General Keyboard-Only Commands

• F1: Starts Windows Help
• F10: Activates menu bar options (Select options by letter; F10 again to deactivate)
• SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (same as right-clicking an object)
• CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
• ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
• ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
• CTRL+TAB: Switch to next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
• ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
• ALT+F4: Closes the current window
• CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
• ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in same program (e.g. when Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches betw. Find dialog box and main Notepad window)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys

• Windows Logo: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+F1: Help
• Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
• Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons (similar to ALT+TAB)
• Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box