WHDI - General Windows Shortcut Commands

Windows XP Professional

General Commands
        CTRL Commands
      ALT Commands
      The Mighty Shift
        Three Finger Salutes

Please Note: It would be suggested that you have at least a basic level of understanding about the keyboard the make thing easer while learning to use these shortcuts.

	Modifier Keys CTRL = Control ALT = Alternate SHIFT = (well good question)
	General Keys DEL = delete ( that way simple ) ESC = ESCAPE

General Commands

Here are some very simple, but very powerful keyboard commands which can be used just about any where in windows:

CTRL COMMANDS

	CTRL + A This allows you to select all of the item on you desktop or in a folder.
	CTRL + C This allows you to copy one or more selected items to the windows clipboard.
	CTRL + V When you copy items to the clipboard you will use this command to move or copy them to where you want them.
	CTRL + X This is similar to the copy command except that it does not create a new item, it actually moves the item (use it carefully).
	CTRL + Z This can be your best friend and you worst nightmare, it allows you to undo your last and in some programs use it to undo more than one item. However on programs that DO NOT allow you to undo more than one item, if you do accidentally make a change and don't realize it you might have to start over. ( Just use it carefully )
	CTRL + ESC This open the windows start menu and in most cases also closes it.

ALT COMMANDS

	ALT + SPACE This opens the "system menu" which allows you to change the size of the window, move it maximize, minimize, and even close the window.
	ALT + ESC This allows you to cycle around though all of the windows that you currently have open, in the order they where opened.
	ALT + ENTER This allows you to display one or more items properties window which is used to change various information about the item(s) that you selected.
	ALT + TAB This allows you to switch between open windows.

THE MIGHTY SHIFT

The SHIFT key is use as a shortcut key as well as being a modifier key. For example using
ALT + TAB moves to the next open window however using SHIFT + ALT + TAB will move to the window before the current window. much is the same for most of the commands and the Shift key.

Three Finger Salutes (or more)

These Command require you to use in some cases all three (CTRL + ALT + SHIFT) This can become very hard to keep track of your keyboard shortcuts. My suggestion would be to right down the long commands for quick reference.

	CTRL + ALT + DEL ( The Big red button of Widows ) One of the most used set of key on the keyboard this set allow you to either open the Task Manager, or the Windows Security window which let you change your password and do many other thing.
	CTRL + SHIFT + ESC This opens the task manager which allow you to kill application that like to died and even check the many status tabs of your system.

SE-5 Computer Services - Sept. 2006