Windows XP keyboard shortcuts 
Tags: Microsoft Windows | XP | Operating system
List of shortcut keys
| Shortcut | Command | How useful(?) |
General keyboard shortcuts Windows XP | ||
| CTRL+C | Copy | + – |
| CTRL+X | Cut | + – |
| CTRL+V | Paste | + – |
| CTRL+Z | Undo | + – |
| DELETE | Delete | + – |
| SHFT+DELETE | Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin | + – |
| CTRL while dragging an item | Copy the selected item | + – |
| CTRL+SHFT while dragging an item | Create a shortcut to the selected item | + – |
| F2 | Rename the selected item | + – |
| CTRL+RIGHT ARROW | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word | + – |
| CTRL+LEFT ARROW | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word | + – |
| CTRL+DOWN ARROW | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph | + – |
| CTRL+UP ARROW | Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph | + – |
| CTRL+SHFT with any of the arrow keys | Highlight a block of text | + – |
| SHFT with any of the arrow keys | Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document | + – |
| CTRL+A | Select all | + – |
| F3 | Search for a file or a folder | + – |
| ALT+ENTER | View the properties for the selected item | + – |
| ALT+F4 | Close the active item, or quit the active program | + – |
| ALT+ENTER | Display the properties of the selected object | + – |
| ALT+SPACEBAR | Open the shortcut menu for the active window | + – |
| CTRL+F4 | Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously | + – |
| ALT+TAB | Switch between the open items | + – |
| ALT+ESC | Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened | + – |
| F6 | Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop | + – |
| F4 | Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer | + – |
| SHFT+F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected item | + – |
| ALT+SPACEBAR | Display the System menu for the active window | + – |
| CTRL+ESC | Display the Start menu | + – |
| ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name | Display the corresponding menu | + – |
| Underlined letter in a cmnd name on an open menu | Perform the corresponding 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 | Update the active window | + – |
| BACKSPACE | View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer | + – |
| ESC | Cancel the current task | + – |
| SHFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive | Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing | + – |
| CTRL+SHFT+ESC | Open Task Manager | + – |
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts Windows XP | |||
| Info | If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control. | + – | |
| CTRL+TAB | Move forward through the tabs | + – | |
| CTRL+SHFT+TAB | Move backward through the tabs | + – | |
| TAB | Move forward through the options | + – | |
| SHFT+TAB | Move backward through the options | + – | |
| ALT+Underlined letter | Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option | + – | |
| ENTER | Perform the command for the active option or button | + – | |
| SPACEBAR | Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box | + – | |
| Arrow keys | Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons | + – | |
| F1 | Display Help | + – | |
| F4 | Display the items in the active list | + – | |
| BACKSPACE | Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box | + – | |
Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts Windows XP | |||
| Windows Logo | Display or hide the Start menu | + – | |
| Windows Logo+BREAK | Display the System Properties dialog box | + – | |
| Windows Logo+B | Set focus on a notification. | + – | |
| Windows Logo+D | Display the desktop | + – | |
| Windows Logo+M | Minimize all of the windows | + – | |
| Windows Logo+SHFT+M | Restore the minimized windows | + – | |
| Windows Logo+E | Open My Computer | + – | |
| Windows Logo+F | Search for a file or a folder | + – | |
| CTRL+Windows Logo+F | Search for computers | + – | |
| Windows Logo+F1 | Display Windows Help | + – | |
| Windows Logo+L | Lock the keyboard | + – | |
| Windows Logo+R | Open the Run dialog box | + – | |
| Windows Logo+U | Open Utility Manager | + – | |
Accessibility keyboard shortcuts Windows XP | |||
| Right SHFT for eight seconds | Switch FilterKeys either on or off | + – | |
| Left ALT+left SHFT+PRINT SCREEN | Switch High Contrast either on or off | + – | |
| Left ALT+left SHFT+NUM LOCK | Switch the MouseKeys either on or off | + – | |
| SHFT five times | Switch the StickyKeys either on or off | + – | |
| NUM LOCK for five seconds | Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off | + – | |
| Windows Logo +U | Open Utility Manager | + – | |
Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts Windows XP | |||
| END | Display the bottom of the active window | + – | |
| HOME | Display the top of the active window | + – | |
| NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) | Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder | + – | |
| NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) | Display the contents of the selected folder | + – | |
| NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) | Collapse the selected folder | + – | |
| LEFT ARROW | Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder | + – | |
| RIGHT ARROW | Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder | + – | |
Shortcut keys for Character Map Windows XP | |||
| RIGHT ARROW | Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line | + – | |
| LEFT ARROW | Move to the left or to the end of the previous line | + – | |
| UP ARROW | Move up one row | + – | |
| DOWN ARROW | Move down one row | + – | |
| PAGE UP | Move up one screen at a time | + – | |
| PAGE DOWN | Move down one screen at a time | + – | |
| HOME | Move to the beginning of the line | + – | |
| END | Move to the end of the line | + – | |
| CTRL+HOME | Move to the first character | + – | |
| CTRL+END | Move to the last character | + – | |
| SPACEBAR | Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected | + – | |
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window Windows XP | |||
| CTRL+O | Open a saved console | + – | |
| CTRL+N | Open a new console | + – | |
| CTRL+S | Save the open console | + – | |
| CTRL+M | Add or remove a console item | + – | |
| CTRL+W | Open a new window | + – | |
| F5 | Update the content of all console windows | + – | |
| ALT+SPACEBAR | Display the MMC window menu | + – | |
| ALT+F4 | Close the console | + – | |
| ALT+A | Display the Action menu | + – | |
| ALT+V | Display the View menu | + – | |
| ALT+F | Display the File menu | + – | |
| ALT+O | Display the Favorites menu | + – | |
MMC console window keyboard shortcuts Windows XP | |||
| CTRL+P | Print the current page or active pane | + – | |
| ALT+Minus sign (-) | Display the window menu for the active console window | + – | |
| SHFT+F10 | Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item | + – | |
| F1 | Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item | + – | |
| F5 | Update the content of all console windows | + – | |
| CTRL+F10 | Maximize the active console window | + – | |
| CTRL+F5 | Restore the active console window | + – | |
| ALT+ENTER | Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item | + – | |
| F2 | Rename the selected item | + – | |
| CTRL+F4 | Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console | + – | |
Remote desktop connection navigation Windows XP | |||
| CTRL+ALT+END | Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box | + – | |
| ALT+PAGE UP | Switch between programs from left to right | + – | |
| ALT+PAGE DOWN | Switch between programs from right to left | + – | |
| ALT+INSERT | Cycle through the programs in most recently used order | + – | |
| ALT+HOME | Display the Start menu | + – | |
| CTRL+ALT+BREAK | Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen | + – | |
| ALT+DELETE | Display the Windows menu | + – | |
| CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) | Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer. | + – | |
| CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) | Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer. | + – | |
Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation Windows XP | |||
| CTRL+B | Open the Organize Favorites dialog box | + – | |
| CTRL+E | Open the Search bar | + – | |
| CTRL+F | Start the Find utility | + – | |
| CTRL+H | Open the History bar | + – | |
| CTRL+I | Open the Favorites bar | + – | |
| CTRL+L | Open the Open dialog box | + – | |
| CTRL+N | Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address | + – | |
| CTRL+O | Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L | + – | |
| CTRL+P | Open the Print dialog box | + – | |
| CTRL+R | Update the current Web page | + – | |
| CTRL+W | Close the current window | + – | |
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