Window 7 Shortcut keys

Keyboard shortcuts are mixtures of two or more keys that, when pressed, could be utilized to perform an action that would ordinarily need a mouse or other indicating apparatus. Keyboard shortcuts can make it less difficult to communicate with your computer, recovering your time.

Below you can see all the general and most useful short keys of windows 7.

Press this key		To do this
F1		Display Help
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)		Copy the selected item
Ctrl + X		Cut the selected item
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)		Paste the selected item
Ctrl + Z		Undo an action
Ctrl + Y		Redo an action
Delete (or Ctrl + D)		Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Shift + Delete		Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
F2		Rename the selected item
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 + Shift with an arrow key		Select a block of text
Shift with any arrow key		Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar		Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl + A		Select all items in a document or window
F3		Search for a file or folder
Alt + Enter		Display properties for the selected item
Alt+F4		Close the active item, or exit the active program
Alt + Spacebar		Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Ctrl+F4		Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt + Tab		Switch between open items
Ctrl + Alt + Tab		Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel		Change the size of icons on the desktop
Windows logo key  + Tab		Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Ctrl + Windows logo key  +Tab		Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Alt + Esc		Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
F6		Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4		Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
Shift + F10		Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Ctrl + Esc		Open the Start menu
Alt + underlined letter		Display the corresponding menu
Alt + underlined letter		Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)
F10		Activate the menu bar in the active program
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
F5 (or Ctrl + R)		Refresh the active window
Alt + Up Arrow		View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
Esc		Cancel the current task
Ctrl + Shift + Esc		Open Task Manager
Shift when you insert a CD		Prevent the CD from automatically playing
Left Alt + Shift		Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled
Ctrl + Shift		Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
Right or Left Ctrl + Shift		Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages