PC shortcut tricks

Important windows
shortcut:
•Windows key + Pause -
open System Properties
• Windows key + D -
minimize/ restore window
• Windows key + F -
open Search window
• Windows key + F1 - open
Help and Support Center
• Windows key + E - open
Windows Explorer window
• Windows key + M -
minimize all windows
• Windows key + TAB -
move through open
windows on Task bar
• Windows key + SHIFT +
M - restore all windows
• Hold CTRL while dragging
- make a copy of selected
item
• Hold CTRL + SHIFT
while dragging - make a
shortcut to selected item
• CTRL + ESC - open Start
menu
• CTRL + C - Copy
• CTRL + X - Cut
• CTRL + V - Paste
• CTRL + A - Select All
• CTRL + Z - Undo
• CTRL + B - Bold
highlighted text
• CTRL + U - Underline
highlighted text
• CTRL + I - Italicize
highlighted text
• CTRL + Plus key -
increase browser text
size
• CTRL + Minus key -
decrease browser text
size
• CTRL + ALT + DELETE -
open Task
Manager
• ALT + underlined
letter sin menus - open
menu item
• ALT + ENTER - show
Properties of
selected object
• ALT + F4 - close current
window or
program
• CTRL + F4 - close
window within program
• ALT + TAB - switch
between open
windows or programs
• TAB - move forwards
through control
items or link sin current
window
• SHIFT + TAB - move
backwards through
control items or links
• ENTER - click selected
control item or link
• BACKSPACE - move up
one folder level
• HOME - go to start of
current line or web
page
• END - go to end of
current line or web
page
• CTRL + END - go to end
of current
document
• PAGE UP - move up
through current
document or web page
• PAGE DOWN - move
down through
current document or web
page
• PRINT SCREEN - take
snapshot image of
current screen
• ALT + PRINT SCREEN -
take snapshot
image of current window
• F2 - rename selected
item
• F5 - refresh current
window or web page
• F6 - move through
window panes
•Ctrl +alt+delete - open a
window with
many options
• Ctrl +shift+esc - open
windows task bar