76 keyboard shortcuts for moving faster in Windows Vista

Vista Desktop-Shortcut-Function

Windows key = Opens or closes the Start menu
Windows D = Displays your desktop
Windows E = Opens the Computer window
Windows F = Opens the Search window
Ctrl Windows F = Searches for computers (if you're on a network)
Windows L = Locks your computer or switches users
Windows M = Minimizes all windows
Shift Windows M = Restores minimized windows
Windows R = Opens the Run dialog box
Windows T = Cycles through programs on the Taskbar
Windows U = Opens the Ease of Access Center
Ctrl A = Selects everything in a window
Ctrl C = Copies selected items
Ctrl X = Cuts selected items
Ctrl V = Pastes cut or copied items
Ctrl Y = Redoes an action
Ctrl Z = Undoes an action
F1 = Displays Help
F2 = Highlights the label of a selected item for editing
F3 = Opens the Search window
Ctrl F4 = Closes the current document
Alt F4 = Closes the current item or program
F5 = Refreshes a window
F6 = Cycles through elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 = Activates a program's menu bar
Shift Windows F10 = Displays the shortcut menu for a selected item
Delete = Deletes selected items to the Recycle Bin
Shift Delete = Deletes selected items permanently
Alt Enter = Displays the properties of a selected item
Ctrl Esc = Opens the Start menu
Alt Esc = Cycles through items in the order you opened them
Ctrl Shift Esc = Opens the Windows Task Manager
Left Alt Left Shift Num Lock = Turns the Mouse Keys feature on or off
Hold for five seconds Num Lock = Turns the Toggle Keys feature on or off
Windows Pause = Displays the System Properties dialog box
Left Alt Left Shift Print Screen = Turns the High Contrast feature on or off
Right Shift for 8 seconds = Turns the Filter Keys feature on and off
Press Shift five times = Turns the Sticky Keys feature on or off
Alt Spacebar = Opens the shortcut menu for the current window
Alt Tab = Switches between open items
Windows Tab = Cycles through open items with Flip 3-D
Ctrl Alt Tab = Displays open items (use the arrow keys to switch between them)
Ctrl Windows Tab = Displays open items with Flip 3-D (use the arrow keys to cycle through them)
Alt D = Moves to the Address bar
F4 = Displays the Address bar drop-down list
Ctrl N = Opens a new window
F11 = Maximizes/minimizes the current window
Left arrow = Collapses a selection or selects its parent folder
Alt Left arrow = Shows the previous folder
Right arrow = Displays the current selection or selects its first subfolder
Alt Right arrow = Shows the next folder
Asterisk (keypad) = Displays subfolders within a selected folder
End = Displays the bottom of the current window
Home = Displays the top of the current window
Minus Sign (keypad) = Collapses the selected folder
Plus Sign (keypad) = Displays the contents of the selected folder


In the Vista Sidebar-Shortcut-Function

Windows G = Cycles through gadgets
Windows Spacebar = Brings all gadgets to the front; selects Sidebar
Tab = Cycles through Sidebar controls



In a dialog box-Shortcut-Function

F1 = Displays Help
F4 = Displays items in a drop-down list
Backspace = In Save As or Open dialog, opens a folder one level up from a selected folder
Enter = Works like a mouse click for some selected options
Spacebar = Selects or deselects an active check box
Tab = Moves forward through dialog box options
Ctrl Tab = Hops from tab to tab
Shift Tab = Moves backward through dialog box options
Ctrl Shift Tab = Hops backward from tab to tab


In Vista Help-Shortcut-Function

Alt A = Displays the customer support page
Alt C = Displays the Help And Support Contents
Ctrl F = Opens Find dialog box for the current topic
Alt N = Displays the connection settings menu
Ctrl P = Prints a help topic
F3 = Moves to the Search box
F10 = Displays Options menu
Alt Home = Displays the Help And Support home page