1.

Getting around Windows 8 Start Screen and Desktop

Win Toggle between Desktop and Start Screen (or open Apps)

Ctrl+Tab On Start Screen: Switch Between Start Window and All Apps Window

Win, then Ctrl+Tab Open All Apps Window

Win, then start typing App Name Search and execute Apps

Escape Close Start Screen and go to Desktop

Win+E Run Explorer on Desktop

Win+R Execute Run on Desktop

Win+X Open Power User Commands on Desktop

Alt+F4 Shutdown Windows

Win+L Lock Computer

Win+F1 Open Windows Help

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2. Windows 8 Charme Shortcuts

Tip: Pressing Escape typically closes most Charme menus.

Win+C Open Windows Charme. Use arrow keys and enter to select item. Press

Win+Q Search Charme / last search option

Win+F Search Files

Win+W Search Windows Settings

Win+I Open Settings including Desktop, Control Panel, Personalization, PC Info, Help

Win+H Share Charme

Win+K Device Charme

Win+S Search Settings

Win+F Search Files

Win+Z Show Options / App Bar in current Metro Apps if available.

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3. Switch between Apps and Windows

Cycle between all Windows and Apps. Press and hold Alt key before pressing T
Alt+Tab and Alt+Shift+Tab Release Tabon Window/App you want to open. While tabbing, add Shift to key
combination to go backwards.
Cycle between open Apps without having to keep Alt pressed. Press keys once
Ctrl+Alt+Tab then Arrow Keys
use Arrowkeys and Enter to select Window/App.
Win+Tab and Win+Shift+Tab Same as Alt+Tab, but only includes Apps only, not Windows on Desktop

Ctrl+Win+Tab, then Arrow keys Same as Ctrl+Alt+Tab, but only includes Apps, not Desktop Windows

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4. Power User Commands Shortcuts

These are also listed in the Power User Command Window. Sorted by their (subjective) importance.

Win+X, P Control Panel

Win+X, T Task Manager

Win+X, E File Explorer (alternative: Win+e)

Win+X, R Run (alternative: Win+r)

Win+X, D Desktop (alternative: Win+d)

Win+X, F Programs and Features

Win+X, C Command Prompt

Win+X, A Elevated Command Prompt (Admin)

Win+X, Y System Information

Win+X, M Device Manager

Win+X, G Computer Management

Win+X, B Mobility Center

Win+X, O Power Options

Win+X, V Event Viewer

Win+X, K Disk Management

Win+X, S Search

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5. Managing Windows 8 Desktop Windows

Win Go to desktop / switch between Desktop and Start Screen or Apps

Win+Arrow Up Maximize Window across screen

Win+Arrow Down Minimize Window (if Restored) or set Window to Restored (if Maximized)

Win+Shift+Arrow Up Maximixe Window vertically

Win+Arrow Right/Arrow Left Move Window to left/center/right. Works across multiple monitors

Win+Shift+Arrow Right/ Arrow Left" Move window to left monitor / to right monitor when using multiple monitors

Alt+Space Opens the title bar menu

F11 Turn full page view on or off

Alt+Q Close Window

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6. Windows 8 Taskbar

Win+T Go to first item in Taskbar, continue with arrow keys

Win+B Go to first item in System Tray

Shift+click on a taskbar item Start new instance of Taskbar item

Ctrl+Shift+click on a taskbar item Start new instance of Taskbar item as administrator

Shift+right-click on a taskbar item Show the window menu for the program

Win+1...9 Switch to application in position N on Taskbar (or launch pinned application)

Shift+Win+1...9 Start new instance of taskbar item in position N on Taskbar

Unfortunately, Microsoft removed the possibility to select multiple taskbar items in Windows 7 (and did still not re-introduc
Windows 8)
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7. Navigating Desktop

Arrow Keys Navigate between and select single icons on desktop (when focus is on the de

Home/End Select first / select last object on desktop

Enter Launch active object
Activate context menu of active icon by simulates right mouse button. Once in
Shift+F10
context menu use arrow keys, a-z and enter to select item
Navigate between desktop, the quick-launch bar, task bar and notification bar
Tab, Shift+Tab on empty desktop
usearrow keys and enter or space to activate specific icons
Pressing the initial letter of the name of any objects will highlight the respectiv
A, B, C, ... application or folder. Continue typing the object name if multiple objects start
same letter
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8. Windows Explorer

