Windows 8.1/Windows RT 8.1Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 8.1/Windows RT 8.1Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that you can use to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to work with your PC, saving you time and effort as you work with Windows and other apps. 

Most apps also provide accelerator keys that can make it easier to work with menus and other commands. Check the menus of apps for accelerator keys. If a letter of a word is underlined in a menu, it usually means you can press the Alt key and the underlined key together instead of clicking that menu item. When you're using a touch keyboard, you can also see some shortcuts when you press the Ctrl key. 

Pressing the Alt key in some apps, such as Paint and WordPad, shows commands that are labeled with additional keys that you can press to use them.

Note

If you're looking for new ways to use a mouse and keyboard, see Mouse and keyboard: What's new in Windows.  Using Windows

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New keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows. 

Press this key	To do this
Windows logo key  +start typing	Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)	Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel	Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Windows logo key  +C	Open the charms In an app, open the commands for the app
Windows logo key  +F	Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key  +H	Open the Share charm
Windows logo key  +I	Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key  +K	Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key  +O	Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key  +Q	Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within an open app (if the app supports app search)
Windows logo key  +S	Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web
Windows logo key  +W	Open the Search charm to search settings

Press this key	To do this
Windows logo key  +Z	Show the commands available in the app Note You can also see some settings and options by going to the Settings charm when the app is open.
Windows logo key  +spacebar	Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key +Ctrl+spacebar	Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key  +Tab	Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key  +Ctrl+Tab	Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)

Windows logo key  +Shift+Tab  Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order

Windows logo key +Shift+period (.) 

Windows logo key  +period (.)  Esc

General keyboard shortcuts

Snaps an app to the left

Cycle through open apps Stop or exit the current task

The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows. 

Press this key	o do this
F1	isplay Help
F2	ename the selected item
F3	earch for a file or folder
F4	isplay the address bar list in File Explorer
F5	efresh the active window
F6	ycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10	ctivate the Menu bar in the active app
Alt+F4	lose the active item, or exit the active app
Alt+Esc	ycle through items in the order in which they were opened
Alt+underlined letter	erform the command for that letter
Alt+Enter	isplay properties for the selected item
Alt+Spacebar	pen the shortcut menu for the active window
Alt+Left arrow	ack

Press this key	o do this
Alt+Right arrow	orward
Alt+Page Up	ove up one screen
Alt+Page Down	ove down one screen
Alt+Tab	witch between open apps (except desktop apps)
Ctrl+F4	lose the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents pen simultaneously)
Ctrl+A	elect all items in a document or window
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)	opy the selected item
Ctrl+D (or Delete)	elete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Ctrl+R (or F5)	efresh the active window
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)	aste the selected item
Ctrl+X	ut the selected item
Ctrl+Y	edo an action
Ctrl+Z	ndo an action
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)	oom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+ mouse scroll wheel	hange the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like pps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+Right arrow	ove the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl+Left arrow	ove the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl+Down arrow	ove the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl+Up arrow	ove the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl+Alt+Tab	se the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar	elect multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key	elect a block of text
Ctrl+Esc	pen the Start screen
Ctrl+Shift+Esc	pen Task Manager
Ctrl+Shift	witch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
Ctrl+Spacebar	urn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
Shift+F10	isplay the shortcut menu for the selected item

Press this key	o do this
Shift with any arrow key	elect more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a ocument
Shift+Delete	elete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
Right arrow	pen the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
Left arrow	pen the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
Esc	top or leave the current task

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts  The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key  . 

Press this key	o do this
Windows logo key  +F1	pen Windows Help and Support
Windows logo key	isplay or hide the Start screen
Windows logo key  +B	et focus in the notification area
Windows logo key  +C	pen the Charms
Windows logo key  +D	isplay and hide the desktop
Windows logo key  +E	pen File Explorer
Windows logo key  +F	pen the Search charm and search for files
Windows logo key  +H	pen the Share charm
Windows logo key  +I	pen the Settings charm
Windows logo key  +K	pen the Devices charm
Windows logo key  +L	ock your PC or switch people
Windows logo key  +M	inimize all windows
Windows logo key  +O	ock device orientation
Windows logo key  +P	hoose a presentation display mode
Windows logo key  +Q	pen the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app upports app search)
Windows logo key  +R	pen the Run dialog box
Windows logo key  +S	pen the Search charm to search Windows and the web
Windows logo key  +T	ycle through apps on the taskbar

