Basic Windows keyboard shortcuts. Hot keys on the keyboard - assigning various combinations

Often reading articles on the Internet or instructions for installing a program, you may come across key combinations(Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V, Win-R, Alt-Tab, Alt-F4, etc.). And if you still don’t know what they mean, then you can read them in our article.

This article presents, full list keyboard shortcuts used not only in the Windows operating system.

Sections on working with keyboard shortcuts:

Basic keyboard shortcuts

Alt+Tab- Switch between windows
Win+Tab- Switch between windows in Flip 3D mode
Win+Up- Maximize window Win+Down- Restore/Minimize window
Win+Left- Snap window to left edge of screen
Win+Right- Snap window to the right edge of the screen
Win+Shift+Left- Switch to left monitor
Win+Shift+Right- Switch to right monitor
Win+Home- Minimize/Restore all inactive windows
Win+Break(or Pause)- Launch the System item from the Control Panel (Properties item when right-clicking on Computer in the Start menu)
Win+Space- Show desktop
Win+B- Go to the notification area (tray)
Win+D- Minimize windows or restore all windows
Win+E- Launch Explorer
Win+F- Launch built-in Windows search dialog
Win+Ctrl+F- Run Search on your computer from the domain
Win+F1- Launch built-in Windows dialog: Help and Support
Win+G- Show gadgets on top of all windows
Win+L- Locking the workstation (current user session)
Win+M- Minimize all windows
Win+P- Display additional options display (extend the desktop to 2 monitors, etc.)
Win+R- Launch the Run dialog box
Win+T- Select the first item in the taskbar (Pressing again switches to the next item, Win+Shift+T- scrolls in reverse order)
Win+U- Launch Center special features(Ease of Access Center)
Win+X- Launch Mobility Center
Win+digit- Launch the application from the taskbar ( Win+1 launches the first application on the left, Win+2, second, etc.)
Win + "+"- Zoom in
Win + "-"- Zoom out
Ctrl + mouse wheel (up\down) on the desktop- increase/decrease desktop icons.

In Explorer:
Alt+P- Show/Hide Preview Area

Taskbar:
Shift + click on icon- Open a new application window
Ctrl + Shift + click on icon- Open a new application window with administrator privileges
Shift + right click on icon- Show application menu
Shift + right click on a group of icons- Show menu, restore all / collapse all / Close all
Ctrl + click on a group of icons- Maximize all group windows

Note
Key Win located between the keys Ctrl And Alt on the left side (the emblem is drawn on it Windows).
Menu key is to the left of the right Ctrl.
The combination “key” + “key” means that you first press the first key, and then, while holding it, press the second.

General purpose hotkeys

Key combination	Description
Ctrl+Esc Win	Open the Start menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Ctrl + Alt + Delete	Calling the "Task Manager"
Win+E	Launching Explorer
Win+R	Displaying the “Run program” dialog, analogous to “Start” - “Run”
Win+D	Minimize all windows or return to initial state(switch)
Win+L	Locking a workstation
Win+F1	Access Windows Help
Win+Pause	Opening the System Properties window
Win+F	Open file search window
Win + Ctrl + F	Open computer search window
Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the entire screen
Alt + Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the current active window
Win+Tab Win + Shift + Tab	Switches between taskbar buttons
F6 Tab	Move between panels. For example, between the desktop and the Quick Launch panel
Ctrl+A	Select everything (objects, text)
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy to clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl+X Shift + Delete	Cut to clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Paste from clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl + N	Create new document, project or similar activity. IN Internet Explorer this causes a new window to open with a copy of the contents of the current window.
Ctrl+S	Save the current document, project, etc.
Ctrl+O	Call a file selection dialog to open a document, project, etc.
Ctrl+P	Seal
Ctrl+Z	Undo last action
Shift	CD-ROM autorun lock (hold while the drive reads the newly inserted disc)
Alt+Enter	Go to full screen mode and back (switch; for example, in Windows Media Player or in a command interpreter window).

Keyboard combinations for working with text

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy
Ctrl+X Shift + Delete	Cut
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Insert
Ctrl + ← Ctrl + →	Moving through words in the text. Works not only in text editors. For example, it is very convenient to use in the browser address bar
Shift + ← Shift + → Shift + Shift + ↓	Selecting text
Ctrl + Shift + ← Ctrl + Shift + →	Selecting text by words
Home End Ctrl + Home Ctrl+End	Move to the beginning or end of a line of text
Ctrl + Home Ctrl+End	Move to the beginning or end of the document

Keyboard shortcuts for working with files

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Shift + F10 Menu	Display context menu current object (similar to right-clicking).
Alt+Enter	Calling “Object Properties”
F2	Renaming an object
Drag with Ctrl	Copying an object
Drag with Shift	Moving an object
Drag with Ctrl + Shift	Create an object shortcut
Ctrl clicks	Selecting multiple objects in random order
Shift clicks	Selecting multiple adjacent objects
Enter	Same as double click by object
Delete	Deleting an object
Shift + Delete	Permanent deletion object without placing it in the trash

Keyboard shortcuts for working in Windows Explorer

Keyboard shortcuts for working with windows

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Alt+Tab Alt + Shift + Tab	Calling the transition menu between windows and navigating through it
Alt+Esc Alt + Shift + Esc	Switch between windows (in the order in which they were launched)
Alt+F6	Switching between multiple windows of the same program (for example, between open WinWord windows)
Alt+F4	Closing the active window ( running application). On the desktop - call the Windows shutdown dialog
Ctrl+F4	Closing the active document in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously
Alt F10	Calling the window menu
Alt + − (minus)	Call system menu child window (for example, a document window)
Esc	Exit a window menu or close an open dialog
Alt + letter	Call a menu command or open a menu column. The corresponding letters in the menu are usually underlined (either initially, or become underlined after pressing Alt). If the menu column is already open, then to call the desired command you must press the key with the letter that is underlined in this command
Alt + Space	Calling the window system menu
F1	Call application help.
Ctrl+Up Ctrl+Down	Scroll text vertically or move up and down paragraphs of text.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with dialog boxes

Keyboard shortcuts for working in browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox)

Keyboard shortcut	Description
F4	Displaying a list of the Address field
Ctrl + N F5	Start another browser instance with the same web address
Ctrl+R	Refresh the current web page
Ctrl+B	Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box
Ctrl+E	Opens the Search panel
Ctrl+F	Launch utility program search
Ctrl + I	Opens the Favorites panel
Ctrl+L	Opens the Open dialog box
Ctrl+O	Opens the Open dialog box, similar to CtrL+L
Ctrl+P	Opens the Print dialog box
Ctrl+W	Closing the current window
F11	Switch to full screen mode and back (works in some other applications as well).

Accessibility

Press the key SHIFT five times: enable or disable Sticky Keys
Hold down the right key SHIFT eight seconds: enable or disable input filtering
Hold down the key Num Lock five seconds: enable or disable switching voiceover
Alt left + Shift left + Num Lock: Enable or disable keyboard pointer control
Alt left + Shift left + PRINT SCREEN: Turn high contrast on or off

Keys quick access , which are also known as keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys, which, when pressed, have a finite set of one key or combination of two or more keys, will cause an operation or perform a task of the operating system or application, a program running on the operating system, or simply activate and run a program.

Keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys make it easier for the user to interact with the computer, otherwise typically requiring a mouse or other pointing device to perform the operation. Windows 7 includes a lot new keyboard shortcuts, which make it easier to work with menus and other commands. As a rule, keyboard shortcuts are used to activate a command and are listed along with the command in the programs menu (to indicate what can be activated by pressing the Alt + key combination). Some of them are not on the list, they are hidden.

Below is full Windows list 7 hotkeys or hotkey accelerator available at the operating system level, as well as for several built-in application programs V Windows 7.

Easy access to shortcuts from the keyboard

Shift right for eight seconds: Turn on the Keys filter and turn it off
Left Alt + Left Shift + PrtScn (or PrtScn): Turn High Contrast on or off
Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Keys Turn mouse on or off
Shift five times: Enable Sticky Keys or disable
Num Lock five seconds: Enable Switch keys or disable
OS Windows Key with logo + U: Open Ease of Access Center

General keyboard shortcut

F1: Help display
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert): Copy the selected file,
Ctrl + X: Cut selected element
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert): Paste the selected element
Ctrl + Z: Undo action
Ctrl + Y: Repeat action
Delete (or Ctrl + D): Delete the selected item and move it to the Trash
Shift + Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Trash first
F2: Rename selected item
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 + Shift key with arrow: Select a block of text
Shift + any arrow key: Select multiple items in a window or desktop, or select text in a document
Ctrl + any arrow key + SPACEBAR: Select multiple individual elements in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl + A: Selects all elements in a document or window
F3: Search for file or folder
Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected element
Alt + F4: Close the current item or exit the active program
Alt + Space: Open the context menu for the active window
Ctrl + F4: Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple open documents simultaneously)
Alt + Tab: Switch between open positions
Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use arrows to switch between open positions
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel: Resizing desktop icons
Windows OS Logo Key + Tab: Cycle between programs on the taskbar using Aero Flip 3-D
Ctrl + Windows Logo Key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle between programs on the taskbar with Aero Flip 3-D
Alt + Esc: Switch between items in the order they were opened
F6: Switch between screen elements in a window or desktop
F4: list display address bar in Windows Explorer
Shift + F10: Display the context menu for the selected item
Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start menu
Alt + underlined letter: Display the corresponding menu
Alt + underlined letter: execute a menu command (or other underlined commands)
F10: Activate the menu bar in the active program
Right Arrow: Open the next menu on the right or open a submenu
Left Arrow: Open the next menu on the left or close a submenu
F5 (or Ctrl + R): Refresh active window
Alt + Up Arrow: View folder one level higher in Windows Explorer
Esc: Cancel current job
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager
Shift when you insert a CD: Disable CD from auto play
Left Alt + Shift: Switch input language when multiple input languages are enabled
Ctrl + ShiftL: Switch keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts is enabled
Right or Left Ctrl + Shift: Change text reading direction in right to left reading languages

Keyboard shortcuts dialog box

Ctrl + Tab: Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Go back through tabs
Tab: Move forward by options
Shift + Tab: Move back through options
Alt + underlined letter: execute a command (or select an option) that goes to that letter
Input: Replaces mouse click for many commands with the selected one
Spacebar: Check or uncheck if the active option is checked
Arrow keys: Select buttons if an option group of radio buttons is active
F1: Help display
F4: Display active list items
Backspace: Open a folder one level higher if the folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Windows Logo keys from the keyboard

