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Keyboard shortcuts
Applies to Windows 10
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing
device. Keyboard shortcuts can save you time and effort as you use Windows and other apps.
Check the menus of apps for accelerator keys. Most of them provide accelerator keys to help make it easier to work with menus and
other commands. If a letter of a word is underlined in a menu, it usually means you can press the Alt key and the underlined key
together instead of clicking that menu item. With a touch keyboard, you can see some shortcuts when you press the Ctrl key.
Pressing the Alt key in some apps, such as Paint and WordPad, shows commands that are labeled with additional keys needed to
create shortcuts.
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Keyboard shortcuts in Windows

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Top keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains common keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) Copy the selected item

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+X Cut the selected item

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) Paste the selected item

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo an action

Press this key To do this

Alt+Tab Switch between open apps

Press this key To do this

Alt+F4 Close the active item, or exit the active app

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +L Lock your PC or switch accounts

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +D Display and hide the desktop

New keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Windows logo key
Open Action center
+A

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
Open search
+S
To do this
Open Cortana in listening mode
Press this key
Windows logo key Note
+C
Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available
everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use search.

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
Open Task view
+Tab

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
Add a virtual desktop
+Ctrl+D

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
Switch between virtual desktops youve created on the right
+Ctrl+Right arrow

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
Switch between virtual desktops youve created on the left
+Ctrl+Left arrow

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
Close the virtual desktop youre using
+Ctrl+F4

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General keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts in Windows.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
F2 Rename the selected item

Press this key To do this

F3 Search for a file or folder in File Explorer

Press this key To do this

F4 Display the address bar list in File Explorer

Press this key To do this

F5 Refresh the active window

Press this key To do this

F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

Press this key To do this

F10 Activate the Menu bar in the active app

Press this key To do this

Alt+F4 Close the active item, or exit the active app

Press this key To do this

Alt+Esc Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened

Press this key To do this

Alt+underlined letter Perform the command for that letter

Press this key To do this

Alt+Enter Display properties for the selected item

Press this key To do this

Alt+Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the active window

Press this key To do this

Alt+Left arrow Go back

Press this key To do this

Alt+Right arrow Go forward

Press this key To do this

Alt+Page Up Move up one screen

Press this key To do this

Alt+Page Down Move down one screen

Press this key To do this

Alt+Tab Switch between open apps

To do this
Press this key
Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple
Ctrl+F4
documents open simultaneously)

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+A Select all items in a document or window

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) Copy the selected item

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+D (or Delete) Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+R (or F5) Refresh the active window

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) Paste the selected item

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+X Cut the selected item

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y Redo an action

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo an action

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Right arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Left arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Down arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Up arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+Tab Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps

Press this key

To do this
Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
item)+Spacebar

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key Select a block of text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Esc Open Start

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Spacebar Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off

Press this key To do this

Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Press this key To do this

Shift with any arrow key Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document

Press this key To do this

Shift+Delete Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

Press this key To do this

Right arrow Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu

Press this key To do this

Left arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

Press this key To do this

Esc Stop or leave the current task

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key .
Press this key To do this
To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key Open or close Start

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +A Open Action center

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +B Set focus in the notification area

To do this
Open Cortana in listening mode
Press this key
Windows logo key +C Note
Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be
available everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use search.

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +D Display and hide the desktop

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +E Open File Explorer

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +G Open Game bar when a game is open

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +H Open the Share charm

To do this
Press this key

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Windows logo key +I Open Settings

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +K Open the Connect quick action

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +L Lock your PC or switch accounts

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +O Lock device orientation

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +P Choose a presentation display mode

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +S Open Search

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +T Cycle through apps on the taskbar

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access Center

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +V Cycle through notifications

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Shift+V Cycle through notifications in reverse order

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +X Open the Quick Link menu

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Z Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +comma
Temporarily peek at the desktop
(,)
To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Pause Display the System Properties dialog box

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Ctrl+F Search for PCs (if you're on a network)

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Shift+M Restore minimized windows on the desktop

To do this
Press this key
Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the
Windows logo key +number

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Windows logo key +number

app is already running, switch to that app.

