All about Hot-keys
which are also
known as keyboard
short-keys
Windows Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + Escape or Win: Display start menu.
Shift + F10 or AppsKey: Display context menu.
Win + E: Open Windows Explorer.
Win + R: Open Run dialog.
Win + M: Minimize all windows.
Win + Shift + M: Undo minimize all windows.
Win + D: Toggle minimize all windows.
Win + B (XP only): Activate system tray. Arrow keys select, Enter double-clicks, and AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.
Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.
Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs.
Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers)
Win + U: Open Utility Manager.
Win + F1: Open Windows help.
Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog.
Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.
Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse.
Alt + Tab: Display CoolSwitch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog.
Alt + Shift + Tab: Display CoolSwitch; go in reverse.
Alt + Escape: Send active window to the bottom of the z-order.
Alt + Shift + Escape: Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order.
Alt + F4: Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog.
Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay.
Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states): Invoke the Task Manager or NT Security dialog.
Ctrl + Shift + Escape (XP Only): Invoke the task manager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape.
Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard.
Alt + Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard.
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Invert screen. (XP).
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Undo inversion.
Generic HotKeys
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert: Copy.
Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete: Cut.
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert: Paste/Move.
Ctrl + N: New... File, Tab, Entry, etc.
Ctrl + S: Save.
Ctrl + O: Open...
Ctrl + P: Print.
Ctrl + Z: Undo.
Ctrl + A: Select all.
Ctrl + F: Find...
Ctrl + F4: Close tab or child window.
F1: Open help.
F11: Toggle full screen mode.
Alt or F10: Activate menu bar.
Alt + Space: Display system menu. Same as clicking the icon on the titlebar.
Escape: Remove focus from current control/menu, or close dialog box.
Generic Navigation - Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Tab: Forward one item.
Shift + Tab: Backward one item.
Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through tabs/child windows.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows.
Enter: If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button.
Space: Toggle items such as radio buttons or checkboxes.
Alt + (Letter): Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlined letter on the item's name.
Ctrl + Left: Move cursor to the beginning of previous word.
Ctrl + Right: Move cursor to the beginning of next word.
Ctrl + Up: Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequent Up/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in RichEdit controls.
