Top keyboard shortcuts Applies
to Windows 10
The following table contains common keyboard
shortcuts for Windows 10.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl+X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo an action
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open apps
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Alt+F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active app
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Windows logo key
 +L |
Lock your PC or switch accounts
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Windows logo key
+D |
Display and hide the desktop
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The following table contains new keyboard
shortcuts that you can use in Windows.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
+A |
Open Action center
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Windows logo key
+S |
Open search
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Windows logo key
+C |
Open Cortana in listening mode
Note
·
Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions,
and some Cortana features might not be available everywhere. If Cortana isn't
available or is turned off, you can still use search.
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Open Task view
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+D |
Add a virtual desktop
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Right
arrow |
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Left
arrow |
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve
created on the left
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+F4 |
Close the virtual desktop you’re using
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The following table contains general keyboard
shortcuts in Windows.
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Press this key
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To do this
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F2
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Rename the selected item
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F3
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Search for a file or folder in File Explorer
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F4
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Display the address bar list in File
Explorer
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F5
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Refresh the active window
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or
on the desktop
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F10
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Activate the Menu bar in the active app
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Alt+F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active
app
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Alt+Esc
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Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
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Alt+underlined
letter
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Perform the command for that letter
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Alt+Enter
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Display properties for the selected item
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Alt+Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Alt+Left arrow
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Go back
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Alt+Right arrow
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Go forward
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Alt+Page Up
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Move up one screen
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Alt+Page Down
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Move down one screen
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open apps
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Ctrl+F4
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Close the active document (in apps that are
full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
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Ctrl+A
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Select all items in a document or window
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl+D (or Delete)
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Ctrl+R (or F5)
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Refresh the active window
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl+X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo an action
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl+Right arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl+Left arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the
previous word
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Ctrl+Down arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl+Up arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the
previous paragraph
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
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Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window
or on the desktop
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Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text
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Ctrl+Esc
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Open Start
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Ctrl+Shift
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Switch the keyboard layout when multiple
keyboard layouts are available
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Ctrl+Spacebar
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Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
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Shift+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected
item
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or
select text within a document
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Shift+Delete
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Delete the selected item without moving it
to the Recycle Bin first
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Right arrow
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
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Left arrow
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a
submenu
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Esc
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Stop or leave the current task
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts that use the Windows logo key .
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
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Open or close Start
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Windows logo key
+A |
Open Action center
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Windows logo key
+B |
Set focus in the notification area
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Windows logo key
+C |
Open Cortana in listening mode
Note
·
Cortana
is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be
available everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can
still use search.
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Windows logo key
+D |
Display and hide the desktop
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Windows logo key
+E |
Open File Explorer
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Windows logo key
+G |
Open Game bar when a game is open
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Windows logo key
+H |
Open the Share charm
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Windows logo key
+I |
Open Settings
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Windows logo key
+K |
Open the Connect quick action
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Windows logo key
+L |
Lock your PC or switch accounts
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Windows logo key
+M |
Minimize all windows
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Windows logo key
+O |
Lock device orientation
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Windows logo key
+P |
Choose a presentation display mode
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Windows logo key
+R |
Open the Run dialog box
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Windows logo key
+S |
Open search
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Windows logo key
+T |
Cycle through apps on the taskbar
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Windows logo key
+U |
Open Ease of Access Center
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Windows logo key
+V |
Cycle through notifications
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Windows logo key
+Shift+V |
Cycle through notifications in reverse order
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Windows logo key
+X |
Open the Quick Link menu
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Windows logo key
+Z |
Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode
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Windows logo key
+comma
(,) |
Temporarily peek at the desktop
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Windows logo key
+Pause |
Display the System Properties dialog box
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+F |
Search for PCs (if you're on a network)
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Windows logo key
+Shift+M |
Restore minimized windows on the desktop
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Windows logo key
+number |
Open the desktop and start the app pinned to
the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already
running, switch to that app.
