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General keyboard shortcuts for Windows XP users

Posted on | November 4, 2008 |

Since I’m not busy today and I only have 1 left pending assignment that needs to be posted, I went on browsing some good information about computer basics and will post it right now.

But before I’ll post it, let me ask you a question first? How long have you been using your computer? And if so, how are you going to rate yourself? Is it, beginner, intermediate or pro? Whichever you think you fall, do you know how to use the shortcut keys in your keyboard?

Aha! I got yah. There are a lot of ‘magic’ (I call it magic) or shortcut keys that you can use to make your computer using easier. What do you think is the purpose of Ctrl (control), Alt, Shift, Home, Page up, Page Dn, End, Prnt Scrn, F1, F2 and so on in your keyboard?

Is it just a display? Hmmm, I don’t think so. So let me give you some helpful tips on how to use your computer easier. It may get a little confusing at first but once your hands are used to it, it will come naturally the next time you’ll use your computer.


General keyboard shortcuts

• CTRL+C (Copy) - highlight the words to copy then press CTRL+C [if you using this shortcut key on documents if it’s a file, place your cursor on the file that you want to copy and press CTRL+C
• CTRL+X (Cut) - follow instruction on COPY
• CTRL+V (Paste)
• CTRL+Z (Undo)
• DELETE (Delete)
• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
• CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
• CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
• SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
• CTRL+A (Select all)
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
• ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
• ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
• ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
• CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
• ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
• ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
• CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
• F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
• 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)
• F5 key (Update the active window)
• BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
• ESC (Cancel the current task)
• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

Take note that the shortcut keys above are only applicable to Windows PC users, I’m not sure if some of the shortcut keys I posted above is compatible with Mac Users or Linux Users.

Click here for the source on the general keyboard shortcut keys

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