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General Tasks

 

Activate the menu bar in programs 

F10  
Close the current window in some programs Ctrl+F4
Close the active window or program Alt+F4
Display the current window's system menu Alt+Spacebar
Minimize active window Alt+Spacebar+N
Maximize active window Alt+Spacebar+X
Restore active window Alt+Spacebar+R
Close active window Alt+Spacebar+C
Display the context menu for a selected item Shift+F10
Display the Start menu Ctrl+Esc
Display the properties box for a selected item Alt+Enter
Cycle through taskbar programs or windows Alt+Esc
Open a selected folder or program Ctrl+Enter
Open a selected folder as a two paned
Explorer window
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Display close program dialog box Ctrl+Alt+Delete

 

Dialog Box

 

Display help on a selected dialog box item 

F1 
Cancel the current task Esc
Click on a highlighted button Space or Enter
Select or clear a highlighted check box Spacebar
Click on a highlighted option Spacebar
Move forward through options Tab
Move backwards through options Shift+Tab
Move forwards through tabs Ctrl+Tab
Move backwards through tabs Ctrl+Shift+Tab
In a "Save as or open" dialog box, open Save in or look in F4
Refresh the "Save as or open" dialog box F5

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