Keyboard Shortcuts These keyboard quickies can save you time. Windows Key   The Windows key has the Windows Logo on it.   It's located between your lower left CTRL & ALT keys. Hold down the "windows" key and press: M - Minimizes all windows SHIFT - M - Undo minimize all windows E - Opens Windows Explorer D - Switches between minimizing all open programs and showing them all F - Opens the Find Window R - Opens the Run Window BREAK / PAUSE - Opens System Properties TAB - Cycles through items on the task bar Pressing the Windows key alone will open the Start menu General Shortcuts ALT - F4 - Quit a program / Shut down ALT - TAB - Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows CTRL - ESCAPE - Display the Start menu SHIFT - TAB - tab backwards through a form To select more than one item, select the first item then: Hold down SHIFT and select the last item to select a range    or Hold down CTRL and select additional items CTRL - A - Select All CTRL - X - Cut CTRL - C - Copy CTRL - V - Paste CTRL - Z - Undo CRTL - TAB - Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen CTRL - Print Screen - Copies a screen shot, then you can paste it into a program F1 - Help menu File & Desktop Shortcuts Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from "auto-running" When an item is selected: CTRL while dragging a file - Copies the file CTRL - SHIFT while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to the file SHIFT - DELETE - Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin ALT - ENTER - Display a file's properties F2 - To rename the file In Windows Explorer: LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded RIGHT ARROW - Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder F6 - Switch between right and left panes (keypad)MINUS SIGN (-) - Collapse the selected folder (keypad)ASTERISK (*) Expand all folders below the current selection (keypad)PLUS SIGN (+) - Expand the selected folder In My Computer: BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up ALT - RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view ALT - LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view                                            Click here for Mouse Features