Basics

Win+E Start Windows Explorer

Alt+Arrow Up Go up one folder

Alt+Arrow Left/ Alt+Arrow Right Go to previous folder / go to next folder

Switch focus forward/ backward between Address bar, Search Bar, Toolbar,
Tab/Shift+Tab
Navigation Pane, and File List (Default is usually File List)
Jump to the Address bar and select absolute address. Copy address with ctrl
Alt+D or F4
desired
Ctrl+E or Ctrl+F Jump to Search Box in Explorer

Ctrl+N Open new instance of Windows Explorer

F11 Toggle full-screen mode

Navigate File List and Navigation Pane

Arrow Keys Navigate between files and folders

Enter Open folder or start application

Home/End Jump to first / jump to last item

F2 Change the file name of active item

F2, then Arrow Left/ Arrow Right Move one character to the left / to the right in item name

F2, then Ctrl+ Arrow Left/Arrow Right Jump one word to the left / to the right of item name

F2, then Home /End Jump to beginning / jump to end of item name

F2, then Ctrl+A Select all/ complete object name including suffix (default excludes suffix)

Arrow Left/Arrow Right Expand folder / collapse folder (navigation pane only)

File List Views

Alt+P Display or hide Preview Pane

Alt+V then D View details. Check View menu for more options

Alt+V then X View extra-large icons. Check View menu for more options

Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel Change size of icons

Select Items in File List and Navigation Pane

Shift+Arrow Up/ Arrow Down Select multiple adjacent items (directly above or below)
Select multiple non-adjacent items. Hold ctrl, use arrow keys to move to nex
Ctrl with Arrow keys and Space
item, and pressspace to add/remove from selection
Ctrl+A Select all
Press the initial letter any item to jump to it. Continue typing the full name if
A ...Z and 1..9
multiple items start with the same letter
Manage Items in Explorer
 Ctrl+C, ctrl+X, ctrl+V Copy, Cut, Paste

Ctrl+Z Undo an action

Ctrl+Y Redo an action

Delete Delete an item and place it into the Recycle Bin

Shift+Delete Delete an item permanently without placing it into the Recycle Bin
Activate context menu of active object. Replaces the right mouse button. On
Shift+F10
the context menu use arrow keys, a-z and enter to get to the selection
Ctrl+Shift+N Create new folder

Alt+Enter Open Properties dialog box

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9. The Rest

Win+U Open Ease of Access Center

Win+P Projector or second screen settings.

Alt+Shift Change keyboard language layout if multiple language layouts are active*
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Keyboard shortcuts
Windows 7

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used to perform a task that
would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to interact with
your computer, saving you time and effort as you work with Windows and other programs.

Most programs also provide accelerator keys that can make it easier to work with menus and other commands.
Check the menus of programs for accelerator keys. If a letter is underlined in a menu, that usually means that
pressing the Alt key in combination with the underlined key will have the same effect as clicking that menu item.

Pressing the Alt key in some programs, such as Paint and WordPad, shows commands that are labeled with
additional keys that you can press to use them.

You can also create new keyboard shortcuts to open programs. For more information, see Create keyboard
shortcuts to open programs.

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Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your computer easier to use.

Press this key To do this

Right Shift for eight seconds Turn Filter Keys on and off

Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn) Turn High Contrast on or off

Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Shift five times Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Num Lock for five seconds Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Windows logo key +U Open the Ease of Access Center

General keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts.
Press this key To do this

F1 Display Help

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) Copy the selected item

Ctrl+X Cut the selected item

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) Paste the selected item

Ctrl+Z Undo an action

Ctrl+Y Redo an action

Delete (or Ctrl+D) Delete the selected item and move it to the
Recycle Bin

Shift+Delete Delete the selected item without moving it to

the Recycle Bin first

F2 Rename the selected item

Ctrl+Right Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next

word

Ctrl+Left Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous

word

Ctrl+Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next

paragraph

Ctrl+Up Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous

paragraph

Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key Select a block of text

Shift with any arrow key Select more than one item in a window or on the
desktop, or select text within a document

Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar Select multiple individual items in a window or
on the desktop
Press this key To do this

