[1stPickSites] Common Keyboard Shortcuts for XP

This site has an exelent display of the Common Keyboard Shortcuts
a lot of them also work in Win 98 as well.

http://labmice.net/articles/keyboard.htm
Shortcut Keys Function using a KB with a 'Windows Key'
the one with the flag on it between 'Ctrl' and 'Alt' 

 Display or hide the Start menu.
 
 Windows Key +BREAK
 Display the System Properties dialog box.
 
Windows Key +D
 Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
 
Windows Key +E
 Open Windows Explorer
 
Windows Key +F
 Search for a file or folder.
 
Windows Key +F+CTRL
 Search for computers.
 
Windows Key +F1
 Display Windows 2000 Help.
 
Windows Key +L Locks the desktop   

Windows Key +M
 Minimize or restore all windows.
 
Windows Key +R
 Open the Run dialog box.
 
Windows Key +TAB
 Switch between open items.
 
Windows Key +U
 Open Utility Manager
 
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen)
 Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu. 
 
ALT+ENTER
 View properties for the selected item.
 
ALT+ESC
 Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
 
ALT+F4
 Close the active item, or quit the active program.
 
ALT+SPACEBAR
 Display the System menu for the active window.
 
ALT+TAB
 Switch between open items.
 
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
 Display the corresponding menu.
 
BACKSPACE
 View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
 
CTRL+A
 Select all.
 
CTRL+B
 Bold
 
CTRL+C
 Copy.
 
CTRL+I
 Italics
 
CTRL+O
 Open an item.
 
CTRL+U
 Underline
 
CTRL+V
 Paste.
 
CTRL+X
 Cut.
 
CTRL+Z
 Undo.
 
CTRL+F4
 Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously.
 
CTRL while dragging an item
 Copy selected item.
 
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
 Create shortcut to selected item.
 
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
 Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
 
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
 Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
 
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
 Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
 
CTRL+UP ARROW
 Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
 
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
 Highlight a block of text.
 
DELETE
 Delete.
 
SHIFT+DELETE
 Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle
Bin.
 
ESC
 Cancel the current task.
 
F1
 Displays Help
 
F2
 Rename selected item.
 
F3
 Search for a file or folder.
 
F4
 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows 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 program.
 
SHIFT+F10
 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
 
CTRL+ESC
 Display the Start menu.
 
SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager 
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
 Carry out the corresponding command.
 
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.
 
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
 Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text
within a document.
 
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
 ++ There is more on the web site.
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