Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut List

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In computing, a keyboard shortcut is a sequence or combination of keystrokes on a computer keyboard which invokes commands in software.

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Windows 7 Shortcut Keys
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Most keyboard shortcuts require the user to press a single key or a sequence of keys one after the other. Other keyboard shortcuts require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously (indicated in the tables below by this sign: +). Keyboard shortcuts may depend on the keyboard layout.

1Comparison of keyboard shortcuts
- 1.1General shortcuts
- 1.2Text editing
- 1.3Browsers / Go menu

Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys (full list) Windows 7 comes up with interesting and useful shortcut key additions (take for instance the new windows logo key shortcuts) that are well worthy of.

Comparison of keyboard shortcuts[edit]

Keyboard shortcuts are a common aspect of most modern operating systems and associated software applications. Their use is pervasive enough that some users consider them an important element of their routine interactions with a computer. Whether used as a matter of personal preference or for adaptive technology, the pervasiveness of common conventions means that a meaningful comparison of keyboard shortcuts can be made across various widely used operating systems.

Cells with a yellow background in the tables below denote Apple's 'sacred' keybindings.

General shortcuts[edit]

A note regarding KDE's shortcuts is that they can be changed and the below list contains the defaults. Some of the combinations are not true for localized versions of operating systems. For example, in a non-English version of Windows, the Edit menu is not always bound to the E shortcut. Furthermore, many shortcuts (such as Ctrl+Z, Alt+E, etc.) are just common conventions and are not handled by the operating system. Whether such commands are implemented (or not) depends on how an actual application program (such as an editor) is written. Not all applications follow (all of) these conventions, so if it doesn't work, it isn't compatible.

Action	Windows	macOS^{[notes 1]}	KDE / GNOME	Emacs	Vim	Chrome OS
File menu	`Alt`+`F`, or`F10`then`F`	`Ctrl`+`F2`, then`F`^{[notes 2]}	`Alt`+`F`	`Meta`+`, then`f`	`Alt`+`f` (gvim) or `Ctrl`+`e`(vim + NERDTree)	`Ctrl`+`O`
Edit menu	`Alt`+`E`	`Ctrl`+`F2`, then`E`^{[notes 2]}	`Alt`+`E`	`Meta`+`, then`e`	`Alt`+`e` (gvim)
View menu	`Alt`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`F2`, then`V`^{[notes 2]}	`Alt`+`V`
Undo the last operation	`Ctrl`+`Z`, or `Alt`+`Backspace`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then`u`or `Ctrl`+`/`or `Ctrl`+`_`or `Undo`	`u`	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Redo the last operation	`Ctrl`+`Y`, or`Shift`+`Alt`+`Backspace`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Z`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Z`, or`Ctrl`+`Y`	Same as undo, when undo is exhausted, it redoes. Move the cursor after one or more undos, and further undos will be redos.	`Ctrl`+`r`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Z`
Cut the selection and store it in the clipboard	`Ctrl`+`X`, or`⇧ Shift`+`Del`	`⌘ Cmd`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`X`	`Ctrl`+`w`	`x` or`'ax`to cut in register 'a'or`'+x`to cut in system clipboard	`Ctrl`+`X`
Copy the selection into the clipboard	`Ctrl`+`C`, or`Ctrl`+`Ins`	`⌘ Cmd`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Meta`+`w`, or`Ctrl`+`Ins`	`y` or`'ay`or`'+y`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor	`Ctrl`+`V`,or`⇧ Shift`+`Ins`	`⌘ Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`y`, or`⇧ Shift`+`Ins`	`p` or`'ap`to paste the content of the 'a' registeror`'+p`to paste the content of the system clipboard	`Ctrl`+`V`
Paste special	`Shift`+`Opt`+`Cmd`+`V`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`V`	`Meta`+`y`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`V`
Select all in focused control or window	`Ctrl`+`A`	`⌘ Cmd`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`A`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then`h`	`ggVG`, unlikely ever needed as most command take an optional range parameter.`%` means 'all in focused windows' here so e.g. to copy all the text, use`:%y`	`Ctrl`+`A`
Cycle through installed keyboard languages / input methods	`⇧ Shift`+`Alt`, or`⊞ Win`+`Space` The latter displays a menu with the currently selected input method highlighted, and debuted in Windows 8.	`Cmd`+`Space`(not MBR) Configure desired keypress in Keyboard and Mouse Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts, Select the next source in Input menu.^[1]	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`K`via KDE Keyboard `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`in GNOME	`Ctrl`+	`Ctrl`+`Space`
Print	`Ctrl`+`P`	`⌘ Cmd`+`P`	`Ctrl`+`P`

