| F2 |
Select
a file and press F2 to rename the file |
| F3 |
In
Windows Explorer and on Desktop, pressing
F3 brings up the Find dialog box |
| Alt
+ Enter |
Select
a file and press Alt + Enter to bring up
its Properties dialog box |
| Alt
+ Space bar |
Inside
a window, press Alt + Spacebar to bring
up the system menu of that window |
| Ctrl
+ Escape |
Brings
up the windows start menu |
| Alt
+ Tab |
Lets
you switch between currently running
applications |
| Shift
+ Delete |
Permanently
deletes a file without moving it to
Recycle Bin |
| Ctrl
+ A |
Selects
all the files in Windows Explorer. Also
selects all the text in text boxes |
| Alt
+ F4 |
Closes
the current window |
| Double
left click |
Double
left click on the system icon of a window
closes that window |
| Ctrl
+ Tab |
Changes
the tabs in a tabbed dialog box in
forward direction. Also switches windows
in an MDI form |
| Ctrl
+ Shift + Tab |
Changes
the tabs in a tabbed dialog box in
backward direction |
| Ctrl
+ F6 |
Switches
between the currently open child windows
in an MDI form |
| Ctrl
+ Left click |
Deselects
a specific item from a selected range.
Works in Windows explorer |
| Crtl
+ Alt + Delete |
Brings
up task manager in Windows 95/98. Brings
up more options in NT/2000 |
| Shift
+ F10 |
Brings
up the context sensitive pop-up menu |
| Ctrl
+ W |
Closes
the current window |
| Windows Key
+ m |
Minimizes all windows |
| Ctrl
+ (+) key from the right hand side of the keyboard |
Rearranges the widths of the list view's columns properly |