Remember Word Perfect with its function key template that listed all the keyboard shortcuts?
Okay, maybe not!
Below are all the handy Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts. You can find a complete list here.
Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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