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Windows logo key
+Shift+number |
Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to
the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+number |
Open the desktop and switch to the last
active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by
the number
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Windows logo key
+Alt+number |
Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to
the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Shift+number |
Open the desktop and open a new instance of
the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Open Task view
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Windows logo key
+Up
arrow |
Maximize the window
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Windows logo key
+Down
arrow |
Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window
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Windows logo key
+Left
arrow |
Maximize the app or desktop window to the
left side of the screen
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Windows logo key
+Right
arrow |
Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the
screen
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Windows logo key
+Home |
Minimize all but the active desktop window
(restores all windows on second stroke)
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Up
arrow |
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Down
arrow |
Restore/minimize active desktop windows
vertically, maintaining width
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Left
arrow or Right arrow |
Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to
another
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Windows logo key
+Spacebar |
Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Spacebar |
Change to a previously selected input
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Windows logo key
+Enter |
Open Narrator
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Windows logo key
+forward
slash (/) |
Initiate IME reconversion
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Windows logo key
+plus
(+) or minus (-) |
Zoom in or out using Magnifier
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Windows logo key
+Esc |
Exit Magnifier
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts that you can use in Command Prompt.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
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Copy the selected text
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
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Paste the selected text
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Ctrl+M
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Enter Mark mode
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Alt+selection key
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Begin selection in block mode
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Arrow keys
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Move the cursor in the direction specified
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Page up
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Move the cursor by one page up
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Page down
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Move the cursor by one page down
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Ctrl+Home (Mark mode)
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer
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Ctrl+End (Mark mode)
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Move the cursor to the end of the buffer
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Ctrl+Up arrow
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Move up one line in the output history
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Ctrl+Down arrow
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Move down one line in the output history
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Ctrl+Home (History navigation)
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If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of
the buffer. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the left of the cursor in
the command line.
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Ctrl+End (History navigation)
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If the command line is empty, move the
viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the
right of the cursor in the command line.
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts that you can use in dialog boxes.
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Press this key
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To do this
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F4
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Display the items in the active list
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Ctrl+Tab
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Move forward through tabs
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Ctrl+Shift+Tab
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Move back through tabs
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Ctrl+number (number 1-9)
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Move to nth tab
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Tab
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Move forward through options
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Shift+Tab
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Move back through options
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Alt+underlined
letter
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Perform the command (or select the option)
that goes with that letter
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Spacebar
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Select or clear the check box if the active
option is a check box
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Backspace
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Open a folder one level up if a folder is
selected in theSave As or Open dialog box
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Arrow keys
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Select a button if the active option is a
group of option buttons
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Press this key
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To do this
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Alt+D
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Select the address bar
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Ctrl+E
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Select the search box
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Ctrl+F
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Select the search box
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Ctrl+N
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Open a new window
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Ctrl+W
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Close the current window
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Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel
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Change the size and appearance of file and
folder icons
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Ctrl+Shift+E
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Display all folders above the selected
folder
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Ctrl+Shift+N
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Create a new folder
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Num Lock+asterisk (*)
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Display all subfolders under the selected
folder
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Num Lock+plus (+)
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Display the contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock+minus (-)
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Collapse the selected folder
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Alt+P
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Display the preview pane
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Alt+Enter
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Open the Properties dialog
box for the selected item
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Alt+Right arrow
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View the next folder
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Alt+Up arrow
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View the folder that the folder was in
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Alt+Left arrow
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View the previous folder
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Backspace
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View the previous folder
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Right arrow
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Display the current selection (if it's
collapsed), or select the first subfolder
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Left arrow
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Collapse the current selection (if it's
expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in
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End
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Display the bottom of the active window
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Home
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Display the top of the active window
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F11
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Maximize or minimize the active window
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Open Task view
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+D |
Add a virtual desktop
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Right
arrow |
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve
created on the right
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Left
arrow |
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+F4 |
Close the virtual desktop you’re using
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts for working with items on the desktop taskbar.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Shift+click a taskbar button
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Open an app or quickly open another instance
of an app
