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Shortcuts

Microsoft Windows

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Keyboard-shortcuts

  • Applications
    • [ALT]: Focus file menu.
    • [CTRL][F4]: close current tab or child window
    • [CTRL][TAB]: Next tab within the same application.
  • Copy & Paste
    • [CTRL][C]: Copy
    • [CTRL][V]: Paste
    • [CTRL][X]: Cut
    • [CTRL][A]: Select all
    • [SHIFT][INS]: Copy
    • [CTRL][INS]: Paste
    • [SHIFT][DEL]: Cut
  • Explorer
    • Files pane
      • [ALT]+(mouse double click): Show properties.
      • [ALT][ENTER]: Opens the properties.
      • [CTRL][SHIFT][E]: (Opens and) expands tree in folder pane to current folder.
      • [SHIFT][DEL]: Deletes a file without moving it to recycle bin.
    • Folder pane
      • [NUMPAD+]: Open next folder level to get to current folder in files pane. Does stepwise what [CTRL][SHIFT][E] does at once.
      • [BACKSPACE]: Go to last opened folder.
      • [LEFT]: hide subfolders, jump to parent folder
      • [RIGHT]: show subfolder
      • [SHIFT][MENU]: Open extended context menu including “Open command line here”.
    • General
      • [ALT][LEFT]: Go to previous folder.
      • [ALT][UP]: Go to one folder above.
      • [CTRL][SHIFT][E]: Expand folder pane to current folder which is displayed in files pane.
      • [CTRL][SHIFT][N]: Create a new folder.
      • Drag & Drop + [ALT]: Create shortcut
      • Drag & Drop + [CTRL]: Copy
      • Drag & Drop + [SHIFT]: Move
      • [F2]: Rename object
      • [F3]: Set focus to search bar.
      • [F4] (focus address bar), [ESC] (select all), “cmd” (overwrite address) + [ENTER] (execute): Opens a command line console at the currently opened path
      • [F4]: Set focus to address bar.
      • [F5]: Refresh
      • [SHIFT]+(Left mouse button): Show alternative context menu.
      • [SHIFT]+(double click): Do alternative standard action.
      • [WIN][E]: Open Windows Explorer.
  • Miscellanous
    • [CTRL][ALT][DEL]: Show menu for locking workstation, switching user, logging out, changing password and opening task manager.
    • [CTRL][SHIFT][Z]: Redo
    • [CTRL][Y]: Redo
    • [CTRL][Z]: Undo
    • [F10]: Toggle file menu focus.
    • [F1]: Help
    • [SHIFT][F10]: Show context menu für selected object (right click menu).
    • [WIN][+]: Opens magnifying glass at the top of the primary screen. Use “+” and “-” to change the zoom ratio.
    • [WIN][CTRL][B]: Focuses the application which most recently triggered a balloon tip in the notification area (system tray).
    • [WIN][CTRL][F]: Open dialog to search for computers in network.
    • [WIN][CTRL][TAB]: Enables the cycling through open programs with arrow keys
    • [WIN][F1]: Opens Windows Help.
    • [WIN][F]: Search files.
    • [WIN][G]: Cycle through gadgets.
    • [WIN][L]: Lock workstation.
    • [WIN][P]: (P like “Projector”) Choose between different screen settings (computer only, clone screen, extend screen, only extern)
    • [WIN][PAUSE]: Opens System settings dialog
    • [WIN][R]: Open execution dialog.
    • [WIN][U]: Opens center for accessibility tools (screen keyboard, magnifying glass, contrast, speech mode, etc.)
    • [WIN][X]: Open Windows Mobility Center.
  • Taskbar
    • [CTRL][ESC]: Opens task menu.
    • [CTRL][SHIFT][ESC]: Open tast manager.
    • [WIN][1]: (Re-)opens the first taskbar window, etc.
    • [WIN][2]: (Re-)opens the second taskbar window, etc.
    • [WIN][3]: (Re-)opens the third taskbar window, etc.
    • [WIN][ALT][1]: Show the context menu for the first taskbar application.
    • [WIN][ALT][2]: Show the context menu for the first second application.
    • [WIN][ALT][3]: Show the context menu for the first third application.
