Windows XP Shortcuts

Keystroke Function
Windows Logo Opens Start Menu
Windows Logo + E Opens My Computer in Windows Explorer
Windows Logo + Pause/Break Opens System Properties Dialog Box
Windows Logo + U Opens Utility Manager
Windows Logo + R Opens the Run... Prompt
Windows Logo + F Opens the Search Window
Windows Logo + Ctl + F Opens Search for Computers on Network
Windows Logo + M Minimize all windows
Windows Logo + Shift + M Maximize all windows
Windows Logo + D Minimize all windows to Desktop and then restore all windows
Windows Logo + L Lock computer
Windows Logo + Tab Cycle through the open programs on the Task Bar
Windows Logo + B Select the first item in System Tray; use the Arrow Keys to cycle through the items and use the Enter Key to open a selected item

Alt + Tab Switch between programs
Alt + F4 (in pgm) Closes the Program
Alt + F4 (desktop) Opens the Windows Shutdown/Restart Dialog Box
Alt + Enter Opens the Properties page
Alt + Esc Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
Alt + Spacebar In the Active Window, this brings up the corner Dialog Box for Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize or Close

Shift + Insert CD/DVD Inserts a CD/DVD without triggering AutoPlay or AutoRun
Shift + Del Permanently deletes an item, rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin

Ctl + Shift + Esc Opens the Windows Task Manager
Ctl + Drag an Icon Copies that item
Ctl + Shift + Drag an Icon Creates a Shortcut for that item
Right Click + Drag a File Brings up a Menu to Copy, Move or Create a Shortcut
Print Screen Takes a Screen Shot of the entire screen; go into a photo program and hit Paste to Edit and Save the Screen Shot
Alt + Print screen Takes a Screen Shot of only the active window; go into a photo program and hit Paste to Edit and Save the Screen Shot

F1 Opens Windows XP Help
F2 Renames selected item
F3 Opens Windows Search for files and folders
F5 (or Ctl + R) Refreshes Internet Explorer page or Refresh any other window
F6 Cycle through the different types of elements that can be selected on a screen or window
F10 Selects the Menu Bar in the active program (usually "File") so that you can use the Arrow Keys to navigate through the menus and the Enter Key to select
Shift + F10 Does the same as a right-click with a mouse
Tab Moves through the different elements on a page or the fields in a form
Shift + Tab Moves backwards through the different elements on a page or the fields in a form

Ctl + A Select all
Ctl + C Copy
Ctl + X Cut
Ctl + V Paste
Ctl + Z Undo
Ctl + Y Redo
Ctl + P Print
Ctl + O Open
Ctrl + Esc Opens the Start menu
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes the entire word to the left
Ctrl + Delete Deletes the entire word to the right
Ctl + Right Arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctl + Left Arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctl + Down Arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctl + Up Arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctl + Shift +
Arrow Keys Highlight a block of text
Click Shift 5 Times Turns StickyKeys on/off
Hold Right
Shift Key for 8 secs Turns FilterKeys on/off
Hold Num Lock
for 5 secs Turns ToggleKeys on/off

Make own custom keystroke Right Click on the icon of a Program or Shortcut; go to Properties; Click on the Shortcut Tab; enter your custom keystroke combination in the "Shortcut Key" field (it will only let you assign key combos that aren`t already taken)