Short Keys for Windows XP

Windows Logo	Display or hide the Start menu
Windows Logo+BREAK	Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+D	Display the desktop
Windows Logo+M	Minimize all of the windows
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M	Restore the minimized windows
Windows Logo+E	Open My Computer
Windows Logo+F	Search for a file or a folder
CTRL+Windows Logo+F	Search for computers
Windows Logo+F1	Display Windows Help
Windows Logo+ L	Lock the keyboard
Windows Logo+R	Open the Run dialog box
Windows Logo+U	Open Utility Manager
F1 key	Gives help on the active window or selected item.
F2 key	Rename the selected item
F3 key	Search for a file or a folder
F4 key	Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 key	Update the active window
F6 key	Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 key	Activate the menu bar in the active program
CTRL+A	Selects all the items in the active window.
CTRL+C	Copies the item or items to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.
CTRL+F	Displays the Find all files dialog box.
CTRL+G	Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
CTRL+N	Displays the New dialog box.
CTRL+O	Displays the Open dialog box.
CTRL+P	Displays the Print dialog box.
CTRL+S	Displays the Save dialog box.
CTRL+V	Pastes the copied item or items from the Clipboard.
CTRL+X	Cuts the item or items selected to the Clipboard.
CTRL+Z	Undoes the last action.
CTRL+F4	Closes the active document window.
CTRL while dragging an item	Copy the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys	Highlight a block of text
CTRL+F4	Close the active document
CTRL+ESC	Display the Start menu
CTRL and F6	Opens the next document window in the active application.
ALT+ENTER	View the properties for the selected item
ALT+F4	Close the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR	Open the shortcut menu for the active window
ALT+TAB	Switch between the open items
ALT+ESC	Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened