Windows 7 still a popular and user friendly operating
system. Microsoft has designed the windows family to meet computing needs which
is best suited for various system ranging from stand alone through small local
area networks to wide area enterprise networks. It belongs to the category of
GUI. Windows has undergone many changes over the years adding many new features
each time. Windows 7 is one of the versions of windows.
Keyboard
shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do
something that you’d typically do with a mouse. There are so many shortcuts keys are there of
windows 7. By using which you can be faster in your day to day work and you
will also become smarter than the other computer users.
Some useful shortcut keys are given below:
F1: Display Help
Ctrl+C: Copy the selected item
Ctrl+X: Cut the selected item
Ctrl+V: Paste the selected item
Ctrl+Z: Undo an action
Ctrl+Y: Redo an action
Delete: Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Shift+Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
F2: Rename the selected item
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+Shift+Arrow: Select a block of text
Shift+Arrow: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
Ctrl+Arrow+Spacebar: Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl+A: Select all items in a document or window
F3: Search for a file or folder
Alt+Enter: Display properties for the selected item
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active program
Alt+Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Ctrl+F4: Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt+Tab: Switch between open items
Ctrl+Alt+Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
Ctrl+Mouse: scroll wheel Change the size of icons on the desktop
Win+Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Alt+Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4: Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
Shift+F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Ctrl+Esc: Open the Start menu
F5: Refresh the active window
Alt+Up: Arrow View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
Esc: Cancel the current task
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: Open Task Manager Shift when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
Win+Plus Sign or Minus Sign: Zoom in or out
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar: Show the mouse pointer
Ctrl+Alt+F: Switch to full-screen mode
Ctrl+Alt+L: Switch to lens mode
Ctrl+Alt+D: Switch to docked mode
Ctrl+Alt+I: Invert colors
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow: Pan in the direction of the arrow keys
Ctrl+Alt+R: Resize the lens
Win+Esc: Exit Magnifier
Win: Open or close the Start menu.
Win+Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box.
Win+D: Display the desktop.
Win+M: Minimize all windows.
Win+Shift+M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
Win+E: Open Computer.
Win+F: Search for a file or folder
Win+Spacebar: Preview the desktop.
Win+Up Arrow: Maximize the window.
Win+Left Arrow: Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
Win+Right Arrow: Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
Win+Down Arrow: Minimize the window.
Win+Home: Minimize all but the active window.
Win+Shift+Up Arrow: Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Win +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another.
Ctrl+N: Open a new window
Ctrl+Shift+N: Create a new folder
End: Display the bottom of the active window
Home: Display the top of the active window
F11: Maximize or minimize the active window
Alt+Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
Alt+P: Display the preview pane
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