Navigation[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS^{[notes 1]}	KDE/GNOME	Chrome OS
New browser window with same page as current	`Ctrl`+`N` (for both explorer.exe and iexplore.exe)	`⌘ Cmd`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`N`
New folder	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`N`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`N`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`N`
Applications menu	`⊞ Win`or `Ctrl`+`Esc`	`Ctrl`+`F2`, then`'n'`^{[notes 2]}	`Alt`+`<letter>` e.g. for File`Alt`+`F`	`Search`
Lock desktop	`⊞ Win`+`L`^[2]	`Ctrl`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Q`^[3](macOS High Sierra and greater) or`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Eject`or MBR`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Pwr` (If 'Require password after sleep or screen saver' is enabled in 'System Preferences — Security & Privacy')	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`L`	`Power` (Hold for 3 seconds)
Show desktop	`⊞ Win`+`D`	`F11`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`
Minimize all windows	`⊞ Win`+`M`, then use`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`M`to bring back all windows	`Ctrl`+`Super`+`D`
Log out user	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Q`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Delete`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Q` (Twice)
Switch active user	`⊞ Win`+`L`^{[notes 3]}
Task manager	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Esc`, `Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Delete`^{[notes 4]}	`⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Esc`	`Ctrl`+`Esc`	`Search`+`Esc`
Rename object	`F2`	`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]}or`F2`	`F2`
Open file or program	`↵ Enter`or`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter`	`⌘ Cmd`+`O`or`⌘ Cmd`+`↓`	`↵ Enter`
Switch window (next/previous)	`Alt`+`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`Tab ↹`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Tab ↹`	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹` / `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹`	Hold `Alt`, then quickly press `Tab ↹`
Switch window without dialog (next/previous)	`Alt`+`Esc` / `⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`Esc`	Only works within single Applications `⌘ Cmd`+` /`⌘ Cmd`+`~`	`Ctrl`+`Esc` / `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Esc`
Run application	`⊞ Win`, enter executable name or `⊞ Win`+`R`, enter executable name	`⌘ Cmd`+`Space`, enter executable name or`⌘ Cmd`+`↓`	`Alt`+`F2`, enter executable name
Search	`⊞ Win`, enter executable name or `⊞ Win`+`F`or`F3`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Space`	`Search`
Show Hidden Files	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`.`, while in Finder, will toggle setting

Power management[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS	KDE / GNOME	Chrome OS
Place computer into sleep/standby mode	Windows 10: `⊞ Win`+`x` > `u` > `s` Windows 7: `⊞ Win`+`→`+`→`+`↵ Enter` `Sleep`(available on some keyboards)	`⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Eject`	`Sleep`(available on some keyboards, configurable in Control Panel ➢ Power Options ➢ Advanced tab dialog box)
Windows task manager	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Esc`
Shut down computer	Windows 10: `⊞ Win`+`x` > `u` > `u`	`Ctrl`+`⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Eject` (no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+`PageDown` (KDE; no confirmation, shutdown is immediate)	`Power` (Hold for 10 seconds)
Restart computer	Windows 10: `⊞ Win`+`x` > `u` > `r` Windows 7: `⊞ Win`+`→`+`→`+`↑`+`↵ Enter`	`Ctrl`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Eject`^[4] (no confirmation, restart is immediate)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+`PageUp` (KDE; no confirmation, restart is immediate)
Place display in sleep mode	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Eject`
Bring up power/sleep dialog box	`Ctrl`+`Eject`
Force shutdown	`Power` (Hold for several seconds)	`⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`Eject`	`refresh`+`power`

Screenshots[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS	KDE / GNOME
Save screenshot of entire screen as file	`⊞ Win`+`Print Screen`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`3`^[5]	`Print Screen`set the name and click 'Save'.GNOME Shell^[6]
Copy screenshot of entire screen to clipboard	`⊞ Win`+`Print Screen`or`Print Screen`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`3`	`Ctrl`+`Print Screen`
Copy screenshot of active window to clipboard	`Alt`+`Print Screen`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Print Screen`
Save screenshot of window as file	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`4`then`Space`then move mouse and click	`Alt`+`Print Screen`set the name and click 'Save'.GNOME^[6]
Save screenshot of arbitrary area as file	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`4`then click+drag mouse over required area	`⇧ Shift`+`Print Screen`set the name and click 'Save'.GNOME^[6]
Copy screenshot of window to clipboard	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`4`then`Space`then move mouse and click	`Alt`+`Print Screen`click 'Copy to Clipboard'.GNOME^[6]
Copy screenshot of arbitrary area to clipboard	Windows 10: `⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`S`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`4`then click+drag mouse over required area	`⇧ Shift`+`Print Screen`click 'Copy to Clipboard'.GNOME^[6]
Screencasting	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`R`^[7]^[8]
Screenshot Utility	OSX Mojave: `⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`5`^[9]

Text editing[edit]

Many of these commands may be combined with ⇧ Shift to select a region of text.^{[notes 6]}

