Stop wasting time moving your hands from the keyboard to the mouse! These keyboard shortcuts will work for most Windows programs:
- Alt+underlined letter: Open menu, select option, or press button
- F2: Rename file or folder (after clicking to select it)
- Windows Key+E: Open My Computer
- Windows Key+D: Minimize all open windows, show the desktop
- Home/Ctrl+Home: Jump to beginning or top
- End/Ctrl+End: Jump to end or bottom
- Tab: Move to the next field or option
- Shift+Tab: Move to the previous field or option
Control key shortcuts
- Ctrl+A: Select all the items in the current window
- Ctrl+F: Find
- Ctrl+C: Copy
- Ctrl+X: Cut
- Ctrl+V: Paste
- Ctrl+Z: Undo
- Ctrl+Y: Redo
- Ctrl+B: Bold
- Ctrl+U: Underline
- Ctrl+I: Italic
Find more keyboard shortcuts on these Microsoft pages:
