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Shortcut

Function

Ctrl + drag a file

Copy a file

F2

Rename an item

Ctrl + Esc

Display the Start menu

Alt + Tab

Switch to the last-used window

Alt + F4

Close current window or close program

Alt + Tab

Display Task Manager so you can switch between open applications

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Shift + F10

Display context menu of selected item (same as right-clicking)

Right-click

Display context menu of selected item

Alt + Enter

Display properties for selected item

Ctrl + Esc

Display Windows Startup menu

Windows

Display Start menu

Windows + D

Minimize/maximize all windows

Windows + M

Minimize all windows

Shift + Windows + M

Maximize all windows

Windows + E

Launch Windows Explorer

Windows + R

Open Run dialog box

Windows + F

Open Find all files dialog box

F3 (on desktop)

Open Find all files dialog box

F3 (at DOS command prompt)

Repeat last command entered

Ctrl + Windows + F

Open Find: Computer dialog box

Windows + Pause/Break

Display System Properties

Windows + Tab

Cycle through Taskbar buttons

F1

Display Help

Internet Explorer 4/5

Shortcut

Function

Alt + Left Arrow

Previous page

Alt + Right Arrow

Next page

Down Arrow

Scroll down

Up Arrow

Scroll up

F4

Display list of URLs in Address Bar

F5

Refresh the current page

Ctrl + Enter

Add www. and .com to word to form a URL in the Address bar

Ctrl + D

Add to list of favorites

Ctrl + S

Save page

Microsoft Word 97

Shortcut

Function

Ctrl + A

Select all the text in a document

Ctrl + B

Bold the selected text

Ctrl + I

Italicize the selected text

Ctrl + U

Underline the selected text

Ctrl + N

Create a new document

Ctrl + O

Display the Open dialog box

Ctrl + P

Print the document

Ctrl + S

Save the document

Ctrl + W

Close the document

Ctrl + X

Cut the selected text or objects

Ctrl + C

Copy the selected text or objects

Ctrl + V

Paste the contents of the Clipboard

Ctrl + ]

Grow Font (increase the size of selected text by 1 point)

Ctrl + [

Shrink Font (decrease the size of selected text by 1 point)

Ctrl + Y

Repeat last action

Ctrl + Z

Undo last change

Ctrl + F6

Switch between open (non-minimized) documents

Ctrl + Backspace

Delete one word to the left

Shift + Ctrl + Home

Select all the text from the cursor up to the top of the document

Shift + Ctrl + Page Down

Select all the text from the cursor down to the bottom of the document

Shift + End

Select all the text from the cursor to the end of the current line

Shift + Left or Right arrow

Select text, one character at a time, from the cursor to the left or right

Shift + Up or Down arrow

Select text, one row at a time, from the cursor up or down

Ctrl + Home

Move to the top of the document

Ctrl + End

Move to the bottom of the document

Shift + F5

Move to the last point of editing (up to the last three locations stored)

Microsoft Excel 97

Shortcut

Function

Ctrl + F12

Open a spreadsheet file

Ctrl + O

Open a spreadsheet file

Shift + F12

Save the spreadsheet

Ctrl + S

Save the spreadsheet

Ctrl + Shift + F12

Print the spreadsheet

Ctrl + P

Print the spreadsheet

F2

Edit the active cell

F4

Repeat the last action

F6

Move to the next pane

F9

Calculate all sheets in open workbooks

F11

Create a chart

Ctrl + ;

Insert the current date

Shift + Ctrl + ;

Insert the current time

Ctrl + Y

Repeat the last action

Ctrl + Z

Undo the last change