| Press F1 | to see HELP |
| Press ALT+F4 | to quit a program |
| Press SHIFT+F10 | to see the shortcut menu |
| Press CTRL-ESC | to bring up the START menu |
| Press ALT+TAB | to cycle through all of the active windows |
| Press CTRL+X | to cut to the clipboard |
| Press CTRL+C | to copy to the clipboard |
| Press CTRL+V | to paste from the clipboard |
| Press CTRL+A | to select all |
| Press DEL | to delete |
| Press CTRL+Z | to undo the last thing you did |
| Press ALT+SPACEBAR | to bring down the main window menu |
| Press SHIFT while inserting a CD-ROM | to bypass the auto-play feature |
The keystrokes in this second table should work from the desktop, My Computer, or Windows Explorer. Select the item first by single-clicking on it, then use the appropriate keystroke.
| Press F2 | to rename an item |
| Press F3 | to find a folder or file |
| Press SHIFT+DEL | to delete an item without placing it in the Recycle Bin |
| Press ALT+ENTER (or ALT+double click) | to view the item's properties |
| Press CTRL while dragging a file | to copy a file to a new location |
| Press CTRL+SHIFT while dragging a file | to create a shortcut to the file in a new location |
| Press F5 | to refresh the screen |
| Press BACKSPACE | to go up one level (not applicable on the desktop) |
| Press SHIFT while clicking the Close button (the "x" in the upper right hand corner) | to close the selected folder and all of its parent folders |
| Press F6 | to switch between the left and right panes of My Computer or Windows Explorer |
| Press CTRL-G | to go to a certain folder (for Windows Explorer only) |
| Press NUMLOCK+*(asterisk) | to expand all subfolders under the selected folder in Windows Explorer |
| Press NUMLOCK+PLUS SIGN (+) or Press the RIGHT ARROW | to expand the selected folder in Windows Explorer |
| Press NUMLOCK+MINUS SIGN (-) or Press the LEFT ARROW | to collapse the selected folder in Windows Explorer |
The keystrokes in this third table should work from the Properties Dialog Box
| Press TAB | to move forward through the options |
| Press SHIFT+TAB | to move backwards through the options |
| Press CTRL+TAB | to move forward through the tabs |
| Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB | to move backwards through the tabs |
If you have any questions, please contact Grace Simms (glsimms@samford.edu, 2687)