Windows OS Logo key: Open or close the Start menu.
Windows Logo + Pause key: Show the System Properties dialog box.
Windows OS Logo key + D: Show desktop.
Windows OS Logo key + M: Minimize all windows.
Windows OS Logo Key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
Windows OS Logo key + E: Open the computer.
Windows OS Logo key + F: Search for a file or folder.
Ctrl + Windows Logo Key + F: Search for computers (if you are online).
Windows Logo Key + L: Lock the computer or switch users.
Windows Logo Key + R: Open the Run dialog box.
Windows OS Logo key + T: Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
Windows Logo + number key: Start the program pinned to the taskbar with the specified serial number. If a program is already running, switch to that program.
Shift + for Windows Logo key + number: Starts a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar with the specified serial number.
Ctrl + Windows Logo key + number: Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar with the specified serial number.
Alt + Windows Logo key + number: Opens the jump list for the program pinned to the taskbar with the specified sequence number.
Windows OS Logo Key + Tab: Cycle between programs on the taskbar using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl + Windows Logo Key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle between programs on the taskbar with Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl + Windows Logo Key + B: Switch to the program that displays the message in the notification area.
Windows OS Logo Key + Spacebar: Preview desktop.
Windows OS Logo key + up arrow: Maximize the window.
Windows OS Logo key + left arrow: Expands the window to the left side of the screen.
Windows Logo key + right arrow: Expands the window to the right side of the screen.
Windows OS Logo Key + Down Arrow: Minimize the window.
Windows Logo + Home key: Minimize everything except the active window.
Windows OS Logo Key + Shift + Up Arrow: Stretch the window at the top and bottom of the screen.
Windows Logo Key + Shift + Left or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another.
Windows Logo + P key: Select the presentation mode of views.
Windows OS Logo key + G: Switch between gadgets.
Windows OS Logo key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.
Windows Logo + X key: Open Windows Mobility Center.

OS Windows shortcuts Explorer from the keyboard

Ctrl + N: Open in new window
Ctrl + W: close current window
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder
End: Show bottom of active window
Home: Show top of active window
F11: expand or collapse the active window
Ctrl + period (.): Rotate image clockwise
Ctrl + comma (,): Rotate image counterclockwise
Num Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad: Display all attachments in the selected folder
Num Lock + Plus (+) sign on the numeric keypad: Displays the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock + minus sign (-) on the numeric keypad: Collapse the selected folder
Left Arrow: Collapse the current selection (if expanded) or select a parent folder
Alt + Enter: Open the properties dialog for the selected element
Alt + P: Show Preview Pane
Alt + left arrow: View previous folder
Backspace: View the previous folder
Right arrow: Show current selection (if collapsed) or select first subfolder
Alt + right arrow: View next folder
Alt + Up Arrow: View parent folder
Ctrl + Shift + E: Show all folders above the selected folder
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel: resize and appearance files and folders icons
Alt + D: Select address bar
Ctrl + E: Select search box
Ctrl + F: Select search box

Taskbar shortcuts from the keyboard

Shift + Click on the button on the taskbar: Open programs or quickly open another instance of the program
Ctrl + Shift + click on the button on the taskbar: Open programs as administrator
Shift + Right-click on the taskbar: Show menu window for program
Shift + Right-click on taskbar grouped buttons: Show menu window for group
Ctrl + click on taskbar grouped buttons: Switch between windows group

Magnifier shortcuts from the keyboard

Windows Logo key + plus or minus sign: Zoom in or out
Ctrl + Alt + Space: Preview your desktop in full screen mode
Ctrl + Alt + F: Switch to full screen mode
Ctrl + Alt + L: Switch to lens mode
Ctrl + Alt + D: Switch to docked mode
Ctrl + Alt + I: Invert colors
Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys: Pan in arrow direction
Ctrl + Alt + R: Change lens size
Windows Logo + Esc key: Exit loop

Removed Desktop Connection shortcuts from keyboard

Alt + Page Up: Move between programs from left to right.
Alt + Page Down: Move between programs from right to left.
Alt + Insert: Cycle through programs in the order they started in.
Alt + Home: Show the Start menu.
Ctrl + Alt + Break: Switch between window and full screen.
Ctrl + Alt + End: Show dialog Windows window Security.
Alt + Delete: Display the system menu.
Ctrl + Alt + minus (-) on the numeric keypad: Place a copy of the active window, in the client, on the terminal server's clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt + PrtScn on the local computer).
Ctrl + Alt + Plus sign (+) on the numeric keypad: Place a copy of the entire client window area on the terminal server's clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on the local computer).
Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow: "Tab" from remote control desktop for control in the main program (for example, a button or text field). Useful when remote control desktop embedded in another (host) program.
Ctrl + Alt + left arrow: "Tab" from remote desktop control to control in the main program (for example, a button or text field). Useful when remote desktop control is embedded in another (host) program.

Pictures of keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + N: Create a new picture
Ctrl + O: Open existing image
Ctrl + S: Save changes to image
F12: Save image as new file
Ctrl + P: Print photo
Alt + F4: Close the picture and its Paint window
Ctrl + Z: Undo changes
Ctrl + Y: Redo changes
Ctrl + A: Select the whole picture
Ctrl+X: Cut selection
Right Arrow: Move the selection or active correct shape one pixel
Left Arrow: Moves the selection or active shape to the left one pixel
Down Arrow: Moves the selection or active shape down one pixel
Up Arrow: Move the selection or active one up one pixel
Esc: Deselect
Delete: Delete selection
Ctrl + B: Bold selected text
Ctrl + +: Increase the width of a brush, line, shape, or sketch by one pixel
Ctrl + -: Reduce the width of a brush, line, shape, or sketch by one pixel
Ctrl + E: Open Properties dialog box
Ctrl+W: Open Resize and Tilt dialog box
Ctrl + Page Up: Enlarge
Ctrl + Page Down: Zoom Out
F11: View image in full screen mode
Ctrl + R: Show or hide ruler
Ctrl + G: Show or hide grid
F10 or Alt: Show keytips
F1: Open Paint program Reference

