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Access Keyboard Shortcuts

Right SHIFT for eight seconds > Turn Filter Keys on and off

NUM LOCK for five seconds > Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (or PRTSCRN) > Turn High Contrast on or off

SHIFT five times > Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK > Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Windows logo key +U > Open the Ease of Access Centre

Note Vista has all its own Keyboard Shortcuts in its own help file

General Keyboard Shortcuts

F1 > Display Help

CTRL+C > Copy the selected item

CTRL+V > Paste the selected item

CTRL+X > Cut the selected item

CTRL+Y > Redo an action

CTRL+Z > Undo an action

DELETE > Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

SHIFT+DELETE > Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

F2 > Rename the selected item

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW > Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

CTRL+LEFT ARROW > Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

CTRL+UP ARROW > Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

CTRL+DOWN ARROW > Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

CTRL+SHIFT with an arrow key > Select a block of text

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

CTRL with any arrow key+SPACEBAR > Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop

CTRL+A > Select all items in a document or window

F3 > Search for a file or folder

ALT+ENTER > Display properties for the selected item

ALT+F4 > Close the active item, or exit the active program

ALT+SPACEBAR > Open the shortcut menu for the active window

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

ALT+TAB > Switch between open items

CTRL+ALT+TAB > Use the arrow keys to switch between open items

CTRL+Mouse scroll wheel > Change the size of icons on the desktop

Windows logo key +TAB > Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D

CTRL+Windows logo key +TAB > Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Windows Flip 3-D

ALT+ESC > Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened

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

F4 > Display the Address bar list in Windows Explorer

SHIFT+F10 > Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

CTRL+ESC > Open the Start menu

ALT+underlined letter > Display the corresponding menu

ALT+underlined letter > Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)

F10 > 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 > Refresh the active window

ALT+UP ARROW > View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
ESC > Cancel the current task

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC > Open Task Manager

SHIFT when you insert a CD > Prevent the CD from automatically playing


Thanks to Vista & Adam

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