Action	Windows	macOS^{[notes 1]}	KDE / GNOME	Emacs	Vim	Chrome OS
Delete char to the right of cursor	`Del`or `Fn`+`← Backspace`	`Del`or `Fn`+`← Backspace`	`Del`	`Ctrl`+`d`	`x`	`Alt`+`← Backspace` or `Del`
Delete word to the right of cursor	`Ctrl`+`Del`	`⌥ Opt`+`Del`or `⌥ Opt`+`Fn`+`← Backspace`	`Ctrl`+`Del`	`Meta`+`d`	`dw` (delete space too)or `de`(keep space)
Delete word to the left of cursor	`Ctrl`+`← Backspace`	`⌥ Opt`+`← Backspace`	`Ctrl`+`← Backspace`	`Ctrl`+`← Backspace` or `Meta`+`← Backspace`	`dge` (delete space too)or `db`(keep space)	`← Backspace`
Go to start of line	`Home`or `Fn`+`←`	`⌘ Cmd`+`←`or `Ctrl`+`A`	`Home`	`Ctrl`+`a`or `Home`	`^` (go to first non-space) or `0` (go to column 0)
Go to end of line	`End`or `Fn`+`→`	`⌘ Cmd`+`→`or `Ctrl`+`E`	`End`	`Ctrl`+`e`or `End`	`$`
Go to start of document	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`⌘ Cmd`+`↑`	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`Meta`+`<`or `Ctrl`+`Home`	`gg`	`Ctrl`+`search`+`←`
Go to end of document	`Ctrl`+`End`	`⌘ Cmd`+`↓`	`Ctrl`+`End`	`Meta`+`>`or `Ctrl`+`End`	`G`	`Ctrl`+`search`+`→`
Go to previous word	`Ctrl`+`←`or `Ctrl`+`/`	`⌥ Opt`+`←`	`Ctrl`+`←`	`Meta`+`b`or `Ctrl`+`←`or `Meta`+`←`	`b`or `ge`
Go to next word	`Ctrl`+`→`	`⌥ Opt`+`→`	`Ctrl`+`→`	`Meta`+`f`or `Ctrl`+`→`or `Meta`+`→`	`w`or`e`
Go to previous line	`↑`	`↑`or `Ctrl`+`p`	`↑`	`Ctrl`+`p`or `↑k`or`↑`	`k`or`↑`
Go to next line	`↓`	`↓`or `Ctrl`+`n`	`↓`	`Ctrl`+`n`or`↓`	`j`or`↓`
Go to previous line break (paragraph)	`Ctrl`+`↑`	`⌥ Opt`+`↑`	`Ctrl`+`↑` (kword or GNOME)	`Meta`+`(`or`Control`+`↑`	`(`
Go to next line break	`Ctrl`+`↓`	`⌥ Opt`+`↓`	`Ctrl`+`↓` (kword or GNOME)	`Meta`+`}`or `Control`+`↓`	`)`
Move the cursor down the length of the viewport	`Page Down`	`⌥ Opt`+`⇟`or `⌥ Opt`+`Fn`+`↓`	`Page Down`	`Ctrl`+`v`or `Page Down`	`Ctrl`+`f`or `Page Down`
Move the cursor up the length of the viewport	`Page Up`	`⌥ Opt`+`⇞`or `⌥ Opt`+`Fn`+`↑`	`Page Up`	`Meta`+`v`or `Page Up`	`Ctrl`+`b`or `Page Up`
Find	`Ctrl`+`F`	`⌘ Cmd`+`F` `⌘ Cmd`+`E` (Search with current selection)	`Ctrl`+`F` `Ctrl`+`K`(GNOME; interactive search)	`Ctrl`+`s`	`/`	`Ctrl`+`F`
Go to next search result	`F3`	`⌘ Cmd`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`G`(GNOME) or `F3`(KDE)^[10]	`Ctrl`+`s`	`n`
Go to previous search result	`⇧ Shift`+`F3`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`G`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`G` (GNOME) or `⇧ Shift`+`F3`(KDE)^[10]	`Ctrl`+`r`	`N`
Search and replace	`Ctrl`+`H`	`⌘ Cmd`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`H`(GNOME) or `Ctrl`+`R`(KDE)	`Meta`+`%`	`%s/fosh/fish/gc`^{[notes 7]}
Search with a regular expression	`Ctrl`+`Meta`+`s`	All searches use regular expressions.
Search and replace with a regular expression	`Ctrl`+`Meta`+`%`	All searches use regular expressions.

Text formatting[edit]

Action	Windows WordPad	macOS^{[notes 1]}	KDE / GNOME^[11]	Emacs	Vim
Bold	`Ctrl`+`B`	`⌘ Cmd`+`B`	`Ctrl`+`B`	`Meta`+`o`, then `b`
Underline	`Ctrl`+`U`	`⌘ Cmd`+`U`	`Ctrl`+`U`	`Meta`+`o`, then `u`
Italic	`Ctrl`+`I`	`⌘ Cmd`+`I`	`Ctrl`+`I`	`Meta`+`o`, then `i`
Uppercase / Lowercase	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`A`	`⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`C`	`⇧ Shift`+`F3`	`Meta`+`u` for upper, `Meta`+`l` for lower,`Meta`+`c` for capitalized.	`gU` for upper, `gu` for lower, `~` to toggle.
Superscript	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`=`	`Ctrl`+`⌘ Cmd`+`+` (some applications only)	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`P`^[12]
Subscript	`Ctrl`+`=`	`Ctrl`+`⌘ Cmd`+`-` (some applications only)	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`B`^[12]
Selected text larger/smaller	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`>`, `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`<` or `Ctrl`+`[`, `Ctrl/core`+`]`	`⌥ Opt`+`⇧ Shift`+`>` `⌥ Opt`+`⇧ Shift`+`<`
Selected text Bullets or Numbered Items	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`L`
Insert Linebreak	`Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`	`⌥ Opt`+`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]}	`Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`

Browsers / Go menu[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS	KDE / GNOME	Chrome OS
Go to Address Bar	`Alt`+`D` or `Alt`+`C` or `F6` depending on language	`⌘ Cmd`+`L` or `⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`G`	`Ctrl`+`L` or `Alt`+`D` or `F6`	`Ctrl`+`L` or `Alt`+`D`
Go to the previous location in history^[13]	`Alt`+`←` or `← Backspace`	`⌘ Cmd`+`[` or `⌘ Cmd`+`←`	`Alt`+`←`	`←`
Go to the next location in history	`Alt`+`→` or `⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` (web browser only)	`⌘ Cmd`+`]` or `⌘ Cmd`+`→`	`Alt`+`→`	`→`
Go up one level in the navigation hierarchy	`Alt`+`↑` (Vista, 7 or 8 only) or `← Backspace` (Windows Explorer)	`⌘ Cmd`+`↑`	`Alt`+`↑`
Go to the starting page defined by the user or application	`Alt`+`Home`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Home`	`Ctrl`+`Home` (KDE) / `Alt`+`Home` (GNOME)

