Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
By admin on Jan 20, 2009 in Windows Vista, Windows XP
Here are some very useful keyboard shortcuts, to help you perform your tasks quicker and easier. For a complete list of all shortcuts, please visit this Microsoft Web page.
Happy testing!
- ALT+TAB = switch between running programs (windows in taskbar)
- ALT+F4 = close running program or window
- ALT+down arrow = open drop down list box
- ALT+ENTER = open properties for the selected object
- F1 = help
- F5 = refresh current page
- SHIFT+DELETE = permanently delete
- SPACE = select radio button, checkbox or option
- CTRL+ENTER = opens a web site that ends with .com after typing the domain name (example: type CNN in the address bar of your browser, then press CTRL+ENTER and this will automatically add http://www in front and .com at the end)
- CTRL+C: Copy
- CTRL+X: Cut
- CTRL+V: Paste
- CTRL+Z: Undo
- CTRL+B: Bold
- CTRL+U: Underline
- CTRL+I: Italic
- F5: Refreshes the current window.
- CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
- CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
- * (star) = expands everything
- + (plus sign) = expands current selection
- – (minus sign) = collapses current selection
- TAB = move the the next control/link (this is handy for web site when your mouse doesn’t work – just navigate with tab and press enter to select a link)
- SHIFT+TAB = move to the previous control/link
- ESC = cancel
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