Windows Key Stroke Reference

Windows Key Stroke Reference Sheet

Keystrokes for Windows

Ctrl+ESC	Activate Windows 95 Start menu	(Arrows and underlined letters navigate menus)
Alt+Tab	Switch between applications	(Hold Alt and tap Tab for selections)
Alt+Enter	View/Edit the properties of the selected shortcut, icon or item
Ctrl+Tab	Step to next menu sheet if multiple tabs exist
Shift+F10	Item Menu (Equivalent of Right Click)
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	Application Control Menu	(Use only in temperamental situations)
PrintScreen	Copy Screen to Clipboard as picture
Alt+PrintScreen	Copy active Window to Clipboard as picture
Shift+PrintScreen	Spools DOS screen to printer
Alt+Enter	Edit Item Properties (of Icon or Setting)
Win95+E	Open an Explorer window
Win95+M	Minimize all Windows
Win95+R	Open the Run dialog

Keystrokes for Windows Applications

Alt+F4 Close out current Application (You will be prompted to save)

Ctrl+F4 Close active workspace (You will be prompted to save)

Alt Activate Menu (Arrows and underlined letters navigate menus)

Alt+Space Activate Window Control (Arrows and underlined letters navigate menus)

Alt+X Call Menu heading or Command with underlined Letter

Alt+Enter (in DOS) Toggle between DOS window and full screen DOS mode

Keystrokes for Editing

Documents Data Spreadsheets

Ctrl+<Arrow> Skip one word right or left Skip data cells any direction

Tab Add tab or jump to next column Skip to next column or selected cell

Shift+Tab Add tab or back one column Skip to previous column or selected cell

Home Beginning of line Beginning of row

End End of line

Ctrl+Backspce Delete word to left

Ctrl+Delete Delete word to right

Ctrl+Alt+PageUp Up one print page

Ctrl+Alt+PageDown Down one print page

Ctrl+PageUp Top of screen Skip to next sheet

Ctrl+PageDown Bottom of screen Return to previous sheet

PageUp Up one screen Up one screen

PageDown Down one screen Down one screen

Ctrl+S Save active document Save active workspace

Ctrl+P Print document Print workspace

Ctrl+Home Beginning of document Highest left-most position

Ctrl+End End of document Lowest right-most position

Shift Key Blocks text when used in conjunc- tion with any movement keys Blocks cells when used in conjunction with any movement keys

Ctrl+C Copy selection to Clipboard Copy selection to Clipboard

Ctrl+X Cut selection to Clipboard Cut selection to Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste selection from Clipboard Paste selection from Clipboard

Ctrl+Space Highlight Column

Shift+Space Highlight Row

Alt+PageUp Left one screen (Use Ctrl+PageUp in SPSS)

Alt+PageDown Right one screen (Use Ctrl+PageDown in SPSS)

Ctrl+Tab Skip to next Workbook or window

Alt+F4	Close out current Application	(You will be prompted to save)
Ctrl+F4	Close active workspace	(You will be prompted to save)
Alt	Activate Menu	(Arrows and underlined letters navigate menus)
Alt+Space	Activate Window Control	(Arrows and underlined letters navigate menus)
Alt+X	Call Menu heading or Command with underlined Letter
Alt+Enter (in DOS)	Toggle between DOS window and full screen DOS mode

	Documents	Data Spreadsheets
Ctrl+<Arrow>	Skip one word right or left	Skip data cells any direction
Tab	Add tab or jump to next column	Skip to next column or selected cell
Shift+Tab	Add tab or back one column	Skip to previous column or selected cell
Home	Beginning of line	Beginning of row
End	End of line
Ctrl+Backspce	Delete word to left
Ctrl+Delete	Delete word to right
Ctrl+Alt+PageUp	Up one print page
Ctrl+Alt+PageDown	Down one print page
Ctrl+PageUp	Top of screen	Skip to next sheet
Ctrl+PageDown	Bottom of screen	Return to previous sheet
PageUp	Up one screen	Up one screen
PageDown	Down one screen	Down one screen
Ctrl+S	Save active document	Save active workspace
Ctrl+P	Print document	Print workspace
Ctrl+Home	Beginning of document	Highest left-most position
Ctrl+End	End of document	Lowest right-most position
Shift Key	Blocks text when used in conjunc- tion with any movement keys	Blocks cells when used in conjunction with any movement keys
Ctrl+C	Copy selection to Clipboard	Copy selection to Clipboard
Ctrl+X	Cut selection to Clipboard	Cut selection to Clipboard
Ctrl+V	Paste selection from Clipboard	Paste selection from Clipboard
Ctrl+Space		Highlight Column
Shift+Space		Highlight Row
Alt+PageUp		Left one screen (Use Ctrl+PageUp in SPSS)
Alt+PageDown		Right one screen (Use Ctrl+PageDown in SPSS)
Ctrl+Tab		Skip to next Workbook or window