| Win + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW or
RIGHT ARROW [Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to
another] Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language and keyboard layout] Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR [Change to a previously selected input] Win + ENTER [Open Narrator] |
Win + SHIFT + . [Cycle through
open apps] Win + . [Cycle through open apps] Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion] Win + ALT + ENTER [Open WindowsMedia Center] Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier] Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier] |
| These are the keyboard
shortcuts that can be used in dialog boxes. F1 [Display Help] F4 [Display the items in the active list] CTRL + TAB [Move forward through tabs] CTRL + SHIFT + TAB [Move back through tabs] CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9) [Move to nth tab] TAB [Move forward through options] |
SHIFT + TAB [Move back through
options] ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter] SPACEBAR [Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box] BACKSPACE [Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box] ARROW keys [Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons] |
These are the shortcuts that can be
used to work with File Explorer’s windows or folders.
ALT + D [Select the address bar] CTRL + E [Select the search box] CTRL + F [Select the search box] CTRL + N [Open a new window] CTRL + W [Close the current window] CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons] CTRL + SHIFT + E [Display all folders above the selected folder] CTRL + SHIFT + N [Create a new folder] NUM LOCK + * [Display all subfolders under the selected folder] NUM LOCK + + [Display the contents of the selected folder] NUM LOCK + – [Collapse the selected folder] ALT + P [Display the preview pane] |
ALT + ENTER [Open the
Properties dialog box for the selected item] ALT + RIGHT ARROW [View the next folder] ALT + UP ARROW [View the folder that the folder was in] ALT + LEFT ARROW [View the previous folder] BACKSPACE [View the previous folder] RIGHT ARROW [Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder] LEFT ARROW [Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in] END [Display the bottom of the active window] HOME [Display the top of the active window] F11 [Maximize or minimize the active window] |
| Taskbar
Shortcuts Here are the keyboard shortcuts to work with items on the Desktop’s taskbar. SHIFT + Click a taskbar button [Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app] CTRL + SHIFT + Click a taskbar button [Open an app as an administrator] SHIFT + Right-click a taskbar button [Show the window menu for the app] SHIFT + Right-click a grouped taskbar button [Show the window menu for the groUP] CTRL + Click a grouped taskbar button [Cycle through the windows of the groUP] Ease of access Shortcuts These are the keyboard shortcuts to help you use your computer easily. Hold RIGHT SHIFT for eight seconds [Turn Filter Keys on and off] LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN [Turn High Contrast on or off] LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + NUM LOCK [Turn Mouse Keys on or off] Press SHIFT five times [Turn Sticky Keys on or off] Press NUM LOCK for five seconds [Turn Toggle Keys on or off] Win + U [Open the Ease of Access Center] Magnifier Shortcuts Here are the keyboard shortcuts to help you use Magnifier. Win + + [Zoom in] Win + – [Zoom out] CTRL + ALT + SPACEBAR [Preview the desktop in full-screen mode] CTRL + ALT + D [Switch to docked mode] CTRL + ALT + F [Switch to full-screen mode] CTRL + ALT + I [Invert colors] CTRL + ALT + L [Switch to lens mode] CTRL + ALT + R [Resize the lens] CTRL + ALT + ARROW keys [Pan in the direction of the ARROW keys] Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier] |
Narrator
Shortcuts These are the keyboard shortcuts to help you use Narrator. SPACEBAR or ENTER [Activate current item] TAB + ARROW keys [Move around on the screen] CTRL [Stop reading] CAPS LOCK + D [Read item] CAPS LOCK + M [Start reading] CAPS LOCK + H [Read document] CAPS LOCK + V [Repeat phrase] CAPS LOCK + W [Read window] CAPS LOCK + PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN [Increase or decrease the volume of the voice] CAPS LOCK + +/- [Increase or decrease the speed of the voice] CAPS LOCK + SPACEBAR [Do default action] CAPS LOCK + LEFT or RIGHT ARROW [Move to previous/next item] CAPS LOCK + F2 [Show commands for current item] Caps + ESC [Exit Narrator] Remote desktop connection Shortcuts These are the keyboard shortcuts to ease the use of remote desktop connection. ALT + PAGE UP [Move between apps, left to right] ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move between apps, right to left] ALT + INSERT [Cycle through apps in the order that they were started] ALT + HOME [Display the Start screen] CTRL + ALT + BREAK [Switch between a window and full screen] CTRL + ALT + END [Display the Windows Security dialog box] CTRL + ALT + HOME [In full-screen mode, activate the connection bar] ALT + DELETE [Display the system menu] |
CTRL + ALT + – [Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to ALT + PRINT SCREEN on a local PC)] CTRL + ALT + + [Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to Print Screen on a local PC)] CTRL + ALT + RIGHT ARROW [TAB out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.] CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW [TABout of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.] Help viewer Shortcuts These are the keyboard shortcuts that can be used with the help viewer. F3 [Move the cursor to the search box] F10 [Display the Options menu] HOME [Move to the beginning of a topic] END [Move to the end of a topic] ALT + LEFT ARROW [Move back to the previously viewed topic] ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Move to the next (previously viewed) topic] ALT + HOME [Display the Help and support home page] ALT + A [Display the customer support page] ALT + C [Display the TABle of Contents] ALT + N [Display the Connection Settings menu] CTRL + F [Search the current topic] CTRL + P [Print a topic] App rearranging Shortcuts (Metro) Here are the keyboard shortcuts that can be used to rearrange apps on Metro screen. You should keep the Windows key pressed down continuously once you enter in the rearrange mode, then use the various commands. When you’re done rearranging apps, then release the Windows key. Win +. [Enter Rearrange mode and select apps or dividers across monitors] Win + LEFT ARROW [Move app divider left] Win + RIGHT ARROW [Move app divider right] Win + UP ARROW [Maximize app] Win + DOWN ARROW [Close app] Win + ESC [Exit Rearrange mode] |
