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Common Windows XP
keyboard shortcuts

Do you know you can operate windows using keyboard shortcuts? Well, I often use some of them. it will help you to increase your speed of doing things on the computer.

Specifically, if you do more on word processing and spreadsheet, you will be forced to use shortcuts that will easily gets you the desired result rather than using a mouse.

The following are some of the most common keyboard shortcuts found in Windows XP.

Key combination	Result
Alt + F4	Closes current window
Alt + F6	Switches between open windows of the same application
Alt + Tab	Switches between currently open windows
Ctrl + A	Select all items
Ctrl + C	Copy file, text, or folder
Ctrl + End	Move to the end of a page
Ctrl + Esc	Opens Start menu
Ctrl + Home	Move to the beginning of a page
Ctrl + S	Save
Ctrl + Tab	Moving through menus in any dialogue box
Ctrl + V	Paste copied from the clipboard
Ctrl + W	Close current window
Esc	Cancels actions
F1	Opens windows help
F2	To Rename selected file or folder
F3	Opens Search dialogue box
F5	Open Find and Replace dialogue box
Shift + Delete	Deletes file or folder, it will not move to Recycle Bin
Windows + E	Open windows explorer
Windows + F	Open search dialogue box
Windows + L	Lock or logoff windows
Windows + M	Minimizing all open applications
Windows + R	Open Run dialogue box
Windows + S	Screen clipping

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Common Windows XP keyboard shortcuts

Common Windows XP
keyboard shortcuts