200 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) to Boost Your Productivity

F1 [Display Help] F2 [Rename the selected item] F3 [Search for a file or folder] F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer] F5 [Refresh the active window] F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop] F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app] ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app] ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened] ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter] ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item] ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window] ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back] ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward] ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen] ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen] ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)] CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)] CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window] CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item] CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin] CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window] CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item] CTRL + X [Cut the selected item] CTRL + Y [Redo an action] CTRL + Z [Undo an action] CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen] CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen] 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 + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps] CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop] CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text] CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen] CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager] CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available] CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off] SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item] SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document] SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first] 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] ESC [Stop or leave the current task]

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