Useful General Windows XP Keyboard Shortcut

Find some useful  Windows keyboard shortcut without using mouse with this keyboard shortcut you can easily perform any task on windows  some useful shortcut are listed below .
with the help of theses shortcut you can easily oprate any task without using mouse.




  Press Key
                           Task To Do
 Ctrl+C
     Copy
 Ctrl+X
     Delete selected item and save a copy to the clipboard
 Ctrl+V
     Paste
 Ctrl+Z
     Undo
 Delete
     Delete
 Shift+Delete
     Delete the selected item permanently without moving
     moving the item to the Recycle Bin      
 Ctrl while dragging an item
     Copy the selected item
 Ctrl+Shift
     Create a shortcut to the selected item
 F2 key
     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 with any  arrow key
     Highlight a block 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
     Select All
 F3 key
     Search for a file or a folder
 Alt+Enter
     View the properties for the selected item
 Alt+F4
     Close the active item, or exit the active program
 Alt+Enter
     Display the properties of the selected object
 Alt+Spacebar
     Open the shortcut menu for the active window
 Ctrl+F4
     Close the active document in programs that enable
     multiple documents to be open at the same time
 Alt+Tab
     Switch between the open items
 Alt+Esc
     Cycle through items in the order in which they were 
      Opend
 F6 key
     Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the 
      Desktop
  F4 key
     Display the Address bar list in My Computer or in Windows
     Explore
  Shift+F10
     Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

 Alt+Spacebar
     Display the System menu for the active window
 Ctrl+Esc
     Display the Start menu
 Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name
     Display the corresponding menu
  F10 key
     Activate the menu bar in the active program
 Right Arrow
     Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
 F5 key
     Update the active window
 Backspace
     View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows 
      Explorer
 Esc
      Cancel the current task
 Shift when you insert a CD into the CD drive
      Prevent the CD from automatically playing
 Ctrl+Shift+Esc
      Open Task Manager






    Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

 Ctrl+Tab
     Move forward through the tabs

 Ctrl+Shift+Tab
     Move backward through the tabs
 Tab
     Move forward through the options
 Shift+Tab
     Move backward through the options
 Alt+Underlined letter
     Perform the corresponding command,
     or select the corresponding option
 F1 key
     Display Help
F4 key
     Display the items in the active list



   

    Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

Windows Logo
     Display or hide the Start menu
Windows Logo+Break
     Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+D
     Display the desktop
Windows Logo+M
     Minimize all the windows
Windows Logo+Shift+M
     Restore the minimized windows
Windows Logo+E
     Open My Computer


 Windows Logo+F
     Search for a file or a folder
 Ctrl+Windows Logo+F
     Search for computers
 Windows Logo+F1
      Display Windows Help
 Windows Logo+ L
      Lock the keyboard
 Windows Logo+R
      Open the Run dialog box
 Windows Logo+U
      Open Utility Manager

      

     Remote desktop connection navigation

 

 Ctrl+Alt+End
      Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
 Alt+Page Up
      Switch between programs from left to right
 Alt+Page Down
      Switch between programs from right to left
 Alt+Inser
     Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
 Alt+Home
     Display the Start menu
 Ctrl+Alt+Break
     Switch the client computer between a window
      and a full-screen display
 Alt+Delete
      Display the Windows menu





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