General Computer Shortcut Keys
- Ctrl + A – Select all
- Ctrl + C – Copy the selected content
- Ctrl + N – Open a new console
- Ctrl + V – Paste the selected content
- Ctrl + W – Close the Windows Explorer or browser
- Ctrl + X – Cut the selected content
- Ctrl + Y – Redo an action
- Ctrl + Z – Undo an action
- Ctrl – while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
- Ctrl + Shift – while dragging an item (Create a shortcut of the selected item)
- Ctrl + Shift +Esc – Open the Task Manager
- Ctrl + Shift – With any of the arrow keys (Highlight/Select a block of text)
- Ctrl + Esc – Display the Start menu
- Ctrl + F4 – Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
- Ctrl + Click (On Underlined link or URL on document) – Opens the link in the browser
- ALT + D– Select the address bar
- Alt + Enter – View the properties for the selected item
- Alt + F4 – Close the active item, or quit the active program
- Alt + Spacebar – Open the shortcut menu for the active window
- Alt + Tab – Switch between the open programs/windows
- Alt + Esc – Cycle through programs/windows in the order that they had been opened
- Alt + Spacebar – Display the System menu for the active window
- 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)
- Shift + F10 – Displays the shortcut menu for the selected item(Works as a right mouse click)
- Delete – Delete the content and move it to Recycle bin.
- Shift + Delete – Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
- Right arrow – Open the submenu or open the next menu to the right
- Left arrow – Close the submenu or open the next menu to the left
- 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)
