Computer Keyboard Shortcut Keys While work on computer we can use several shortcut keys to work faster. Really it saves a lot of time and we know "Time is Money" in today's Era. These shorts cuts are used frequently while typing or doing any work on computer system. These shortcuts are given as list to remember and apply them, we recommend that user just not read it just try it, once you try then you will remember the shortcut keys of typing otherwise not. Here we are providing the most common shortcut keys used frequently for day to day task. S. No. Computer Keyboard Shortcut Keys 1 CTRL + A Selects all the items in the active window. 2 CTRL + C Copies the item and can be pasted using CTRL and V. 3 CTRL + F Displays the Find all files dialog box. 4 CTRL + G Displays the Go to folder dialog box. 5 CTRL + N Displays the New dialog box. 6 CTRL + O Displays the Open dialog box. 7 CTRL + P Displays the Print dialog box. 8 CTRL + S Displays the Save dialog box. 9 CTRL + V Pastes the copied item. 10 CTRL + X Cuts the item. 11 CTRL + Z Undoes the last action. 12 CTRL + F4 Closes the active document window. 13 CTRL while dragging an item Copy the selected item 14 CTRL + SHIFT with arrow keys Highlight a block of text 15 CTRL + F4 Close the active document 16 CTRL + ESC Display the Start menu 17 CTRL + F6 Opens the next document window in the active application. 18 ALT+ENTER View the properties for the selected item 19 ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program 20 ALT+SPACEBAR Open the shortcut menu for the active window 21 ALT+TAB Switch between the open items 22 ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened 23 F1 key Gives help on the active window or selected item. 24 F2 key Rename the selected item 25 F3 key Search for a file or a folder 26 F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer 27 F5 key Update the active window 28 F6 key Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop 29 F10 key Activate the menu bar in the active program 30 Windows Logo Display or hide the Start menu 31 Windows Logo+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box 32 Windows Logo+D Display the desktop 33 Windows Logo+M Minimize all of the windows 34 Windows Logo+SHIFT+M Restore the minimized windows 35 Windows Logo+E Open My Computer 36 Windows Logo+F Search for a file or a folder 37 CTRL+Windows Logo+F Search for computers 38 Windows Logo+F1 Display Windows Help 39 Windows Logo+ L Lock the keyboard 40 Windows Logo+R Open the Run dialog box 41 Windows Logo+U Open Utility Manager 42 TAB Move forward through the options 43 SHIFT+TAB Move backward through the options 44 CTRL+TAB Move forward through the tabs 45 CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move backward through the tabs 46 ALT+Underlined letter Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option 47 ENTER Perform the command for the active option or button 48 SPACEBAR Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box 49 F1 key Display Help 50 F4 key Display the items in the active list 51 Arrow keys Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons 52 BACKSPACE Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box 53 END Display the bottom of the active window 54 HOME Display the top of the active window 55 NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder 56 NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) Display the contents of the selected folder 57 NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) Collapse the selected folder 58 LEFT ARROW Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder 59 RIGHT ARROW Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder See Also: 1. Krutidev Hindi Typing Shortcut Keys 2. Remington Gail/ CBI/ Mangal Font Hindi Typing Shortcut Keys 3. Inscript / Mangal Font Shortcut Keys