Keyboard Shortcuts
Cursor Movement Shortcuts
- Move cursor to the beginning of the previous word: Ctrl + Left Arrow
- Move cursor to the beginning of the next word: Ctrl + Right Arrow
- Delete the previous word: Ctrl + Backspace
- Delete the next word: Ctrl + Delete
- Move cursor to the beginning of the paragraph: Ctrl + Up Arrow
- Move cursor to the end of the paragraph: Ctrl + Down Arrow
- Move cursor to the beginning of the current line: Home
- Move cursor to the end of the current line: End
- Move cursor to the top of the text entry field: Ctrl + Home
- Move cursor to the bottom of the text entry field: Ctrl + End
- Move cursor up a frame: Page Up
- Move cursor down a frame: Page Down
Text Selection Shortcuts
- Select characters one at a time: Shift + Left/Right Arrow
- Select lines one at a time: Shift + Up/Down Arrow
- Select words: Shift + Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow
- Select paragraphs: Shift + Ctrl + Up/Down Arrow
- Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the current line: Shift + Home
- Select text between the cursor and the end of the current line: Shift + End
- Select text between the cursor and the beginning of the text entry field: Shift + Ctrl + Home
- Select text between the cursor and the end of the text entry field: Shift + Ctrl + End
- Select a frame of text below the cursor: Shift + Page Down
- Select a frame of text above the cursor: Shift + Page Up
- Select all text: Ctrl + A
Clipboard Shortcuts
- Copy selected text: Ctrl + C / Ctrl + Insert
- Cut selected text: Ctrl + X / Shift + Delete
- Paste text at cursor: Ctrl + V / Shift + Insert
- Undo: Ctrl + Z
- Redo: Ctrl + Y
Formatting Shortcuts
- Bold: Ctrl + B
- Italic: Ctrl + I
- Underline: Ctrl + U
File and Edit Shortcuts
- Find: Ctrl + F
- Find next: F3
- Find previous: Shift + F3
- Open: Ctrl + O
- Save: Ctrl + S
- New document: Ctrl + N
- Print: Ctrl + P
Menu Navigation Shortcuts
- Activate application’s menu bar: Alt
- Open File menu: Alt + F
- Open Edit menu: Alt + E
- Open View menu: Alt + V
General Shortcuts
- Opens/closes the Start menu: Windows Key
- Shows/hides open apps on the desktop: Windows Key + D
- Opens File Explorer: Windows Key + E
- Opens the Settings menu: Windows Key + I
- Locks the screen: Windows Key + L
- Opens the Action Center: Windows Key + A
- Opens Clipboard History: Windows Key + V
- Opens the dictation toolbar: Windows Key + H
- Opens the Feedback hub: Windows Key + F
- Opens Cortana in listening mode: Windows Key + C
- Opens Windows Search: Windows Key + Q
Window Management Shortcuts
- Maximizes the selected window: Windows Key + Up Arrow
- Reduces the selected window: Windows Key + Down Arrow
- Minimizes all open windows: Windows Key + M
- Opens minimized windows: Windows Key + Shift + M
- Shows Task View: Windows Key + Tab
- Opens the Xbox game bar: Windows Key + G
- Takes a screenshot of the desktop: Windows Key + Print Screen
Taskbar Management Shortcuts
- Opens the app in the taskbar relative to the number input: Windows Key + [number]
- Opens the right-click menu for the app in the taskbar relative to the number input: Windows Key + Alt + [number]
Virtual Desktop Management Shortcuts
- Creates a virtual desktop: Windows Key + Control + D
- Switches to the virtual desktop on the left: Windows Key + Control + Left Arrow
- Switches to the virtual desktop on the right: Windows Key + Control + Right Arrow
- Closes the active virtual desktop: Windows Key + Control + F4
Language and Accessibility Shortcuts
- Switches between installed languages: Windows Key + Space
- Opens Ease of Access in the Settings menu: Windows Key + U
- Opens the projection settings: Windows Key + P
- Opens the emoji panel: Windows Key + . / Windows Key + ;
Network and System Shortcuts
- Opens the Find Computers window: Windows Key + Control + F
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