General Shortcuts of computer keyboard

• General Shortcuts

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  F1
  [Display Help]

• F2
  [Rename the selected item]

• F3
  [Search for a file or folder]

• F4
  [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]

• F5
  [Refresh the active window]

• F6
  [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]

• F10
  [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]

• ALT + F4
  [Close the active item, or exit the active app]

• ALT + ESC
  [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]

• ALT + Underlined Letter in menus and dialog box options
  [Perform the command for that letter]

• ALT + ENTER
  [Display properties for the selected item]

• ALT + SPACEBAR
  [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]

• ALT + LEFT ARROW
  [Back]

• ALT + RIGHT ARROW
  [Forward]

• ALT + PAGE UP
  [Move up one screen]

• ALT + PAGE DOWN
  [Move down one screen]

• ALT + TAB
  [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]

• CTRL + F4
  [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]

• CTRL + A
  [Select all items in a document or window]

• CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT
  [Copy the selected item]

• CTRL + D / DELETE
  [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin]

• CTRL + R or F5
  [Refresh the active window]

• CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT
  [Paste the selected item]

• CTRL + X
  [Cut the selected item]

• CTRL + Y
  [Redo an action]

• CTRL + Z
  [Undo an action]

• CTRL + + or CTRL + –
  [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]

• CTRL + mouse scroll wheel
  [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]

• CTRL + RIGHT ARROW
  [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word]

• CTRL + LEFT ARROW
  [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word]

• CTRL + DOWN ARROW
  [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph]

• CTRL + UP ARROW
  [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph]

• CTRL + ALT + TAB
  [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]

• CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR
  [Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]

• CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW
  [Select a block of text]

• CTRL + ESC
  [Open the Start screen]

• CTRL + SHIFT + ESC
  [Open Task Manager]

• CTRL + SHIFT
  [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]

• CTRL + SPACEBAR
  [Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off]

• SHIFT + F10
  [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]

• SHIFT + ARROW
  [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document]

• SHIFT + DELETE
  [Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first]

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• 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]

• ESC
  [Stop or leave the current task]