WordPad keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + N: Create a new document
Ctrl + O: open existing document
Ctrl + S: Save changes to document
F12: Save document as new file
Ctrl + P: Print document
Alt + F4: Close WordPad
Ctrl + Z: Undo changes
Ctrl + Y: Redo changes
Ctrl + A: Select Entire Document
Ctrl+X: Cut selection
Ctrl + C: Copy selection to clipboard
Ctrl + V: Paste selection from clipboard
Ctrl + B: Make selected text bold
Ctrl + I: Italicized text
Ctrl + U: Underline selected text
Ctrl + =: Make selected text index
Ctrl + Shift + =: Make selected text index
Ctrl + L: Align text left
Ctrl + E Center text alignment
Ctrl + R:: Align text right
Ctrl + J: Align text
Ctrl + 1: Single installation line spacing
Ctrl + 2: Set double line spacing
Ctrl + 5: Set line spacing to 1.5
Ctrl + Shift +>: Increase font size
Ctrl + Shift +<: Уменьшить размер шрифта
Ctrl + Shift +: Character changes for all capitals
Ctrl + Shift + L: Change marker style
Ctrl + D: Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing
Ctrl + F: Search for text in a document
F3: Find the next occurrence of text in the Find dialog box
Ctrl + H: Replace text in a document
Ctrl + left arrow: Move the cursor one word to the left
Ctrl + right arrow: Move the cursor one word to the right
Ctrl + up arrow: Move the cursor to the line above
Ctrl + Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the line below
Ctrl + Home: Go to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + End: Move to the end of the document
Ctrl + Page Up: Move up one page
Ctrl + Page Down: Move one page down
Ctrl + Delete: Delete next word
F10: Show keytips
Shift + F10: Show current context menu
F1: Open WordPad Help

Calculator from keyboard

Alt + 1: switch to standard mode
Alt + 2: Switch to scientific mode
Alt + 3: switch to programmer mode
Alt + 4: Switch to Statistics mode
Ctrl + E: Open date calculations
Ctrl + H: Turn calculation history on or off
Ctrl + U: Open transform block
Alt + C: Calculate or solve calculation date and worksheets
F1: Open Calculator Help
Ctrl+Q: Press the M- button
Ctrl + P: Press the M + button
Ctrl+M: Click the MS button
Ctrl+R: Press the MR button
Ctrl+L: Press the MC button
%: Press the % button
F9: Press +/- button
/: Press the / button
*: Press the * button
+: Click the + button
-: Press button
R: Press 1/× button
@: Click the square root button
0-9: Using number buttons (0-9)
=: Click the = button
.: Press. (Dot) button
Backspace: Press the back button
Esc: Press C button
Del: Press CE button
Ctrl + Shift + D: Clear calculation history
F2: Editing calculation history
Up Arrow: Go to Calculation History
Down arrow: Move down in calculation history
Esc: Cancel editing of calculation history
Enter: history Recalculate calculation after editing
F3: Select degrees in science mode
F4: Select radian in scientific mode
F5: Select Grads in Science Mode
Me: Press the Inv button in science mode
D: Press Mod button in scientific mode
Ctrl + S: Press the salary button in scientific mode
Ctrl + O: Press the cb button in scientific mode
Ctrl+T: Press the tangent button in scientific mode
(: Press (button in scientific mode
): Press) buttons in scientific mode
N: Press LN button in scientific mode
;: Press the Int button in scientific mode
S: Press the sin button in scientific mode
A: Press the owl button in science mode
T: Press tanning button in scientific mode
M: Press DMS button in scientific mode
P: Press pi button in scientific mode
V: Press FE button in scientific mode
X: Press the experience button in science mode
Q: Press x^2 buttons in scientific mode
Y: Press the button in scientific mode
#: Press-x^3 buttons in scientific mode
L: Press the Journal button in scientific mode
!: Press! Scientific mode button
Ctrl + Y: Press the √ button in scientific mode
Ctrl + B: Press 3 √ x button in scientific mode
Ctrl + G: Press the 10x button in Scientific mode
F5: Select Hex in Programmer Mode
F6: Select December in programmer mode
F7: Select October in programmer mode
F8: Select Ben in Programmer Mode
F12: Select QWORD in programmer mode
F2: Select Dword in programmer mode
F3: Select a word in programmer mode
F4: Select byte in programmer mode
K: Press the RoR button in programmer mode
J: Press ROL buttons in programmer mode
<: Пресс Lsh кнопки в режиме программиста
>: Press Rsh button in programmer mode
%: Press Mod buttons in programmer mode
(: Press (button in programmer mode
): Press) buttons in programmer mode
|: Press the or button in programmer mode
^: Press Xor button in programmer mode
~: Press the button Not in programmer mode
I: Press and buttons in programmer mode
AF: Press AF buttons in programmer mode
SPACEBAR: toggle bit value in programmer mode
: Press Middle button in statistics mode
Ctrl +: Click Average Area button in statistics mode
S: Press the Sum button in statistics mode
Ctrl + S: Press Sum pl button in statistics mode
T: Press SD button in statistics mode
Ctrl+T: Press Inv SD button in statistics mode
D: Click the CAD button in the statistics mode area

Windows OS shortcuts Journal from the keyboard

Ctrl + N: Start new note
Ctrl + O: open recently used attention
Ctrl + S: Save changes to note
Ctrl + Shift + V: Point the note to a specific folder
Ctrl + P: print attention
Alt + F4: Close note and log window
Ctrl + Z: Undo changes
Ctrl + Y: Redo changes
Ctrl + A: Select all elements on the page
Ctrl+X: Cut selection
Ctrl + C: Copy selection to clipboard
Ctrl + V: Paste selection from clipboard
Esc: Deselect
Delete: Delete selection
Ctrl + F: Start basic find
Ctrl + G: Go to page
F5: update find results
F5: Update list of notes
F6: Switch between note list and note list
Ctrl + Shift + C: Show context menu for column headers in the notes list
F11: View recording in full screen mode
F1: Open Journal Help

Help Windows keyboard shortcuts

Alt + C: Display Contents
Alt + N: Display the Connection Settings menu
F10: open menu
Alt + left arrow: Go back to previously viewed topic
Alt + Right Arrow: Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic
Alt + A: Open this customer support page
Alt + Home: Show help and support at home
Home: Go to the beginning of the topic
End: Move to end of topic
Ctrl + F: search in the current section
Ctrl+P: Print theme
F3: Hover over the search box

In this lesson, you will find the main Windows 7 hotkeys; after reading, you will use your computer much more efficiently than you used it before.

