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Newbie Guides 
Top Tips and Tricks
Keyboard Shortcuts
Useful guides for high power readers looking for time
saving special key functions.
Time Saving Special Key Functions / Keyboard Shortcuts
Mouse Substitution Combos
Start Menu Ctrl + Esc
Shift focus to first menu F10
Left mouse button Keypad # 5
Right mouse button Shift + F10
Minimise a window Alt + Spacebar + N
Close any menu Esc
Minimise all windows Ctrl + Esc, then Esc, then Alt + M
Control Key Quickies
Copy Ctrl + C
Cut Ctrl + X
Paste Ctrl + V
Undo Ctrl + Z
Start (Windows) Key Shortcuts
Run dialogue box Start + R
Windows Explorer Start + E
Minimise all windows Start + M
Undo Minimise all Shift + Start + M
Find dialogue box Start + F
Find Computer dialogue box Ctrl + Start + F
System Properties window Start + Pause/Break
Cycle through tasks Start + Tab
Windows Help Start + F1
Windows Keyboard Basics
Switch to menu mode F10
Close current application Alt +F4
Close current MDI window Ctrl +F4
Open the system menu of an active Alt + Spacebar window
Minimise the active window Alt + Spacebar + N
Maximise the active window Alt + Spacebar + X
Restore the active window Alt + Spacebar + R
Close the active window Alt + Spacebar + C
Content menu Shift + F10
Content menu for selected items Shift + F10
Refresh F5
Start menu Ctrl + Esc
Properties dialogue box Alt + Enter
Copy a file Ctrl + drag a file
Create a shortcut Ctrl + shift + drag a file
Cycle forward through programs Alt + Tab
Cycle back through programs Alt + Shift + Tab
Run dialogue box Ctrl + Esc
Undo Ctrl + Z
Close current application in MDI mode Ctrl + F4
Open system menu of a MDI window Alt + - (dash)
Minimise all windows (first, select taskbar) Alt + M
Select a menu item Alt + underlined letter
Cycle through open programs on taskbar Alt + Esc
Cycle through open programs in reverse Alt + Shift + F4
Windows Explorer Basic Keystrokes
Display combo box F4
Refresh F5
Tab between panes F6
Move to parent folder Backspace
Select all Ctrl + A
Undo Ctrl + Z
Go to dialogue box Ctrl + G
Expand collapsed selection Right arrow
Collapse expanded selection Left arrow
Accessibility Option Keystrokes
The following are basic keystrokes for computers with Accessibility Options
enabled.
Turn Stickey keys On/Off Press Shift 5 times
Turn Filter keys On/Off Hold Shift for 8 seconds
Turn Toggle keys On/Off Hold Num Lock for 5 seconds
Turn Mouse keys On/Off (left) Alt + Left shift + NUM Lock
Turn High Contrast On/Off (left) Alt + Left shift + Print Scrn
Windows Dialogue Box Keystrokes
Help F1
Cancel current task Esc
Click a highlighted object Enter
Select/Clear a checkbox Spacebar
Click a highlighted option Spacebar
Click forward through options Tab
Click back through options Shift +Tab
Cycle forward through tabs Ctrl + Tab
Cycle back through tabs Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Open selected folder one level up Backspace
Open Save in or Look in F4
Refresh dialogue box F5
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