HI World
I am back with today’s post. Now as Microsoft has decided
to switch off the Windows XP completely and switch to Windows 7 so its quite
important to get know your windows 7 completely to become expert and the
expertness reflect from the speed and speed is maintain only when you are
expert in keyboard shortcuts. In windows 7 many new features are added and
Windows 7 have many new keyboard shortcuts of different application based. In
this post I tried to cover many of these shortcuts so lets get to know each of
them.
I am going to cover these categories
Ease of Access keyboard
shortcuts
General keyboard shortcuts
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
[Win] keyboard shortcuts
Windows Explorer keyboard
shortcuts
Magnifier keyboard shortcuts
Remote Desktop Connection
keyboard shortcuts
Paint keyboard shortcuts
WordPad keyboard shortcuts
Calculator keyboard shortcuts
Windows Journal keyboard
shortcuts
Windows Help viewer keyboard
shortcuts
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can
help make your computer easier to use.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Right
Shift for eight seconds
|
Turn
Filter Keys on and off
|
Left
Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)
|
Turn
High Contrast on or off
|
Left
Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock
|
Turn
Mouse Keys on or off
|
Shift
five times
|
Turn
Sticky Keys on or off
|
Num
Lock for five seconds
|
Turn
Toggle Keys on or off
|
[Win]
+U
|
Open
the Ease of Access Center
|
The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
F1
|
Display
Help
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy
the selected item
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut
the selected item
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste
the selected item
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo
an action
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Redo
an action
|
Delete
|
Delete
the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
|
Shift+Delete
|
Delete
the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
|
F2
|
Rename
the selected item
|
Ctrl+Right
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor to the beginning of the next word
|
Ctrl+Left
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
|
Ctrl+Down
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
|
Ctrl+Up
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
|
Ctrl+Shift
with an arrow key
|
Select
a block of text
|
Shift
with any arrow key
|
Select
more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
|
Ctrl
with any arrow key+Spacebar
|
Select
multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select
all items in a document or window
|
F3
|
Search
for a file or folder
|
Alt+Enter
|
Display
properties for the selected item
|
Alt+F4
|
Close
the active item, or exit the active program
|
Alt+Spacebar
|
Open
the shortcut menu for the active window
|
Ctrl+F4
|
Close
the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously)
|
Alt+Tab
|
Switch
between open items
|
Ctrl+Alt+Tab
|
Use
the arrow keys to switch between open items
|
Ctrl+Mouse
scroll wheel
|
Change
the size of icons on the desktop
|
[Win]
+Tab
|
Cycle
through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
|
Ctrl+[Win]
+Tab
|
Use
the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip
3-D
|
Alt+Esc
|
Cycle
through items in the order in which they were opened
|
F6
|
Cycle
through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
|
F4
|
Display
the address bar list in Windows Explorer
|
Shift+F10
|
Display
the shortcut menu for the selected item
|
Ctrl+Esc
|
Open
the Start menu
|
Alt+underlined
letter
|
Display
the corresponding menu
|
Alt+underlined
letter
|
Perform
the menu command (or other underlined command)
|
F10
|
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
|
Refresh
the active window
|
Alt+Up
Arrow
|
View
the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
|
Esc
|
Cancel
the current task
|
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
|
Open
Task Manager
|
Shift
when you insert a CD
|
Prevent
the CD from automatically playing
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for use
in dialog boxes.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
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
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use
the [Win] .
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
[Win]
|
Open
or close the Start menu.
|
[Win]
+Pause
|
Display
the System Properties dialog box.
|
[Win]
+D
|
Display
the desktop.
|
[Win]
+M
|
Minimize
all windows.
|
[Win]
+Shift+M
|
Restore
minimized windows to the desktop.
|
[Win]
+E
|
Open
Computer.
|
[Win]
+F
|
Search
for a file or folder.
|
Ctrl+[Win]
+F
|
Search
for computers (if you're on a network).
|
[Win]
+L
|
Lock
your computer or switch users.
|
[Win]
+R
|
Open
the Run dialog box.
|
[Win]
+T
|
Cycle
through programs on the taskbar.
|
[Win]
+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.
|
Shift+[Win]
+number
|
Start
a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position
indicated
by the number.
|
Ctrl+[Win]
+number
|
Switch
to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the
position
indicated by the number.
|
Alt+[Win]
+number
|
Open
the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position
indicated
by the number.
|
[Win]
+Tab
|
Cycle
through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
|
Ctrl+[Win]
+Tab
|
Use
the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip
3-D.
|
Ctrl+[Win]
+B
|
Switch
to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.
|
[Win]
+Spacebar
|
Preview
the desktop.
|
[Win]
+Up Arrow
|
Maximize
the window.
|
[Win]
+Left
Arrow
|
Maximize
the window to the left side of the screen.
|
[Win]
+Right
Arrow
|
Maximize
the window to the right side of the screen.
|
[Win]
+Down
Arrow
|
Minimize
the window.
|
[Win]
+Home
|
Minimize
all but the active window.
|
[Win]
+Shift+Up
Arrow
|
Stretch
the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
|
[Win]
+Shift+Left
Arrow or Right Arrow
|
Move
a window from one monitor to another.
|
[Win]
+P
|
Choose
a presentation display mode.
|
[Win]
+G
|
Cycle
through gadgets.
|
[Win]
+U
|
Open
Ease of Access Center.
|
[Win]
+X
|
Open
Windows Mobility Center.