Web browsers[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS	KDE / GNOME	Emacs-w3m	Vimperator	Chrome OS
Bookmarks menu	`Ctrl`+`B`	`⌘ Cmd`+`B` (Firefox)	`Alt`+`B`	`v`	`:bmarks`
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .com)	`↵ Enter`	`⌘ Cmd`+`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]}(Firefox) or `Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]}(Chrome)	`Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`	`Ctrl`+`↵ Enter`
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .org)	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter`	`⇧ Shift`+`⌘ Cmd`+`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]}(Firefox)	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter`
URL Shortcuts (Adds www. + .net)	`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter`	`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]}(Firefox)	`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter`
Add bookmark for current page	`Ctrl`+`D`	`⌘ Cmd`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`B` / `Ctrl`+`D`	`a`	`:bmark`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Add bookmark for current link	`Meta`+`a`
Manage bookmarks	`Ctrl`+`B`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`B`(Chrome/Safari) or `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`B`(Firefox)	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`R` / `Ctrl`+`B`
Focus and select Web search bar	`Ctrl`+`E`	`⌘ Cmd`+`E`(Opera) or `⌘ Cmd`+`K`(Firefox) or `⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`F`(Safari)	`Ctrl`+`k`	`t`(open in a new tab) or `T`(open in current tab)	`Ctrl`+`E` or `Ctrl`+`K`
Focus and select address bar	`Ctrl`+`L`or `F6`or `Alt`+`D`	`⌘ Cmd`+`L`	`Ctrl`+`L` or `Alt`+`D` or `F6`	`g`	`O`to alter URL, use`y`to copy it.	`Ctrl`+`L` or `Alt`+`D`
Refresh a webpage	`F5`or `Ctrl`+`R`	`⌘ Cmd`+`R`	`F5`or `Ctrl`+`R`	`R`	`r`	`⟲` or `Ctrl`+`R`
Refresh a webpage ignoring cache	`Ctrl`+`F5`or `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`R`	`⌥ Opt`+`⌘ Cmd`+`E` then `⌘ Cmd`+`R`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`F5` or `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`R`	`R`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`R`
Open a new window	`Ctrl`+`N`	`⌘ Cmd`+`N` (Chrome)	`Ctrl`+`N`	`:winopen`	`Ctrl`+`N`
Zoom Options (zoom in / zoom out / zoom 100%)	`Ctrl`+`+` / `Ctrl`+`-` / `Ctrl`+`0`	`⌘ Cmd`+`+` / `⌘ Cmd`+`-` / `⌘ Cmd`+`0`	`Ctrl`+`+` / `Ctrl`+`-` / `Ctrl`+`0`	`zi` / `zo` / `zz` (text only) or `zI` / `zO` / `zZ` (text and images)

Tab management[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS	KDE / GNOME	Emacs-w3m	Vimperator	Chrome OS
New tab	`Ctrl`+`T`	`⌘ Cmd`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`N` or `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`T` or `Ctrl`+`T`	`Ctrl`+`c`, then`Ctrl`+`t`	`t`	`Ctrl`+`T`
Close tab	`Ctrl`+`W`	`⌘ Cmd`+`W`	`Ctrl`+`W`Mozilla Firefox^[14] & Opera^[15] & Chrome^[16] & Arora^[17] & Epiphany^[18] & Midori `Ctrl`+`F4`Mozilla Firefox^[14] & Opera^[15] & Chrome^[16] & Arora^[17]	`d`	`Ctrl`+`W`
Close all tabs but the current one	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`T`(Safari)	`Ctrl`+`c`, then `Meta`+`w`
Go to next tab	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹`	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹`or `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`→`(Safari)	`Ctrl`+`PageDown`or `Ctrl`+`Tab ↹`or `Ctrl`+`.`	`Ctrl`+`c`, then`Ctrl`+`n`	`gt`	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹`
Go to previous tab	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹` or `⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`←` (Safari)	`Ctrl`+`PageUp`or `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹` or`Ctrl`+`,`	`Ctrl`+`c`, then`Ctrl`+`p`	`gT`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹`
Go to tab-n	`Ctrl`+`n` (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer)	`⌘ Cmd`+`n`(Chrome)	`Alt`+`n`(Chrome, Firefox) or `Ctrl`+`n`(Chrome)	First tab: `g0` Last tab: `g$`	`Ctrl`+`b`
Open a previously closed tab	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`T`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`T` (Firefox, Opera, Chrome)	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`T` (Firefox, Opera, Chrome)^[16]^[19]^[20]	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`T` (Firefox)^[19]	`u`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`T`
Open a previously closed window	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`N`(Firefox)^[19]	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`T`

Window management[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS^{[notes 1]}	KDE	GNOME	Emacs
Close the current internet tab	`Ctrl`+`w`	`⌘ Cmd`+`F11`
Force window mode (Application requires functionality for set action)	`Alt`+`↵ Enter`	`⌥ Opt`+`Alt`+`↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]} or `⌥ Option`+`Alt`+`F` or `⌘ Cmd`+`F` or `⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Option`+`F`
Pop up window menu	`Alt`+`Space`	`Alt`+`F3`	`Alt`+`Space`	`Meta`+`, then `b`
Close the focused window	`Alt`+`F4` or `Alt`+`Space` then `C`^{[notes 8]}	`⌘ Cmd`+`W`	`Alt`+`F4`	`Alt`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `k`
Close all windows of current application	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`W`
Restore the focused window to its previous size	`Alt`+`Space` then `R`^{[notes 8]}	`Alt`+`F3` then `X`	`Alt`+`F5`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `r`, then `j`, then letter of the window state register.
Move the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `M`^{[notes 8]} then `Arrow Keys` and `↵ Enter` (to save new location)	`Alt`+Mouse / `Alt`+`F3` then `M` then `Arrow Keys`	`Alt`+Mouse / `Alt`+`F7` then `Arrow Keys`
Resize the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `S`^{[notes 8]} then `Arrow Keys` and `↵ Enter` (to save new size)	`Alt`+`F3` then `S` then `Arrow Keys`	`Alt`+`F8` then `Arrow Keys`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `^` vertically
Keep window always on top	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Esc` (toggles on/off)
Hide the focused window	`⌘ Cmd`+`H`	`Meta`+`x`, then bury-buffer, then `↵ Enter`
Hide all except the focused window	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Option`+`H`
Minimize the focused window	`Alt`+`Esc`
Minimize the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `N`^{[notes 8]}, or `⊞ Win`+`↓` (Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows >=7)	`⌘ Cmd`+`M`	`Alt`+`F3` then `N`	`Alt`+`F9`	`Meta`+`x`, then bury-buffer, then `↵ Enter`
Maximize the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `X`^{[notes 8]}, in Microsoft Windows, all shortcuts with `Alt`+`Space` followed by another key are language dependent. The `Alt`+`Space` combination opens the window menu, and the following key selects from the menu. As the menu labels (and their underlined hotkeys) vary with the Windows system language, the hotkeys are different for international versions of Microsoft Windows, and may change if users change their Windows system language preference. The given examples are valid for English user preferences/version of Windows.</ref> or `⊞ Win`+`↑` (Windows 7, 8, 10)	`⌘ Cmd`+`L`	`Alt`+`F3` then `X`	`Alt`+`F10`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `1`
Maximize horizontally	Available, but no default	Available, but no default
Maximize vertically	`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`↑` (Windows 7 and Windows 8)	Available ('Zoom'), but no default	Available, but no default	Available, but no default
Minimize all	`⊞ Win`+`M` or `⊞ Win`+`D`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Alt`+`M`	Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`
Minimize all non focused windows	`⊞ Win`+`Home` (Windows 7, 8.1, 10)	Available, but no default
Undo minimize all	`⇧ Shift`+`⊞ Win`+`M`	Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`
Switch fullscreen/normal size	`F11` or `⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`↵ Enter` (UWP apps only)	`⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`F`	`F11`	`F11`
Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar	Depends on application, system default:`⌘ Cmd`+`Ctrl`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F11`
Rollup/down window	Available, but no default	`Alt`+`F12`
Show all open windows	`⊞ Win`+`Tab ↹`	`F3` or `F9` or`Fn`+`F9` orMove mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner^[21]^[22]	`⊞ Win` works per desktop on Gnome 3+	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `Ctrl`+`b`
Show all windows of current application	⊞ Win+Tab ↹	`Ctrl`+`F3` or `F10` orMove mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner^[21]^[22]	`Ctrl`+`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `Ctrl`+`b`
Show all workspaces	`⊞ Win`+`Tab ↹` (only Windows 10)	`F8` or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner^[21]^[22]	`⊞ Win` then mouse over the desktop bar on the right edge of the screen
Move window to left/right/up/down workspace	`⊞ Win`+`←`/`→` (Windows 7 and Windows 8)	Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+`←` / `→` / `↑` / `↓`
Move window between multiple monitors	`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`←`/`→` (Windows 7 and Windows 8)
Move window to workspace n	Available, but no default
Switch to next/previous workspace list	Available, but no default
Go to workspace n	`Ctrl`+`n`	`Ctrl`+`Fn`
Go to left/right/up/down workspace	^{[notes 9]}	`Ctrl`+`←` / `Ctrl`+`→` /`Ctrl`+`↑` /`Ctrl`+`↓` (OS X 10.5 to 10.6),`Ctrl`+`←` /`Ctrl`+`→` (OS X 10.7 and later)	Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`←` / `→` / `↑` / `↓`
Quit application of current window	`Alt`+`F4` or `Ctrl`+`F4`varies^{[notes 10]}	`⌘ Cmd`+`Q`^{[notes 11]}	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Esc`	`q`
Close dialog	`Esc` (Laptop) `⊞ Win`+`↓`+`F4` (Desktop)	`Esc`
Open/Focus (preview) pinned program on the taskbar	`⊞ Win`+`(#)` where '#' is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Open new program window of pinned program in Quick Launch	`⊞ Win`+`(#)` where '#' is the position of the program on the Quick Launch toolbar (Windows Vista, 7 and 8.1)	`⌘ Cmd`+`A`+`⇧ Shift`
Open new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (if program is already opened)	`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`(#)` where '#' is the position of the program on the Windows Taskbar (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Focus the first taskbar entry. Pressing again will cycle through them	`⊞ Win`+`T`, you can `←→` back and forth. Hold `⇧ Shift` to cycle backwards (Windows 7 and Windows 8.1)
Peek at the desktop	`⊞ Win`+`Space` (Windows 7 only) `Fn`+`⊞ Win` (Windows 8 and later)	`⌘ Cmd`+`F3` or `F11` orMove mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner^[21]^[22]
Bring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets	`⊞ Win`+`G` (Windows Vista,7) or `⊞ Win`+`Space` (Vista only, no cycling)
External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.)	`⊞ Win`+`P` (Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10)

User interface navigation (widgets and controls)[edit]

