If you need more than just copy-paste then you can find all Windows keyboard shortcuts here:
Important Windows system key combinations
To do this | Press |
Help | F1 |
Open Start Menu | CTRL + ESC (or WINDOWS Logo) |
Switch between open programs | ALT+TAB |
Quit program | ALT+F4 |
Delete item permanently | SHIFT+DELETE |
Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE) |
Windows Logo+L |
Windows Control key combinations
To do this | Press |
Copy | CTRL+C |
Cut | CTRL+X |
Paste | CTRL+V |
Undo | CTRL+Z |
Re-Undo | CRTL+Y |
Bold | CTRL+B |
Underline | CTRL+U |
Italic | CTRL+Y |
General keyboard-only commands
To do this | Press |
Start Windows Help | F1 |
Activate menu bar options | F10 |
Open a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object |
SHIFT+F10 |
Open the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) |
CTRL+ESC |
Select the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) |
CTRL+ESC or ESC |
Open Windows Task Manager | CTRL+SHIFT+ESC |
Open drop-down list box | ALT+DOWN ARROW |
Switch to another running program | hold ALT press TAB to cycle through the programs |
Bypass the automatic-run feature while inserting a CD | hold down SHIFT |
Display the main window’s System menu | ALT+SPACE |
Display the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu | ALT+- |
Switch to the next child window of a MDI program | CTRL+TAB |
Show Menu shortcuts in office programs | ALT |
Select menu in office program | ALT+ underlined or boxed letter |
Close the current window | ALT+W or ALT+F4 |
Closes the MDI window | CTRL+F4 |
Switch between multiple windows in the same program | ALT+F6 |
Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer keyboard only shortcuts
For selected object:
To do this | Press |
Rename object | F2 |
Find all files | F3 |
Cut | CTRL+X |
Copy | CTRL+C |
Paste | CTRL+V |
Delete selection immediately, w/o moving the item to the Recycle Bin | SHIFT+DELETE |
Open the properties for the selected object | ALT+ENTER |
Move through the property tabs | CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Mouse click/keyboard combinations for shell objects and Windows explorer
To do this | Press |
Display a shortcut menu containing alternative commands | SHIFT+right click |
Run the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) | SHIFT+double click |
Display properties | ALT+double click |
Delete an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin | SHIFT+DELETE |
General folder/shortcut control
To do this | Press |
Select the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer) | F4 |
Refresh current window | F5 |
Move among panes in Windows Explorer (forward) | F6 or Tab |
Move among panes in Windows Explorer (backward) | hold SHIFT + press TAB |
Undo the last command | CTRL+Z |
RE-undo | CTRL+Y |
Select all items in current window | CTRL+A |
Switch to the parent folder | BACKSPACE |
Windows Explorer tree control
To do this | Press |
Expand everything under the current selection | Numeric Keypad * |
Expand the current selection | Numeric Keypad + |
Collapse the current selection | Numeric Keypad – |
Expand the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child | RIGHT ARROW |
Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent | LEFT ARROW |
Accessibility shortcuts
To do this | Press |
Toggle Sticky Keys | SHIFT five times |
Toggle Filter Keys | hold down SHIFT for 8 seconds |
Toggle Toggle Keys | hold down NUM LOCK for 5 seconds |
Toggle Mouse Keys | left ALT + SHIFT + NUM LOCK |
Toggle high contrast | left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN |
Windows Logo Combinations
To do this | Press |
Open Start menu | WINDOWS LOGO |
Run dialog box | WINDOWS LOGO + R |
Minimize all | WINDOWS LOGO + M |
Undo Minimize all | SHIF + WINDOWS LOGO + M |
Open Windows Explorer | WINDOWS LOGO +E |
Find files and folders | WINDOWS LOGO + F |
Display Desktop (minimizes all open windows) | WINDOWS LOGO +D |
Dialog box keyboard commands
To do this | Press |
Move to the next control in the dialog box | TAB |
Move to the previous control in the dialog box | SHIFT + TAB |
click the button (if the current control is a button) | SPACE or ENTER |
toggle the check box (if current control is check box) | SPACE |
select option (if current control is option) | SPACE |
Cancel (as in clicking cancel button) | ESC |
Move to corresponding menu entry | ALT + underlined or boxed letter |
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449
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