Got this list in an email earlier today. Not sure the original source, as it
was a copy/paste job, but holy crap what a list. If someone can point out where
it originated I will attribute it as necessary.
Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts
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Right Shift for eight seconds: Turn Filter Keys on and off
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Left Alt + Left Shift + PrtScn (or PrtScn): Turn High Contrast on or off
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Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Turn Mouse Keys on or off
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Shift five times: Turn Sticky Keys on or off
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Num Lock for five seconds: Turn Toggle Keys on or off
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Windows logo key + U: Open the Ease of Access Center
General keyboard shortcuts
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F1: Display Help
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Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert): Copy the selected item
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Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item
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Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert): Paste the selected item
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Ctrl + Z: Undo an action
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Ctrl + Y: Redo an action
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Delete (or Ctrl + D): Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Shift + Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
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F2: Rename the selected item
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Ctrl + Right Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl + Left Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
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Ctrl + Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl + Up Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key: Select a block of text
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Shift + any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or
select text within a document
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Ctrl + any arrow key + Spacebar: Select multiple individual items in a window or on
the desktop
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Ctrl + A: Select all items in a document or window
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F3: Search for a file or folder
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Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected item
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Alt + F4: Close the active item, or exit the active program
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Alt + Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Ctrl + F4: Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously)
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Alt + Tab: Switch between open items
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Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
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Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Change the size of icons on the desktop
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Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
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Ctrl+ Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the
taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
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Alt + Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
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F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F4: Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
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Shift + F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start menu
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Alt + underlined letter: Display the corresponding menu
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Alt + underlined letter: Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)
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F10: Activate the menu bar in the active program
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Right Arrow: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
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Left Arrow: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
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F5 (or Ctrl + R): Refresh the active window
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Alt + Up Arrow: View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
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Esc: Cancel the current task
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager
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Shift when you insert a CD: Prevent the CD from automatically playing
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Left Alt + Shift: Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled
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Ctrl + ShiftL: Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
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Right or Left Ctrl + Shift: Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left
reading languages
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
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Ctrl + Tab: Move forward through tabs
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Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move back through tabs
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Tab: Move forward through options
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Shift + Tab: Move back through options
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Alt + underlined letter: Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with
that letter
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Enter: Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
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Spacebar: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
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Arrow keys: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
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F1: Display Help
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F4: Display the items in the active list
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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
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Windows logo key: Open or close the Start menu.
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Windows logo key + Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box.
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Windows logo key + D: Display the desktop.
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Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows.
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Windows logo key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
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Windows logo key + E: Open Computer.
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Windows logo key + F: Search for a file or folder.
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Ctrl + Windows logo key + F: Search for computers (if you’re on a network).
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Windows logo key + L: Lock your computer or switch users.
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Windows logo key + R: Open the Run dialog box.
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Windows logo key + T: Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
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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.
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Shift + Windows logo key + number: Start a new instance of the program pinned to the
taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
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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.
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Alt + Windows logo key + number: Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the
taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
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Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
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Ctrl+Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar
by using Aero Flip 3-D.
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Ctrl+Windows logo key + B: Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification
area.
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Windows logo key + Spacebar: Preview the desktop.
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Windows logo key + Up Arrow: Maximize the window.
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Windows logo key + Left Arrow: Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
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Windows logo key + Right Arrow: Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
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Windows logo key + Down Arrow: Minimize the window.
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Windows logo key + Home: Minimize all but the active window.
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Windows logo key + Shift + Up Arrow: Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the
screen.
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Windows logo key + Shift+ Left Arrow or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor
to another.
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Windows logo key + P: Choose a presentation display mode.
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Windows logo key + G: Cycle through gadgets.
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Windows logo key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.
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Windows logo key + X: Open Windows Mobility Center.
Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
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Ctrl + N: Open a new window
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Ctrl + W: Close the current window
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Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder
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End: Display the bottom of the active window
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Home: Display the top of the active window
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F11: Maximize or minimize the active window
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Ctrl + Period (.): Rotate a picture clockwise
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Ctrl + Comma (,): Rotate a picture counter-clockwise
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Num Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad: Display all subfolders under the selected
folder
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Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad: Display the contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock + Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad: Collapse the selected folder
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Left Arrow: Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the parent
folder
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Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
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Alt + P: Display the preview pane
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Alt + Left Arrow: View the previous folder
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Backspace: View the previous folder
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Right Arrow: Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first
subfolder
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Alt + Right Arrow: View the next folder
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Alt + Up Arrow: View the parent folder
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Ctrl + Shift + E: Display all folders above the selected folder
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Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons
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Alt + D: Select the address bar
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Ctrl + E: Select the search box
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Ctrl + F: Select the search box
Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
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Shift + Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance
of a program
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Ctrl + Shift + Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator
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Shift + Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program
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Shift + Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group
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Ctrl + Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group
Magnifier keyboard shortcuts
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Windows logo key + Plus Sign or Minus Sign: Zoom in or out
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Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar: Preview the desktop in full-screen mode
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Ctrl + Alt + F: Switch to full-screen mode
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Ctrl + Alt + L: Switch to lens mode
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Ctrl + Alt + D: Switch to docked mode
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Ctrl + Alt + I: Invert colors
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Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys: Pan in the direction of the arrow keys
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Ctrl + Alt + R: Resize the lens
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Windows logo key + Esc: Exit Magnifier
Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts
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Alt + Page Up: Move between programs from left to right.
