The below are the shortcuts which are used geneally in as form, save, open etc. Enter Perform the equivalent to hitting the OK button Space Change the state of Check box or radio button. Tab Move forward through options Shfit + Tab Move back through options Ctrl + Tab Move forward through options Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move back through tabs Arrow Keys Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons Backspace Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As open dialog box
There are many people who want to work faster with Windows. If you know well about key board shortcuts then it will save your time and of course, more easily. We are using Windows XP as reference. Most used general keyboard shortcuts: ctrl + C Copy the selected item or text ctrl + V Copy the selected item or text ctrl + X Cut and Copy the selected item or text ctrl + Z Undo the last work ctrl + Y Redo the last work delete Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin Shift + Delete Delete the selected item parmantly from system 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 + Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Up Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph Ctrl + Shift + an arrow key Select a block of text Shift + an arrow key Select particular text Ctrl + any arrow key + SpaceBar Select multiple individual items Ctrl + A Select all items in a document or window Alt + Enter Display the properties of the selected item Alt + Tab Switch between open program or items Alt + Esc Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened Ctrl + Esc or [Windows] Open the start menu Alt + Hot Key Display the related menu. Hot key is a underlined key, when press the underlined word with Alt, its perform the related work. Esc Cancel the current task Ctrl + Shift + Esc or Ctrl + Alt + Delete Open the task Manager.
