Which key is the shortcut key on the keyboard?

Keystroke

Purpose

Ctrl

+

C

Copy.

Ctrl

+

X

Cut.

Ctrl

+

V

Paste.

Ctrl

+

Z

Undo.

DELETE

Delete.

Shift

+

Delete

Permanently deletes the selected option without putting it in the Trash.

Press

CTRL

while dragging an item to copy the selection.

Press

CTRL

+

SHIFT

while dragging an item to create the selected item.

F2

Renames the selected item.

CTRL

+

Right-click

Moves the insertion point to the start of the next word.

CTRL

+

Left

Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.

CTRL

+

Key Down

Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.

CTRL

+

Key Up

Moves the insertion point to the start of the previous paragraph.

CTRL

+

SHIFT

+

Any arrow key

Highlight a block of text.

SHIFT

+

Any arrow key

Select multiple items in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.

Ctrl

+

A

Select all.

F3

Search for files or folders.

Alt

+

Enter

View the properties of the selected item.

Alt

+

F4

Close the current project or exit the current program.

ALT

+

Enter

Displays the properties of the selected object.

Alt

+

Spacebar

Opens a shortcut menu for the current window.

Ctrl

+

F4

Close the current document in a program that allows multiple documents to be open at once.

Alt

+

Tab

Switches between open items.

Alt

+

Esc

Switches cyclically through items in the order in which they were opened.

F6

Cycles through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.

F4

Displays a list of address bars in My Computer and Windows

Explorer.

Shift

+

F10

Displays the shortcut menu for the selected option.

Alt

+

Spacebar

Displays the System menu for the current window.

Ctrl

+

Esc

Displays the Start menu.

ALT

+

The underlined letter in the menu name

displays the corresponding menu.

Underlined letter in the name of the command displayed on the opened menu

Executes the corresponding command.

F10

Activates the menu bar in the current program.

Right arrow key

Opens the next menu on the right or opens a submenu.

Left arrow key

Opens the next menu on the left or closes a submenu.

F5

Refreshes the current window.

BackSpace

Views the previous folder in My Computer or Windows

Explorer.

Esc

Cancels the current task.

Pressing the

SHIFT

key

while inserting a CD into the

CD-ROM

drive stops the CD from playing automatically.