Action	Windows	macOS^{[notes 1]}	KDE	GNOME
Moves keyboard focus to next/previous control	`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹`	`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹`^{[notes 2]}	`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹`	`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹` `Ctrl`+`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹`
Pop up tooltip for currently focused control	`⇧ Shift`+`F1`	`Ctrl`+`F1`
Show context-sensitive help for currently focused window or control	`⇧ Shift`+`F1`	`⌘ Cmd`+`?`	`⇧ Shift`+`F1`	`⇧ Shift`+`F1`
Give focus to next/previous pane	`Ctrl`+`F6` / `Alt`+`F6`	`⌘ Cmd`+`	`F6` / `⇧ Shift`+`F6`
Give focus to splitter bar in paned window	`F8`
Give focus to window's menu bar	`F10` or `Alt`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`/`, then type command name, or `Ctrl`+`F2` (or `Fn`+`Ctrl`+`F2` on some keyboards)^{[notes 2]}	`Alt`	`F10`
Pop up contextual menu for currently selected objects (aka context menu)	`⇧ Shift`+`F10` or `≣ Menu`	Varies with laptop / extended keyboard type; enable Mouse keys in Universal Access, then `Fn`+`Ctrl`+`5` or `Ctrl`+`5` (numeric keypad) or`Function`+`Ctrl`+`I` (laptop)	`≣ Menu`	`≣ Menu` or `⇧ Shift`+`F10`
Toggle selected state of focused checkbox, radio button, or toggle button	`Space`	`Space`	`Space`	`Space`
Activate focused button, menu item etc.	`↵ Enter`	`Space` (also `↵ Enter`^{[notes 5]} for menu items)	`↵ Enter`	`↵ Enter`
Expand a drop-down list	`F4` or `Alt`+`↓`
Select/move to first/last item in selected widget	`Home` / `End`	`Home` / `End`
Scroll selected view by one page up/left/down/right	`⇞` / `⇟` (or `Fn`+`↑` / `Fn`+`↓` on some keyboards)	`PageUp` / `Ctrl`+`PageUp` / `PageDown` / `Ctrl`+`PageDown`
Scroll selected view to top/bottom	`↖` or on MacBook Pro `Fn` + `⌥ Opt` + `↖` `↘` or on MacBook Pro `Fn` + `⌥ Opt` + `↘`
Switch focus to the next/previous tab within a window	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹`	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹` / `⌘ Cmd`+`	`Ctrl`+`Tab ↹` -> `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`Tab ↹` <-
Switch focus to the next/previous panel on the desktop	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Tab ↹` / `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Tab ↹`
Switch focus to the next/previous panel (without dialog)	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Esc` / `⇧ Shift`+`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Esc`

Command line shortcuts[edit]

Below is a list of common keyboard shortcuts that are used in a command line environment.

Action	Microsoft Windows (cmd.exe)	Microsoft Windows (Windows PowerShell)	Unix & -like, including macOS (bash)	Unix & -like (POSIX shell)
Scroll through History of typed commands	`↑`/`↓`	`↑`/`↓`	`↑`/`↓` or `Ctrl`+`P`/`Ctrl`+`N`	`ESCK` / `ESCJ`
Signal end-of-file	`Ctrl`+`Z`	`Ctrl`+`D`
Abort current command/typing	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`	`Ctrl`+`C`
Erase word to the left	`Ctrl`+`← Backspace`	`Ctrl`+`W` or `Esc`+`← Backspace`
Erase word to the right	`Ctrl`+`Delete`	`Alt`+`D`
Erase line to the left	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`Ctrl`+`Home`	`Ctrl`+`U`
Erase line to the right	`Ctrl`+`End`	`Ctrl`+`End`	`Ctrl`+`K`
Yank/paste previously erased string	`Ctrl`+`Y`
Move one word to the left (backward)	`Ctrl`+`←`	`Alt`+`←`	`Alt`+`B`
Move one word to the right (forward)	`Ctrl`+`→`	`Alt`+`→`	`Alt`+`F`
Move to beginning of line	`Home`	`Home`	`Ctrl`+`A` or `Home`
Move to end of line	`End`	`End`	`Ctrl`+`E` or `End`
Reverse search of history	`F8`	`F8`	`Ctrl`+`R`
Pause execution of the current job	`Ctrl`+`Z`
Insert the next character typed verbatim	`Ctrl`+`V`
Autocomplete command/file name	`Tab ↹` (enabled by default in Windows XP and later)	`Tab ↹`	`Tab ↹` (usually once)	`Esc` (usually twice)
Paste contents of clipboard at cursor	`Alt`+`Space` then `E` then `P`	`⇧ Shift`+`Ins`
Scroll window up	`⇧ Shift`+`PageUp` (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)	`⇧ Shift`+`PageUp`
Scroll window down	`⇧ Shift`+`PageDown` (may not work in some versions of Windows XP)	`⇧ Shift`+`PageDown`
Clear screen	`Ctrl`+`L`

Accessibility[edit]

In Windows, it is possible to disable these shortcuts using the Accessibility or Ease of Access control panel.
In GNOME, these shortcuts are possible, if Universal Access is enabled on the system.

Action	Windows	macOS	KDE
Utility Manager	`⊞ Win`+`U`
Use keyboard to control cursor	`Left Alt`+`Left Shift`+`Numlock`	^[23]
Allow user to press shortcuts one key at a time	`⇧ Shift`press 5 times	`⇧ Shift`5 times^[24]
Hear beep when -lock key pressed	`Numlock`hold 5 seconds
Stop/slow repeating characters when key is pressed	`Right Shift`hold 8 seconds	`⇧ Shift`hold for 8 seconds^[25]^[26]^[27]
Inverse (Reverse Colors) Mode	`Left Alt`+`Left Shift`+`PrtScn`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Opt`+`Ctrl`+`8`	`Meta`+`⇧ Shift`+`i` (if enabled)
Inverse (Reverse Colors) Mode (Only current window)	`Meta`+`⇧ Shift`+`u` (if enabled)
Greyscale Mode	`Ctrl`+`⊞ Win`+`C`

Notes[edit]

