Shortcut Keys for Windows XP

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Every body is very familiar with Windows OS so as with some Shortcut keys, using keyboards shortcuts over mouse can save you valuable seconds in your work, so here we go with some set shortcut keys for Windows XP - though I have covered some shortcut keys with windows help files and referring some books, pls add any shortcut keys I have left in the comments column which may be helpful for others and for me ofcourse - Though this article is specially written for my friend Stalin Jegan, - Staff at CSC Parvathipuram - and a student of NOORUL ISLAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - Currently doing MCA Second year, this articles will be useful for many of this blog reader, I guess so..

• CTRL+C Copy. 
• CTRL+X Cut. 
• CTRL+V Paste. 
• CTRL+Z Undo. 
• DELETE Delete.
• SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
• CTRL while dragging an item Copy selected item. 
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item Create shortcut to selected item. 
• F2 Rename selected item. 
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
• CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text.
• SHIFT with any of the arrow keysSelect more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
• CTRL+A Select all.
• F3 Search for a file or folder. 
• ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item. 
• ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program. 
• ALT+Enter Displays the properties of the selected object. 
• ALT+SPACEBAR Opens 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.
• ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
• F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. 
• F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. 
• SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. 
• ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window.
• CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu. 
• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Display the corresponding menu. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu Carry out the corresponding 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 Refresh the active window. 
• BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
• ESC Cancel the current task.
• SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
  

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Next Set of Shortcuts will be listed in the next post, Stay Tuned..