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with Windows Explorer windows or folders.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Ctrl+N
|
Open
a new window
|
Ctrl+Shift+N
|
Create
a new folder
|
End
|
Display
the bottom of the active window
|
Home
|
Display
the top of the active window
|
F11
|
Maximize
or minimize the active window
|
Num
Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad
|
Display
all subfolders under the selected folder
|
Num
Lock+Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad
|
Display
the contents of the selected folder
|
Num
Lock+Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad
|
Collapse
the selected folder
|
Left
Arrow
|
Collapse
the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the parent folder
|
Alt+Enter
|
Open
the Properties dialog box for the selected item
|
Alt+P
|
Display
the preview pane
|
Alt+Left
Arrow
|
View
the previous folder
|
Right
Arrow
|
Display
the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder
|
Alt+Right
Arrow
|
View
the next folder
|
Alt+Up
Arrow
|
View
the parent folder
|
Ctrl+Mouse
scroll wheel
|
Change
the size and appearance of file and folder icons
|
Alt+D
|
Select
the address bar
|
Ctrl+E
|
Select
the search box
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with Magnifier.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
[Win]
+ Plus
Sign or Minus Sign
|
Zoom
in or out
|
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar
|
Show
the mouse pointer
|
Ctrl+Alt+F
|
Switch
to full-screen mode
|
Ctrl+Alt+L
|
Switch
to lens mode
|
Ctrl+Alt+D
|
Switch
to docked mode
|
Ctrl+Alt+I
|
Invert
colors
|
Ctrl+Alt+arrow
keys
|
Pan
in the direction of the arrow keys
|
Ctrl+Alt+R
|
Resize
the lens
|
[Win]
+ Esc
|
Exit
Magnifier
|
Remote Desktop Connection keyboard
shortcuts
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with Remote Desktop Connection.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Alt+Page
Up
|
Move
between programs from left to right.
|
Alt+Page
Down
|
Move
between programs from right to left.
|
Alt+Insert
|
Cycle
through programs in the order that they were started in.
|
Alt+Home
|
Display
the Start menu.
|
Ctrl+Alt+Break
|
Switch
between a window and full screen.
|
Ctrl+Alt+End
|
Display
the Windows Security dialog box.
|
Alt+Delete
|
Display
the system menu.
|
Ctrl+Alt+Minus
Sign (-) on the numeric keypad
|
Place
a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server
clipboard
(provides the same functionality as pressing Alt+PrtScn on a local computer).
|
Ctrl+Alt+Plus
Sign (+) on the numeric keypad
|
Place
a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal
server
clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local
computer).
|
Ctrl+Alt+Right
Arrow
|
“Tab”
out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for
example, a button or a text box).
Useful
when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.
|
Ctrl+Alt+Left
Arrow
|
“Tab”
out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for
example, a button or a text box).
Useful
when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.
|
Note
- Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End are available in all
Remote Desktop sessions, even when you've set up the remote computer to
recognize Windows keyboard shortcuts.
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with Paint.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Ctrl+N
|
Create
a new picture
|
Ctrl+O
|
Open
an existing picture
|
Ctrl+S
|
Save
changes to a picture
|
F12
|
Save
the picture as a new file
|
Ctrl+P
|
Print
a picture
|
Alt+F4
|
Close
a picture and its Paint window
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo
a change
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Redo
a change
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select
the entire picture
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut
a selection
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy
a selection to the Clipboard
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste
a selection from the Clipboard
|
Right
Arrow
|
Move
the selection or active shape right by one pixel
|
Left
Arrow
|
Move
the selection or active shape left by one pixel
|
Down
Arrow
|
Move
the selection or active shape down by one pixel
|
Up
Arrow
|
Move
the selection or active shape up by one pixel
|
Esc
|
Cancel
a selection
|
Delete
|
Delete
a selection
|
Ctrl+B
|
Bold
selected text
|
Ctrl++
|
Increase
the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
|
Ctrl+-
|
Decrease
the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
|
Ctrl+I
|
Italicize
selected text
|
Ctrl+U
|
Underline
selected text
|
Ctrl+E
|
Open
the Properties dialog box
|
Ctrl+W
|
Open
the Resize and Skew dialog box
|
Ctrl+Page
Up
|
Zoom
in
|
Ctrl+Page
Down
|
Zoom
out
|
F11
|
View
a picture in full-screen mode
|
Ctrl+R
|
Show
or hide the ruler
|
Ctrl+G
|
Show
or hide gridlines
|
F10
or Alt
|
Display
keytips
|
Shift+F10
|
Show
the current shortcut menu
|
F1
|
Open
Paint Help
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with WordPad.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Ctrl+N
|
Create
a new document
|
Ctrl+O
|
Open
an existing document
|
Ctrl+S
|
Save
changes to a document
|
F12
|
Save
the document as a new file
|
Ctrl+P
|
Print
a document
|
Alt+F4
|
Close
WordPad
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo
a change
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Redo
a change
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select
the entire document
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut
a selection
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy
a selection to the Clipboard
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste
a selection from the Clipboard
|
Ctrl+B
|
Make
selected text bold
|
Ctrl+I
|
Italicize
selected text
|
Ctrl+U
|
Underline
selected text
|
Ctrl+=
|
Make
selected text subscript
|
Ctrl+Shift+=
|
Make
selected text superscript
|
Ctrl+L
|
Align
text left
|
Ctrl+E
|
Align
text center
|
Ctrl+R
|
Align
text right
|
Ctrl+J
|
Justify
text
|
Ctrl+1
|
Set
single line spacing
|
Ctrl+2
|
Set
double line spacing
|
Ctrl+5
|
Set
line spacing to 1.5
|
Ctrl+Shift+>
|
Increase
the font size
|
Ctrl+Shift+<
|
Decrease
the font size
|
Ctrl+Shift+A
|
Change
characters to all capitals
|
Ctrl+Shift+L
|
Change
the bullet style
|
Ctrl+D
|
Insert
a Microsoft Paint drawing
|
Ctrl+F
|
Find
text in a document
|
F3
|
Find
the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box
|
Ctrl+H
|
Replace
text in a document
|
Ctrl+Left
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor one word to the left
|
Ctrl+Right
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor one word to the right
|
Ctrl+Up
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor to the line above
|
Ctrl+Down
Arrow
|
Move
the cursor to the line below
|
Ctrl+Home
|
Move
to the beginning of the document
|
Ctrl+End
|
Move
to the end of the document
|
Ctrl+Page
Up
|
Move
up one page
|
Ctrl+Page
Down
|
Move
down one page
|
Ctrl+Delete
|
Delete
the next word
|
F10
|
Display
keytips
|
Shift+F10
|
Show
the current shortcut menu
|
F1
|
Open
WordPad Help
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with Calculator.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Atl+1
|
Switch
to Standard mode
|
Alt+2
|
Switch
to Scientific mode
|
Alt+3
|
Switch
to Programmer mode
|
Alt+4
|
Switch
to Statistics mode
|
Ctrl+E
|
Open
date calculations
|
Ctrl+H
|
Turn
calculation history on or off
|
Ctrl+U
|
Open
unit conversion
|
Alt+C
|
Calculate
or solve date calculations and worksheets
|
F1
|
Open
Calculator Help
|
Ctrl+Q
|
Press
the M- button
|
Ctrl+P
|
Press
the M+ button
|
Ctrl+M
|
Press
the MS button
|
Ctrl+R
|
Press
the MR button
|
Ctrl+L
|
Press
the MC button
|
%
|
Press
the % button
|
F9
|
Press
the +/– button
|
/
|
Press
the / button
|
*
|
Press
the * button
|
+
|
Press
the + button
|
-
|
Press
the – button
|
R
|
Press
the 1/× button
|
@
|
Press
the square root button
|
0-9
|
Press
the number buttons (0-9)
|
=
|
Press
the = button
|
.