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^fHighlighted shortcuts are from the list of 'sacred' keybindings.
^ ^a^b^c^d^e^fRequires full keyboard access active:
 > System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Full Keyboard Access > All Controls
Alternatively use Ctrl+F7 to toggle this setting.
^Takes you to the 'Switch User' screen when Fast User Switching has been enabled (enabled by default in XP).
^Shows task manager in Windows XP if the welcome screen is enabled. Otherwise displays an NT-style menu, with the option of launching the task manager; likewise for Vista.
^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g^hOn Mac OS, OS X, and macOS, the key commonly called ↵ Enter is properly called ↩ Return, while ⌅ Enter is a separate key normally located on the numeric keypad or invoked as ⌥ Opt+↩ Return (mainly on keyboards without a numeric keypad).
^For the concept of 'selected text' see also X Window selection
^In whole document (%), substitute (s) fosh by fish, don't stop at one substitution per line (g) and ask for confirmation for each substitution (c).
^ ^a^b^c^d^e^fIn Microsoft Windows, all shortcuts with Alt+Space followed by another key are language dependent. The Alt+Space combination opens the window menu, and the following key selects from the menu. As the menu labels (and their underlined hotkeys) vary with the Windows system language, the hotkeys are different for international versions of Microsoft Windows, and may change if users change their Windows system language preference. The given examples are valid for English user preferences/version of Windows.
^The WinSplit window manager application for Windows knows to emulate this behaviour.
^There is no single consistent shortcut for closing a document or quitting an application in Windows XP. In many multiple document interface applications, Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 closes a document and Alt+F4 quits. In other applications where each document is in its own window, such as later versions of Microsoft Word, Ctrl+W, Ctrl+F4, and Alt+F4 close a document, and there is no consistent shortcut for quitting an application.
^macOS uses ⌘ Cmd+W Close (window), ⌘ Cmd+Q Quit (application), and ⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+Esc Force Quit (application); ⌥ Option+F4 can be used to quit certain services or applications. Quit is closest to Kill.

References[edit]

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^'How to take a screenshot on your Mac'. Article: HT201361. Apple Inc. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
^ ^a^b^c^d^e'Taking Screenshots'. User Guide 2.32. The GNOME Project. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^'Screencast Recording'. GNOME Cheat Sheet. The GNOME Project. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
^'Screen Shot Record'. GNOME Help Guide. The GNOME Project. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^'What's New in macOS Mojave - Screenshots'. Apple. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ ^a^b'HIG/Keyboard Shortcuts'. KDE Techbase. KDE. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
^'Appendix A — Keyboard Shortcuts'. Libre Office Documentation. The Document Foundation. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ ^a^bcommunity.linuxmint.com. 'OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice Keyboard Shortcuts — Linux Mint Community'. Community.linuxmint.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
^'Browser Shortcuts'. Mirus IT. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
^ ^a^b'Keyboard shortcuts — Perform common Firefox tasks quickly Firefox Help'. Support.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
^ ^a^b'Opera Help: Keyboard Shortcuts'. Help.opera.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
^ ^a^b^c'Linux keyboard shortcuts — Google Chrome Help'. Support.google.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
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^'Opera Help: Keyboard Shortcuts'. Help.opera.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
^ ^a^b^c^d'Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Using a screen saver'. Docs.info.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
^ ^a^b^c^d'Mac OS X 10.4 Help: Setting a hot corner for Dashboard'. Docs.info.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
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^'Turn on Sticky Keys'. GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^'Turn On Slow Keys'. GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^'Turn Off Repeated Key Presses'. GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^'Turn On Bounce Keys'. GNOME Library. GNOME Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

External links[edit]

General
macOS
General Windows Applications
Linux/GNU
- GNOME
  - http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/unstable/* for the latest documentation of unstable
- KDE
- Office Suites
  - OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice
- Web Browsers
  - Mozilla Firefox for Linux
  - Google Chrome
  - Opera
  - Web (previously Epiphany) official web browser for GNOME

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Table_of_keyboard_shortcuts&oldid=898741156'

Archived

Actually Useful Windows Keyboard Shortcuts - including new Windows 7 tricks.

These simple shortcuts can help you to get around Windows really fast. There's both 'obvious' & obscure stuff here, so take a moment to see how you fare :)

Generally useful shortcuts

Ctrl + Shift + Esc - Open task manager
Windows Key + R - run dialog
Winkey + D - toggle 'show desktop'
Winkey + L - lock workstation
Winkey + E - windows explorer
Middle click a link (or Ctrl + Click) - load page in background tab (useful for google, reddit)
Middle click a tab - close tab
Middle click back button - open history in new tab (not for IE)
Ctrl + F5 - clear page cache and refresh webpage (great for page errors/testing)
(Shift +) tab button - when filling out a form, skip to next (or previous) form field
Alt + (shift +) tab - switch windows forwards (or backwards)
Ctrl + (shift +) tab - switch tab/document forwards (or backwards)
Hold Shift while inserting removable media - prevents 'autorun'
Shift + Delete - permanently deletes files (without going to recycle bin)
Shift + Right click - usually adds 'experienced user' context menu options
F2 - 'edit', renames selected file. Also used with spreadsheet cells.
Ctrl + Scroll - zoom web page, document, file thumbnails, or desktop icons on Vista/7
Ctrl + C on any standard error dialog box - copies error report text
Alt + PrtScn - Copies an image of the current window to clipboard

A note on Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Ctrl + Alt + Del now brings up a 'lock this computer' dialog on Vista/7, so I suggest you learn this one. Another perk is that on a VM or a remote control app, this will open the remote (client) machine's task manager.