Hotkeys is a method of interaction between the keyboard and the computer. This method consists of executing commands (operations) on a computer using keys or key combinations to which commands (operations) are programmed.

It’s very difficult to get used to something new, so you shouldn’t start memorizing all the keys. To begin with, take 10-20 pieces to use, and then use others, so to speak, expanding your knowledge. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that each program can use its own hot keys, which were programmed by the developers of this program.

If you use Windows 7 hotkeys daily, at least 10 of them, you will notice how much more efficient your work will become. See the list of hotkeys in Windows 7 below.

List of hotkeys

Hotkeys for working with text and files

I advise you to use the hotkeys that are in this section, be sure to learn and use them always.

Ctrl + C– Copy selected elements.

Ctrl+A- Select everything. If you are in a text document, then when you press these keys you will select all the text, and if you are in a folder where there are other objects, then you can select all files and folders.

Ctrl + X- Cut. The command cuts selected items (files, folders or text).

Ctrl + V- Insert. Paste copied or cut items.

Ctrl + Z- Cancel. Cancel actions, for example, if you accidentally deleted text in MS Word, then use these keys to return the original text back (cancel input and actions).

ALT+ ENTER or ALT + Double-click the left mouse button– View properties of the selected element(s) (applicable for files).

CTRL+F4- Close the current window in the program.

Deleting files and text

Delete- Delete the selected element(s). If you use this key in text, then placing the mouse cursor in the middle of the word and clicking on the “Delete” button, deletion will occur from left to right.

Shift+Delete- Delete item(s) bypassing the trash. For files and folders.

Backspace - Deleting text. If you are working in a text editor, then this key can be used to delete text; place the cursor, say, in the middle of a sentence, by clicking on the “Backspace” button, deleting will occur from right to left.

Other

— Open the Start menu or CTRL + ESC, the button is usually located between the buttons CTRL And ALT.

+F1- Reference.

+B- Move the cursor to the tray.

+ M- Minimize all windows.

+D- Show desktop (collapse all windows, and when pressed again, maximize windows).

+ E— Open My Computer.

+F- Open the search window.

+G– Show gadgets on top of windows.

+ L– Lock the computer. If you move away from the computer, be sure to use these keys to quickly lock the computer. Very useful if you have children or ill-wishers who can read your personal information.

+P– Projector control. If a projector is connected, these keys will quickly switch between the projector and the computer.

+ R– Open the “Run” window.

+ T– One by one, we move the focus sequentially on the icons that are located in the taskbar.

+U– Open the Ease of Access Center window.

+X– Call “Mobility Center” (laptops and netbooks).

+ Tab– Call “Flip 3D”. When clicked, you can use the mouse to select the window.

+ Space– Desktop view (Aero Peak). All windows will become transparent.

+ Arrow– Control the location of the active window. Pressing the up arrow - maximize, down - minimize, left - snap to left edge, right - snap to right edge.

+Pause— Open the “System Properties” window.

+ Home— Minimize all windows except the active window; pressing again will open the minimized windows. + 5, the player will open.

Alt + Tab– Switch between windows and applications.

Shift + Ctrl + N– Create a new folder.

SHIFT+ F10– Displays options for the selected element.

Shift + Arrow – Selection . The arrows used are left, right, down and up. Applicable for text and files.

CTRL- Selection of elements. By holding CTRL you can selectively select elements. For example, while in a folder, left-click on the folders that you want to copy or cut, after selecting, release CTRL and get the folders you selected for further work with them.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc– Open task manager.

CTRL+TAB– Go forward through bookmarks.

Alt + F4– Close the window or exit the application.

ALT + Space- Display the system menu for the current window.

F2- Rename. Select the object and press the F2 button .

F5- Refresh window. It is often used in the browser if the page is frozen or information needs to be updated. Applies also if you are in a folder or program.

F10 - Activate menu.

Esc- Cancel the operation. When you open, for example, the properties of a folder by pressing the ESC button, the “Properties” window will close.

ENTER– Open the selected element.

TAB- Go forward through options.

P.S. Dessert for today, video about Windows 7 hotkeys.

Probably, every user on his way to the heights of computer mastery asks the questions: How can I speed up the system? How to make work more comfortable? And here numerous “registry tweaks”, tweaks, boosters and optimizers come into play. Some users, caught up in this process, even gain the very valuable experience of reinstalling a system that has been optimized to death.

But now let's leave such entertainment for a while and try to look at the problem from the other side. Completely different. For example, two people have cars (no, not Pentiums or Athlones, but the cars they drive). These two people get behind the wheel and race. And it turns out that one of them drives faster. You can, of course, say that his car is more powerful. But let's put them behind the same cars. Somebody will go faster anyway. Because he CAN drive fast. It’s the same with those machines that are computers. Someone barely presses the buttons, performing one useful action in five minutes. And for some, their fingers simply flutter over the keyboard, windows on the screen change at such a speed that less experienced users do not even have time to understand what is happening.

