Saturday, March 8, 2014

WINDOWS 8 SHORTCUT KEYS & KEY COMBINATIONS

SHORTCUT KEY COMBO FUNCTION
Key Combination
Result
SHIFT (during boot)
Enter Safe Mode
F8 (during boot)
Display Windows Start & Diagnostic menu
ALT + TAB
Forward scroll through open applications
ALT + SHIFT + TAB
Reverse scroll through open applications
WINDOWS + TAB
Forward live view scroll through open
applications (Vista & higher)
WINDOWS + SHIFT + TAB
Reverse live view scroll through open
applications (Vista & higher)
WINDOWS (or CTRL + ESC)
Display the Start Menu
CTRL + + (on numeric Keypad)
Resize column to length of longest line
SHIFT + * (on numeric Keypad)
List all subfolders of currently open folder
in Windows Explorer*
F1
Display help for the current application
F2
Rename highlighted object
F4
Position cursor at the Address Bar in
Windows Explorer
F5
Refresh contents in Internet Explorer
ALT + F4
Close current application
CTRL + F4
Close open window in current application
CTRL + N
Open new window in current application
CTRL + Z
Undo last edit in current document or field
CONTEXT (or SHIFT + F10)
Display the context menu
SHIFT + DEL
Permanently delete item, no Recycle Bin
F10
Display Menu Bar options
SHIFT + F10
Display the Context Menu
SHIFT (while inserting CD/DVD)
Prevents auto-play of CD/DVD
CTRL + A
Select all
SHIFT (hold while selecting items)
Select multiple items inclusively
CTRL (hold while selecting items)
Select multiple items individually
ALT + PRINT SCREEN
Copy screen shot of current application to
the clipboard
CTRL + C
Copy highlighted item to the clipboard
CTRL + X
Cut to the clipboard
CTRL + V
Paste from the clipboard

WINDOWS KEY COMBO FUNCTION
Key Combination
Result
WINDOWS + D
Toggle display of the desktop
WINDOWS + E
Start Windows Explorer
WINDOWS + F (F3 for find next)
Display Windows Search
WINDOWS + CTRL + F
Display Search for Computers
WINDOWS + F1
Display the Windows Help
WINDOWS + L
Lock the computer
WINDOWS + R
Display Run to execute a command
WINDOWS + PAUSE
Display Windows System Properties
WINDOWS + +
Zoom in
WINDOWS + -
Zoom out
WINDOWS + # (1-9)
Start (or switch to) application pinned to Taskbar at position #
SHIFT + WINDOWS + # (1-9)
Start new instance of application pinned to Taskbar at position #
CTRL + WINDOWS + # (1-9)
Rotate through windows in application
pinned to Taskbar at position #
ALT + WINDOWS + # (1-9)
Open jump list for applications pinned to
Taskbar at position #
WINDOWS + T
Set focus to Taskbar items and scroll
WINDOWS + B
Set focus to System Tray items (by clock)
WINDOWS + HOME
Minimize all open windows but current
WINDOWS + Space
Show desktop
WINDOWS + Up
Arrow Maximize current window
WINDOWS + Down
Arrow Minimize current window
WINDOWS + Left Arrow
Snap current window to left of display
WINDOWS + Right Arrow
Snap current window to right of display
WINDOWS + SHIFT + Left Arrow
Move current window to 2nd monitor (left)
WINDOWS + SHIFT + Right Arrow
Move current window to 2nd monitor (right)
WINDOWS + T
Show preview of open applications
WINDOWS + G
Display gadgets over other windows
Italicized items apply to Windows 7 only

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