Keyboard Shortcuts
| To | Press | 
| Copy | CTRL+C | 
| Cut | CTRL+X | 
| Paste | CTRL+V | 
| Undo | CTRL+Z | 
| Delete | DELETE | 
| Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin | SHIFT+DELETE | 
| Copy Selected item. | CTRL while dragging an item | 
| Create shortcut to selected item | CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item | 
| Rename selected item. | F2 | 
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. | CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | 
| Move the insertion point to the previous word | CTRL+LEFT ARROW | 
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. | CTRL+DOWN ARROW | 
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. | CTRL+UP ARROW | 
| Highlight a block of text. | CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys. | 
| Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document | SHIFT with any of the arrow keys | 
| Select all | CTRL+A | 
| Search for a file or folder. | F3 | 
| View properties for the selected item. | ALT+ENTER | 
| Close the active item, or quit the active program | ALT+F4 | 
| Opens the shortcut menu for the active window | ALT+SPACEBAR | 
| Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. | CTRL+F4 | 
| Switch between open items. | ALT+TAB | 
| Cycle through items in the order they were opened. | ALT+ESC | 
| Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. | F6 | 
| Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. | F4 | 
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. | SHIFT+F10 | 
| Display the System menu for the active window | ALT+SPACEBAR | 
| Display the Start Menu | CTRL+ESC | 
| Display the corresponding menu | ALT_Underlined letter in a menu name | 
| Carry out the corresponding command | Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu | 
| Activate the menu bar in the active program | F10 | 
| Open the next menu to the right or open a submenu | RIGHT ARROW | 
| Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu | LEFT ARROW | 
| Refresh the active window. | F5 | 
| View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer | BACKSPACE | 
| Cancel the current task | ESC | 
| Prevent the CD from automatically playing. | SHIFT when you insert a CD in CD-ROM drive | 
Notes
- You must associate a password with your user account to secure it from unauthorized access. If you do not have a password associated with your user account, pressing the +L will not prevent other users from accessing your account information.
- Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options.
- If you are connected to Windows through Microsoft Terminal Services Client, some shortcuts have changed. For more information, see Microsoft's online documentation for Terminal Services Client.
