Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP

Press this key:                        To do this:                                               

  F1                                    Display the help dialog    
 Ctrl + C                                  copy                         
Ctrl + X                                   cropping
Ctrl + V                                   bonding 
Ctrl + Z                                      recall 
Delete                                        Deleting
Shift + Delete        Permanently delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin
F2                                         Rename the selected item 
Ctrl + Right arrow        Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word 
Ctrl + Left Arrow         Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word 
Ctrl + Down arrow       Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph 
Ctrl + up arrow            Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph 
Ctrl + Shift key with the arrow          Highlighting a section of text 
Shift with any arrow key    Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document 
Ctrl + A                                               selects all 
F3                                             Search the file or folder                                                                      
Alt + Enter                             Display properties for the selected item 
Alt + F4                               Close the active item, or exits, or the active program 
Alt + Spacebar                 Opens the shortcut menu for the active window 
Ctrl + F4                               Closes the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) 
Alt + Tab                                     Switch between open items 
Alt + Esc                        Navigate through the items in order of opening 
F6                           Navigate through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop 
F4                                       View items in the active list in the dialog 
The Menu                           Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item 
Ctrl + Esc                                             "Start" menu 
Alt + underlined letter                   Execute the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in the dialog 
Alt + underlined letter in the menu                     Display the corresponding menu 
F10                                                        Activate the menu bar in the active program 
right arrow                                       Opens the following menu on the right side or open a submenu 
left arrow                                         Opens the following menu on the left, or close a submenu 
F5 (or Ctrl + R)                                                    Refresh the active window 
spacebar                                                      Displays the folder one level up in Windows Explorer 
Esc                                                                          Cancels the current job 
Shift when you insert a CD                                                   Prevents AutoPlay CDs