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Ctrl+Shift+click a taskbar button
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Open an app as an administrator
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Shift+right-click a taskbar button
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Show the window menu for the app
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Shift+right-click a grouped taskbar button
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Show the window menu for the group
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Ctrl+click a grouped taskbar button
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Cycle through the windows of the group
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
+I |
Open settings
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Backspace
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Go back to the settings home page
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Type on any page with search box
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Search settings
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts that can help make your PC easier to use.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Right Shift for eight seconds
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Turn Filter Keys on and off
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Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen
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Turn High Contrast on or off
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Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock
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Turn Mouse Keys on or off
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Shift five times
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Turn Sticky Keys on or off
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Num Lock for five seconds
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Turn Toggle Keys on or off
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Windows logo key
+U |
Open the Ease of Access Center
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts for working with Magnifier.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
+plus
(+) or minus (-) |
Zoom in or out
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Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar
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Preview the desktop in full-screen mode
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Ctrl+Alt+D
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Switch to docked mode
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Ctrl+Alt+F
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Switch to full-screen mode
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Ctrl+Alt+I
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Invert colors
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Ctrl+Alt+L
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Switch to lens mode
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Ctrl+Alt+R
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Resize the lens
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Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys
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Pan in the direction of the arrow keys
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Windows logo key
+Esc |
Exit Magnifier
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts for working with Narrator.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
+Enter |
Start or exit Narrator
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Caps Lock+ESC
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Exit Narrator
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Caps Lock+M
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Start reading
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Ctrl
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Stop reading
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Caps Lock+Spacebar
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Do default action
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Caps Lock+Right arrow
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Move to next item
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Caps Lock+Left arrow
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Move to previous item
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Caps Lock+Up or Down arrow
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Change view
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Caps Lock+F2
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Show commands for current item
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Caps Lock+Enter
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Change search mode
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Caps Lock+A
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Change verbosity mode
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Caps Lock+Z
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Lock Narrator key (Caps Lock) so you don't have to press it
for every keyboard shortcut
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Caps Lock+X
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Have Narrator ignore the next keyboard
shortcut you use
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Caps Lock+F12
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Turn keystroke reading off or on
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Caps Lock+V
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Repeat phrase
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Caps Lock+Page Up or Page Down
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Increase or decrease voice volume
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Caps Lock+plus (+) or minus (-)
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Increase or decrease voice speed
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Caps Lock+D
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Read item
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Caps Lock+F
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Read advanced info about item
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Caps Lock+S
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Read item spelled out
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Caps Lock+W
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Read window
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Caps Lock+R
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Read all items in the containing area
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Caps Lock+Num Lock
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Turn mouse mode on or off
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Caps Lock+Q
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Move to last item in the containing area
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Caps Lock+G
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Move Narrator cursor to system cursor
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Caps Lock+T
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Move Narrator cursor to pointer
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Caps Lock+tilde (~)
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Set focus to item
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Caps Lock+Backspace
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Go back one item
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Caps Lock+Insert
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Jump to linked item
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Caps Lock+F10
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Read current row header
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Caps Lock+F9
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Read current column header
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Caps Lock+F8
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Read current row
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Caps Lock+F7
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Read current column
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Caps Lock+F5
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Read current row and column location
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Caps Lock+F6
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Jump to table cell
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Shift+Caps Lock+F6
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Jump to cell contents
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Caps Lock+F3
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Jump to next cell in current row
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Shift+Caps Lock+F3
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Jump to previous cell in current row
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Caps Lock+F4
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Jump to next cell in current column
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Shift+Caps Lock+F4
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Jump to previous cell in current column
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Caps Lock+Close square bracket (])
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Read text from start to cursor
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Caps Lock+zero (0)
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Read text attributes
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Caps Lock+H
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Read document
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+U
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Read current page
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Caps Lock+U
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Read next page
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Shift+Caps Lock+U
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Read previous page
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+I
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Read current paragraph
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Caps Lock+I
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Read next paragraph
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Shift+Caps Lock+I
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Read previous paragraph
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+O
