General Professional Shortcut Keys For Computer | The Education Pedia

Here is a rundown of generally utilized alternate route keys that can give a simpler and speedier
technique for utilizing PC programs:

GeneralKeyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Key	It’s Function
F1	[Display Help]
F2	[Rename the selected item]
F3	[Search for a file or folder]
F4	[Display the address bar list in File Explorer]
F5	[Refresh the active window]
F6	[Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]
F10	[Activate the Menu bar in the active app]
ALT + F4	[Close the active item, or exit the active app]
ALT + ESC	[Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]
ALT + Underlined Letter in menus and dialog box options	[Perform the command for that letter]
ALT + ENTER	[Display properties for the selected item]
ALT + SPACEBAR	[Open the shortcut menu for the active window]
ALT + LEFT ARROW	[Back]
ALT + RIGHT ARROW	[Forward]
ALT + PAGE UP	[Move up one screen]
ALT + PAGE DOWN	[Move down one screen]
ALT + TAB	[Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]
CTRL + F4	[Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]
CTRL + A	[Select all items in a document or window]
CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT	[Copy the selected item]
CTRL + D / DELETE	[DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin]
CTRL + R or F5	[Refresh the active window]
CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT	[Paste the selected item]
CTRL + X	[Cut the selected item]
CTRL + Y	[Redo an action]
CTRL + Z	[Undo an action]
CTRL + + or CTRL + –	[Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
CTRL + mouse scroll wheel	[Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
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 + ALT + TAB	[Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]
CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR	[Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]
CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW	[Select a block of text]
CTRL + ESC	[Open the Start screen]
CTRL + SHIFT + ESC	[Open Task Manager]
CTRL + SHIFT	[Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]
CTRL + SPACEBAR	[Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off]
SHIFT + F10	[Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]
SHIFT + ARROW	[Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document]
SHIFT + DELETE	[Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first]
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]
ESC	[Stop or leave the current task]

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