General keyboard-only commands
The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below shortcut keys or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.
General keyboard-only commands
KEYS
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ACTION
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F1
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Starts Windows Help
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F10
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Activates menu bar options
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ALT+- (ALT+hyphen)
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Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI)
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ALT+DOWN ARROW
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Opens a drop-down list box
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ALT+F4
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Closes the current window
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ALT+F6
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Switch between multiple windows in the same program
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ALT+SPACE
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Displays the main window's System menu
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ALT+TAB
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Switch to another running program
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ALT+underlined letter in menu
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Opens the menu
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CTRL+ESC
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Opens the Start menu
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CTRL+ESC or ESC
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Selects the Start button
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CTRL+F4
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Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI)
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CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
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Opens Windows Task Manager
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CTRL+TAB
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Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
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SHIFT
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Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
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SHIFT+F10
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Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
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