Ctrl + Down: Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.
Shift + Left: Highlight one character to the left.
Shift + Right: Highlight one character to the right.
Shift + Up: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up.
Shift + Down: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line down.
Ctrl + Shift + Left: Highlight to beginning of previous word.
Ctrl + Shift + Right: Highlight to beginning of next word.
Ctrl + Shift + Up: Highlight to beginning of previous paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + Down: Highlight to beginning of next paragraph.
Home: Move cursor to top of a scrollable control.
End: Move your page view to bottom of a scrollable control.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Win + L: Log off Windows.
Win + P: Open Print Manager.
Win + C: Open control panel.
Win + V: Open clipboard.
Win + K: Open keyboard properties.
Win + I: Open mouse properties.
Win + A: Open Accessibility properties.
Win + Space: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.
Win + S: Toggle CapsLock on and off.
Lately lots of people have asked me how to make "special signs" (eg.☺,♣,←....), so after a little bit of research and lots of time to waste I decided to post this chart, enjoy. Also feel free to share this information with others, and I would be happy and appreciate it if you told them about my blog.
Before trying these codes, keep in mind that they only work if the Numpad is used (otherwise please contact me)
| ALT+0 | |
| ALT+1 | ☺ |
| ALT+2 | ☻ |
| ALT+3 | ♥ |
| ALT+4 | ♦ |
| ALT+5 | ♣ |
| ALT+6 | ♠ |
| ALT+7 | |
| ALT+8 |
| ALT+9 | |
| ALT+10 | |
| ALT+11 | ♂ |
| ALT+12 | ♀ |
| T+13 | |
| ALT+14 | ♫ |
| ALT+15 | ☼ |
| ALT+16 | ► |
| ALT+17 | ◄ |
| ALT+18 | ↕ |
| ALT+19 | ‼ |
| ALT+20 | ¶ |
| ALT+21 | § |
| ALT+22 | ▬ |
| ALT+23 | ↨ |
| ALT+24 | ↑ |
| ALT+25 | ↓ |
| ALT+26 | → |
| ALT+27 | ← |
| ALT+28 | ∟ |
| ALT+29 | ↔ |
| ALT+30 | ▲ |
| ALT+31 | ▼ |
| ALT+32 | |
| ALT+33 | ! |
| ALT+34 | " |
| ALT+35 | # |
| ALT+36 | $ |
| ALT+37 | % |
| ALT+38 | & |
| ALT+39 | ' |
| ALT+40 | ( |
| ALT+41 | ) |
| ALT+42 | * |
| ALT+43 | + |
| ALT+44 | , |
| ALT+45 | - |
| ALT+46 | . |
| ALT+47 | / |
| ALT+48 | 0 |
| ALT+49 | 1 |
| ALT+50 | 2 |
| ALT+51 | 3 |
| ALT+52 | 4 |
| ALT+53 | 5 |
| ALT+54 | 6 |
| ALT+55 | 7 |
| ALT+56 | 8 |
| ALT+57 | 9 |
| ALT+58 | : |
| ALT+59 | ; |
| ALT+60 | < |
| ALT+61 | = |
| ALT+62 | > |
| ALT+63 | ? |
| ALT+64 | @ |
| ALT+65 | A |
| ALT+66 | B |
| ALT+67 | C |
| ALT+68 | D |
| ALT+69 | E |
| ALT+70 | F |
| ALT+71 | G |
| ALT+72 | H |
| ALT+73 | I |
| ALT+74 | J |
| ALT+75 | K |
| ALT+76 | L |
| ALT+77 | M |
| ALT+78 | N |
| ALT+79 | O |
| ALT+80 | P |
| ALT+81 | Q |
| ALT+82 | R |
| ALT+83 | S |
| ALT+84 | T |
| ALT+85 | U |
| ALT+86 | V |
| ALT+87 | W |
| ALT+88 | X |
| ALT+89 | Y |
| ALT+90 | Z |
| ALT+91 | [ |
| ALT+92 | \ |
| ALT+93 | ] |
| ALT+94 | ^ |
| ALT+95 | _ |
| ALT+96 | ` |
| ALT+97 | a |
| ALT+98 | b |
| ALT+99 | c |
| ALT+100 | d |
| ALT+101 | e |
| ALT+102 | f |
| ALT+103 | g |
| ALT+104 | h |
| ALT+105 | i |
| ALT+106 | j |
