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Windows95 Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts with Windows.

General Windows keys


To                                     Press           
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See Help on the selected dialog box    F1
item

Quit a program                         ALT + F4

View the shortcut menu for the         SHIFT + F10
selected  item         

Display the Start menu                 CTRL + ESC

Switch to the window last used.        ALT + TAB 
Or switch to next window by pressing 
ALT while repeatedly pressing TAB    

Cut                                    CTRL + X

Copy                                   CTRL + C

Paste                                  CTRL + V

Delete                                 DEL

Undo                                   CTRL + Z

Bypass auto-play when inserting a      SHIFT while inserting cd-rom
compact  disc

For the desktop,My Computer and Windows Explorer

When an item is selected,you can use the following shortcut keys.
To                                     Press                               
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Rename an item                         F2

Find a folder or file                  F3

Delete immediately without placing     SHIFT + DEL
the item in the Recycle Bin 

View item properties                   ALT + ENTER or ALR + double-click

Copy a file                            CTRL key while dragging the file

Create a shortcut                      CTRL + SHIFT while dragging the file


For My Computer and Windows Explorer


To                                     Press                               
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Select all                             CTRL + A

Refresh a window                       F5

View the folder one level up           BACKSPACE

Close the selected folder and all its  SHIFT while clicking the Close  
parent folders                         button

Switch between left and right panes    F6

For Windows Explorer only


To                                     Press                               
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Go to                                  CTRL + G

Switch between left and right panes    F6

Expand all subfolders under the        NUMLOCK + ASTERISK 
selected folder                        (* on numeric keypad)

Expand the selected folder             NUMLOCK + PLUS SIGN 
                                       (* on numeric keypad)

Collapse the selected folder           NUMLOCK + MINUS SIGN 
                                       (* on numeric keypad)

Expand current selection if it's       RIGHT ARROW
collapsed, otherwise select first 
subfolder

Collapse current selection if it's     LEFT ARROW
expanded, otherwise select parent
folder

For properties dialog boxes


To                                     Press                               
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Move forward through options           TAB

Move backward through options          SHIFT + TAB

Move forward through tabs              CTRL + TAB

Move backward through tabs             CTRL + SHIFT + TAB

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