Key names
- Ctrl = Control key
- Break = Break key (usually in the top-right area of the keyboard)
- Print = Print screen key (usually near break)
- Win = Windows key (or linux key on some keyboards!)
Trick
How to bring back a window out of screen: right click in the task bar, in the context menu choose Move, then press the left cursor key. Then you should be able to see the window and make it visible again.
Usual application shortcuts
- Ctrl + C copy Ctrl + V paste Ctrl + X cut
- Ctrl + A select all Ctrl + P print dialog
- Ctrl + N new window Ctrl + T new tab
- Ctrl + Z undo Ctrl + Y redo
- Ctrl + O open, load Ctrl + S save, store
- Ctrl + + zoom in Ctrl + - zoom out
- F1 help F2 rename F3 search
- F5 refresh
Operating system
- Alt + F4 close application
- Ctrl + F4 close window
- Tab move forward ( + Shift -> move backward)
- Alt + Tab switch application ( + Shift -> changes direction)
- Win + E open explorer
- Win + M minimize all windows
- Win + R open the run dialog box
- Win + F search for a file
- Win + D show the desktop
- Win + Break show the system properties
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc start the task manager
Screenshots
- Print make a screenshot from the whole screen
- Alt + Print make a screenshot of the active window
Accessibility
- Shift 5 times pushed: sticky keys on/off
- Right-Shift key down 8s: filter keys on/off
- NumLock down 5s: toggle keys on/off
