General keyboard shortcuts
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CTRL+C
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Copy.
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CTRL+X
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Cut.
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CTRL+V
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Paste.
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CTRL+Z
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Undo.
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DELETE
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Delete.
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SHIFT+DELETE
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Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
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CTRL while dragging an item
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Copy selected item.
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CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
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Create shortcut to selected item.
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F2
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Rename selected item.
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
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CTRL+UP ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
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CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
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Highlight a block of text.
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SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
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CTRL+A
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Select all.
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F3
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Search for a file or folder.
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ALT+ENTER
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View properties for the selected item.
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ALT+F4
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Close the active item, or quit the active program.
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ALT+Enter
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Displays the properties of the selected object.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
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CTRL+F4
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Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
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ALT+TAB
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Switch between open items.
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ALT+ESC
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Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
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F4
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Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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SHIFT+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Display the System menu for the active window.
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CTRL+ESC
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Display the Start menu.
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ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
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Display the corresponding menu.
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Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
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Carry out the corresponding command.
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the active program.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
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LEFT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
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F5
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Refresh the active window.
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BACKSPACE
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View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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ESC
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Cancel the current task.
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SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
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Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
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