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Alt + Page Down: Move between programs from right to left.
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Alt + Insert: Cycle through programs in the order that they were started in.
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Alt + Home: Display the Start menu.
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Ctrl + Alt + Break: Switch between a window and full screen.
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Ctrl + Alt + End: Display the Windows Security dialog box.
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Alt + Delete: Display the system menu.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
Paint keyboard shortcuts
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Ctrl + N: Create a new picture
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Ctrl + O: Open an existing picture
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Ctrl + S: Save changes to a picture
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F12: Save the picture as a new file
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Ctrl + P: Print a picture
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Alt + F4: Close a picture and its Paint window
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Ctrl + Z: Undo a change
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Ctrl + Y: Redo a change
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Ctrl + A: Select the entire picture
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Ctrl + X: Cut a selection
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Ctrl + C: Copy a selection to the Clipboard
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Ctrl + V: Paste a selection from the Clipboard
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Right Arrow: Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel
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Left Arrow: Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel
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Down Arrow: Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel
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Up Arrow: Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel
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Esc: Cancel a selection
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Delete: Delete a selection
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Ctrl + B: Bold selected text
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Ctrl + +: Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
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Ctrl + -: Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
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Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text
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Ctrl + U: Underline selected text
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Ctrl + E: Open the Properties dialog box
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Ctrl + W: Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
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Ctrl + Page Up: Zoom in
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Ctrl + Page Down: Zoom out
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F11: View a picture in full-screen mode
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Ctrl + R: Show or hide the ruler
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Ctrl + G: Show or hide gridlines
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F10 or Alt: Display keytips
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Shift + F10: Show the current shortcut menu
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F1: Open Paint Help
WordPad keyboard shortcuts
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Ctrl + N: Create a new document
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Ctrl + O: Open an existing document
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Ctrl + S: Save changes to a document
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F12: Save the document as a new file
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Ctrl + P: Print a document
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Alt + F4: Close WordPad
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Ctrl + Z: Undo a change
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Ctrl + Y: Redo a change
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Ctrl + A: Select the entire document
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Ctrl + X: Cut a selection
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Ctrl + C: Copy a selection to the Clipboard
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Ctrl + V: Paste a selection from the Clipboard
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Ctrl + B: Make selected text bold
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Ctrl + I: Italicize selected text
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Ctrl + U: Underline selected text
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Ctrl + =: Make selected text subscript
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Ctrl + Shift + =: Make selected text superscript
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Ctrl + L: Align text left
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Ctrl + E Align text center
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Ctrl + R:: Align text right
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Ctrl + J: Justify text
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Ctrl + 1: Set single line spacing
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Ctrl + 2: Set double line spacing
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Ctrl + 5: Set line spacing to 1.5
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Ctrl + Shift + >: Increase the font size
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Ctrl + Shift + <: Decrease the font size
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Ctrl + Shift + A: Change characters to all capitals
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Ctrl + Shift + L: Change the bullet style
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Ctrl + D: Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing
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Ctrl + F: Find text in a document
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F3: Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box
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Ctrl + H: Replace text in a document
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Ctrl + Left Arrow: Move the cursor one word to the left
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Ctrl + Right Arrow: Move the cursor one word to the right
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Ctrl + Up Arrow: Move the cursor to the line above
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Ctrl + Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the line below
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Ctrl + Home: Move to the beginning of the document
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Ctrl + End: Move to the end of the document
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Ctrl + Page Up: Move up one page
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Ctrl + Page Down: Move down one page
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Ctrl + Delete: Delete the next word
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F10: Display keytips
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Shift + F10: Show the current shortcut menu
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F1: Open WordPad Help
Calculator keyboard shortcuts
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Alt + 1: Switch to Standard mode
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Alt + 2: Switch to Scientific mode
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Alt + 3: Switch to Programmer mode
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Alt + 4: Switch to Statistics mode
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Ctrl + E: Open date calculations
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Ctrl + H: Turn calculation history on or off
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Ctrl + U: Open unit conversion
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Alt + C: Calculate or solve date calculations and worksheets
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F1: Open Calculator Help
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Ctrl + Q: Press the M- button
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Ctrl + P: Press the M+ button
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Ctrl + M: Press the MS button
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Ctrl + R: Press the MR button
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Ctrl + L: Press the MC button
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%: Press the % button
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F9: Press the +/’“ button
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/: Press the / button
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*: Press the * button
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+: Press the + button
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-: Press the ‘“ button
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R: Press the 1/x— button
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@: Press the square root button
