There are many useful keyboard shortcuts in windows XP and Vista.
Copy– CTRL+C
Cut– CTRL+X
Paste– CTRL+V
Undo– CTRL+Z
Delete– DELETE
Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin– SHIFT+DELETE
Copy the selected item– CTRL while dragging an item
Create a shortcut to the selected item– CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename the selected item– F2 key
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word– CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word– CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph– CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph– CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text– CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document– SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all– CTRL+A
Search for a file or a folder– F3 key
View the properties for the selected item– ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program– ALT+F4
Display the properties of the selected object– ALT+ENTER
Open the shortcut menu for the active window– ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously– CTRL+F4
Switch between the open items– ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened– ALT+ESC
Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop– F6 key
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer– F4 key
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item– SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window– ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu– CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu– ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Activate the menu bar in the active program– F10 key
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu– RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu– LEFT ARROW
Update the active window– F5 key
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer– BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task– ESC
Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing– SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