| ALT+107 | k |
| ALT+108 | l |
| ALT+109 | m |
| ALT+110 | n |
| ALT+111 | o |
| ALT+112 | p |
| ALT+113 | q |
| ALT+114 | r |
| ALT+115 | s |
| ALT+116 | t |
| ALT+117 | u |
| ALT+118 | v |
| ALT+119 | w |
| ALT+120 | x |
| ALT+121 | y |
| ALT+122 | z |
| ALT+123 | { |
| ALT+124 | | |
| ALT+125 | } |
| ALT+126 | ~ |
| ALT+127 | ⌂ |
ALT+128 | Ç |
ALT+129 | ü |
ALT+130 | é |
ALT+131 | â |
ALT+132 | ä |
ALT+133 | à |
ALT+134 | å |
ALT+135 | ç |
ALT+136 | ê |
ALT+137 | ë |
ALT+138 | è |
ALT+139 | ï |
ALT+140 | î |
ALT+141 | ì |
ALT+142 | Ä |
ALT+143 | Å |
ALT+144 | É |
ALT+145 | æ |
ALT+146 | Æ |
ALT+147 | ô |
ALT+148 | ö |
ALT+149 | ò |
ALT+150 | û |
ALT+151 | ù |
ALT+152 | ÿ |
ALT+153 | Ö |
ALT+154 | Ü |
ALT+155 | ¢ |
ALT+156 | £ |
ALT+157 | ¥ |
ALT+158 | ₧ |
ALT+159 | ƒ |
ALT+160 | á |
ALT+161 | í |
ALT+162 | ó |
ALT+163 | ú |
ALT+164 | ñ |
ALT+165 | Ñ |
ALT+166 | ª |
ALT+167 | º |
ALT+168 | ¿ |
ALT+169 | ⌐ |
ALT+170 | ¬ |
ALT+171 | ½ |
ALT+172 | ¼ |
ALT+173 | ¡ |
ALT+174 | « |
ALT+175 | » |
ALT+176 | ░ |
ALT+177 | ▒ |
ALT+178 | ▓ |
ALT+179 | │ |
ALT+180 | ┤ |
ALT+181 | ╡ |
ALT+182 | ╢ |
ALT+183 | ╖ |
ALT+184 | ╕ |
ALT+185 | ╣ |
ALT+186 | ║ |
ALT+187 | ╗ |
ALT+188 | ╝ |
ALT+189 | ╜ |
ALT+190 | ╛ |
ALT+191 | ┐ |
ALT+192 | └ |
ALT+193 | ┴ |
ALT+194 | ┬ |
ALT+195 | ├ |
ALT+196 | ─ |
ALT+197 | ┼ |
ALT+198 | ╞ |
ALT+199 | ╟ |
ALT+200 | ╚ |
ALT+201 | ╔ |
ALT+202 | ╩ |
ALT+203 | ╦ |
ALT+204 | ╠ |
ALT+205 | ═ |
ALT+206 | ╬ |
ALT+207 | ╧ |
ALT+208 | ╨ |
ALT+209 | ╤ |
ALT+210 | ╥ |
ALT+211 | ╙ |
ALT+212 | ╘ |
ALT+213 | ╒ |
ALT+214 | ╓ |
ALT+215 | ╫ |
ALT+216 | ╪ |
ALT+217 | ┘ |
ALT+218 | ┌ |
ALT+219 | █ |
ALT+220 | ▄ |
ALT+221 | ▌ |
ALT+222 | ▐ |
ALT+223 | ▀ |
ALT+224 | α |
ALT+225 | ß |
ALT+226 | Γ |
ALT+227 | π |
ALT+228 | Σ |
ALT+229 | σ |
ALT+230 | µ |
ALT+231 | τ |
ALT+232 | Φ |
ALT+233 | Θ |
ALT+234 | Ω |
ALT+235 | δ |
ALT+236 | ∞ |
ALT+237 | φ |
ALT+238 | ε |
ALT+239 | ∩ |
ALT+240 | ≡ |
ALT+241 | ± |
ALT+242 | ≥ |
ALT+243 | ≤ |
ALT+244 | ⌠ |
ALT+245 | ⌡ |
ALT+246 | ÷ |
ALT+247 | ≈ |
ALT+248 | ° |
ALT+249 | ∙ |
ALT+250 | · |
ALT+251 | √ |
ALT+252 | ⁿ |
ALT+253 | ² |
ALT+254 | ■ |
ALT+255 |
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| ALT+00 | |
| ALT+01 | |
| ALT+02 | |
| ALT+03 | |
| ALT+04 | |
| ALT+05 | |
| ALT+06 | |
| ALT+07 | |
| ALT+08 | |
| ALT+09 | |
| ALT+010 | |
| ALT+011 | |
| ALT+012 | |
| ALT+013 | |
| ALT+014 | |
| ALT+015 | |
| ALT+016 | |
| ALT+017 | |
| ALT+018 | |
| ALT+019 | |
| ALT+020 | |
| ALT+021 | |
| ALT+022 | |
| ALT+023 | |
| ALT+024 | |
| ALT+025 | |
| ALT+026 | |
| ALT+027 | |
| ALT+028 | |
| ALT+029 | |
| ALT+030 | |
| ALT+031 | |
| ALT+032 | |
| ALT+033 | ! |
| ALT+034 | " |
| ALT+035 | # |
| ALT+036 | $ |
| ALT+037 | % |
| ALT+038 | & |
| ALT+039 | ' |
| ALT+040 | ( |
| ALT+041 | ) |
| ALT+042 | * |
| ALT+043 | + |
| ALT+044 | , |
| ALT+045 | - |
| ALT+046 | . |
| ALT+047 | / |
| ALT+048 | 0 |
| ALT+049 | 1 |
| ALT+050 | 2 |
| ALT+051 | 3 |
| ALT+052 | 4 |
| ALT+053 | 5 |
| ALT+054 | 6 |
| ALT+055 | 7 |
| ALT+056 | 8 |
| ALT+057 | 9 |
| ALT+058 | : |
| ALT+059 | ; |
| ALT+060 | < |
| ALT+061 | = |
| ALT+062 | > |
| ALT+063 | ? |
| ALT+064 | @ |
