1	Alt + Tab	Switch between open applications.
2	Alt + Shift + Tab	Switch backwards between open applications.
3	Alt + double-click	Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.
4	Ctrl + Tab	Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.
5	Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Same as above but backwards.
6	Alt + Print Screen	Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.
7	Ctrl + Alt + Del	Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.
8	Ctrl + Esc	Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.
9	Alt + Esc	Switch Between open applications on taskbar.
10	F1	Activates help for current open application.
11	F2	Renames selected Icon.
12	F3	Starts find from desktop.
13	F4	Opens the drive selection when browsing.
14	F5	Refresh Contents.
15	F10	Activates menu bar.
16	Shift + F10	Simulates right-click on selected item.
17	F4	Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar.
18	Alt + F4	Closes Current open program.
19	Ctrl + F4	Closes Window in Program.
20	F6	Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane.
21	Ctrl + Space bar	Drops down the window control menu.
22	Ctrl + (the '+' key)	Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer
23	Alt + Enter	Opens properties window of selected icon or program.
24	Shift + Del	Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin.
25	Holding Shift	Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting.
26	Holding Shift	When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.
27	Enter	Activates the highlighted program.
28	Alt + Down arrow	Display all available options on drop down menu.
29	* (on the keypad)	Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.
30	+ (on the keypad)	Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
31	- (on the keypad)	Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
32	WINKEY	Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
33	WINKEY + F1	Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
34	WINKEY + F3	Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
35	WINKEY + D	Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
36	WINKEY + M	Minimizes all windows.
37	WINKEY + SHIFT + M	Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
38	WINKEY + E	Open Microsoft Explorer.
39	WINKEY + Tab	Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
40	WINKEY + F	Display the Windows Search / Find feature.
41	WINKEY + CTRL + F	Display the search for computers window.
42	WINKEY + F1	Display the Microsoft Windows help.
43	WINKEY + R	Open the run window.
44	WINKEY + Pause / Break	Open the system properties window.
45	WINKEY + U	Open Utility Manager.
46	WINKEY + L	Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

1	Alt + S	Send the e-mail
2	Ctrl + C	Copy selected text.
3	Ctrl + X	Cut selected text.
4	Ctrl + P	Paste selected text.
5	Ctrl + K	Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar.
6	Ctrl + B	Bold highlighted selection
7	Ctrl + I	Italic highlighted selection
8	Ctrl + U	Underline highlighted selection
9	Ctrl + R	Reply to an e-mail.
10	Ctrl + F	Forward an e-mail.
11	Ctrl + N	Create a new e-mail.
12	Ctrl + Shift + A	Create a new appointment to your calendar.
13	Ctrl + Shift + O	Open the Outbox.
14	Ctrl + Shift + I	Open the Inbox.
15	Ctrl + Shift + K	Add a new task.
16	Ctrl + Shirt + C	Create a new contact.
17	Ctrl + Shift + J	Create a new journal entry.

1	Alt + Left Arrow	Back a page.
2	Backspace	Back a page.
3	Alt + Right Arrow	Forward a page.
4	F5	Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
5	F11	Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
6	Esc	Stop page or download from loading.
7	Ctrl + (- or +)	Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.
8	Ctrl + Enter	Quickly complete an address. For example, type "microsoft" in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.microsoft.com.
9	Ctrl + D	Add a Favorite for the page currently opened.
10	Ctrl + I	Display available bookmarks.
11	Ctrl + N	Open New browser window.
12	Ctrl + P	Print current page / frame.
13	Ctrl + T	Opens a new tab.
14	Ctrl + F4	Closes the currently selected tab.
15	Ctrl + Tab	Moves through each of the open tabs.
16	Spacebar	Moves down a page at a time.
17	Shift + Spacebar	Moves up a page at a time.
18	Alt + Down arrow	Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

