windows 7 shortcut keys

General keyboard shortcuts		Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts
F1	Display Help	Right Shift for eight seconds	Turn Filter Keys on and off
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)	Copy the selected item	Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)	Turn High Contrast on or off
Ctrl+X	Cut the selected item	Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock	Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)	Paste the selected item	Shift five times	Turn Sticky Keys on or off
Ctrl+Z	Undo an action	Num Lock for five seconds	Turn Toggle Keys on or off
Ctrl+Y	Redo an action	Windows logo key +U	Open the Ease of Access Center
Delete (or Ctrl+D)	Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin	Windows logo key keyboard shortcut
Shift+Delete	Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first	Windows logo key	Open or close the Start menu.
F2	Rename the selected item	Windows logo key +Pause	Display the System Properties dialog box.
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word	Windows logo key +D	Display the desktop.
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word	Windows logo key +M	Minimize all windows.
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph	Windows logo key +Shift+M	Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph	Windows logo key +E	Open Computer.
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key	Select a block of text	Windows logo key +F	Search for a file or folder.
Shift with any arrow key	Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document	Ctrl+Windows logo key +F	Search for computers (if you’re on a network).
Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar	Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop	Windows logo key +L	Lock your computer or switch users.
Ctrl+A	Select all items in a document or window	Windows logo key +R	Open the Run dialog box.
F3	Search for a file or folder	Windows logo key +T	Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
Alt+Enter	Display properties for the selected item	Windows logo key +number	Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.
Alt+F4	Close the active item, or exit the active program	Shift+Windows logo key +number	Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Alt+Spacebar	Open the shortcut menu for the active window	Ctrl+Windows logo key +number	Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Ctrl+F4	Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)	Alt+Windows logo key +number	Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Alt+Tab	Switch between open items	Windows logo key +Tab	Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Alt+Tab	Use the arrow keys to switch between open items	Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab	Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel	Change the size of icons on the desktop	Ctrl+Windows logo key +B	Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.
Windows logo key +Tab	Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D	Windows logo key +Spacebar	Preview the desktop.
Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab	Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D	Windows logo key +Up Arrow	Maximize the window.
Alt+Esc	Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened	Windows logo key +Left Arrow	Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
F6	Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop	Windows logo key +Right Arrow	Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
F4	Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer	Windows logo key +Down Arrow	Minimize the window.
Shift+F10	Display the shortcut menu for the selected item	Windows logo key +Home	Minimize all but the active window.
Ctrl+Esc	Open the Start menu	Windows logo key +Shift+Up Arrow	Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Alt+underlined letter	Display the corresponding menu	Windows logo key +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Move a window from one monitor to another.
Alt+underlined letter	Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)	Windows logo key +P	Choose a presentation display mode.
F10	Activate the menu bar in the active program	Windows logo key +G	Cycle through gadgets.
Right Arrow	Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu	Windows logo key +U	Open Ease of Access Center.
Left Arrow	Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu	Windows logo key +X	Open Windows Mobility Center.
F5 (or Ctrl+R)	Refresh the active window	Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
Alt+Up Arrow	View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer	Shift+Click on a taskbar button	Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program
Esc	Cancel the current task	Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button	Open a program as an administrator
Ctrl+Shift+Esc	Open Task Manager	Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button	Show the window menu for the program
Shift when you insert a CD	Prevent the CD from automatically playing	Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button	Show the window menu for the group
Left Alt+Shift	Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled	Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button	Cycle through the windows of the group
Ctrl+Shift	Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
Right or Left Ctrl+Shift	Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+Tab	Move forward through tabs
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Move back through tabs
Tab	Move forward through options
Shift+Tab	Move back through options
Alt+underlined letter	Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
Enter	Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
Spacebar	Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys	Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
F1	Display Help
F4	Display the items in the active list
Backspace	Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box