So, we conclude: in order to increase the productivity of your communication with a computer, you need to master the means of this very communication. What means do we have? Mouse and keyboard. There are not so many buttons on the mouse, and their purpose is immediately clear. But the keyboard... A bunch of keys, usually 105 or 106, and if everything is clear with letters and numbers, then with the rest of the keys it’s not so simple. But there are also key combinations! Even an advanced user may not know some of the secrets here.
Let's say right away that any self-respecting computer scientist should master the ten-finger touch typing method. Why so categorical? Simple arithmetic: how many times a day do you have to press keys on your keyboard? We can assume that quite a lot, even if you do not type several sheets of text, but limit yourself to typing Internet addresses in your favorite browser or entering a network password. Count how much time you spend looking down at the keyboard, finding the right key, placing your finger on it and pressing it. Now imagine how much shorter this procedure will be if you don’t have to look at the keyboard and search for the right key. To train a blind ten-finger finger, it takes a week or two of daily lessons for several hours. And for the rest of your life, you will gain the ability to work with a keyboard much faster and, undoubtedly, more comfortably than before. Draw your own conclusions.

Now let's figure out WHAT you need to press, or, simply put, what key combinations there are and what you can do with them. Windows Help says: "When using Windows, use keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse. Using keyboard shortcuts, you can open, close, and navigate the Start menu, the desktop, various menus and dialog boxes, and web pages. Using shortcuts keys will make it easier to interact with the computer." And this is undoubtedly the truth.

Now let's finally get down to business and start studying these very combinations. The first table shows the most commonly used ones. If you still don't use them, get them on board immediately.

Note for complete novice users: the "+" sign between the key designations means that these keys should be pressed together, and in the order in which they are indicated. So, for example, if you see the message “press CTRL+C”, this means that you need to first press the CTRL key, and then, without releasing it, press the C key and then release them in the reverse order. If you press the C key first, and then CTRL, something completely different from what you intended will happen...

Key combinations. Table 1

Combination	Action
CTRL+C, CTRL+INS	Copy
CTRL+V, SHIFT+INS	Insert
CTRL+X	cutting
SHIFT+DEL	When working with text - cutting, when working with files - deleting without placing in the trash
CTRL+Z	Undo last action
Hold down CTRL while dragging an element	Copying a dragged element
Hold down CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an element	Create a shortcut for a dragged element
F2	Rename a selected object
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 + SHIFT with any arrow	Selecting a paragraph
SHIFT with any arrow	Select multiple items in a window or desktop, or select text in a document
CTRL+A	Select all
F3	Open search window
ALT+ENTER, ALT+double click	Launching the properties window for the selected object
ALT+F4	Close active window
ALT + SPACEBAR	Open the system menu of the active window
ALT+minus	Open the system menu of a child window in a program that allows simultaneous work with several windows
CTRL+F4	Close the active document in a program that allows simultaneous work with several documents
ALT+TAB	Go to next window
ALT+SHIFT+TAB	Go to the next window in the opposite direction
ALT+F6	Moving to the next document in a program that allows simultaneous work with several documents
ALT+ESC	Switch between items in the order they were opened
F6	Switch between screen elements in a window or desktop
F4	Display the address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
SHIFT+F10	Open the context menu for the selected element
CTRL+ESC	Opening the Start menu
ALT + underlined letter in menu title	Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in open menu command name	Execute the appropriate command
F10	Activating the menu bar of the current program
F5	Refresh the active window
BACKSPACE	View a folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. When working with text, delete the character to the left of the cursor."
DELETE	When working with files, delete the file to the trash. When working with text, delete the character to the right of the cursor
ESC	Cancel current action
SHIFT when inserting a CD into the drive	Refusal of automatic start

Now let's see what you can do with the keyboard in dialog boxes.

Key combinations. Table 2

For those who prefer to work with Windows Explorer, the following table will be useful, which shows ways to work with the directory tree.

Key combinations. Table 3

Combination	Action
Up and down arrows	Navigating the Explorer Tree
END and HOME	Move to the bottom and top position of the tree respectively
"*" (asterisk) on the numeric keypad. Num Lock enabled	Display all folders subfolders of the selected directory
Plus sign on the numeric keypad. Num Lock enabled	Expands the selected branch
Minus sign on the numeric keypad. Num Lock enabled	Collapses the selected branch
Left arrow	Collapses the selected branch, or branches to the parent branch
Right arrow	Expands the selected branch, or navigates to the first subfolder

Among other things, your keyboard most likely has special keys that open up additional options. These are the Windows key, the context menu key, and the Turbo or Fn key. The Turbo key (aka Fn) in combination with the F11 key locks the keyboard. And, accordingly, it unlocks by pressing the same combination again. The purpose of the context menu button is clear from its name. As an alternative, you can use the combination SHIFT+F10. For those who have not yet understood: using this button, they call up the context menu, that is, the menu that is usually called up by right-clicking on an object.

Now let's look at the Windows key.

Key combinations. Table 4

Combination	Action
Win	Opens the "Start" menu
Win+D	Minimizes windows, press again - maximizes them
Win+M	Minimizes windows, except dialog ones
Win+SHIFT+M	Maximizes windows
Win+E	Launching Explorer
Win+R	Launching the Run dialog box
Win+F	Search
Win+CTRL+F	Search for a computer
Win+F1	Launch Windows Help
Win+U	Opening Utility Manager
Win+BREAK	Opening the system properties window
Win+L	For Windows XP - blocking the computer, or, if the computer is not included in the domain, switching users
Win+TAB	Switch between buttons on the taskbar. By clicking on any button, you can expand the selected window by pressing Enter.

