Shortcuts make life easier. We all just love shortcuts. Most of us are using Windows XP as operating system. Let’s just look at the short cuts of Windows XP.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP

ALT+ENTER View the
properties for the selected item.
ALT+ENTER Display the properties of
the selected object.
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the
order that they had been opened.
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or
quit the active program.
ALT+
SPACEBAR 		Open the shortcut menu for
the active window.
ALT+
SPACEBAR 		Display the System menu
for the active window.
ALT+ TAB Switch between the open
items.
ALT+
Underlined Menu Letter		 Display the corresponding
menu.
BACKSPACE View the folder one level
up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
CTRL +
Dragging Item		 Copy the selected item.
CTRL+ A Select all.
CTRL+ C Copy
CTRL+ DOWN
ARROW 		Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the next paragraph.
CTRL+ ESC Display the Start Menu.
CTRL+F4 Close the active document
in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously.
CTRL+ LEFT
ARROW 		Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the previous word.
CTRL+ RIGHT
ARROW 		Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the next word.
CTRL+ SHIFT
+Dragging Item		 Create a shortcut to the
selected item.
CTRL+ SHIFT
+ Any Arrow Key		 Highlight a block of text.
CTRL+ UP
ARROW 		Move the insertion point
to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
CTRL+ V Paste
CTRL+ X Cut
CTRL+ Z Undo
DELETE Delete
ESC Cancel the current task.
F10 Key Activate the menu bar in
the active program.
F2 Key Rename the selected item.
F3 Key Search for a file or a
folder
F4 Key Display the Address bar
list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
F5 Key Update the active window.
F6 Key Cycle through the screen
elements in a window or on the desktop.
LEFT ARROW Open the next menu to the
left, or close a submenu.
RIGHT ARROW Open the next menu to the
right, or open a submenu.
SHIFT +
Insert A CD ROM		 Prevent the CD-ROM from
automatically playing.
SHIFT + Any
Arrow Key		 Select more than one item
in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.
SHIFT +
DELETE 		Delete the selected item
permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu
for the selected item.
Underlined
Letter In Menu Command		 Perform the corresponding
command.

Windows Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts

END Display the bottom
of the active window)
HOME Display the top of the active
window)
LEFT ARROW Collapse the current selection
if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk Sign Display all of the subfolders
that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus Sign Collapse the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus Sign Display the contents of the
selected folder)
RIGHT ARROW Display the current selection
if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)