Windows Keys

Cursor Movement Keys
Dialog Box Keys
Editing Keys
Help Keys
System Keys
Text Selection Keys
Window Keys

Cursor Movement Keys

Key(s) Function
Arrow key Moves the cursor left, right, up, or down in a field.
End Moves to the end of a line.
Home Moves to the beginning of a line.
Page Up or Page Down Moves up or down in a field, one screen at a time.

Dialog Box Keys

Or, chooses the selected item in a list box and executes the command.
Key(s) Function
Tab Moves from field to field (left to right and top to bottom).
Shift+Tab Moves from field to field in reverse order.
Alt+letter Moves to the option or group whose underlined letter matches the one you type.
Arrow key Moves from option to option within a group of options.
Enter Executes a command button.
Esc Closes a dialog box without completing the command. (Same as Cancel)
Alt+Down Arrow Opens a drop-down list box.
Alt+Up or Down Arrow Selects item in a drop-down list box.
Spacebar Cancels a selection in a list box. Selects or clears a check box.
Ctrl+Slash Selects all the items in a list box.
Ctrl+Backslash Cancels all selections except the current selection.
Shift+ Arrow key Extends selection in a text box.
Shift+ Home Extends selection to first character in a text box.
Shift+ End Extends selection to last character in a text box

Editing Keys

Or deletes selected text.
Key(s) Function
Backspace Deletes the character to the left of the cursor. Or, deletes selected text.
Delete Deletes the character to the right of the cursor.
Ctrl+Right Arrow Increment a parameter (see Increment).
Ctrl+Left Arrow Decrement a parameter (see Decrement).

Help Keys

In some Windows applications, pressing F1 displays a Help topic on the selected command, dialog box option, or system message.
Key(s) Function
F1 Gets Help and displays the Help Index for the application. If the Help window is already open, pressing F1 displays the "Using Windows Help" topics.
Shift+F1 Changes the pointer to {bmc bm36.BMP} so you can get Help on a specific command, screen region, or key. You can then choose a command, click the screen region, or press a key or key combination you want to know more about. (This feature is not implemented yet.)

Menu Keys

Key(s) Function
Alt Selects the first menu on the menu bar.
Letter key Chooses the menu, or menu item, whose underlined letter matches the one you type, when a menu has focus.
Alt+letter key Pulls down the menu whose underlined letter matches the one you type.
Left or Right Arrow Moves among menus of the main menu bar.
Up or Down Arrow Moves among menu items within a drop-down menu.
Enter Chooses the selected menu item.

System Keys

The following keys can be used from any window, regardless of the application you are using.
Key(s) Function
Alt+Esc Switches to the next application window or minimized icon, including full-screen programs.
Alt+Tab Switches to the next application window, restoring applications that are running as icons.
Alt+PrtSc Copies the entire screen to Clipboard.
Ctrl+F4 Closes the active window.
F1 Gets Help and displays the Help Index for the application. (See Help Keys)

Text Selection Keys

Key(s) Function
Shift+Left or Right Arrow Selects text one character at a time to the left or right.
Shift+Down or Up Selects one line of text up or down.
Shift+End Selects text to the end of the line.
Shift+Home Selects text to the beginning of the line.
Shift+Page Down Selects text down one window. Or, cancels the selection if the next window is already selected.
Shift+Page Up Selects text up one window. Or, cancels the selection if the previous window is already selected.
Ctrl+Shift+Left or Right Arrow Selects text to the next or previous word.
Ctrl+Shift+Up or Down Arrow Selects text to the beginning (Up Arrow) or end (Down Arrow) of the paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift+End Selects text to the end of the document.
Ctrl+Shift+Home Selects text to the beginning of the document.

Window Keys

Key(s) Function
Alt+Spacebar Opens the Control menu for an application window.
Alt+Hyphen Opens the Control menu for a document window.
Alt+F4 Closes an application.
Alt+Esc Switches to the next application window or minimized icon, including full-screen programs.
Alt+Tab Switches to the next application window, restoring applications that are running as icons.
Alt+Enter Switches a non-Windows application between running in a window and running full screen.
Arrow key Moves a window when you have chosen Move from the Control menu. Or, changes the size of a window when you have chosen Size from the Control menu.