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Vista
Desktop
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Shortcut
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Function
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Windows key
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Opens or
closes the Start menu
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Windows + D
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Displays
your desktop
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Windows + E
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Opens the
Computer window
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Windows + F
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Opens the
Search window
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Ctrl +
Windows + F
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Searches
for computers (if you're on a network)
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Windows + L
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Locks your
computer or switches users
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Windows + M
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Minimizes
all windows
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Shift +
Windows + M
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Restores
minimized windows
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Windows + R
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Opens the
Run dialog box
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Windows + T
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Cycles
through programs on the Taskbar
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Windows + U
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Opens the
Ease of Access Center
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Ctrl + A
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Selects
everything in a window
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Ctrl + C
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Copies
selected items
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Ctrl + X
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Cuts
selected items
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Ctrl + V
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Pastes cut
or copied items
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Ctrl + Y
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Redoes an
action
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Ctrl + Z
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Undoes an
action
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F1
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Displays
Help
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F2
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Highlights
the label of a selected item for editing
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3
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Opens the
Search window
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Ctrl + F4
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Closes the
current document
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Alt + F4
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Closes the
current item or program
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F5
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Refreshes a
window
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F6
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Cycles
through elements in a window or on the desktop
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F10
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Activates a
program's menu bar
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Shift +
Windows + F10
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Displays
the shortcut menu for a selected item
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Delete
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Deletes
selected items to the Recycle Bin
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Shift +
Delete
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Deletes
selected items permanently
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Alt + Enter
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Displays
the properties of a selected item
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Ctrl + Esc
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Opens the
Start menu
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Alt + Esc
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Cycles
through items in the order you opened them
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Ctrl +
Shift + Esc
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Opens the
Windows Task Manager
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Left Alt +
Left Shift + Num Lock
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Turns the
Mouse Keys feature on or off
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Hold for
five seconds + Num Lock
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Turns the
Toggle Keys feature on or off
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Windows +
Pause
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Displays
the System Properties dialog box
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Left Alt +
Left Shift + Print Screen
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Turns the
High Contrast feature on or off
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Right Shift
for 8 seconds
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Turns the
Filter Keys feature on and off
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Press Shift
five times
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Turns the
Sticky Keys feature on or off
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Alt +
Spacebar
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Opens the
shortcut menu for the current window
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Alt + Tab
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Switches
between open items
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Windows +
Tab
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Cycles
through open items with Flip 3-D
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Ctrl + Alt
+ Tab
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Displays
open items (use the arrow keys to switch between them)
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Ctrl +
Windows + Tab
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Displays
open items with Flip 3-D (use the arrow keys to cycle through them)
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