windows Explorer Tree Control
 Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
 Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
 Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
 RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded,
otherwise goes to the first child
 LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded,
otherwise goes to the parent   n

Internet Browser

CTRL+Shift+Plus: Zoom in

CTRL+Shift+Minus: Zoom out

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
 Windows Logo: Start menu
 Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
 Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
 Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
 Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
 Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

Links to other sites about keyboard shortcuts

  http://www.ratherco.com/f1/kbdshort.htm

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