Taking your hands of the keyboard to use the mouse can be annoying. Luckily, Windows has a number of keybaord shortcuts that can speed you along. Use these Windows keyboard shortcuts to handle common tasks, such as cutting and pasting text, quickly and easily.
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Key or Keystroke Combination |
Effect |
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Ctrl+X |
Cuts the selected text or object |
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Ctrl+C |
Copies the selected text or object |
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Ctrl+V |
Pastes copied or cut text or object |
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F1 |
Displays help |
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F2 |
Opens the selected item (folder or file) for renaming |
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Ctrl+Z |
Undoes the previous action |
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Alt+Tab |
Displays a list of currently open applications |
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Prt Scr |
Prints a copy of current screen to the Windows Clipboard |
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Windows Key |
Displays the Start Key menu |
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F3 |
Displays a search window |




