Friday, August 12, 2011

shortcut keys for microsoft windows in windows 7


    SHORTCUT KEYS FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS

F8 (during boot)  Holding F8 when booting displays the Windows Boot Menu

SHIFT (during boot)  Holding SHIFT down when booting forces Windows into Safe Mode

CTRL + ALT + DEL  Displays the Task Manager or Windows Security dialog box

ALT + TAB  Static rotate forward between currently open applications

 ALT + SHIFT + TAB  Static rotate backward between currently open applications

WINDOWS KEY + TAB  Live view rotate forward between currently open applications

WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT +

TAB  Live view rotate backward between currently open applications

ALT + ESC  Rotates through currently open applications in the order they were
started

ALT + PRINT SCREEN  Sends a screen shot of the current application to the Windows clipboard

CTRL + ESC  Displays the Windows Start Menu (same as with the Windows Key)

CTRL + + (on numeric keypad)  Resize column to size of longest item in Windows  Explorer details view

SHIFT + *  Opens folder currently selected in Windows Explorer and all sub-folders

F1  Displays the Help window for the current application
F2  Renames currently highlighted object
F3  Displays the Windows Search dialogue
F4  Positions cursor at the Address Bar in Windows & Internet Explorer
 F5  Refreshes contents in Windows & Internet Explorer

ALT + F4  Closes current application

CTRL + F4  Closes currently open window in current application

CTRL + Z  Reverses last made change(s) in current document or field

ALT + ENTER  Opens the properties dialogue for the currently highlighted object

SHIFT + F10  Displays the context menu (same as with the Application Key or right
mouse click)

SHIFT + DEL  Deletes objects directly, does not send them to the Recycle Bin

SHIFT (inserting CD/DVD)  Holding SHIFT when inserting a CD or DVD prevents auto-play

SHIFT (selecting objects)  Holding SHIFT down while selec ting objects selects objects inclusively

CTRL (selecting objects)  Holding CTRL down while s electing objects selects objects individually

WINDOWS KEY + D  Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop (using this
combination again restores all minimized windows)

WINDOWS KEY + TAB  Cycles  through open applications via the taskbar

WINDOWS KEY + E  Starts Windows Ex plorer to browse local computer

WINDOWS KEY + F  Displays the Windows Search dialogue

WINDOWS KEY + CTRL + F  Displays the Windows Search for Computers dialogue

WINDOWS KEY + F1  Displays the Microsoft Windows Help window

WINDOWS KEY + L  Locks the computer

WINDOWS KEY + M  Minimizes all open windows

WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT + M  Restores all windows minimized using WINDOWS KEY + M

WINDOWS KEY + R  Displays the Run dialogue

WINDOWS KEY + U  Displays the Windows Utility Manager

WINDOWS KEY + PAUSE  Displays the Windows System Properties dialogue







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