Ctrl+A Select all items in a document or window

F3 Search for a file or folder

Alt+Enter Display properties for the selected item

Alt+F4 Close the active item, or exit the active program

Alt+Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the active window

Ctrl+F4 Close the active document (in programs that

allow you to have multiple documents open
simultaneously)

Alt+Tab Switch between open items

Ctrl+Alt+Tab Use the arrow keys to switch between open

items

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel Change the size of icons on the desktop

Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D

Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs
on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D

Alt+Esc Cycle through items in the order in which they

were opened

F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or

on the desktop

F4 Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer

Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Ctrl+Esc Open the Start menu

Press this key To do this

Alt+underlined letter Display the corresponding menu

Alt+underlined letter Perform the menu command (or other

underlined command)

F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program

Right Arrow Open the next menu to the right, or open a

submenu

Left Arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a

submenu

F5 (or Ctrl+R) Refresh the active window

Alt+Up Arrow View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer

Esc Cancel the current task

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager

Shift when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing

Left Alt+Shift Switch the input language when multiple input

languages are enabled

Ctrl+Shift Switch the keyboard layout when multiple

keyboard layouts are enabled

Right or Left Ctrl+Shift Change the reading direction of text in right-to-

left reading languages

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Tab Move forward through tabs

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move back through tabs

Tab Move forward through options

Shift+Tab Move back through options

Alt+underlined letter Perform the command (or select the option) that
goes with that letter

Enter Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected

commands

Spacebar Select or clear the check box if the active option

is a check box

Arrow keys Select a button if the active option is a group of

option buttons

F1 Display Help

F4 Display the items in the active list

Backspace Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected

in the Save As or Open dialog box

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key .

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu.

Windows logo key +Pause Display the System Properties dialog box.

Windows logo key +D Display the desktop.

Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows.

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +Shift+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop.

Windows logo key +E Open Computer.

Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder.

Ctrl+Windows logo key +F Search for computers (if you're on a network).

Windows logo key +L Lock your computer or switch users.

Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box.

Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs on the taskbar.

Windows logo key +number Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number. If the program
is already running, switch to that program.

Shift+Windows logo key +number Start a new instance of the program pinned to
the taskbar in the position indicated by the
number.

Ctrl+Windows logo key +number Switch to the last active window of the program
pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated
by the number.

Alt+Windows logo key +number Open the Jump List for the program pinned to
the taskbar in the position indicated by the
number.

Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs
on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl+Windows logo key +B Switch to the program that displayed a message

in the notification area.
Press this key To do this

Windows logo key +Spacebar Preview the desktop.

Windows logo key +Up Arrow Maximize the window.

Windows logo key +Left Arrow Maximize the window to the left side of the
screen.

Windows logo key +Right Arrow Maximize the window to the right side of the
screen.

Windows logo key +Down Arrow Minimize the window.

Windows logo key +Home Minimize all but the active window.

Windows logo key +Shift+Up Arrow Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the
screen.

Windows logo key +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow Move a window from one monitor to another.

Windows logo key +P Choose a presentation display mode.

Windows logo key +G Cycle through gadgets.

Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access Center.

Windows logo key +X Open Windows Mobility Center.

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Explorer windows or folders.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Open a new window

Ctrl+W Close the current window

Ctrl+Shift+N Create a new folder

Press this key To do this

End Display the bottom of the active window

Home Display the top of the active window

F11 Maximize or minimize the active window

Ctrl+Period (.) Rotate a picture clockwise

Ctrl+Comma (,) Rotate a picture counter-clockwise

Num Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad Display all subfolders under the selected folder

Num Lock+Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad Display the contents of the selected folder

Num Lock+Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad Collapse the selected folder

Left Arrow Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded),

or select the parent folder

Alt+Enter Open the Properties dialog box for the selected

item

Alt+P Display the preview pane

Alt+Left Arrow View the previous folder

Backspace View the previous folder

Right Arrow Display the current selection (if it's collapsed),

or select the first subfolder

Alt+Right Arrow View the next folder

Alt+Up Arrow View the parent folder

Ctrl+Shift+E Display all folders above the selected folder

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel Change the size and appearance of file and
folder icons

Alt+D Select the address bar

Ctrl+E Select the search box

Ctrl+F Select the search box

Taskbar keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the taskbar.