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by
+Shift+number the number

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position
+Ctrl+number indicated by the number

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by
+Alt+number the number

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an
+Ctrl+Shift+number administrator

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Tab Open Task view

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Ctrl+B Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +Up
arrow Maximize the window

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +Down
arrow Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +Left
arrow Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +Right
arrow Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Home Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
+Shift+Up arrow Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
+Shift+Down arrow Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
+Shift+Left arrow or Right Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another
arrow
Press this key To do this
Windows logo key
+Spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Spacebar Change to a previously selected input

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Enter Open Narrator

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Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +forward
slash (/) Initiate IME reconversion

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +plus (+)
or minus (-) Zoom in or out using Magnifier

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Esc Exit Magnifier

Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Command Prompt.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) Copy the selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) Paste the selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+M Enter Mark mode

Press this key To do this

Alt+selection key Begin selection in block mode

Press this key To do this

Arrow keys Move the cursor in the direction specified

Press this key To do this

Page up Move the cursor by one page up

Press this key To do this

Page down Move the cursor by one page down

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Home (Mark
Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer
mode)

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+End (Mark mode) Move the cursor to the end of the buffer

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Up arrow Move up one line in the output history

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Down arrow Move down one line in the output history

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Home (History If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of the buffer. Otherwise, delete all the characters to
navigation) the left of the cursor in the command line.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+End (History If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the characters to
navigation) the right of the cursor in the command line.

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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use in dialog boxes.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
F4 Display the items in the active list

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Tab Move forward through tabs

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move back through tabs

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+number (number 1-9) Move to nth tab

Press this key To do this

Tab Move forward through options

Press this key To do this

Shift+Tab Move back through options

Press this key To do this

Alt+underlined letter Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter

Press this key To do this

Spacebar Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box

Press this key To do this

Backspace Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Press this key To do this

Arrow keys Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons

File Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Alt+D Select the address bar

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+E Select the search box

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+F Select the search box

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Open a new window

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+W Close the current window

Press this key To do this

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Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+E Display all folders above the selected folder

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+N Create a new folder

Press this key To do this

Num Lock+asterisk (*) Display all subfolders under the selected folder

Press this key To do this

Num Lock+plus (+) Display the contents of the selected folder

Press this key To do this

Num Lock+minus (-) Collapse the selected folder

Press this key To do this

Alt+P Display the preview pane

Press this key To do this

Alt+Enter Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item

Press this key To do this

Alt+Right arrow View the next folder

Press this key To do this

Alt+Up arrow View the folder that the folder was in

Press this key To do this

Alt+Left arrow View the previous folder

Press this key To do this

Backspace View the previous folder

Press this key To do this

Right arrow Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder

Press this key To do this

Left arrow Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in

Press this key To do this

End Display the bottom of the active window

Press this key To do this

Home Display the top of the active window

Press this key To do this

F11 Maximize or minimize the active window

Virtual desktops keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

To do this
Press this key

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Windows logo key +Tab Open Task view

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Ctrl+D Add a virtual desktop

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Ctrl+Right arrow Switch between virtual desktops youve created on the right

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Ctrl+Left arrow Switch between virtual desktops youve created on the left

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Ctrl+F4 Close the virtual desktop youre using

Taskbar keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the desktop taskbar.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Shift+click a taskbar button Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+click a taskbar button Open an app as an administrator

Press this key To do this

Shift+right-click a taskbar button Show the window menu for the app

Press this key To do this

Shift+right-click a grouped taskbar button Show the window menu for the group

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+click a grouped taskbar button Cycle through the windows of the group

Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your PC easier to use.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Right Shift for eight seconds Turn Filter Keys on and off

Press this key To do this

Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen Turn High Contrast on or off

Press this key To do this

Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Press this key To do this

Shift five times Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Press this key To do this

Num Lock for five seconds Turn Toggle Keys on or off

To do this
Press this key

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Windows logo key +U Open the Ease of Access Center

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Press this key To do this

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +plus (+) or minus (-) Zoom in or out

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar Preview the desktop in full-screen mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+D Switch to docked mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+F Switch to full-screen mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+I Invert colors

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+L Switch to lens mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+R Resize the lens

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys Pan in the direction of the arrow keys

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Esc Exit Magnifier

Narrator keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Narrator.

