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    Press This Key To Do This: General Keyboard Shortcuts

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    The document lists keyboard shortcuts for accessibility and general computer functions on Windows. It includes shortcuts to turn on accessibility features like Filter Keys, High Contrast mode, Mouse Keys and Sticky Keys. General shortcuts are provided for copying, cutting, pasting, undoing/redoing actions, deleting items, renaming items, searching, refreshing windows and more. Task Manager can be opened with Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

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    Press This Key To Do This: General Keyboard Shortcuts

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    The document lists keyboard shortcuts for accessibility and general computer functions on Windows. It includes shortcuts to turn on accessibility features like Filter Keys, High Contrast mode, Mouse Keys and Sticky Keys. General shortcuts are provided for copying, cutting, pasting, undoing/redoing actions, deleting items, renaming items, searching, refreshing windows and more. Task Manager can be opened with Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

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    The document lists keyboard shortcuts for accessibility and general computer functions on Windows. It includes shortcuts to turn on accessibility features like Filter Keys, High Contrast mode, Mouse Keys and Sticky Keys. General shortcuts are provided for copying, cutting, pasting, undoing/redoing actions, deleting items, renaming items, searching, refreshing windows and more. Task Manager can be opened with Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

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    Press This Key To Do This: General Keyboard Shortcuts

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    Tushar Gupta
    The document lists keyboard shortcuts for accessibility and general computer functions on Windows. It includes shortcuts to turn on accessibility features like Filter Keys, High Contrast mode, Mouse Keys and Sticky Keys. General shortcuts are provided for copying, cutting, pasting, undoing/redoing actions, deleting items, renaming items, searching, refreshing windows and more. Task Manager can be opened with Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

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    The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your computer easier to use.

    Press this key Right Shift for eight seconds To do this Turn Filter Keys on and off

    Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)

    Turn High Contrast on or off

    Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock

    Turn Mouse Keys on or off

    Shift five times

    Turn Sticky Keys on or off

    Num Lock for five seconds

    Turn Toggle Keys on or off

    Windows logo key

    +U

    Open the Ease of Access Center

    General keyboard shortcuts The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts.

    Press this key F1

    To do this Display Help

    Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)

    Copy the selected item

    Ctrl+X

    Cut the selected item

    Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)

    Paste the selected item

    Ctrl+Z

    Undo an action

    Ctrl+Y

    Redo an action

    Delete (or Ctrl+D)

    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

    Press this key F2

    To do this 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+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 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

    Press this key Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel

    To do this Change the size of icons on the desktop

    Windows logo key +Tab Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab Alt+Esc

    Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3D

    Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D

    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 (or Ctrl+R)

    Refresh the active window

    Alt+Up Arrow

    View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer

    Esc

    Cancel the current task

    Press this key Ctrl+Shift+Esc

    To do this Open Task Manager

    Shift when you insert a CD

    Prevent the CD from automatically playing

    Left Alt+Shift

    Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled

    Ctrl+Shift

    Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled

    Right or Left Ctrl+Shift

    Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages

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