Press this key To do this

Shift+Click on a taskbar button Open a program or quickly open another

instance of a program

Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button Open a program as an administrator

Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button Show the window menu for the program

Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button Show the window menu for the group

Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button Cycle through the windows of the group

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key + Plus Sign (+) or Minus Sign (-) Zoom in or out

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar Preview the desktop in full-screen mode

Ctrl+Alt+F Switch to full-screen mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+L Switch to lens mode

Ctrl+Alt+D Switch to docked mode

Ctrl+Alt+I Invert colors

Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys Pan in the direction of the arrow keys

Ctrl+Alt+R Resize the lens

Windows logo key + Esc Exit Magnifier

Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection.

Press this key To do this

Alt+Page Up Move between programs from left to right.

Alt+Page Down Move between programs from right to left.

Alt+Insert Cycle through programs in the order that they

were started in.

Alt+Home Display the Start menu.

Ctrl+Alt+Break Switch between a window and full screen.

Ctrl+Alt+End Display the Windows Security dialog box.

Alt+Delete Display the system menu.

Ctrl+Alt+Minus Sign (-) on the numeric keypad Place a copy of the active window, within the
client, on the Terminal server clipboard
(provides the same functionality as pressing
Alt+PrtScn on a local computer).
Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Alt+Plus Sign (+) on the numeric keypad Place a copy of the entire client window area on
the Terminal server clipboard (provides the
same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local
computer).

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow “Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a

control in the host program (for example, a
button or a text box). Useful when the Remote
Desktop controls are embedded in another
(host) program.

Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow “Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a

control in the host program (for example, a
button or a text box). Useful when the Remote
Desktop controls are embedded in another
(host) program.

Note

 Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End are available in all Remote Desktop sessions, even when you've set up the
remote computer to recognize Windows keyboard shortcuts.

Paint keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Create a new picture

Ctrl+O Open an existing picture

Ctrl+S Save changes to a picture

F12 Save the picture as a new file

Ctrl+P Print a picture

Alt+F4 Close a picture and its Paint window

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Ctrl+A Select the entire picture

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Right Arrow Move the selection or active shape right by one

pixel

Left Arrow Move the selection or active shape left by one

pixel

Down Arrow Move the selection or active shape down by one

pixel

Up Arrow Move the selection or active shape up by one

pixel

Esc Cancel a selection

Delete Delete a selection

Ctrl+B Bold selected text

Ctrl++ Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape

outline by one pixel

Ctrl+- Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape

outline by one pixel

Ctrl+I Italicize selected text

Ctrl+U Underline selected text

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+E Open the Properties dialog box

Ctrl+W Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

Ctrl+Page Up Zoom in

Ctrl+Page Down Zoom out

F11 View a picture in full-screen mode

Ctrl+R Show or hide the ruler

Ctrl+G Show or hide gridlines

F10 or Alt Display keytips

Shift+F10 Show the current shortcut menu

F1 Open Paint Help

WordPad keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Create a new document

Ctrl+O Open an existing document

Ctrl+S Save changes to a document

F12 Save the document as a new file

Ctrl+P Print a document

Alt+F4 Close WordPad

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Ctrl+A Select the entire document

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Ctrl+B Make selected text bold

Ctrl+I Italicize selected text

Ctrl+U Underline selected text

Ctrl+= Make selected text subscript

Ctrl+Shift+= Make selected text superscript

Ctrl+L Align text left

Ctrl+E Align text center

Ctrl+R Align text right

Ctrl+J Justify text

Ctrl+1 Set single line spacing

Ctrl+2 Set double line spacing

Ctrl+5 Set line spacing to 1.5

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+> Increase the font size

Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease the font size

Ctrl+Shift+A Change characters to all capitals

Ctrl+Shift+L Change the bullet style

Ctrl+D Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing

Ctrl+F Find text in a document

F3 Find the next instance of the text in the Find

dialog box

Ctrl+H Replace text in a document

Ctrl+Left Arrow Move the cursor one word to the left

Ctrl+Right Arrow Move the cursor one word to the right

Ctrl+Up Arrow Move the cursor to the line above

Ctrl+Down Arrow Move the cursor to the line below

Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of the document

Ctrl+End Move to the end of the document

Ctrl+Page Up Move up one page

Ctrl+Page Down Move down one page

Ctrl+Delete Delete the next word

F10 Display keytips

Press this key To do this

Shift+F10 Show the current shortcut menu

F1 Open WordPad Help

Calculator keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Calculator.