|
Press
the . (decimal point) button
|
Backspace
|
Press
the backspace button
|
Esc
|
Press
the C button
|
Del
|
Press
the CE button
|
Ctrl+Shift+D
|
Clear
the calculation history
|
F2
|
Edit
the calculation history
|
Up
Arrow key
|
Navigate
up in the calculation history
|
Down
Arrow key
|
Navigate
down in the calculation history
|
Esc
|
Cancel
editing the calculation history
|
Enter
|
Recalculate
the calculation history after editing
|
F3
|
Select
Degrees in Scientific mode
|
F4
|
Select
Radians in Scientific mode
|
F5
|
Select
Grads in Scientific mode
|
I
|
Press
the Inv button in Scientific mode
|
D
|
Press
the Mod button in Scientific mode
|
Ctrl+S
|
Press
the sinh button in Scientific mode
|
Ctrl+O
|
Press
the cosh button in Scientific mode
|
Ctrl+T
|
Press
the tanh button in Scientific mode
|
(
|
Press
the ( button in Scientific mode
|
)
|
Press
the ) button in Scientific mode
|
N
|
Press
the ln button in Scientific mode
|
;
|
Press
the Int button in Scientific mode
|
S
|
Press
the sin button in Scientific mode
|
O
|
Press
the cos button in Scientific mode
|
T
|
Press
the tan button in Scientific mode
|
M
|
Press
the dms button in Scientific mode
|
P
|
Press
the pi button in Scientific mode
|
V
|
Press
the F-E button in Scientific mode
|
X
|
Press
the Exp button in Scientific mode
|
Q
|
Press
the x^2 button in Scientific mode
|
Y
|
Press
the x^y button in Scientific mode
|
#
|
Press
the x^3 button in Scientific mode
|
L
|
Press
the log button in Scientific mode
|
!
|
Press
the n! button in Scientific mode
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Press
the y√x button in Scientific mode
|
Ctrl+B
|
Press
the 3√x button in Scientific mode
|
Ctrl+G
|
Press
the 10x button in Scientific mode
|
F5
|
Select
Hex in Programmer mode
|
F6
|
Select
Dec in Programmer mode
|
F7
|
Select
Oct in Programmer mode
|
F8
|
Select
Bin in Programmer mode
|
F12
|
Select
Qword in Programmer mode
|
F2
|
Select
Dword in Programmer mode
|
F3
|
Select
Word in Programmer mode
|
F4
|
Select
Byte in Programmer mode
|
K
|
Press
the RoR button in Programmer mode
|
J
|
Press
the RoL button in Programmer mode
|
<
|
Press
the Lsh button in Programmer mode
|
>
|
Press
the Rsh button in Programmer mode
|
%
|
Press
the Mod button in Programmer mode
|
(
|
Press
the ( button in Programmer mode
|
)
|
Press
the ) button in Programmer mode
|
|
|
Press
the Or button in Programmer mode
|
^
|
Press
the Xor button in Programmer mode
|
~
|
Press
the Not button in Programmer mode
|
&
|
Press
the And button in Programmer mode
|
A-F
|
Press
the A-F buttons in Programmer mode
|
Spacebar
|
Toggles
the bit value in Programmer mode
|
A
|
Press
the Average button in Statistics mode
|
Ctrl+A
|
Press
the Average Sq button in Statistics mode
|
S
|
Press
the Sum button in Statistics mode
|
Ctrl+S
|
Press
the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode
|
T
|
Press
the S.D. button in Statistics mode
|
Ctrl+T
|
Press
the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode
|
D
|
Press
the CAD button in Statistics mode
|
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with Windows Journal.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Ctrl+N
|
Start
a new note
|
Ctrl+O
|
Open
a recently used note
|
Ctrl+S
|
Save
changes to a note
|
Ctrl+Shift+V
|
Move
a note to a specific folder
|
Ctrl+P
|
Print
a note
|
Alt+F4
|
Close
a note and its Journal window
|
Ctrl+Z
|
Undo
a change
|
Ctrl+Y
|
Redo
a change
|
Ctrl+A
|
Select
all items on a page
|
Ctrl+X
|
Cut
a selection
|
Ctrl+C
|
Copy
a selection to the Clipboard
|
Ctrl+V
|
Paste
a selection from the Clipboard
|
Esc
|
Cancel
a selection
|
Delete
|
Delete
a selection
|
Ctrl+F
|
Start
a basic find
|
Ctrl+G
|
Go
to a page
|
F5
|
Refresh
find results
|
F5
|
Refresh
the note list
|
F6
|
Toggle
between a note list and a note
|
Ctrl+Shift+C
|
Display
a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list
|
F11
|
View
a note in full-screen mode
|
F1
|
Open
Journal Help
|
Windows Help viewer keyboard
shortcuts
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for
working with the Help viewer.
Press
this key
|
To
do this
|
Alt+C
|
Display
the Table of Contents
|
Alt+N
|
Display
the Connection Settings menu
|
F10
|
Display
the Options menu
|
Alt+Left
Arrow
|
Move
back to the previously viewed topic
|
Alt+Right
Arrow
|
Move
forward to the next (previously viewed) topic
|
Alt+A
|
Display
the customer support page
|
Alt+Home
|
Display
the Help and Support home page
|
Home
|
Move
to the beginning of a topic
|
End
|
Move
to the end of a topic
|
Ctrl+F
|
Search
the current topic
|
Ctrl+P
|
Print
a topic
|
F3
|
Move
the cursor to the search box
|
So
I hoped you liked and lernt a lot from these shortcuts and practice these all
to memorise and speed your computing to the Intelligence.
See
you all. J
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