Press this key	o do this
Windows logo key  +U	pen Ease of Access Center
Windows logo key  +V	ycle through notifications
Windows logo key  +Shift+V	ycle through notifications in reverse order
Windows logo key  +W	pen the Search charm and search for settings
Windows logo key  +X	pen the Quick Link menu
Windows logo key  +Z	how the commands available in the app ote ou can also see some settings and options by going to the Settings charm when he app is open.
Windows logo key  +,	emporarily peek at the desktop
Windows logo key  +Pause	isplay the System Properties dialog box
Windows logo key  +Ctrl+F	earch for PCs (if you're on a network)
Windows logo key  +Shift+M	estore minimized windows on the desktop
Windows logo key  +number	pen the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated y the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
Windows logo key  +Shift+number	pen the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the osition indicated by the number
Windows logo key  +Ctrl+number	pen the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the askbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows logo key  +Alt+number	pen the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the osition indicated by the number
Windows logo key +Ctrl+Shift+number	pen the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position n the taskbar as an administrator
Windows logo key  +Tab	ycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key  +Ctrl+Tab	ycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key  +Shift+Tab	ycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
Windows logo key  +Ctrl+B	witch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area
Windows logo key  +Up arrow	aximize the window
Windows logo key  +Down arrow	emove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window
Windows logo key  +Left arrow	aximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
Windows logo key  +Right arrow	aximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen

Press this key	o do this
Windows logo key  +Home	inimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second troke)
Windows logo key  +Shift+Up arrow	tretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
Windows logo key  +Shift+Down arrow	estore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
Windows logo key  +Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow	ove an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another
Windows logo key  +Spacebar	witch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key  +Ctrl+Spacebar	hange to a previously selected input
Windows logo key  +Enter	pen Narrator
Windows logo key  +Shift+period (.)	ycle through open apps
Windows logo key  +period (.)	ycle through open apps
Windows logo key  +/	nitiate IME reconversion
Windows logo key  +Alt+Enter	pen WindowsMedia Center
Windows logo key  +plus (+) or minus (-)	oom in or out using Magnifier
Windows logo key  +Esc	xit Magnifier

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use in dialog boxes.

Press this key	o do this
F1	isplay Help
F4	isplay the items in the active list
Ctrl+Tab	ove forward through tabs
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	ove back through tabs

Ctrl+number (number 1-9)   ove to nth tab 

Tab	ove forward through options
Shift+Tab	ove back through options
Alt+underlined letter	erform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter

Press this key	o do this
Spacebar	elect or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Backspace	pen a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
Arrow keys	elect a button if the active option is a group of option buttons

File Explorer keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with File Explorer windows or folders.

Press this key	To do this
Alt+D	Select the address bar
Ctrl+E	Select the search box
Ctrl+F	Select the search box
Ctrl+N	Open a new window
Ctrl+W	Close the current window

Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel  Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons

Ctrl+Shift+E	Display all folders above the selected folder
Ctrl+Shift+N	Create a new folder

Num Lock+asterisk (*)  Display all subfolders under the selected folder

Num Lock+plus (+)	Display the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock+minus (-)	Collapse the selected folder
Alt+P	Display the preview pane
Alt+Enter	Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
Alt+Right arrow	View the next folder
Alt+Up arrow	View the folder that the folder was in
Alt+Left arrow	View the previous folder
Backspace	View the previous folder
Right arrow	Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder
Left arrow	Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in
End	Display the bottom of the active window
Home	Display the top of the active window
F11	Maximize or minimize the active window

 Taskbar keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the desktop taskbar.

Press this key	o do this
Shift+click a taskbar button	pen an app or quickly open another instance of an app
Ctrl+Shift+click a taskbar button	pen an app as an administrator
Shift+right-click a taskbar button	how the window menu for the app
Shift+right-click a grouped taskbar button	how the window menu for the group
Ctrl+click a grouped taskbar button	ycle through the windows of the group

Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your PC easier to use.

