Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Server 2003

To	Press
Open Utility Manager.	Windows Key+U
Select and cycle through the taskbar buttons.	Windows Key+TAB
Restore minimized windows.	Windows Key+Shift+M
Open the Run dialog box.	Windows Key+R
Minimize all windows.	Windows Key+M
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.	Windows Key+L
Display Windows Help.	Windows Key+F1
Search for a file or folder.	Windows Key+F
Open My Computer.	Windows Key+E
Show the desktop.	Windows Key+D
Search for computers.	Windows Key+CTRL+F
Display the System Properties dialog box.	Windows Key+BREAK
Display or hide the Start menu.	Windows Key
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.	ALT+Underlined letter
Move forward through options in a dialog box.	TAB
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box.	SPACEBAR
Move backward through options in a dialog box.	SHIFT+TAB
Select items below an already selected item.	SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select items above an already selected item.	SHIFT+PAGE UP
Select the first item in an extended list.	SHIFT+HOME
Paste copied items from the Clipboard.	SHIFT+INSERT
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.	SHIFT+F10
Select the last item in an extended list.	SHIFT+END
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.	SHIFT+DELETE
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.	SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Prevent the CD from automatically playing.	SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
Switch StickyKeys on and off.	SHIFT five times
Switch FilterKeys on and off.	Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.	RIGHT ARROW
Copy an image of the screen to the Clipboard.	PRINT SCREEN
Expand everything under the current selection back to a previously opened state in Windows Explorer.	PLUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Go to the top item on the screen.	PAGE UP
Go to the bottom item on the screen.	PAGE DOWN
Display the contents of the selected folder.	NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Collapse the selected folder.	NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Display all subfolders under the selected folder.	*NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad ()**
Switch ToggleKeys on and off.	NUM LOCK for five seconds
Close everything under the current selection in Windows Explorer.	MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.	Menu key
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.	LEFT ARROW
Switch High Contrast on and off.	Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off.	Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Display the top of the active window.	HOME
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.	F6
Refresh the active window.	F5
Display the items in the active list.	F4
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.	F4
Search for a file or folder.	F3
Rename selected item.	F2
Activate the menu bar in the active program.	F10
Display Help.	F1
Close an open menu.	ESC
Cancel the current task.	ESC
Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box.	ENTER
Display the bottom of the active window.	END
Display the next or previous tabe page in dialog boxes.	DOWN ARROW OR UP ARROW
Delete.	DELETE
Undo.	CTRL+Z
Cut.	CTRL+X
Search for computers.	CTRL+Windows Key+F
Paste.	CTRL+V
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.	CTRL+UP ARROW
Move forward through tabs in a dialog box.	CTRL+TAB
Select or deselect the active item.	CTRL+SPACEBAR
Move backward through tabs in a dialog box.	CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Highlight a block of text.	CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Create shortcut to selected item.	CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Open the Save dialog box.	CTRL+S
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.	CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move to additional items below an already selected item, without selecting the additional items.	CTRL_PAGE DOWN
Move to additional items above an already selected item, without selecting the additional items.	CTRL+PAGE UP
Open the Print dialog box.	CTRL+P
Open the New dialog box.	CTRL+N
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.	CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.	CTRL+F4
Display the Start menu.	CTRL+ESC
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.	CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Copy.	CTRL+C
Display the Windows Security dialog box.	CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Select all.	CTRL+A
Copy selected item to a folder.	CTRL while dragging an item
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box.	BACKSPACE
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.	BACKSPACE
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box.	Arrow keys
Display the corresponding menu.	ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box.	ALT+Underlined letter
Switch between open items.	ALT+TAB
Move from the active window to the previously used window.	ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Display the System menu for the active window.	ALT+SPACEBAR
Open the shortcut menu for the active window.	ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active window.	ALT+SPACEBAR+C
Minimize the active window.	ALT+SPACEBAR+N
Restore the active window.	SPACEBAR+R
Maximize the active window if it is minimized.	ALT+SPACEBAR+X
Cycle through items in the order they were opened.	ALT+SHIFT+ESC
Copy the active window to the Windows Clipboard.	ALT+PRINTSCREEN
Close the active item, or quit the active program.	ALT+F4
Cycle through items in the order they were opened.	ALT+ESC
Display the properties of the selected object.	ALT+Enter
View properties for the selected item.	ALT+ENTER