Now let's talk about quickly launching programs. Firstly, you can use the Run window, which, as you already know, is opened by pressing the Win+R key combination. Below is a small list of the most commonly used commands entered into the Run window.

Key combinations. Table 5

Team	What's running
cmd, command	Command line
notepad	Notebook
wordpad	Text editor WordPad
calc	Calculator
mspaint	Graphic editor Paint
regedit	Registry Editor
winmine	"Mine Mines" game
control	Control Panel
x:	Explorer window with table of contents of disk directories (x - drive letter)
excel	Excel Spreadsheets
winword	Word processor

If you are too lazy to type commands, you can do the following. Create a shortcut for a program or document that you plan to run frequently. Open the shortcut properties and in the "Shortcut" line, specify the key combination that will launch this shortcut.

Since you use the Windows operating system, then most likely you also have Microsoft Office installed. And, probably, you sometimes (and maybe often) have to create text documents using Word. But the text must not only be created, it must also be formatted. And to do this, you have to look up from the keyboard and use your mouse to poke at buttons and menus: alignment, underlining, font size... And if you type quickly (haven’t you forgotten that you absolutely need to master the touch typing method?), then get distracted by You don’t want a mouse at all, because it wastes quite a lot of time. So, to optimize yourself yourself, it would not hurt you to learn how to use the keyboard to format text.

By default, the most frequently used commands have keyboard shortcuts already configured. If you want to see which combination is used for which command, or even reconfigure it to your own combinations, go here: Tools - Settings - Commands tab - Keyboard button.
Well, below are some default combinations. Learn and use.

Character Formatting

Key combinations. Table 6

Combination	Action
CTRL+SHIFT+F	Font selection
CTRL+SHIFT+P	Selecting font size
CTRL+D	Window for changing font format
SHIFT+F3	Changing the case of letters
CTRL+SHIFT+A	Convert all letters to uppercase and back
CTRL+B	Adding bold style
CTRL+U	Underline text
CTRL+SHIFT+W	Underline words but not spaces
CTRL+SHIFT+D	Double underline text
CTRL+SHIFT+H	Convert to hidden text
CTRL+I	Adding italics
CTRL+SHIFT+K	Convert all letters to small caps
CTRL+"=" (equal sign)	Convert to subscript
CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+X	Convert to superscript
CTRL+SPACEBAR	Removing additional formatting from selected characters
CTRL+SHIFT+Q	Designing selected characters in Symbol font
CTRL+SHIFT+8	Displaying non-printing characters
SHIFT+F1 (then click the text of interest)	Displaying character formatting information
CTRL+SHIFT+C	Copy formatting
CTRL+SHIFT+V	Paste formatting

Formatting Paragraphs

Key combinations. Table 7

Combination	Action
CTRL+0 (zero)	Increase or decrease the space before the current paragraph by one line
CTRL+E	Centering a paragraph
CTRL+J	Justify a paragraph
CTRL+L	Align a paragraph left
CTRL+R	Align a paragraph to the right
CTRL+M	Adding left padding
CTRL+SHIFT+M	Removing left indentation
CTRL+T	Creating a lip
CTRL+SHIFT+T	Reducing the protrusion
CTRL+Q	Remove additional formatting from selected paragraphs
CTRL+SHIFT+S	Applying a style
CTRL+SHIFT+N	Applying a style
CTRL+SHIFT+L	Applying a style

Editing and moving text and pictures

Key combinations. Table 8

Combination	Action
BACKSPACE	Deleting one character to the left of the cursor
CTRL+BACKSPACE	Delete one word to the left of the cursor
DEL	Deleting one character to the right of the cursor
CTRL+DEL	Delete one word to the right of the cursor
CTRL+X, SHIFT+DEL	Deleting a selection to the clipboard
CTRL+Z	Cancel action
CTRL+Y	Repeat action
F2, then move the cursor and press ENTER
SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	One line down
SHIFT+UP ARROW	One line up
CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW	Until the end of the paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW	Before the beginning of the paragraph
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN	One screen down
SHIFT+PAGE UP	Up one screen
ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN	Until the end of the document
CTRL+SHIFT+HOME	Before the document begins
CTRL+A	Select entire document
CTRL+SHIFT+F8, then - cursor movement keys (to exit the mode - ESC key)	Select a vertical block of text
F8, then - cursor movement keys (to exit the mode - ESC key)	Select a specific fragment of a document

Working with documents

Key combinations. Table 10

This article presents a complete list of keyboard shortcuts used not only in the Windows operating system.

Sections on working with keyboard shortcuts:

Basic keyboard shortcuts

Alt+Tab- Switch between windows
Win+Tab- Switch between windows in Flip 3D mode
Win+Up- Maximize window Win+Down- Restore/Minimize window
Win+Left- Snap window to left edge of screen
Win+Right- Snap window to the right edge of the screen
Win+Shift+Left- Switch to left monitor
Win+Shift+Right- Switch to right monitor
Win+Home- Minimize/Restore all inactive windows
Win+Break(or Pause)- Launch the System item from the Control Panel (Properties item when right-clicking on Computer in the Start menu)
Win+Space- Show desktop
Win+B- Go to the notification area (tray)
Win+D- Minimize windows or restore all windows
Win+E- Launch Explorer
Win+F- Launch built-in Windows search dialog
Win+Ctrl+F- Run Search on your computer from the domain
Win+F1- Launch built-in Windows dialog: Help and Support
Win+G- Show gadgets on top of all windows
Win+L- Locking the workstation (current user session)
Win+M- Minimize all windows
Win+P- Display additional display options (extend the desktop to 2 monitors, etc.)
Win+R- Launch the Run dialog box
Win+T- Select the first item in the taskbar (Pressing again switches to the next item, Win+Shift+T- scrolls in reverse order)
Win+U- Launch the Ease of Access Center
Win+X- Launch Mobility Center
Win+digit- Launch the application from the taskbar ( Win+1 launches the first application on the left, Win+2, second, etc.)
Win + "+"- Zoom in
Win + "-"- Zoom out
Ctrl + mouse wheel (up\down) on the desktop- increase/decrease desktop icons.

