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Some useful keyboard shortcuts for newbie windows user


F1->Help
F10->Activate the menu bar; type the underlined letter in a menu title; type the underlined character to choose a menu item
Shift+F10->Open a shortcut window; the same as right- clicking an object
Ctrl+C->Copy
Ctrl+X->Cut
Ctrl+V->Paste
Ctrl+Z->Undo
Ctrl+A->Select all items in the window
Alt+Backspace->Undo
Ctrl+P->Print
Ctrl+N->New window
Ctrl+O->Open
Ctrl+B->Bold
Ctrl+U->Underline
Ctrl+I->Italic
Ctrl+F->Find/Search
Ctrl+H->Find and replace
Ctrl+G->Go to
Ctrl+Esc->Open the Start menu; then press the Tab key to jump to the taskbar
Alt+Spacebar->Display the main windows System menu, a shortcut with options to restore, move, size, minimize, maximize, or close the window
Alt+F4->Close window
Alt+Tab->Switch among open programs

 
winkey(win flag)->Start menu
winkey(win flag)+D->Display the desktop (minimizing all open windows) or restore all open windows
winkey(win flag)+E->Open My Computer
winkey(win flag)+F->Open a Search Results window
Ctrl+ +F->Open a Search Results Computers window
winkey(win flag)+F1->Open the Help And Support Center window
winkey(win flag)+R->Open the Run Command dialog box
winkey(win flag)+Break->Open the System Properties dialog box
winkey(win flag)+M->Minimize all open windows
winkey(win flag)+Shift+M->Undo Minimize all open windows 
winkey(win flag)+Tab->Navigate the taskbar buttons
Ctrl+winkey(win flag)+Tab->Toggle among the Start menu, the Quick Launch toolbar, and the notification area
winkey(win flag)+L->Lock the workstation (and switch to the Logon screen if Fast User Switching is enabled)
winkey(win flag)+U->Open the Utility Manager, which manages such accessibility programs as Magnifier and Narrator


.....collected from Microsoft Windows Xp power toolkit ebook