Reference from TechRepublic
Vista Desktop
Shortcut Function
Windows key ----- Opens or closes the Start menu
Windows + D ----- Displays your desktop
Windows + E ----- Opens the Computer window
Windows + F ----- Opens the Search window
Ctrl + Windows + F ----- Searches for computers (if you're on a network)
Windows + L ----- Locks your computer or switches users
Windows + M ----- Minimizes all windows
Shift + Windows + M ----- Restores minimized windows
Windows + R ----- Opens the Run dialog box
Windows + T ----- Cycles through programs on the Taskbar
Windows + U ----- Opens the Ease of Access Center
Ctrl + A ----- Selects everything in a window
Ctrl + C ----- Copies selected items
Ctrl + X ----- Cuts selected items
Ctrl + V ----- Pastes cut or copied items
Ctrl + Y ----- Redoes an action
Ctrl + Z ----- Undoes an action
F1 ----- Displays Help
F2 ----- Highlights the label of a selected item for editing
F3 ----- Opens the Search window
Ctrl + F4 ----- Closes the current document
Alt + F4 ----- Closes the current item or program
F5 ----- Refreshes a window
F6 ----- Cycles through elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 ----- Activates a program's menu bar
Shift + Windows + F10 ----- Displays the shortcut menu for a selected item
Delete ----- Deletes selected items to the Recycle Bin
Shift + Delete ----- Deletes selected items permanently
Alt + Enter ----- Displays the properties of a selected item
Ctrl + Esc ----- Opens the Start menu
Alt + Esc ----- Cycles through items in the order you opened them
Ctrl + Shift + Esc ----- Opens the Windows Task Manager
Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock ----- Turns the Mouse Keys feature on or off
Hold for five seconds + Num Lock ----- Turns the Toggle Keys feature on or off
Windows + Pause ----- Displays the System Properties dialog box
Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen ----- Turns the High Contrast feature on or off
Right Shift for 8 seconds ----- Turns the Filter Keys feature on and off
Press Shift five times ----- Turns the Sticky Keys feature on or off
Alt + Spacebar ----- Opens the shortcut menu for the current window
Alt + Tab ----- Switches between open items
Windows + Tab ----- Cycles through open items with Flip 3-D
Ctrl + Alt + Tab ----- Displays open items (use the arrow keys to switch between them)
Ctrl + Windows + Tab ----- Displays open items with Flip 3-D (use the arrow keys to cycle
through them)
Alt + D ----- Moves to the Address bar
F4 ----- Displays the Address bar drop-down list
Ctrl + N ----- Opens a new window
F11 ----- Maximizes/minimizes the current window
Left arrow ----- Collapses a selection or selects its parent folder
Alt + Left arrow ----- Shows the previous folder
Right arrow ----- Displays the current selection or selects its first subfolder
Alt + Right arrow ----- Shows the next folder
Asterisk (keypad) ----- Displays subfolders within a selected folder
End ----- Displays the bottom of the current window
Home ----- Displays the top of the current window
Minus Sign (keypad) ----- Collapses the selected folder
Plus Sign (keypad) ----- Displays the contents of the selected folder
In the Vista Sidebar
Windows + G ----- Cycles through gadgets
Windows + Spacebar ----- Brings all gadgets to the front; selects Sidebar
Tab ----- Cycles through Sidebar controls
In a dialog box
F1 ----- Displays Help
F4 ----- Displays items in a drop-down list
Backspace In Save As or Open dialog, ----- opens a folder one level up from a selected folder
Enter ----- Works like a mouse click for some selected options
Spacebar ----- Selects or deselects an active check box
Tab ----- Moves forward through dialog box options
Ctrl + Tab ----- Hops from tab to tab
Shift + Tab ----- Moves backward through dialog box options
Ctrl + Shift + Tab ----- Hops backward from tab to tab
In Vista Help
Alt + A ----- Displays the customer support page
Alt + C ----- Displays the Help And Support Contents
Ctrl + F ----- Opens Find dialog box for the current topic
Alt + N ----- Displays the connection settings menu
Ctrl + P ----- Prints a help topic
F3 ----- Moves to the Search box
F10 ----- Displays Options menu
Alt + Home ----- Displays the Help And Support home page
