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A '''keyboard shortcut''' (also known as an accelerator key or hotkey) is a
set of
keyboard keys that when pressed simultaneously, perform a predefined task. Such a task could be done with the
mouse (or other analog input such as a
trackball), but would require much longer. Hence, they are a shortcut in that they save the user time.
Useful
Microsoft Windows keyboard shortcuts:
* Control+A: Selects the entire document for copying, deletion, etc.
* Control+C: Copy currently selected text or object to
clipboard
* Control+P: Opens Printer dialog box in readiness for printing a document or webpage
* Control+V: Paste current contents of clipboard at current location in document
* Shift+Insert: Paste current contents of clipboard at current location in document
* Control+X: Cut (remove) currently selected text or object from document and copy it to the clipboard
* Alt+Tab: Shift
focus to next window
* Windows button+D: Minimize all open windows
* Windows button+F: Open a search window
* Alt+F4: Close current window
* Ctrl+Shift+Esc: Windows Task Manager for Win2k and WinXP
Note - Control+Alt+Delete, which opens the task manager (in Windows 95 and 98), is not a shortcut. As there is no other way to open the task manager, by definition, it cannot be one.
See also:
modifier key
