Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP To: Switch FilterKeys on and off. Press: Right SHIFT for eight seconds To: Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. Press: RIGHT ARROW To: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. Press: RIGHT ARROW To: Display the contents of the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) To: Collapse the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) To: Display all subfolders under the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) To: Switch ToggleKeys on and off. Press: NUM LOCK for five seconds To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Press: Menu key To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6 To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5 To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4 To: Switch FilterKeys on and off. Press: Right SHIFT for eight seconds To: Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. Press: RIGHT ARROW To: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. Press: RIGHT ARROW To: Display the contents of the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) To: Collapse the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) To: Display all subfolders under the selected folder. Press: NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) To: Switch ToggleKeys on and off. Press: NUM LOCK for five seconds To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Press: Menu key To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6 To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5 To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4 To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6 To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5 To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4 To: Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Press: LEFT ARROW To: Switch High Contrast on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN To: Switch MouseKeys on and off. Press: Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK To: Display the top of the active window. Press: HOME To: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Press: F6 To: Refresh the active window. Press: F5 To: Display the items in the active list in a dialog box. Press: F4 To: Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. Press: F4 To: Search for a file or folder. Press: F3 To: Rename selected item. Press: F2 To: Activate the menu bar in the active program. Press: F10 To: Display Help in a dialog box. Press: F1 To: Cancel the current task. Press: ESC To: Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box. Press: ENTER To: Display the bottom of the active window. Press: END To: Delete. Press: DELETE To: Undo. Press: CTRL+Z To: Cut. Press: CTRL+X To: Search for computers. Press: CTRL+Windows Key+F To: Paste. Press: CTRL+V To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. Press: CTRL+UP ARROW To: Move forward through tabs in a dialog box. Press: CTRL+TAB To: Move backward through tabs in a dialog box. Press: CTRL+SHIFT+TAB To: Highlight a block of text. Press: CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys To: Create shortcut to selected item. Press: CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. Press: CTRL+RIGHT ARROW To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. Press: CTRL+LEFT ARROW To: Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. Press: CTRL+F4 To: Display the Start menu. Press: CTRL+ESC To: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. Press: CTRL+DOWN ARROW To: Copy. Press: CTRL+C To: Select all. Press: CTRL+A To: Copy selected item. Press: CTRL while dragging an item To: Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box. Press: BACKSPACE To: View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. Press: BACKSPACE To: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box. Press: Arrow keys To: Display the corresponding menu. Press: ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name To: Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box. Press: ALT+Underlined letter To: Switch between open items.Press: ALT+TAB To: Display the System menu for the active window. Press: ALT+SPACEBAR To: Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. Press: ALT+SPACEBAR To: "Close the active item, or quit the active program. Press: ALT+F4 To: Cycle through items in the order they were opened. Press: ALT+ESC To: Displays the properties of the selected object. Press: ALT+Enter To: View properties for the selected item. Press: ALT+ENTER To: Open Utility Manager. Press: +U To: Open Utility Manager. Press: Windows Key+U To: Restores minimized windows. Press: Windows Key+Shift+M To: Open the Run dialog box. Press: Windows Key+R To: Minimize all windows. Press: Windows Key+M To: Display Windows Help. Press: Windows Key+F1 To: Search for a file or folder Press: Windows Key+F To: Open My Computer. Press: Windows Key+E To: Show the desktop. Press: Windows Key+D To: Display the System Properties dialog box. Press: Windows Key+BREAK To: Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain Press: Windows Key+ L To: Display or hide the Start menu. Press: Windows Key To: Carry out the corresponding command. Press: Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu To: Move forward through options in a dialog box Press: TAB To: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box. Press: SPACEBAR To: Move backward through options in a dialog box. Press: SHIFT+TAB To: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. Press: SHIFT+F10 To: Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. Press: SHIFT+DELETE To: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. Press: SHIFT with any of the arrow keys To: Prevent the CD from automatically playing. Press: SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive To: Switch StickyKeys on and off. Press: SHIFT five times