GENERAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

General Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+C	Copy
CTRL+X	Cut
CTRL+V	Paste
CTRL+Z	Undo
DELETE	Delete
SHIFT+DELETE	Delete  the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
CTRL while dragging an item	Copy the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item	Create a shortcut to the selected item
F2 key	Rename the selected item
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW	Move the insertion  point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW	Move the insertion  point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW	Move the insertion  point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW	Move the insertion  point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys	Highlight a block of text
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys	Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
CTRL+A	Select all
F3 key	Search for a file or a folder
ALT+ENTER	View the properties for the selected item
ALT+F4	Close  the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+ENTER	Display the properties of the selected object
ALT+SPACEBAR	Open  the shortcut menu  for the active window
CTRL+F4	Close  the active document in programs that enable you to have  multiple documents open  simultaneously
ALT+TAB	Switch between the open  items
ALT+ESC	Cycle through  items in the order that they had been opened
F6 key	Cycle through  the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4 key	Display the Address bar list in My Computer or
	Windows Explorer
SHIFT+F10	Display the shortcut menu  for the selected item
ALT+SPACEBAR	Display the System menu  for the active window
CTRL+ESC	Display the Start menu
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu  name	Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in a command name on an open  menu	Perform  the corresponding command
F10 key	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 key	Update the active window
BACKSPACE	View the folder one level up in My Computer or
	Windows Explorer
ESC	Cancel the current  task
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive	Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC	Open  Task Manager