Press this key	o do this
Right Shift for eight seconds	urn Filter Keys on and off
Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen	urn High Contrast on or off
Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock	urn Mouse Keys on or off
Shift five times	urn Sticky Keys on or off
Num Lock for five seconds	urn Toggle Keys on or off
Windows logo key  +U	pen the Ease of Access Center

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Press this key	o do this
Windows logo key  +plus (+) or minus (-)	oom in or out
Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar	review the desktop in full-screen mode
Ctrl+Alt+D	witch to docked mode
Ctrl+Alt+F	witch to full-screen mode
Ctrl+Alt+I	nvert colors
Ctrl+Alt+L	witch to lens mode
Ctrl+Alt+R	esize the lens
Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys	an in the direction of the arrow keys
Windows logo key  +Esc	xit Magnifier

 Narrator keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Narrator.

Press this key	o do this
Spacebar or Enter	ctivate current item
Tab and arrow keys	ove around on the screen
Ctrl	top reading
Caps Lock+D	ead item
Caps Lock+M	tart reading
Caps Lock+H	ead document
Caps Lock+V	epeat phrase
Caps Lock+W	ead window
Caps Lock+Page Up or Page Down	ncrease or decrease the volume of the voice
Caps Lock+plus (+) or minus (-)	ncrease or decrease the speed of the voice
Caps Lock+Spacebar	o default action
Caps Lock+Left or Right arrows	ove to previous/next item
Caps Lock+F2	how commands for current item
Press Caps Lock twice in quick succession	urn Caps Lock on or off
Caps+Esc	xit Narrator

Narrator touch keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Narrator on a four-point tablet.

Press this key	o do this
Tap once with two fingers	top Narrator from reading
Tap three times with four fingers	how all Narrator commands (including the ones not in this list)
Double-tap	ctivate primary action
Triple-tap	ctivate secondary action
Touch or drag a single finger	ead what�s under your fingers
Flick left/right with one finger	ove to next or previous item
Swipe left/right/up/down with two fingers	croll
Swipe down with three fingers	tart reading on explorable text

 Remote Desktop Connection on the desktop keyboard shortcuts The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection on the desktop.

Press this key	To do this
Alt+Page Up	Move between apps from left to right
Alt+Page Down	Move between apps from right to left
Alt+Insert	Cycle through apps in the order that they were started
Alt+Home	Display the Start screen
Ctrl+Alt+Break	Switch between a window and full screen
Ctrl+Alt+End	Display the Windows Securitydialog box
Ctrl+Alt+Home	In full-screen mode, activate the connection bar
Alt+Delete	Display the system menu
Ctrl+Alt+minus (-) on the numeric keypad	Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt+Print Screen on a local PC)
Ctrl+Alt+plus (+) on the numeric keypad	Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Print Screen on a local PC)
Ctrl+Alt+Right arrow	�Tab� out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.
Ctrl+Alt+Left arrow	�Tab� out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.

Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts  The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer.

Press this key	o do this
F3	ove the cursor to the search box
F10	isplay the Options menu
Home	ove to the beginning of a topic
End	ove to the end of a topic
Alt+Left arrow	ove back to the previously viewed topic
Alt+Right arrow	ove forward to the next (previously viewed) topic
Alt+Home	isplay the Help and Support home page

Press this key	o do this
Alt+A	isplay the customer support page
Alt+C	isplay the Table of Contents
Alt+N	isplay the Connection Settings menu
Ctrl+F	earch the current topic
Ctrl+P	rint a topic

App rearranging shortcuts  The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for rearranging modern apps.

Note

Keep the Windows logo key  pressed down continuously while you're rearranging apps, from the moment you enter rearrange mode and through all the various rearrange commands. When you're done rearranging, release your finger from the Windows logo key to select the current arrangement.

Press this key	o do this
Windows logo key  +. (period)	nter rearrange mode and select apps or dividers across monitors
Windows logo key  +left arrow	ove app divider left
Windows logo key  +right arrow	ove app divider right
Windows logo key  +up arrow	aximize app
Windows logo key  +down arrow	lose app
Windows logo key  +Esc	Exit rearrange mode

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