Keyboard Shortcuts

Many functions performed by the mouse can also be performed using the keyboard. Here are some examples:

Keyboard Mouse Equivalent
Shift+F10Right Click
WinKey Opens Start Menu (Use up and down arrows to select)
Ctrl+Esc Opens Start Menu (Type underlined character to select)
WinKey+F1 Opens Windows Help
WinKey+E Opens My Computer (Win ME)
WinKey+F Opens the Search Window
WinKey+R Opens Run Box
WinKey+M Minimizes all Windows
WinKey+BreakOpens System Properties Window
Alt+Tab Cycle between open Windows using icons
Alt+Esc Cycle between open Windows
Alt+SpacebarSame as clicking on top left corner
(Can be used to move a partly hidden window.)
Ctrl+TabRight shifts through tabs of a dialog box.
Ctrl+Shift+TabLeft shifts through tabs of a dialog box.
Alt double left click Same as right click.