The following table shows commands for completing actions from the keyboard.
General keyboard-only commands
Shortcut | Action |
---|---|
ALT+ESC | Display next window. |
ALT+SPACE | Display pop-up window for window. |
ALT+HYPHEN | Display pop-up window for active child window. |
ALT+ENTER | Display properties. |
ALT+underlined letter in menu bar | Carry out corresponding command on main menu bar, such as Format menu bar. |
SHIFT+underlined letter in menu item | Carry out corresponding command of menu item, such as Font command, located in Format menu. |
ALT+F4 | Close application or window. |
ALT+F6 | Switch to next window in application. |
ALT+TAB | Switch to window you last used, or switch to another window by holding down ALT and repeatedly pressing TAB. |
ALT+PRINT SCREEN | Copy active window to Clipboard. |
PRINT SCREEN | Copy desktop to Clipboard. |
CTRL+F4 | Close current window in (MDI) programs. |
CTRL+F6 | Display next child window. |
CTRL+ALT+DEL | Task List. |
F1 | Start Help. |
F10 | Go to menu mode. |
SHIFT+F10 | Display context menu for selected item. |
CTRL+ESC | Display Start menu and move focus to taskbar. |
CTRL+ESC, ESC | Move focus on taskbar so you can use TAB and then SHIFT+F10 for context menu, or use TAB and arrow key to change tasks, or use TAB to go to desktop. |
ALT+TAB | Switch to next running application. |
ALT+M | When focus is on taskbar or desktop, minimize all windows and move focus to desktop. |
ALT+S | When no windows are open and no items are selected on desktop, display Start menu; then use arrow keys to select menu commands. |