Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys (full list)

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Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys (full list)

Windows 7 comes up with interesting and useful shortcut key additions (take for
instance the new windows logo key shortcuts) that are well worthy of being
memorized/used. You can use this list of Windows 7 shortcut keys for reference.
Download the shortcut list as PDF for your future use. If you updated to newer
versions you might want to check the shortcuts for Windows 8 or Windows 10

General keyboard Ease of Access keyboard
shortcuts
F1 shortcuts
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
Ctrl+X Display Help Right Shift for eight Turn Filter Keys on and off
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
Ctrl+Z seconds
Ctrl+Y
Delete (or Ctrl+D) Copy the selected item Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn Turn High Contrast on or

Shift+Delete (or PrtScn) off

F2 Cut the selected item Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Ctrl+Left Arrow Lock

Ctrl+Down Arrow Paste the selected item Shift five times Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Undo an action Num Lock for five seconds Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Redo an action Windows logo key +U Open the Ease of Access

Center

Delete the selected item Windows logo key

and move it to the Recycle keyboard shortcut

Bin

Delete the selected item Windows logo key Open or close the Start

without moving it to the menu.

Recycle Bin first

Rename the selected item Windows logo key +Pause Display the System

Properties dialog box.

Move the cursor to the Windows logo key +D Display the desktop.

beginning of the next word

Move the cursor to the Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows.

beginning of the previous

word

Move the cursor to the

beginning of the next

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Ctrl+Up Arrow paragraph Windows logo key Restore minimized
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow +Shift+M windows to the desktop.
key Move the cursor to the Windows logo key +E Open Computer.
Shift with any arrow key beginning of the previous
paragraph Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder.
Ctrl with any arrow Select a block of text
key+Spacebar
Ctrl+A Select more than one item Ctrl+Windows logo key +F Search for computers (if
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Alt+Enter in a window or on the you're on a network).

Alt+F4 desktop, or select text

Alt+Spacebar within a document

Ctrl+F4 Select multiple individual Windows logo key +L Lock your computer or

Alt+Tab items in a window or on switch users.

the desktop

Select all items in a Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box.

document or window

Search for a file or folder Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs

on the taskbar.

Display properties for the Windows logo key Start the program pinned

selected item +number to the taskbar in the

position indicated by the

number. If the program is

already running, switch to

that program.

Close the active item, or Shift+Windows logo key Start a new instance of the

exit the active program +number program pinned to the

taskbar in the position

indicated by the number.

Open the shortcut menu Ctrl+Windows logo key Switch to the last active

for the active window +number window of the program

pinned to the taskbar in

the position indicated by

the number.

Close the active document Alt+Windows logo key Open the Jump List for the

(in programs that allow +number program pinned to the

you to have multiple taskbar in the position

documents open indicated by the number.

simultaneously)

Switch between open Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs

items on the taskbar by using

Aero Flip 3-D.

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Ctrl+Alt+Tab Use the arrow keys to Ctrl+Windows logo key Use the arrow keys to

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel switch between open +Tab cycle through programs on
Windows logo key +Tab
Ctrl+Windows logo key items the taskbar by using Aero
+Tab
Alt+Esc Flip 3-D.
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F4 Change the size of icons Ctrl+Windows logo key Switch to the program that
Shift+F10
Ctrl+Esc on the desktop +B displayed a message in
Alt+underlined letter
Alt+underlined letter the notification area.
F10
Right Arrow Cycle through programs Windows logo key Preview the desktop.
Left Arrow
F5 (or Ctrl+R) on the taskbar by using +Spacebar

Aero Flip 3-D

Use the arrow keys to Windows logo key +Up Maximize the window.

cycle through programs on Arrow

the taskbar by using Aero

Flip 3-D

Cycle through items in the Windows logo key +Left Maximize the window to

order in which they were Arrow the left side of the screen.

opened

Cycle through screen Windows logo key +Right Maximize the window to

elements in a window or Arrow the right side of the

on the desktop screen.

Display the address bar Windows logo key +Down Minimize the window.

list in Windows Explorer Arrow

Display the shortcut menu Windows logo key +Home Minimize all but the active

for the selected item window.

Open the Start menu Windows logo key Stretch the window to the

+Shift+Up Arrow top and bottom of the

screen.

Display the corresponding Windows logo key Move a window from one

menu +Shift+Left Arrow or Right monitor to another.

Arrow

Perform the menu Windows logo key +P Choose a presentation

command (or other display mode.

underlined command)

Activate the menu bar in Windows logo key +G Cycle through gadgets.

the active program

Open the next menu to the Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access

right, or open a submenu Center.

Open the next menu to the Windows logo key +X Open Windows Mobility

left, or close a submenu Center.

Refresh the active window Taskbar keyboard

shortcuts

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Alt+Up Arrow View the folder one level Shift+Click on a taskbar Open a program or quickly
up in Windows Explorer button open another instance of a
program
Esc Cancel the current task Ctrl+Shift+Click on a Open a program as an
administrator
taskbar button Show the window menu
for the program
Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager Shift+Right-click on a Show the window menu
for the group
taskbar button Cycle through the windows
of the group
Shift when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from Shift+Right-click on a

automatically playing grouped taskbar button

Left Alt+Shift Switch the input language Ctrl+Click on a grouped

when multiple input taskbar button

languages are enabled

Ctrl+Shift Switch the keyboard layout

when multiple keyboard

layouts are enabled

Right or Left Ctrl+Shift Change the reading

direction of text in

right-to-left reading

languages

Dialog box keyboard

shortcuts

Ctrl+Tab Move forward through tabs

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move back through tabs

Tab Move forward through

options

Shift+Tab Move back through

options

Alt+underlined letter Perform the command (or

select the option) that

goes with that letter

Enter Replaces clicking the

mouse for many selected

commands

Spacebar Select or clear the check

box if the active option is a

check box

Arrow keys Select a button if the

active option is a group of

option buttons

F1 Display Help

F4 Display the items in the

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Backspace
active list
Open a folder one level up
if a folder is selected in the
Save As or Open dialog
box