Press this key To do this

Alt+1 Switch to Standard mode

Alt+2 Switch to Scientific mode

Alt+3 Switch to Programmer mode

Alt+4 Switch to Statistics mode

Ctrl+E Open date calculations

Ctrl+H Turn calculation history on or off

Ctrl+U Open unit conversion

Alt+C Calculate or solve date calculations and

worksheets

F1 Open Calculator Help

Ctrl+Q Press the M- button

Ctrl+P Press the M+ button

Ctrl+M Press the MS button

Ctrl+R Press the MR button

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+L Press the MC button

% Press the % button

F9 Press the +/– button

/ Press the / button

* Press the * button

+ Press the + button

- Press the – button

R Press the 1/× button

@ Press the square root button

0-9 Press the number buttons (0-9)

= Press the = button

. Press the . (decimal point) button

Backspace Press the backspace button

Esc Press the C button

Del Press the CE button

Ctrl+Shift+D Clear the calculation history

F2 Edit the calculation history

Up Arrow key Navigate up in the calculation history

Press this key To do this

Down Arrow key Navigate down in the calculation history

Esc Cancel editing the calculation history

Enter Recalculate the calculation history after editing

F3 Select Degrees in Scientific mode

F4 Select Radians in Scientific mode

F5 Select Grads in Scientific mode

I Press the Inv button in Scientific mode

D Press the Mod button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+S Press the sinh button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+O Press the cosh button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+T Press the tanh button in Scientific mode

( Press the ( button in Scientific mode

) Press the ) button in Scientific mode

N Press the ln button in Scientific mode

; Press the Int button in Scientific mode

S Press the sin button in Scientific mode

O Press the cos button in Scientific mode

T Press the tan button in Scientific mode

Press this key To do this

M Press the dms button in Scientific mode

P Press the pi button in Scientific mode

V Press the F-E button in Scientific mode

X Press the Exp button in Scientific mode

Q Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode

Y Press the x^y button in Scientific mode

# Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode

L Press the log button in Scientific mode

! Press the n! button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+Y Press the y√x button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+B Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+G Press the 10x button in Scientific mode

F5 Select Hex in Programmer mode

F6 Select Dec in Programmer mode

F7 Select Oct in Programmer mode

F8 Select Bin in Programmer mode

F12 Select Qword in Programmer mode

F2 Select Dword in Programmer mode

Press this key To do this

F3 Select Word in Programmer mode

F4 Select Byte in Programmer mode

K Press the RoR button in Programmer mode

J Press the RoL button in Programmer mode

< Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode

> Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode

% Press the Mod button in Programmer mode

( Press the ( button in Programmer mode

) Press the ) button in Programmer mode

| Press the Or button in Programmer mode

^ Press the Xor button in Programmer mode

~ Press the Not button in Programmer mode

& Press the And button in Programmer mode

A-F Press the A-F buttons in Programmer mode

Spacebar Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode

A Press the Average button in Statistics mode

Ctrl+A Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode

S Press the Sum button in Statistics mode

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+S Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode

T Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode

Ctrl+T Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode

D Press the CAD button in Statistics mode

Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Start a new note

Ctrl+O Open a recently used note

Ctrl+S Save changes to a note

Ctrl+Shift+V Move a note to a specific folder

Ctrl+P Print a note

Alt+F4 Close a note and its Journal window

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Ctrl+A Select all items on a page

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Press this key To do this

Esc Cancel a selection

Delete Delete a selection

Ctrl+F Start a basic find

Ctrl+G Go to a page

F5 Refresh find results

F5 Refresh the note list

F6 Toggle between a note list and a note

Ctrl+Shift+C Display a shortcut menu for column headings in

a note list

F11 View a note in full-screen mode

F1 Open Journal Help

Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer.

Press this key To do this

Alt+C Display the Table of Contents

Alt+N Display the Connection Settings menu

F10 Display the Options menu

Alt+Left Arrow Move back to the previously viewed topic

 Press this key To do this

Alt+Right Arrow Move forward to the next (previously viewed)

topic

Alt+A Display the customer support page

Alt+Home Display the Help and Support home page

Home Move to the beginning of a topic

End Move to the end of a topic

Ctrl+F Search the current topic

Ctrl+P Print a topic

F3 Move the cursor to the search box

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