Conventions

WINDOWS 7 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Switch between open windows  | Alt + Tab  | Minimize/restore all but the active window  | Windows key + Home  | Minimize all windows  | Windows key + M  | Maximize window  | Windows key + up-arrow  | Minimize/restore window  | Windows key + down-arrow  | Make all windows transparent so you can see the desktop  | Windows key + spacebar  | Dock window to left or right half of screen  | Windows key + left- or right-arrow  | Zoom in/out   (In the default view, you must zoom in before zooming out.)  | Windows key + plus/minus sign  | Lock screen  | Windows key + L  | Open Run dialog  | Windows key + R  | Open Search box  | Windows key + F  | Open Windows Explorer to computer  | Windows key + E  | Expand Folders view in Win Explorer to show where you are  | Control + Shift + E  | Go up a level in Windows Explorer  | Alt + up-arrow  | Choose display mode/switch monitors   (Especially useful for presenters or dual-monitor users)  | Windows key + P  | Launch apps pinned to the Taskbar   (1 is the left-most app; Windows Key+T cycles through all apps.)  | Windows key + (number 1-9)  | Cycle through Gadgets  | Windows key + G  | Rotate a picture clockwise   (Or use comma for counterclockwise)  | Control + period  | Use Control-click to select the pictures in a folder you need to rotate, then rotate them all at once.  | Turn Sticky Keys on and off  | Press Shift five times  | Although keyboard shortcuts can be real time-savers, sometimes it's hard to press multiple keys at once, (especially while you're eating a sandwich or holding your phone in one hand). The Windows Sticky Keys feature lets you press one key at a time as you enter a shortcut. You can turn on Sticky Keys permanently by using the Control Panel's Ease of Access Center options.  | Turn Mouse Keys on and off  | Left-Alt + left-Shift + Num Lock  | INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUTS Shortcut | Command | How useful(') | GeneralInternet Explorer 8 | F11 | Turn Full Screen Mode on or off | +       – | TAB | Cycle through the Address Bar, Refresh button, Search Box, and items on a web page | +       – | CTRL+F | Find a word or phrase on a page | +       – | CTRL+N | Open the current webpage in a new window | +       – | CTRL+P | Print the page | +       – | CTRL+A | Select all items on the page | +       – | CTRL+PLUS | Zoom in | +       – | CTRL+MINUS | Zoom out | +       – | CTRL+0 | Zoom to 100% | +       – |   | Navigation shortcutsInternet Explorer 8 | | ALT+HOME | Go to home page | +       – | | ALT+LEFT | Go backward | +       – | | ALT+RIGHT | Go forward | +       – | | F5 | Refresh page | +       – | | CTRL+F5 | Refresh page and the cache | +       – | | ESC | Stop downloading page | +       – | |   | Favorites Center shortcutsInternet Explorer 8 | | CTRL+I | Open Favorites | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+I | Open Favorites in pinned mode | +       – | | CTRL+B | Organize Favorites | +       – | | CTRL+D | Add current page to Favorites | +       – | | | | CTRL+J | Open Feeds | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+J | Open Feeds in pinned mode | +       – | | CTRL+H | Open History | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+H | Open History in pinned mode | +       – | |   | Tab shortcutsInternet Explorer 8 | | Middle mouse button or CTRL+left mouse button | Open link in new background tab | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+left mouse button or CTRL+SHFT+middle mouse button | Open link in new foreground tab | +       – | | Middle mouse button on the tab or CTRL+W | Close tab (closes window if only one tab is open) | +       – | | CTRL+Q | Open Quick Tab view | +       – | | CTRL+T | Open new tab | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+Q | View list of open tabs | +       – | | CTRL+TAB | Switch to next tab | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+TAB | Switch to previous tab | +       – | |   | Address Bar shortcutsInternet Explorer 8 | | ALT+D | Select the Address Bar | +       – | | CTRL+ENTER | Add http://www. to the beginning and .com to the end of text in Address Bar | +       – | | CTRL+SHFT+ENTER | Add http://www. to the beginning and the website address suffix you have specified to the end of text in the Address Bar* | +       – | | ALT+ENTER | Open the website address that is typed in the Address Bar in new tab | +       – | | F4 | View list of previously typed addresses | +       – | |   | Instant Search BoxInternet Explorer 8 | | CTRL+E | Select the Instant Search Box | +       – | | CTRL+DOWN | View list of search providers | +       – | | ALT+ENTER | Open search results in new tab | +       – | |