| ALT+065 | A |
| ALT+066 | B |
| ALT+067 | C |
| ALT+068 | D |
| ALT+069 | E |
| ALT+070 | F |
| ALT+071 | G |
| ALT+072 | H |
| ALT+073 | I |
| ALT+074 | J |
| ALT+075 | K |
| ALT+076 | L |
| ALT+077 | M |
| ALT+078 | N |
| ALT+079 | O |
| ALT+080 | P |
| ALT+081 | Q |
| ALT+082 | R |
| ALT+083 | S |
| ALT+084 | T |
| ALT+085 | U |
| ALT+086 | V |
| ALT+087 | W |
| ALT+088 | X |
| ALT+089 | Y |
| ALT+090 | Z |
| ALT+091 | [ |
| ALT+092 | \ |
| ALT+093 | ] |
| ALT+094 | ^ |
| ALT+095 | _ |
| ALT+096 | ` |
| ALT+097 | a |
| ALT+098 | b |
| ALT+099 | c |
| ALT+0100 | d |
| ALT+0101 | e |
| ALT+0102 | f |
| ALT+0103 | g |
| ALT+0104 | h |
| ALT+0105 | i |
| ALT+0106 | j |
| ALT+0107 | k |
| ALT+0108 | l |
| ALT+0109 | m |
| ALT+0110 | n |
| ALT+0111 | o |
| ALT+0112 | p |
| ALT+0113 | q |
| ALT+0114 | r |
| ALT+0115 | s |
| ALT+0116 | t |
| ALT+0117 | u |
| ALT+0118 | v |
| ALT+0119 | w |
| ALT+0120 | x |
| ALT+0121 | y |
| ALT+0122 | z |
| ALT+0123 | { |
| ALT+0124 | | |
| ALT+0125 | } |
| ALT+0126 | ~ |
| ALT+0127 | |
ALT+0128 | € |
ALT+0129 | |
ALT+0130 | ‚ |
ALT+0131 | ƒ |
ALT+0132 | „ |
ALT+0133 | … |
ALT+0134 | † |
ALT+0135 | ‡ |
ALT+0136 | ˆ |
ALT+0137 | ‰ |
ALT+0138 | Š |
ALT+0139 | ‹ |
ALT+0140 | Œ |
ALT+0141 | |
ALT+0142 | Ž |
ALT+0143 | |
ALT+0144 | |
ALT+0145 | ‘ |
ALT+0146 | ' |
ALT+0147 | " |
ALT+0148 | " |
ALT+0149 | • |
ALT+0150 | – |
ALT+0151 | — |
ALT+0152 | ˜ |
ALT+0153 | ™ |
ALT+0154 | š |
ALT+0155 | › |
ALT+0156 | œ |
ALT+0157 | |
ALT+0158 | ž |
ALT+0159 | Ÿ |
ALT+0160 |
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ALT+0161 | ¡ |
ALT+0162 | ¢ |
ALT+0163 | £ |
ALT+0164 | ¤ |
ALT+0165 | ¥ |
ALT+0166 | ¦ |
ALT+0167 | § |
ALT+0168 | ¨ |
ALT+0169 | © |
ALT+0170 | ª |
ALT+0171 | « |
ALT+0172 | ¬ |
ALT+0173 | |
ALT+0174 | ® |
ALT+0175 | ¯ |
ALT+0176 | ° |
ALT+0177 | ± |
ALT+0178 | ² |
ALT+0179 | ³ |
ALT+0180 | ´ |
ALT+0181 | µ |
ALT+0182 | ¶ |
ALT+0183 | · |
ALT+0184 | ¸ |
ALT+0185 | ¹ |
ALT+0186 | º |
ALT+0187 | » |
ALT+0188 | ¼ |
ALT+0189 | ½ |
ALT+0190 | ¾ |
ALT+0191 | ¿ |
ALT+0192 | À |
ALT+0193 | Á |
ALT+0194 | Â |
ALT+0195 | Ã |
ALT+0196 | Ä |
ALT+0197 | Å |
ALT+0198 | Æ |
ALT+0199 | Ç |
ALT+0200 | È |
ALT+0201 | É |
ALT+0202 | Ê |
ALT+0203 | Ë |
ALT+0204 | Ì |
ALT+0205 | Í |
ALT+0206 | Î |
ALT+0207 | Ï |
ALT+0208 | Ð |
ALT+0209 | Ñ |
ALT+0210 | Ò |
ALT+0211 | Ó |
ALT+0212 | Ô |
ALT+0213 | Õ |
ALT+0214 | Ö |
ALT+0215 | × |
ALT+0216 | Ø |
ALT+0217 | Ù |
ALT+0218 | Ú |
ALT+0219 | Û |
ALT+0220 | Ü |
ALT+0221 | Ý |
ALT+0222 | Þ |
ALT+0223 | ß |
ALT+0224 | à |
ALT+0225 | á |
ALT+0226 | â |
ALT+0227 | ã |
ALT+0228 | ä |
ALT+0229 | å |
ALT+0230 | æ |
ALT+0231 | ç |
ALT+0232 | è |
ALT+0233 | é |
ALT+0234 | ê |
ALT+0235 | ë |
ALT+0236 | ì |
ALT+0237 | í |
ALT+0238 | î |
ALT+0239 | ï |
ALT+0240 | ð |
ALT+0241 | ñ |
ALT+0242 | ò |
ALT+0243 | ó |
ALT+0244 | ô |
ALT+0245 | õ |
ALT+0246 | ö |
ALT+0247 | ÷ |
ALT+0248 | ø |
ALT+0249 | ù |
ALT+0250 | ú |
ALT+0251 | û |
ALT+0252 | ü |
ALT+0253 | ý |
ALT+0254 | þ |
ALT+0255 | ÿ |
**This chart is a special gift to an idiot that sits next to me in some class** |
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