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Anyone know where I can find a simple list of what each of the function keys do in Windows 8? I can never remember which one enters the BIOS, safe mode, etc. Something I can hang right beside my computer?
This was under the help in my computer.
The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows.
| F1 | Display Help |
|---|---|
| F2 | Rename the selected item |
| F3 | Search for a file or folder |
| F4 | Display the address bar list in File Explorer |
| F5 | Refresh the active window |
| F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
| F10 | Activate the Menu bar in the active app |
| Alt+F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active app |
| Alt+Esc | Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
| Alt+underlined letter | Perform the command for that letter |
| Alt+Enter | Display properties for the selected item |
| Alt+Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
| Alt+Left arrow | Back |
| Alt+Right arrow | Forward |
| Alt+Page Up | Move up one screen |
| Alt+Page Down | Move down one screen |
| Alt+Tab | Switch between open apps (except desktop apps) |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
| Ctrl+A | Select all items in a document or window |
| Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) | Copy the selected item |
| Ctrl+D (or Delete) | Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
| Ctrl+R (or F5) | Refresh the active window |
| Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) | Paste the selected item |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selected item |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo an action |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo an action |
| Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-) | Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
| Ctrl+ mouse scroll wheel | Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
| Ctrl+Right arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| Ctrl+Left arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| Ctrl+Down arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl+Up arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl+Alt+Tab | Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps |
| Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
| Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
| Ctrl+Esc | Open the Start screen |
| Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Open Task Manager |
| Ctrl+Shift | Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available |
| Ctrl+Spacebar | Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off |
| Shift+F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
| Shift with any arrow key | Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document |
| Shift+Delete | Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
| Right arrow | Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
| Left arrow | Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
| Esc | Stop or leave the current task |