Press this key To do this

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Enter Open Narrator

Press this key To do this

Spacebar or Enter Activate current item

Press this key To do this

Tab and arrow keys Move around on the screen

Press this key To do this

Ctrl Stop reading

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+D Read item

Press this key To do this

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Caps Lock+M Start reading

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+H Read document

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+V Repeat phrase

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+W Read window

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+Page Up or Page Down Increase or decrease the volume of the voice

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+plus (+) or minus (-) Increase or decrease the speed of the voice

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+Spacebar Do default action

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+Left or Right arrows Move to previous/next item

Press this key To do this

Caps Lock+F2 Show commands for current item

Press this key To do this

Press Caps Lock twice in quick succession Turn Caps Lock on or off

Press this key To do this

Caps+Esc Exit Narrator

Narrator touch keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Narrator on a four-point tablet.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Tap once with two fingers Stop Narrator from reading

Press this key To do this

Tap three times with four fingers Show all Narrator commands (including the ones not in this list)

Press this key To do this

Double-tap Activate primary action

Press this key To do this

Triple-tap Activate secondary action

Press this key To do this

Touch or drag a single finger Read whats under your fingers

Press this key To do this

Flick left/right with one finger Move to next or previous item

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Press this key To do this

Swipe left/right/up/down with two fingers Scroll

Press this key To do this

Swipe down with three fingers Start reading on explorable text

Keyboard shortcuts in apps

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Settings keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +I Open settings

Press this key To do this

Backspace Go back to the settings home page

Press this key To do this

Type on any page with search box Search settings

Remote Desktop keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Ctrl+Alt+Insert Scroll

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right arrow Switch between sessions

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down arrow View the session selection bar

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+Home In full-screen mode, view connection options

Microsoft Edge keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Ctrl+D Add current site to favorites or reading list

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+I Open favorites pane

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+J Open downloads pane

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+H Open history pane

Press this key To do this

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Ctrl+P Print the current page

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+F Find on page

To do this
Open Cortana
Press this key
Alt+C Note
Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available
everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use search.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+R Enter reading view

Press this key To do this

F12 Open F12 Developer Tools

Press this key To do this

F7 Turn caret browsing on for the current tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+Delete Open clear browsing data pane

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+T Open a new tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+T Reopen the last closed tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+W or
Close current tab
Ctrl+F4

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+K Duplicate tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Open a new window

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+P Open a new InPrivate Browsing window

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Tab Switch to the next tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to the previous tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+1, 2, 3,, 8 Switch to a specific tab number

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+9 Switch to the last tab

Press this key To do this

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Ctrl+plus (+) Zoom in (25%)

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+minus (-) Zoom out (25%)

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+0 Reset zoom level

Press this key

To do this
Backspace or
Go back
Alt+Left arrow

Press this key To do this

Alt+Right arrow Go forward

Press this key To do this

F5 or Ctrl+R Refresh the page

Press this key To do this

Esc Stop loading the page

Press this key

To do this
Ctrl+L or F4 or Select the address bar
Alt+D

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+L Open address bar query in a new tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+E Open a search query in the address bar

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Enter Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text typed in the address bar

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+click Open link in a new tab

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+click Open link in a new tab and switch to the tab

Press this key To do this

Alt+Shift+click Open link in a new window

Game bar keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +G Open Game bar when a game is open

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Alt+G Record the last 30 seconds

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Alt+R Start recording (press the shortcut again to stop recording)

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To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Alt+Print Screen Take a screenshot of your game

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +Alt+T Show/hide recording timer

Photos app keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

To do this
Press this key
Windows logo key +H Open the Share charm

Press this key To do this

Spacebar (in Collection) Select an item and enter Selection mode

Press this key To do this

Enter (from Selection mode) Select an item while in Selection mode

Press this key To do this

Spacebar (viewing a photo) Show or hide commands

Press this key To do this

Spacebar (viewing a video) Play or pause the video

Press this key To do this

Arrow keys (in Collection) Scroll up, down, left, or right

Press this key To do this

Left or right arrow keys (viewing an item) Show the next or previous item

Press this key To do this

Arrow keys Move within a zoomed photo

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+plus (+) Zoom in when viewing a photo

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+minus (-) Zoom out when viewing a photo

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+0 Reset zoom on a photo

Press this key To do this

Esc Return to previous screen

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+S Save

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Print

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+C Copy

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+R (viewing or editing) Rotate a photo

Press this key To do this

E (viewing a photo) Enhance a photo

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z (editing) Undo changes

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y (editing) Redo changes

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+forward slash (/) (editing) View original

Press this key To do this

Shift+arrow keys Resize crop or selective focus area

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+arrow keys Move crop or selective focus area

Press this key To do this

F5 (viewing an item) Start a slide show

Press this key To do this

Alt+Enter View file info

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+L Set as lock screen

Calculator keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
Alt+1 Switch to Standard mode

Press this key To do this

Alt+2 Switch to Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Alt+3 Switch to Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+M Store in memory

