Getting used to using your keyboard exclusively and leaving your mouse behind will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows system. I use the following keyboard shortcuts every day.
Also don't forget about the "Right-click" key next to the right Windows key on your keyboard. Using the arrows and that key can get just about anything done once you've opened up any program.
- Windows key + R = Run menu
- Windows key + E = Explorer
- ALT + Tab = Switch between windows
- ALT, Space, X = Maximize window
- CTRL + Shift + Esc = Task Manager
- Windows key + Break = System properties
- Windows key + F = Search
- Windows key + D = Hide/Display all windows
- CTRL + C = copy
- CTRL + X = cut
- CTRL + V = paste
Also don't forget about the "Right-click" key next to the right Windows key on your keyboard. Using the arrows and that key can get just about anything done once you've opened up any program.
- [Alt] and [Esc] Switch between running applications
- [Alt] and letter Select menu item by underlined letter
- [Ctrl] and [Esc] Open Program Menu
- [Ctrl] and [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)
- [Alt] and [F4] Quit active application or close current window
- [Alt] and [-] Open Control menu for active document
- Ctrl] Lft., Rt. arrow Move cursor forward or back one word
- Ctrl] Up, Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph
- [F1] Open Help for active application
- Windows+M .......... ........Minimize all open windows
- Shift+Windows+M .........Undo minimize all open windows
- Windows+F1 ................ Open Windows Help
- Windows+Tab ............... Cycle through the Taskbar buttons
- Windows+Break .............Open the System Properties dialog box