In Explorer:
Alt+P- Show/Hide Preview Area

Note
Key Win located between the keys Ctrl And Alt on the left side (the emblem is drawn on it Windows).
The Menu key is to the left of the right Ctrl.
The combination “key” + “key” means that you first press the first key, and then, while holding it, press the second.

General purpose hotkeys

Key combination	Description
Ctrl+Esc Win	Open the Start menu
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Ctrl + Alt + Delete	Calling the "Task Manager"
Win+E	Launching Explorer
Win+R	Displaying the “Run program” dialog, analogous to “Start” - “Run”
Win+D	Minimize all windows or return to original state (switch)
Win+L	Locking a workstation
Win+F1	Access Windows Help
Win+Pause	Opening the System Properties window
Win+F	Open file search window
Win + Ctrl + F	Open computer search window
Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the entire screen
Alt + Printscreen	Take a screenshot of the currently active window
Win+Tab Win + Shift + Tab	Switches between taskbar buttons
F6 Tab	Move between panels. For example, between the desktop and the Quick Launch panel
Ctrl+A	Select everything (objects, text)
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy to clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl+X Shift + Delete	Cut to clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Paste from clipboard (objects, text)
Ctrl + N	Create a new document, project, or similar action. In Internet Explorer, this causes a new window to open with a copy of the contents of the current window.
Ctrl+S	Save the current document, project, etc.
Ctrl+O	Call a file selection dialog to open a document, project, etc.
Ctrl+P	Seal
Ctrl+Z	Undo last action
Shift	CD-ROM autorun lock (hold while the drive reads the newly inserted disc)
Alt+Enter	Switching to full screen mode and back (switch; for example, in Windows Media Player or in a command interpreter window).

Keyboard combinations for working with text

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+C Ctrl + Insert	Copy
Ctrl+X Shift + Delete	Cut
Ctrl+V Shift + Insert	Insert
Ctrl + ← Ctrl + →	Moving through words in the text. Works not only in text editors. For example, it is very convenient to use in the browser address bar
Shift + ← Shift + → Shift + Shift + ↓	Selecting text
Ctrl + Shift + ← Ctrl + Shift + →	Selecting text by words
Home End Ctrl + Home Ctrl+End	Move to the beginning or end of a line of text
Ctrl + Home Ctrl+End	Move to the beginning or end of the document

Keyboard shortcuts for working with files

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Shift + F10 Menu	Displays the context menu of the current object (same as right-clicking).
Alt+Enter	Calling “Object Properties”
F2	Renaming an object
Drag with Ctrl	Copying an object
Drag with Shift	Moving an object
Drag with Ctrl + Shift	Create an object shortcut
Ctrl clicks	Selecting multiple objects in random order
Shift clicks	Selecting multiple adjacent objects
Enter	Same as double clicking on an object
Delete	Deleting an object
Shift + Delete	Permanently deleting an object without placing it in the trash

Keyboard shortcuts for working in Windows Explorer

Keyboard shortcuts for working with windows

Keyboard shortcut	Description
Alt+Tab Alt + Shift + Tab	Calling the transition menu between windows and navigating through it
Alt+Esc Alt + Shift + Esc	Switch between windows (in the order in which they were launched)
Alt+F6	Switching between multiple windows of the same program (for example, between open WinWord windows)
Alt+F4	Closing the active window (running application). On the desktop - call the Windows shutdown dialog
Ctrl+F4	Closing the active document in programs that allow multiple documents to be opened simultaneously
Alt F10	Calling the window menu
Alt + − (minus)	Calling the system menu of a child window (for example, a document window)
Esc	Exit a window menu or close an open dialog
Alt + letter	Call a menu command or open a menu column. The corresponding letters in the menu are usually underlined (either initially, or become underlined after pressing Alt). If the menu column is already open, then to call the desired command you must press the key with the letter that is underlined in this command
Alt + Space	Calling the window system menu
F1	Call application help.
Ctrl+Up Ctrl+Down	Scroll text vertically or move up and down paragraphs of text.

Keyboard shortcuts for working with dialog boxes

Keyboard shortcuts for working in browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox)

Keyboard shortcut	Description
F4	Displaying a list of the Address field
Ctrl + N F5	Start another browser instance with the same web address
Ctrl+R	Refresh the current web page
Ctrl+B	Opens the Organize Favorites dialog box
Ctrl+E	Opens the Search panel
Ctrl+F	Starting the Search Utility
Ctrl + I	Opens the Favorites panel
Ctrl+L	Opens the Open dialog box
Ctrl+O	Opens the Open dialog box, similar to CtrL+L
Ctrl+P	Opens the Print dialog box
Ctrl+W	Closing the current window
F11	Switch to full screen mode and back (works in some other applications as well).

Accessibility

Press the key SHIFT five times: enable or disable Sticky Keys
Hold down the right key SHIFT eight seconds: enable or disable input filtering
Hold down the Num Lock key for five seconds: Toggle voiceover on or off
Alt left + Shift left + Num Lock: Enable or disable keyboard pointer control
Alt left + Shift left + PRINT SCREEN: Turn high contrast on or off