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Add to memory

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Q Subtract from memory

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+R Recall from memory

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+L Clear memory

Press this key To do this

F9 Select

Press this key To do this

R Select 1/x

Press this key To do this

@ Calculate the square root

Press this key To do this

Del Select CE

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+H Turn calculation history on or off

Press this key To do this

Up arrow Move up in history list

Press this key To do this

Down arrow Move down in history list

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+D Clear history

Press this key To do this

F3 Select DEG in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

F4 Select RAD in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

F5 Select GRAD in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+G Select 10x in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+O Select cosh in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+S Select sinh in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+T Select tanh in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Shift+S Select sin-1 in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Shift+O Select cos-1 in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

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Shift+T Select tan-1 in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y Select yx in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

D Select Mod in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

L Select log in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

M Select dms in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

N Select ln in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Select ex in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

O Select cos in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

P Select Pi in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Q Select x2 in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

S Select sin in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

T Select tan in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

V Select F-E in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

X Select Exp in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

Y, ^ Select xy in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

# Select x3 in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

; Select Int in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

! Select n! in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

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F2 Select DWORD in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F3 Select WORD in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F4 Select BYTE in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F5 Select HEX in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F6 Select DEC in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F7 Select OCT in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F8 Select BIN in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F12 Select QWORD in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

A-F Select A-F in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

J Select RoL in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

K Select RoR in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

< Select Lsh in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

> Select Rsh in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

% Select Mod in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

| Select Or in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

^ Select Xor in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

~ Select Not in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

& Select And in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

Spacebar Toggle the bit value in Programmer mode

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Reader keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Reader app.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
F8 Use two-page layout

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+R Rotate the file 90 degrees clockwise

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+F Search for text in a file

Press this key To do this

F7 Use keyboard selection mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Print a file

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+O Open a file

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+W Close a file

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+M Reader app home

Paint keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
F11 View a picture in full-screen mode

Press this key To do this

F12 Save the picture as a new file

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+A Select the entire picture

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+B Bold selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+E Open the Properties dialog box

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+G Show or hide gridlines

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+I Italicize selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Create a new picture

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+O Open an existing picture

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Print a picture

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+R Show or hide the ruler

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+S Save changes to a picture

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+U Underline selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+W Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+plus (+) Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+minus (-) Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Page Up Zoom in

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Page Down Zoom out

Press this key To do this

Alt (or F10) Display keytips

Press this key To do this

Alt+F4 Close a picture and its Paint window

Press this key To do this

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Right arrow Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel

Press this key To do this

Left arrow Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel

Press this key To do this

Down arrow Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel

Press this key To do this

Up arrow Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel

Press this key To do this

Shift+F10 Show the current shortcut menu

Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
F5 Refresh the note list

Press this key To do this

F6 Toggle between a note list and a note

Press this key To do this

F11 View a note in full-screen mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+A Select all items on a page

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+F Search for text in a file

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+G Go to a page

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Start a new note

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+O Open a recently used note

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Print a note

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+S Save changes to a note

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Press this key To do this

Alt+F4 Close a note and its Journal window

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+C Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+V Move a note to a specific folder

WordPad keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad.

Press this key To do this

Press this key To do this
F3 Search for the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box

Press this key To do this

F10 Display keytips

Press this key To do this

F12 Save the document as a new file

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+1 Set single line spacing

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+2 Set double line spacing

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+5 Set line spacing to 1.5

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+A Select the entire document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+B Make selected text bold

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+D Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+E Align text center

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+F Search for text in a document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+H Replace text in a document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+I Italicize selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+J Justify text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+L Align text left

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Create a new document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+O Open an existing document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Print a document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+R Align text right

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+S Save changes to a document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+U Underline selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+equal (=) Make selected text subscript

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+equal (=) Make selected text superscript

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+greater than (>) Increase the font size

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Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+less than (<) Decrease the font size

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+A Change characters to all capitals

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+L Change the bullet style

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Left arrow Move the cursor one word to the left

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Right arrow Move the cursor one word to the right

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Up arrow Move the cursor to the previous line

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Down arrow Move the cursor to the next line

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of the document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+End Move to the end of the document

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Page Up Move up one page

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Page Down Move down one page

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Delete Delete the next word

Press this key To do this

Alt+F4 Close WordPad

Press this key To do this

Shift+F10 Show the current shortcut menu

Keyboard shortcuts in Internet Explorer

You can see shortcuts for Internet Explorer at Internet Explorer shortcuts.
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