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0-9: Press the number buttons (0-9)
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=: Press the = button
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.: Press the . (decimal point) button
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Backspace: Press the backspace button
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Esc: Press the C button
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Del: Press the CE button
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Ctrl + Shift + D: Clear the calculation history
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F2: Edit the calculation history
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Up Arrow key: Navigate up in the calculation history
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Down Arrow key: Navigate down in the calculation history
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Esc: Cancel editing the calculation history
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Enter: Recalculate the calculation history after editing
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F3: Select Degrees in Scientific mode
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F4: Select Radians in Scientific mode
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F5: Select Grads in Scientific mode
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I: Press the Inv button in Scientific mode
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D: Press the Mod button in Scientific mode
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Ctrl + S: Press the sinh button in Scientific mode
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Ctrl + O: Press the cosh button in Scientific mode
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Ctrl + T: Press the tanh button in Scientific mode
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(: Press the ( button in Scientific mode
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): Press the ) button in Scientific mode
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N: Press the ln button in Scientific mode
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;: Press the Int button in Scientific mode
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S: Press the sin button in Scientific mode
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O: Press the cos button in Scientific mode
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T: Press the tan button in Scientific mode
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M: Press the dms button in Scientific mode
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P: Press the pi button in Scientific mode
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V: Press the F-E button in Scientific mode
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X: Press the Exp button in Scientific mode
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Q: Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode
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Y: Press the x^y button in Scientific mode
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#: Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode
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L: Press the log button in Scientific mode
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!: Press the n! button in Scientific mode
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Ctrl + Y: Press the y√x button in Scientific mode
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Ctrl + B: Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode
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Ctrl + G: Press the 10x button in Scientific mode
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F5: Select Hex in Programmer mode
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F6: Select Dec in Programmer mode
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F7: Select Oct in Programmer mode
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F8: Select Bin in Programmer mode
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F12: Select Qword in Programmer mode
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F2: Select Dword in Programmer mode
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F3: Select Word in Programmer mode
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F4: Select Byte in Programmer mode
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K: Press the RoR button in Programmer mode
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J: Press the RoL button in Programmer mode
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<: Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode
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>: Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode
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%: Press the Mod button in Programmer mode
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(: Press the ( button in Programmer mode
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): Press the ) button in Programmer mode
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|: Press the Or button in Programmer mode
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^: Press the Xor button in Programmer mode
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~: Press the Not button in Programmer mode
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&: Press the And button in Programmer mode
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A-F: Press the A-F buttons in Programmer mode
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Spacebar: Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode
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A: Press the Average button in Statistics mode
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Ctrl + A: Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode
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S: Press the Sum button in Statistics mode
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Ctrl + S: Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode
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T: Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode
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Ctrl + T: Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode
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D: Press the CAD button in Statistics mode
Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts
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Ctrl + N: Start a new note
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Ctrl + O: Open a recently used note
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Ctrl + S: Save changes to a note
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Ctrl + Shift + V: Move a note to a specific folder
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Ctrl + P: Print a note
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Alt + F4: Close a note and its Journal window
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Ctrl + Z: Undo a change
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Ctrl + Y: Redo a change
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Ctrl + A: Select all items on a page
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Ctrl + X: Cut a selection
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Ctrl + C: Copy a selection to the Clipboard
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Ctrl + V: Paste a selection from the Clipboard
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Esc: Cancel a selection
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Delete: Delete a selection
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Ctrl + F: Start a basic find
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Ctrl + G: Go to a page
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F5: Refresh find results
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F5: Refresh the note list
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F6: Toggle between a note list and a note
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Ctrl + Shift + C: Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list
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F11: View a note in full-screen mode
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F1: Open Journal Help
Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts
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Alt + C: Display the Table of Contents
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Alt + N: Display the Connection Settings menu
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F10: Display the Options menu
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Alt + Left Arrow: Move back to the previously viewed topic
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Alt + Right Arrow: Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic
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Alt + A: Display the customer support page
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Alt + Home: Display the Help and Support home page
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Home: Move to the beginning of a topic
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End: Move to the end of a topic
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Ctrl + F: Search the current topic
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Ctrl + P: Print a topic
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F3: Move the cursor to the search box