75 Windows XP Shortcuts for Windows

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List of Windows XP Shortcuts

Learn Windows XP Shortcuts for Windows

Action	Windows XP Shortcuts
Copy	Ctrl + C
Cut	Ctrl + X
Paste	Ctrl + V
Undo	Ctrl + Z
Delete	Delete
Delete the selected item permanently	Shift + Delete
Rename the selected item	F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word	Ctrl + Right Arrow key
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word	Ctrl + Left Arrow key
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph	Ctrl + Down Arrow key
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph	Ctrl + Up Arrow key
Select all	Ctrl + A
Search for a file or a folder	F3
View the properties for the selected item	Alt + Enter
Close the active item	Alt + F4
Display the properties of the selected object	Alt + Enter
Open the shortcut menu for the active window	Alt + Spacebar
Close the active document in programs	Ctrl + F4
Switch between the open items	Alt + Tab
Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened	Alt + Esc
Cycle through the screen elements in a window	F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer	F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item	Shift + F10
Display the System menu for the active window	Alt + Spacebar
Display the Start menu	Ctrl + Esc
Activate the menu bar in the active program	F10
Update the active window	F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer	Backspace
Cancel the current task	Esc
Open Task Manager	Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Action	Windows XP Shortcuts
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box	Ctrl + B
Open the Search bar	Ctrl + E
Start the Find utility	Ctrl + F
Open the History bar	Ctrl + H
Open the Favorites bar	Ctrl + I
Open the Open dialog box	Ctrl + L
Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address	Ctrl + N
Open the Print dialog box	Ctrl + P
Update the current Web page	Ctrl + R
Close the current window	Ctrl + W

Action	Windows XP Shortcut keys
Open a saved console	Ctrl + O
Open a new console	Ctrl + N
Save the open console	Ctrl + S
Add or remove a console item	Ctrl + M
Open a new window	Ctrl + W
Update the content of all console windows	F5
Display the MMC window menu	Alt + Spacebar
Close the console	Alt + F4
Display the Action menu	Alt + A
Display the View menu	Alt + V
Display the File menu	Alt + F
Display the Favorites menu	Alt + O

Action	Windows XP Shortcut keys
Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line	Right Arrow key
Move to the left or to the end of the previous line	Left Arrow key
Move up one row	Up Arrow key
Move down one row	Down Arrow key
Move up one screen at a time	Page Up key
Move down one screen at a time	Page Down key
Move to the beginning of the line	Home
Move to the end of the line	End
Move to the first character	Ctrl + Home
Move to the last character	Ctrl + End

Action	Windows XP Shortcut keys
Display or hide the Start menu	Windows key
Display the System Properties dialog box	Windows key + Break
Set focus on a notification	Windows key + B
Display the desktop	Windows key + D
Minimize all of the windows	Windows key + M
Restore the minimized windows	Windows key + Shift + M
Open My Computer	Windows key + E
Search for a file or a folder	Windows key + F
Search for computers	Ctrl + Windows key + F
Display Windows Help	Windows key + F1
Lock the keyboard	Windows key + L
Open the Run dialog box	Windows key + R
Open Utility Manager	Windows key + U