Windows keyboard shortcuts (how to avoid using the mouse):
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This partial list shows the numerous shortcuts present in Windows. You should know that there are shortcuts specific software. However, this list shows you the most used.
Note: Some shortcuts also written his right of choice in the context menus of applications.
This partial list shows the numerous shortcuts present in Windows. You should know that there are shortcuts specific software. However, this list shows you the most used.
Note: Some shortcuts also written his right of choice in the context menus of applications.
Windows-specific shortcuts :
With the Windows key:
- Windows key / Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start menu
- Windows key + E opens the File Explorer
- Windows Key + R: Run command launches
- Windows key + F: Opens the Find command
- Windows key + CTRL + F: Search for computers
- Windows key + F1: Opens the Windows help whatever the application
- Windows key + L locks the session
- Windows key + U: Opens the Utility Manager (Windows XP and 2000)
- Windows key + X: for a Vista laptop: opens the mobility center.
- Windows key + Pause: Opens the System Information Panel
- Windows key + M / Windows key + D: minimizes all windows and displays the desktop
- Windows key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows
- Windows key + TAB switches between windows - Flip3D (Vista only): Next Window
- Windows key + Shift + Tab: Switches between windows - Flip3D (Vista only): Previous Window
- Windows key + CTRL + TAB window switcher freezes Flip3D (use the arrows to select a window and confirm with the Enter key)
- Windows key + P: Toggles the display to external monitors (Windows 7)
With the Alt key:
- Alt + F4: Closes the window or running program
- Alt + underlined letter in a menu name: opens the corresponding menu (eg Alt + F opens the File menu)
- Alt + Spacebar: Displays the shortcut menu for the current window
- ALT + Spacebar + U: Reduces the current window
- ALT + Spacebar + N expands the current window
- ALT + Spacebar + R: restores the current window
- ALT + F + Spacebar: Closes the current window
- Alt + Print Screen: screenshot of the current window
- ALT + ENTER: Open the properties window of the selected folder / file
- Alt + Shift (or Alt Gr + SHIFT): switch modes AZERTY / QWERTY
- ALT + TAB switches between windows - classic: Next Window
- ALT + SHIFT + TAB switches between windows - classic Previous Window
- ALT + CTRL + TAB window switcher freezes classic (use the arrows to select a window and confirm with the Enter key)
- ALT + ESC: browse the windows in their opening order
- With the CTRL key
- CTRL + ALT + DEL / CTRL + SHIFT + ESC Launches Task Manager
- CTRL while dragging an item: Copy the selected item
- CTRL + SHIFT while dragging an item: create a shortcut to the selected item.
- CTRL + F4: Close the active document when you use a program that allows you to open multiple documents simultaneously
- Function keys:
- F1: help
- F2: Rename a File
- F3: search for files
- F5: refresh the display
- F10: Activate the menu bar in the active program
- Backspace key (above the Enter key) to return to the previous level in Windows Explorer
- Shift while dragging an item: Move the selected item
- Print Screen: copy the entire screen
- Shift (or Shift) + Delete: delete a file directly without going through the trash
- Shift + F10: replace the right click
- To prevent the CD from automatically playing, press at the time of insertion Shift
- ESC: Cancels the current action
For file management, but also for all software:
- Ctrl + A: Select all
- Ctrl + B: Organize Favorites in Internet
- Ctrl + C: Copy
- Ctrl + F: allows you to search for text in the file or just in the browser
- Ctrl + H: Replace text
- Ctrl + N: Create a new file / open a new window
- Ctrl + O: Open a document
- Ctrl + P: Print
- Ctrl + S: Save
- Ctrl + V: paste
- Ctrl + W: Close the current window (= Alt + F4)
- Ctrl + X: Cut
- Ctrl + Y: Repeat the last action that was undone
- Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action
Software for word processing:
- Ctrl + G or Ctrl + B in English: sets the selected text bold
- Ctrl + U: highlights selected text
- Ctrl + I: sets the selected text italic
- Put a capital letter O with emphasis  Î
- Tiny .. focus type
- Capital .. type the letter
- Tab (left) moves all selecting a tab to the right
- Shift + Tab (left) moves all selecting a tab on the left
- CTRL + Home: Returns to the beginning of the open document
- Ctrl + End: Go to end of document open
- CTRL + RIGHT: return the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
- CTRL + LEFT: return the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
- CTRL + DOWN: reduce the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
- CTRL + UP: return the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
- CTRL + SHIFT with arrow keys: highlight a block of text
- SHIFT with the arrow keys: select multiple items in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
Word :
- Ctrl + Shift + N: normal sets the selected text
- Ctrl + Shift + 1 / Ctrl + Alt +1 English version uses the Heading 1 paragraph where is the mouse
- Ctrl + Shift + 2 / Ctrl + Alt +2 English version uses the Heading 2 paragraph where is the mouse
- Ctrl + Shift + 3 / Ctrl + Alt +3 English version uses Heading 3 paragraph where is the mouse
- Select a word or group of words and then Shift + F3: changing the case
Excel
- F2 edits a cell. Allows you to use the keyboard to directly edit content
- Ctrl + $: copy the cell above the selection and is directly in edit mode
Internet Explorer :
- Backspace key (above the Enter key) to return to the previous page
- Ctrl + B: Organize Favorites in Internet
- Ctrl + D: Add current page to Favorites
- Ctrl + E: Open the Search function
- Ctrl + F: Search the current page
- Ctrl + H to open the history of websites visited
- Ctrl + N to open a new page identical to the previous
- Ctrl + T: Open a new tab (Available also as Firefox)
- Ctrl + Tab, Alt + D or F6: select the address bar
- CTRL + ENTER: add www. and. around the text entered com
- Shift + click on the link to open a link in a new window
- F11: toggle between full screen mode and Normal mode for the current window.
- Alt + Home (arrow pointing upwards on the left): Opens the Start Page
Windows Media Player :
- ALT + 1 (2 or 3): zoom of 50% (or 100% sequence 200%)
- ALT + ENTER: switch to full screen
- Esc: exit full screen mode
- ALT + Left Arrow: to reverse in the browsing history
- ALT + Right Arrow: move forward in browsing history
- CTRL + 1: Switch to full screen mode
- CTRL + 2: switch to appearance
- CTRL + B: Previous (item or chapter)
- CTRL + F: Next (item or chapter)
- CTRL + H: activate / deactivate the random playback
- CTRL + T: Enable / disable repeat
- CTRL + M: show / hide the Classic Menus (menu bar)
- CTRL + N to create a new selection
- CTRL + O to open a file
- CTRL + P: Play / Pause
- CTRL + S: stop playback CTRL + S
- CTRL + U: Specify a URL or path to a file
- CTRL + SHIFT + C: Enable / disable captions and subtitles
- F2: Rename the selected item
- F3: add media files to the library
- F5 to update the information
- F6: Increase the size of the cover
- Shift + F6: reduce the size of the cover
- F7: Disable volume
- F8: Decrease the volume
- F9: Increase the volume
Additional shortcuts for full-screen mode:
- Right arrow: forward element read
- Left arrow: return of the read element
- CTRL + Right arrow: Fast forward element read
- CTRL + Left arrow: Rewind element read
- CTRL + Shift + Right Arrow: slow forward the playback element
- CTRL + Shift + Left Arrow: slow return of the item lectureent read
