Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Power users, writers and anyone else who uses Word on a daily basis, might get something from this list of shortcuts. The Window Logo mentioned here is the Window’s ‘flag’ symbol on your keyboard.

• Windows Logo::::::::::::::::::: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R::::::::::::::: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M:::::::::::::::Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M::::::::::::: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+F1::::::::::::::::::::::::: Help
• Windows Logo+E::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Windows Explorer
• Windows Logo+F: :::::::::::::::::::::::::: Find files or folders
• Windows Logo+D::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F::::::::::::::: Find computer
• CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: :::::::: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray
• Windows Logo+TAB: :::::::::::::::::::: Cycle through taskbar buttons
• Windows Logo+Break: ::::::::::::::::: System Properties dialog box
• Application key:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

•	Windows Logo+L:::::::::::::: Log off Windows
•	Windows Logo+P: :::::::::::: Starts Print Manager
•	Windows Logo+C:::::::::::::: Opens Control Panel
•	Windows Logo+V: ::::::::::::: Starts Clipboard
•	Windows Logo+K: ::::::::::::: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
•	Windows Logo+I:::::::::::::::: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
•	Windows Logo+A:::::::::::::::: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
•	Windows Logo+SPACEBAR:::::::: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
•	Windows Logo+S:::::::::::::::::::::: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off