100 Keyboard Shortcuts English.
Keyboard Shortcuts — 100 Quick Tips
Reduce dependency on the mouse and work faster and more efficiently using the keyboard. Below are 100 essential shortcuts for Windows, text editors, browsers, and system navigation (with short explanations in English).
- Ctrl + C — Copy the selected item/text.
- Ctrl + X — Cut the selected item/text.
- Ctrl + V — Paste the copied/cut content.
- Ctrl + Z — Undo the last action.
- Delete — Delete the selected item (goes to Recycle Bin).
- Shift + Delete — Permanently delete the selected item (bypasses Recycle Bin).
- Ctrl + Drag (with mouse) — Copy an item while dragging (Windows).
- Ctrl + Shift + Drag — Create a shortcut to the dragged item.
- F2 — Rename the selected file/item.
- Ctrl + → (Right Arrow) — Move cursor to the beginning of the next word.
- Ctrl + ← (Left Arrow) — Move cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
- Ctrl + ↓ (Down Arrow) — Move cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
- Ctrl + ↑ (Up Arrow) — Move cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
- Ctrl + Shift + Arrow — Highlight text block (word/paragraph).
- Ctrl + A — Select all.
- F3 — Search for a file/folder or text in many programs.
- Alt + Enter — Show properties of the selected item.
- Alt + F4 — Close the active window/program.
- Alt + Space — Open the system menu of the active window (Move/Size/Minimize).
- Ctrl + F4 — Close the active document/tab (inside program).
- Alt + Tab — Switch between open apps/windows.
- Alt + Esc — Cycle through open windows in order.
- F6 — Switch focus between elements in a window.
- F4 — Show address bar list in Explorer (older Windows).
- Shift + F10 — Show context (right-click) menu of selected item.
- Ctrl + Esc — Open Start menu (if Win key doesn’t work).
- F10 — Activate the menu bar in active program.
- Arrow Keys — Navigate menus/options.
- F5 — Refresh (Explorer or browser).
- Backspace — Go one folder up (older Windows) / delete text in editing.
- Ctrl + Tab — Move forward through tabs.
- Ctrl + Shift + Tab — Move backward through tabs.
- Tab — Move to the next control in forms/dialogs.
- Shift + Tab — Move to the previous control.
- Enter — Activate the selected option or button.
- Spacebar — Toggle a checkbox or act as an alternative button press.
- Arrow Keys — Navigate radio buttons/menus/lists.
- F1 — Open Help (in most apps).
- Win — Show Start menu/start screen.
- Win + Break — Open System Properties.
- Win + D — Show/restore desktop (minimize all).
- Win + M — Minimize all windows.
- Win + Shift + M — Restore minimized windows.
- Win + E — Open File Explorer (My Computer).
- Win + F — Search for files/folders (Windows Search).
- Ctrl + Win + F — Search for network computers (in some versions).
- Win + F1 — Open Windows Help (older versions).
- Win + L — Lock the system (Lock screen).
- Win + R — Open Run dialog box.
- Win + U — Open Ease of Access Center.
- Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen — Toggle High Contrast.
- Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock — Toggle MouseKeys.
- Shift (press five times) — Toggle StickyKeys.
- NumLock — Toggle NumLock (with some accessibility features).
- End — Go to bottom of the active window.
- Home — Go to top of the active window.
- NumPad * — Display all subfolders (in Explorer).
- NumPad + — Expand contents of the selected folder (Explorer tree).
- Ctrl + Alt + End — Show Windows Security in Remote Desktop.
- Alt + Page Up — Switch tab left (in some consoles).
- Alt + Page Down — Switch tab right.
- Alt + Home — Open Home page (in browsers).
- Ctrl + Alt + Break — Toggle Remote Desktop view (window/fullscreen).
- Alt + Delete — Show Windows menu in context.
- Ctrl + Alt + - (Numpad) — Take snapshot of active window in Remote Desktop.
- Ctrl + Alt + + (Numpad) — Take full snapshot in Remote Desktop.
- Ctrl + B — Open Favorites/Bookmarks (some browsers).
- Ctrl + E — Focus on search bar (browser).
- Ctrl + F — Find on page/document.
- Ctrl + H — Show History (browser).
- Ctrl + I — Open Bookmarks panel (some browsers).
- Ctrl + L — Focus on Address bar.
- Ctrl + N — Open new window.
- Ctrl + O — Open dialog box.
- Ctrl + P — Open Print dialog.
- Ctrl + R / F5 — Refresh/reload page.
- Ctrl + Shift + N — Open Incognito/Private window (browser).
- Ctrl + Shift + Esc — Open Task Manager directly.
- Alt + Left Arrow — Go back (browser).
- Alt + Right Arrow — Go forward (browser).
- Ctrl + + — Zoom in (browser/page).
- Ctrl + - — Zoom out.
- Ctrl + 0 — Reset zoom.
- Ctrl + Shift + Delete — Clear browsing data dialog.
- Ctrl + Enter (Address bar) — Auto add www. + .com to URL.
- Win + ↑ — Maximize window.
- Win + ↓ — Minimize/restore window.
- Win + ← — Snap window to left.
- Win + → — Snap window to right.
- Win + Tab — Open Task View (windows & desktops).
- Win + Number (1–9) — Open/switch to taskbar app.
- PrtScn — Copy full screen to Clipboard.
- Alt + PrtScn — Copy active window screenshot to Clipboard.
- Win + PrtScn — Save screenshot as PNG in Screenshots folder.
- Win + S — Open Windows Search.
- Win + I — Open Settings.
- Win + P — Project display options.
- Ctrl + Shift + V — Paste as plain text (in supported apps).
- Ctrl + Home — Move to start of document.
- Ctrl + End — Move to end of document.
- Ctrl + Backspace — Delete previous word.
- Ctrl + Delete — Delete next word.
- Ctrl + Y — Redo last undone action.
- Ctrl + K — Insert hyperlink dialog (in some apps).
- Ctrl + ; — Insert current date (Excel).
- Ctrl + : — Insert current time (Excel).
- F2 (Excel) — Edit active cell.
- Ctrl + Shift + L — Toggle filter (Excel).
- Ctrl + Space — Select entire column (Excel).
- Shift + Space — Select entire row (Excel).
- Alt + = — AutoSum (Excel).
- Ctrl + Enter (Excel) — Fill selected cells with entry.
Note: Some shortcuts may vary depending on application or Windows version. Practicing these shortcuts will improve efficiency and speed in daily tasks.
