Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys (full list)Windows 7 comes up with interesting and useful shortcut key additions (take for instance the new windows logo key shortcuts) that are well worthy of being memorized/used. You can use this list of Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts for reference.
| General keyboard shortcuts | Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts | ||
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F1 |
Display Help |
Right Shift for eight seconds |
Turn Filter Keys on and off |
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) |
Copy the selected item |
Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn) |
Turn High Contrast on or off |
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Ctrl+X |
Cut the selected item |
Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock |
Turn Mouse Keys on or off |
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) |
Paste the selected item |
Shift five times |
Turn Sticky Keys on or off |
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Ctrl+Z |
Undo an action |
Num Lock for five seconds |
Turn Toggle Keys on or off |
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Ctrl+Y |
Redo an action |
Windows logo key +U |
Open the Ease of Access Center |
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Delete (or Ctrl+D) |
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
Windows logo key keyboard shortcut | |
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Shift+Delete |
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
Windows logo key |
Open or close the Start menu. |
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F2 |
Rename the selected item |
Windows logo key +Pause |
Display the System Properties dialog box. |
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Ctrl+Right Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
Windows logo key +D |
Display the desktop. |
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Ctrl+Left Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
Windows logo key |
Minimize all windows. |
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Ctrl+Down Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
Windows logo key |
Restore minimized windows to the desktop. |
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Ctrl+Up Arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
Windows logo key |
Open Computer. |
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Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key |
Select a block of text |
Windows logo key |
Search for a file or folder. |
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Shift with any arrow key |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document |
Ctrl+Windows logo key |
Search for computers (if you’re on a network). |
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Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar |
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
Windows logo key |
Lock your computer or switch users. |
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Ctrl+A |
Select all items in a document or window |
Windows logo key |
Open the Run dialog box. |
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F3 |
Search for a file or folder |
Windows logo key |
Cycle through programs on the taskbar. |
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Alt+Enter |
Display properties for the selected item |
Windows logo key |
Start |
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Alt+F4 |
Close the active item, or exit the active program |
Shift+Windows logo key |
Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
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Alt+Spacebar |
Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
Ctrl+Windows logo key |
Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
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Ctrl+F4 |
Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
Alt+Windows logo key |
Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
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Alt+Tab |
Switch between open items |
Windows logo key |
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D. |
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
Use the arrow keys to switch between open items |
Ctrl+Windows logo key |
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D. |
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Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel |
Change the size of icons on the desktop |
Ctrl+Windows logo key |
Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area. |
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Windows logo key |
Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
Windows logo key |
Preview the desktop. |
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Ctrl+Windows logo key |
Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D |
Windows logo key |
Maximize the window. |
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Alt+Esc |
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
Windows logo key |
Maximize the window to the left side of the screen. |
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F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
Windows logo key |
Maximize the window to the right side of the screen. |
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F4 |
Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer |
Windows logo key |
Minimize the window. |
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Shift+F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
Windows logo key |
Minimize all but the active window. |
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Ctrl+Esc |
Open the Start menu |
Windows logo key |
Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen. |
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Alt+underlined letter |
Display the corresponding menu |
Windows logo key |
Move a window from one monitor to another. |
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Alt+underlined letter |
Perform the menu command (or other underlined command) |
Windows logo key |
Choose a presentation display mode. |
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F10 |
Activate the menu bar in the active program |
Windows logo key |
Cycle through gadgets. |
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Right Arrow |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
Windows logo key |
Open Ease of Access Center. |
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Left Arrow |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
Windows logo key |
Open Windows Mobility Center. |
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F5 (or Ctrl+R) |
Refresh the active window |
Taskbar keyboard shortcuts | |
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Alt+Up Arrow |
View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer |
Shift+Click on a taskbar button |
Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program |
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Esc |
Cancel the current task |
Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button |
Open a program as an administrator |
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
Open Task Manager |
Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button |
Show the window menu for the program |
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Shift when you insert a CD |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing |
Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button |
Show the window menu for the group |
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Left Alt+Shift |
Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled |
Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button |
Cycle through the windows of the group |
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Ctrl+Shift |
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled |
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Right or Left Ctrl+Shift |
Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages |
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| Dialog box keyboard shortcuts | |||
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Ctrl+Tab |
Move forward through tabs |
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Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Move back through tabs |
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Tab |
Move forward through options |
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Shift+Tab |
Move back through options |
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Alt+underlined letter |
Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter |
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Enter |
Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands |
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Spacebar |
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box |
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Arrow keys |
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons |
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F1 |
Display Help |
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F4 |
Display the items in the active list |
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Backspace |
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box |
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Though lots of them :”(
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