Friends,
Today you will see the General Keyboard Shortcuts which are very useful for everyone who is using Computer MS Office program and most of other programs in Window XP, Window 7 and other window operating systems and on other operating systems also. By using these shortcuts one can accelerate his/her performance in computer. Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device.
The following table contains General Keyboard Shortcuts.
Press this key
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To do this
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F1
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Display Help
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Ctrl+C
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl+X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl+V
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo an action
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Delete
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Delete the selected item and move it to the
Recycle Bin
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Shift+Delete
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Delete the selected item without moving it to the
Recycle Bin first
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F2
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Rename the selected item
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Ctrl+Right Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl+Left Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous
word
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Ctrl+Down Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next
paragraph
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Ctrl+Up Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous
paragraph
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Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
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Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window or
on the desktop
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Ctrl+A
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Select all items in a document or window
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F3
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Search for a file or folder
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Alt+Enter
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Display properties for the selected item
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Alt+F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active program
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Alt+Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Ctrl+F4
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Close the active document (in programs that allow
you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open items
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
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Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel
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Change the size of icons on the desktop
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Windows logo key +Tab
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Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
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Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab
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Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the
taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
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Alt+Esc
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Cycle through items in the order in which they
were opened
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on
the desktop
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F4
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Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
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Shift+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Ctrl+Esc
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Open the Start menu
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Alt+underlined letter
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Display the corresponding menu
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Alt+underlined letter
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Perform the menu command (or other underlined
command)
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the active program
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Right Arrow
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a
submenu
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Left Arrow
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a
submenu
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F5
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Refresh the active window
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Alt+Up Arrow
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View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
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Esc
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Cancel the current task
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Shift when you insert a CD
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Prevent the CD from automatically playing
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