| Display and use windows |
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Press |
| Switch to the next window. |
ALT+TAB |
| Switch to the previous window. |
ALT+SHIFT+TAB |
| Close the active window. |
CTRL+W or CTRL+F4 |
| Restore the size of the active window after you maximize it. |
ALT+F5 |
| Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (clockwise direction). You may need to press F6 more than once. |
F6 |
| Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window (counterclockwise direction). |
SHIFT+F6 |
| When more than one window is open, switch to the next window. |
CTRL+F6 |
| Switch to the previous window. |
CTRL+SHIFT+F6 |
| Maximize or restore a selected window. |
CTRL+F10 |
| Copy a picture of the screen to the Clipboard. |
PRINT SCREEN |
| Copy a picture of the selected window to the Clipboard. |
ALT+PRINT SCREEN |
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| Use dialog boxes |
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Press |
| Move to the next option or option group. |
TAB |
| Move to the previous option or option group. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Switch to the next tab in a dialog box. |
CTRL+TAB |
| Switch to the previous tab in a dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
| Move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options. |
Arrow keys |
| Perform the action assigned to the selected button; select or clear the selected check box. |
SPACEBAR |
| Select an option; select or clear a check box. |
ALT+ the letter underlined in an option |
| Open a selected drop-down list. |
ALT+DOWN ARROW |
| Select an option from a drop-down list. |
First letter of an option in a drop-down list |
| Close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box. |
ESC |
| Run the selected command. |
ENTER |
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| Use edit boxes within dialog boxes |
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| An edit box is a blank in which you type or paste an entry, such as your user name or the path of a folder. |
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| Move to the beginning of the entry. |
HOME |
| Move to the end of the entry. |
END |
| Move one character to the left or right. |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
| Move one word to the left. |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| Move one word to the right. |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select or unselect one character to the left. |
SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select or unselect one character to the right. |
SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select or unselect one word to the left. |
CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW |
| Select or unselect one word to the right. |
CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select from the insertion point to the beginning of the entry. |
SHIFT+HOME |
| Select from the insertion point to the end of the entry. |
SHIFT+END |
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| Use the Open and Save As dialog boxes |
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| To Do This |
Press |
| Display the Open dialog box. |
CTRL+F12 or CTRL+O |
| Display the Save As dialog box. |
F12 |
| Open the selected folder or file. |
ENTER |
| Open the folder one level above the selected folder. |
BACKSPACE |
| Delete the selected folder or file. |
DELETE |
| Display a shortcut menu for a selected item such as a folder or file. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Move forward through options. |
TAB |
| Move back through options. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Open the Look in list. |
F4 or ALT+I |
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| Undo and redo actions |
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| To Do This |
Press |
| Cancel an action. |
ESC |
| Undo an action. |
CTRL+Z |
| Redo or repeat an action. |
CTRL+Y |
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| Access and use task panes and galleries |
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Press |
| Move to a task pane from another pane in the program window. (You may need to press F6 more than once.) |
F6 |
| When a menu is active, move to a task pane. (You may need to press CTRL+TAB more than once.) |
CTRL+TAB |
| When a task pane is active, select the next or previous option in the task pane. |
TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
| Display the full set of commands on the task pane menu. |
CTRL+SPACEBAR |
| Perform the action assigned to the selected button. |
SPACEBAR or ENTER |
| Open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Select the first or last item in a gallery. |
HOME or END |
| Scroll up or down in the selected gallery list. |
PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN |
Pro-Formats 