Keyboard Shortcuts

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Windows 8 General Keyboard Shortcuts

 

 

Win + UP Arrow = Maximise the current window

Win + Left Arrow = Dock the current window to the left half of the screen

Win + Right Arrow = Dock the current window to the right half of the screen

Win + [number] Activate and run the program pinned on Windows 7 Taskbar, running program won’t be affected

Win + Home = Minimise all but the current window

Win + Space = Makes all windows transparent so you can see through to the desktop

Win + Pause/Break = Open System Properties

Win + Tab = Flip Aero 3D [press Tab to cycle between Windows]

Win + B = Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)

Win + D = Show/Hide desktop

Win + E = Windows Explorer is launched

Win + F = Search

Win + G = Bring all gadgets on top and foreground

Win + L = Lock Computer

Win + M = Minimise all windows

Win + R = Run Command is launched.

Win + S = One Note Screen Clipping Tool

Win + T = Show preview thumbnail of running applications in Windows Taskbar one by one without mouse over

Win + X = Mobility Centre

Win + # = Quick launch

Win + = = Magnifier

Win + [+/-] = Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out

Win + Shift + Up Arrow = Maximise vertical size

Win + Shift + Down Arrow = Restore vertical size

Win + Shift + Left Arrow = Jump to left monitor

Win + Shift + Right Arrow = Jump to right monitor

Win + Shift + M = Undo all window minimisation

Win + Shift + T = Cycles backwards

Win + Ctrl + F = Opens the Active Directory Find Computers dialogue

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 + Up Arrow = Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl + Down Arrow = Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl + Click = A pinned taskbar icon to cycle through the program’s open windows (e.g. IE)

Ctrl + Win + Tab = Persistent flip 3D

Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key = Select a block of text

Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar = Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop

Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Open Task Manager directly

Ctrl + Shift + N = Create new folder