Must Know Windows keyboard shortcuts

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Sometime computer display a Message: press any key to continue.

Find out where is Any key on the Keyboards?

well... there is no any key on the keyboard or all are any key.

In order to work faster and efficiently it's good to have a knowledge of keyboard shortcut.

A standard keyboard generally has 102 keys. The keyboard is called as QWERTY keyboard.

A standard keyboard generally has 102 keys. The keyboard is called as QWERTY keyboard.

The top rows of keys are called function keys. Some keys are programmed to work in combination. 

below is list of handy keyboard shortcuts.

General shortcuts

 

·         CTRL+A (Select all)

·         CTRL+C (Copy)

·         CTRL+X (Cut)

·         CTRL+V (Paste)

·         CTRL+Z (Undo)

·         DELETE (Delete)

·         SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without sending the item to Recycle Bin)

·         F2 key (Rename )

·         CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

·         CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

·         CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

·         CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

·         CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

·         SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in window, on desktop, or  text in a document)

·         F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

·         ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

·         ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

·         ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

·         ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

·         CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

·         ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

·         ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

·         F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

·         F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

·         SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

·         ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

·         CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

·         ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)

·         Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

·         F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

·         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)

·         F5 key (Update the active window)

·         BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

·         ESC (Cancel the current task)

·         SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

·         CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

·         CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE to restart the computer, very handy when computer is hanged

source:microsoft.com