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Read current line
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Caps Lock+O
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Read next line
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Shift+Caps Lock+0
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Read previous line
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+P
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Read current word
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Caps Lock+P
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Read next word
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Shift+Caps Lock+P
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Read previous word
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+Open square bracket ([)
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Read current character
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Caps Lock+Open square bracket ([)
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Read next character
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Shift+Caps Lock+Open square bracket ([)
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Read previous character
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Caps Lock+Y
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Move to beginning of text
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Caps Lock+B
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Move to end of text
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Caps Lock+J
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Jump to next heading
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Shift+Caps Lock+J
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Jump to previous heading
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Caps Lock+K
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Jump to next table
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Shift+Caps Lock+K
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Jump to previous table
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Caps Lock+L
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Jump to next link
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Shift+Caps Lock+L
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Jump to previous link
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Caps Lock+C
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Read current date and time
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Press Caps Lock twice in quick succession
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Turn Caps Lock on or off
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Caps Lock+E
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Give negative feedback
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Shift+Caps Lock+E
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Give positive feedback
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Caps Lock+E tapped twice in quick succession
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Open the feedback dialog
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+Up arrow
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Go to parent
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+Right arrow
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Go to next sibling
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+Left arrow
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Go to previous sibling
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Ctrl+Caps Lock+Down arrow
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Go to first child
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Caps Lock+N
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Move to main landmark
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts for working with Narrator on a four-point tablet.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Tap once with two fingers
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Stop Narrator from reading
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Tap three times with four fingers
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Show all Narrator commands (including the
ones not in this list)
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Double-tap
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Activate primary action
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Triple-tap
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Activate secondary action
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Touch or drag a single finger
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Read what’s under your fingers
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Flick left/right with one finger
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Move to next or previous item
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Swipe left/right/up/down with two fingers
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Scroll
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Swipe down with three fingers
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Start reading on explorable text
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The following table
contains keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10 Mobile when using
Continuum for phones.
Note
·
Continuum for phones
is only available on certain phones.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
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Open or close Start
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Windows logo key
+A |
Open Action center
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Windows logo key
+C |
Open Cortana in listening mode
Note
·
Cortana
is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available
everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still usesearch.
|
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Windows logo key
+E |
Open File Explorer
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Windows logo key
+I |
Open Settings
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Windows logo key
+K |
Open the Connect quick action
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Windows logo key
+L |
Lock your device or switch accounts
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Windows logo key
+O |
Lock device orientation
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Windows logo key
+P |
Open display settings
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Windows logo key
+S |
Open search
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Windows logo key
+U |
Open Ease of Access Center
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Open Task view
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Windows logo key
+Backspace |
Go back
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Windows logo key
+Spacebar |
Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Windows logo key
+Print
Screen |
Take a screenshot
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open apps
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The following table contains keyboard
shortcuts for Microsoft Surface Hub.
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
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Open or close Start
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Windows logo key
+A |
Open quick actions
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Windows logo key
+F |
Enter or exit full screen for the app you’re
using
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Windows logo key
+N |
Open notifications
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Windows logo key
+S |
Open Cortana or search
Note
·
Cortana
is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be
available everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can
still usesearch.
|
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Windows logo key
+T |
Open the clock
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Windows logo key
+W |
Send to whiteboard
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Windows logo key
+X |
Swap sidebars
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Windows logo key
+1 |
Open or close the call pane in the sidebar
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Windows logo key
+2 |
Open or close the people pane in the sidebar
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Windows logo key
+3 |
Open or close the message pane in the
sidebar
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Windows logo key
+4 |
Open or close the content pane in the sidebar
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Windows logo key
+F6 |
Move keyboard focus between the sidebars,
top bar, and bottom bar
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Windows logo key
+Shift+F6 |
Move keyboard focus between the sidebars, top bar, and bottom
bar in the opposite direction
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Go to Task view
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Windows logo key
+Backspace |
Go back
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Windows logo key
+Spacebar |
Switch input language or keyboard
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Windows logo key
+Enter |
Open Narrator
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Windows logo key
+Plus
(+) |
Open Magnifier
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Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen
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Turn high contrast on or off
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F10
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Turn screen sharing on or off
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open apps
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Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock
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Turn Mouse Keys on or off
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Right Shift for eight seconds
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Turn Filter Keys on or off
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Shift five times
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Turn Sticky Keys on or off
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Num Lock for five seconds
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Turn Toggle Keys on or off
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Windows logo key
+Esc |
End your session
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