New Windows 7 tricksNote: Some of these tips work on Vista too

Winkey + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - launch corresponding windows dock item, or app-specific alt+tab
Winkey + Shift + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - launch a new window of dock item
Winkey + Ctrl + Shift + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - launch a new window of dock item as administrator
Winkey + Ctrl + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - show/hide all instances of app
Winkey + Alt + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - show app jumplist
Winkey + T - use keyboard arrow keys to navigate dock
Middle click an app on dock - Open a new app instance
Middle click a thumbnail from dock - Close app instance/tab
Shift + drag file to a dock app - open file with dock application. (default behavior is 'pin')
Drag up on dock item - Quick jumplist
Shift + Right click dock item - Legacy menu
Winkey and + or - , zoom in/out of screen (very cool)
Ctrl + Shift + N - New Folder
Winkey + 'c:' - browse HDD from Start Menu. Tap up, down & ' to browse directories.
Winkey + Search Term - Instant search. Tap up, down & enter to select.
Winkey + [dos appname] + enter - Instant app launch: no need to wait for search.
Alt - bring up old-style file menus where they've been removed
Winkey + P - multi-display config quick-switch (press twice to switch)
Winkey + X - bring up laptop settings control panel
Winkey + (shift +) tab - Flip 3D task switcher
Winkey + left, right, up or down key - manage window position
Drag window to left, right or top edge to 'snap' them.

If all your apps disappear for no reason, DON'T PANIC. Move your mouse away from the bottom right corner. If this bugs you, right click the bottom right corner & turn off 'peek at desktop'

Right-click key

Windows Key Commands Windows 7

To the right of your space bar, there's a little 'right click' key. This thing is powerful on any PC. It's excellent for fixing typos in docs, renaming files, etc.

When editing spell-checked documents, this allows you to quickly fix 'red/green wavy line' spelling or grammar errors. (firefox doesn't work with this)
When a file is selected, hit the right right click key, then type
'm' for Rena__m__e, 'r' for P__r__operties, 'n' for Se__n__d to (e.g. USB key) or 'd' for __D__elete.
(Note the underlines in the menus)
When on a flash-based site, or a site with right-click disabled - hit the right click key to get 'view source', etc.
Exposes fundamental functionality when using Media Center

Command line utilities (Winkey+R):

Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

'resmon' - win7 only, awesome resource monitor - bandwidth etc
'perfmon' - a pretty decent performance monitor (vista, xp?)
'cmd' - command line
'control userpasswords2' - set windows to auto-login
'dxdiag' - hardware properties (processor, ram, etc)
Winkey + pause - system properties
'regedit', 'msconfig', 'services.msc', 'compmgmt.msc', 'eventvwr', 'appwiz.cpl' - manage system stuff
'ping bing.com', 'ping 192.168.0.1', 'ping 10.0.0.1', 'netstat', 'ipconfig' - network tests
(don't ping google if your homepage is also google!)
'charmap' - unusual characters (also, note the keyboard shortcuts provided in its status bar only work with the numpad)

'Obvious'

Drag with right click - provide additional options when dragging (copy/move/create shortcut)
Esc - dismiss dialog
Ctrl + Shift + left or right key - select a word at a time
Ctrl + Backspace - Delete a word at a time
Double-click window title - maximize
Space - fill in a checkbox, press the highlighted button, or scroll down
Tab - When filling out forms, skip forwards through inputs
Shift + Tab - When filling out forms, skip backwards through inputs
Ctrl + Tab - switch windows within an application (e.g. tabs)
Alt + Tab - switch between windows
Ctrl + F4 - close tab/document
Alt + F4 - close window
Ctrl + left/right buttons - skip text by word, rather than by letter (hold shift to select)
Ctrl + up/down buttons - skip text by paragraph, rather than by letter (hold shift to select)
PgUp, PgDn - Scroll up/down 1 page
Home - Skip to top of page
End - Skip to end of page
Print Screen (PrtScn) - Takes a picture of your screen and puts it in the clipboard. You can paste it in paint.
F5 - refresh page/folder/dialog
Backspace - Navigate to the previous page (web browsers)
Ctrl + Enter - line-break (goes to next line, but not a full paragraph)
Ctrl + Z - undo
Ctrl + Y - redo (reverse undo - Ctrl + Shift + Z in Adobe software)
Ctrl + X - cut
Ctrl + C - copy
Ctrl + V - paste
Ctrl + S - save
Ctrl + F - find in page/doc
Ctrl + A - select all
Shift + click items in a list - select a continuous group of sequential items from a list
Ctrl + click items in a list - select multiple individual items from a list
Ctrl + [B, I, U] - bold, italic, underline
Ctrl + Esc or Windows Key - open start menu

Borderline 'actually useful'

Middle click a folder of favorites - open all favorites in new tabs
Winkey + U - 'usability' (disabled) control panel
Winkey + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - launches corresponding quicklaunch/win7dock item
Winkey + shift + left, right, up, down - [win7], dual screen window management
Winkey + space - [win7] peek at desktop
Winkey + G - [vista/7] view desktop gadgets
Ctrl + alt + [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0] - Creates header-level text in word processors. You can use this to auto-generate a document outline or table of contents. In web apps it's just Ctrl + [1,2...]
Ctrl + Shift + Right click on blank area of start menu - End explorer process (to restart, ctrl+shift+esc, file -> new task, 'explorer')

Lost a window? Right click the taskbar, click 'cascade windows'.

That's not everything, but it should keep you busy for a while. =)

Edit: Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I did attempt to attribute in the comments where possible, but I gave up keeping up after a few hours of comment madness. Now this has hit the front page, I've made some minor clean-ups etc. Hope you learned a few neat tricks!

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