Utility keyboard shortcuts

• CTRL+C - Copy 
• CTRL+X - Cut 
• CTRL+V - Paste
• CTRL+Z - Undo 
• SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
• CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item - Create a shortcut to the selected item
• F2 key - Rename the selected item
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
• CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text
• SHIFT WITH ANY OF THE ARROW KEYS - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
• CTRL+A - Select all
• F3 key - Search for a file or a folder
• ALT+ENTER - View the properties for the selected item
• ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program 
• ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the system menu for the active window
• CTRL+F4 or CTRL+W - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
• ALT+TAB - Switch between the open items
• ALT+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
• F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
• F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program
• F5 key - Update/Refresh the active window 
• BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My Computer 
• ESC - Cancel the current task
• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive - Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing 

Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts

• CTRL+TAB - Move forward through the tabs
• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the tabs
• TAB - Move forward through the options
• SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the options
• ALT+Underlined letter - Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
• ENTER - Perform the command for the active option or button
• SPACEBAR - Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
• Arrow keys - Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
• F1 key - Display Help 
• F4 key - Display the items in the active list
• BACKSPACE - Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

• Windows Logo - Display or hide the Start menu
• Windows Logo+D - Display the desktop
• Windows Logo+M - Minimize all of the windows 
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M - Restorethe minimized windows
• Windows Logo+E - Open My Computer
• Windows Logo+F - Search for a file or a folder
• Windows Logo+F1 - Display Windows Help
• Windows Logo+R - Open the Run dialog box