    • [WIN][B]: Show (previously hidden) Taskbar and set the focus to system tray. Use cursor keys to navigate between tray icons.
    • [WIN][CTRL][1]: Show the first (last active?) instance of the first taskbar application.
    • [WIN][CTRL][2]: Show the first (last active?) instance of the second taskbar application.
    • [WIN][CTRL][3]: Show the first (last active?) instance of the third taskbar application.
    • [WIN][SHIFT][1]: Opens a new instance of the first taskbar application.
    • [WIN][SHIFT][2]: Opens a new instance of the second taskbar application.
    • [WIN][SHIFT][3]: Opens a new instance of the third taskbar application.
    • [WIN][T]: Show (previously hidden) Taskbar and set the focus to the first program entry. Use cursor keys to navigate between open and pinned programs.
    • [WIN]: Open task menu.
  • Window management
    • Focus
      • [ALT][CTRL][TAB]: Open [ALT][TAB] window choosing and keep open until confirmed. Close with [ENTER] to accept the choise or abort with [ESC].
      • [ALT][ESC]: Like [ALT][TAB] but just switches to the next windows instead of showing the switching windows as [ALT][TAB] does.
      • [ALT][TAB]: Choose from open programs. Closes when [ALT] is released.
      • [WIN][D]: Show desktop and minimize all programs. Use [WIN][D] a second time to restore all open windows.
      • [WIN][SPACE]: Shows the desktop as long as [SPACE] is hold. Releasing [SPACE] brings back the windows. Only works with Aero enabled.
      • [WIN][TAB]: Cycle through open programs. Only with Aero enabled.
    • Menu
      • [ALT][SPACE]: Open windows menu of focused windows.
    • Position
      • [ALT][F4]: Close focused window.
      • [ALT][SPACE], [N]: Open window menu of focused window and choose “Minimize”.
      • [WIN][LEFT]: Put windows to left half of the screen. screen.
      • [WIN][RIGHT]: Put windows to right half of the current screen.
      • [WIN][SHIFT][LEFT]: Move window to next screen on the left.
      • [WIN][SHIFT][RIGHT]: Move windows to next screen on the right.
    • Sizing
      • [WIN][DOWN]: Demaximize currently maximized window, minimize currently demaximized window.
      • [WIN][HOME]: Minimizes all windows but the currently focused one. Hit again to restore all other windows.
      • [WIN][M]: Minimize all windows.
      • [WIN][SHIFT][DOWN]: Put window back to original height and position after stretching it with [WIN][SHIFT][UP].
      • [WIN][SHIFT][M]: Restores all minimized windows.
      • [WIN][SHIFT][UP]: Stretch the windows with its current width from top to bottom of the screen.
      • [WIN][UP]: Maximize windows to current screen.

Microsoft Outlook

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/keyboard-shortcuts-HP003084223.aspx

  • Calendar window
    • [CTRL][TAB]: Switch between appointment and planing assistent
  • Email view
    • [ALT][LEFT]: Back to last pane view
    • [ALT][RIGHT]: Next pane view
    • [CTRL][ALT][R]: Create appointment from email and invite email participants
    • [CTRL][Q]: Mark selected email as read
    • [CTRL][R]: Reply to sender
    • [CTRL][SHIFT][R]: Reply to all
    • [CTRL][U]: Mark selected email as unread
  • Email window
    • Address field
      • [CTRL][K]: Check recipient names and fill in email address
  • General
    • [CTRL][N]: New object (email/calendar/contact/etc.)
  • Main window
    • [CTRL][1]: Show e-mail
    • [CTRL][2]: Show calendar
    • [CTRL][3]: Show contacts
    • [CTRL][4]: Show tasks
    • [CTRL][5]: Show notes
    • [CTRL][6]: Show folder structure with contacts, notes, calendar, etc.
    • [CTRL][7]: Show shortcuts in folder pane
    • [CTRL][8]: Show journal
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