1	F2	Edit the selected cell.
2	F5	Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.
3	F7	Spell check selected text and/or document.
4	F11	Create chart.
5	Ctrl + Shift + ;	Enter the current time.
6	Ctrl + ;	Enter the current date.
7	Alt + Shift + F1	Insert New Worksheet.
8	Shift + F3	Open the Excel formula window.
9	Shift + F5	Bring up search box.
10	Ctrl + A	Select all contents of the worksheet.
11	Ctrl + B	Bold highlighted selection.
12	Ctrl + I	Italic highlighted selection.
13	Ctrl + K	Insert link.
14	Ctrl + U	Underline highlighted selection.
15	Ctrl + 5	Strikethrough highlighted selection.
16	Ctrl + P	Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.
17	Ctrl + Z	Undo last action.
18	Ctrl + F9	Minimize current window.
19	Ctrl + F10	Maximize currently selected window.
20	Ctrl + F6	Switch between open workbooks / windows.
21	Ctrl + Page up	Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
22	Ctrl + Page down	Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.
23	Ctrl + Tab	Move between Two or more open Excel files.
24	Alt + =	Create a formula to sum all of the above cells
25	Ctrl + '	Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.
26	Ctrl + Shift + !	Format number in comma format.
27	Ctrl + Shift + $	Format number in currency format.
28	Ctrl + Shift + #	Format number in date format.
29	Ctrl + Shift + %	Format number in percentage format.
30	Ctrl + Shift + ^	Format number in scientific format.
31	Ctrl + Shift + @	Format number in time format.
32	Ctrl + Arrow key	Move to next section of text.
33	Ctrl + Space	Select entire column.
34	Shift + Space	Select entire row.

1	Alt + Tab	Switch between open applications.
2	Alt + Shift + Tab	Switch backwards between open applications.
3	Alt + double-click	Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.
4	Ctrl + Tab	Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.
5	Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Same as above but backwards.
6	Alt + Print Screen	Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.
7	Ctrl + Alt + Del	Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.
8	Ctrl + Esc	Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.
9	Alt + Esc	Switch Between open applications on taskbar.
10	F1	Activates help for current open application.
11	F2	Renames selected Icon.
12	F3	Starts find from desktop.
13	F4	Opens the drive selection when browsing.
14	F5	Refresh Contents.
15	F10	Activates menu bar.
16	Shift + F10	Simulates right-click on selected item.
17	F4	Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar.
18	Alt + F4	Closes Current open program.
19	Ctrl + F4	Closes Window in Program.
20	F6	Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane.
21	Ctrl + Space bar	Drops down the window control menu.
22	Ctrl + (the '+' key)	Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer
23	Alt + Enter	Opens properties window of selected icon or program.
24	Shift + Del	Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin.
25	Holding Shift	Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting.
26	Holding Shift	When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.
27	Enter	Activates the highlighted program.
28	Alt + Down arrow	Display all available options on drop down menu.
29	* (on the keypad)	Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.
30	+ (on the keypad)	Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
31	- (on the keypad)	Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.
32	WINKEY	Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start.
33	WINKEY + F1	Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
34	WINKEY + F3	Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
35	WINKEY + D	Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
36	WINKEY + M	Minimizes all windows.
37	WINKEY + SHIFT + M	Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
38	WINKEY + E	Open Microsoft Explorer.
39	WINKEY + Tab	Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
40	WINKEY + F	Display the Windows Search / Find feature.
41	WINKEY + CTRL + F	Display the search for computers window.
42	WINKEY + F1	Display the Microsoft Windows help.
43	WINKEY + R	Open the run window.
44	WINKEY + Pause / Break	Open the system properties window.
45	WINKEY + U	Open Utility Manager.
46	WINKEY + L	Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).

F1	Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.
	Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
	Open the Task Pane.
F2	In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.
	Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
	Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.
F3	Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows.
	Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
F4	Open find window.
	Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
	Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
	Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows.
F5	In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window.
	Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
	Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
F6	Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
	Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7	Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
	Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
	Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.
F8	Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to get into Windows Safe Mode.
F9	Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.
F10	In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
	Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.
F11	Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
F12	Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
	Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
	Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.

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