SHORTCUT KEYS
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Windows key + C
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Access the charms bar
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Windows key + Tab
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Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar
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Windows key + I
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Access the Settings charm
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Windows key + H
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Access the Share charm
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Windows key + K
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Access the Devices charm
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Windows key + Q
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Access the Apps Search screen
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Windows key + F
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Access the Files Search screen
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Windows key + W
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Access the Settings Search screen
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Windows key + P
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Access the Second Screen bar
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Windows key + Z
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Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
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Windows key + X
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Access the Windows Tools Menu
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Windows key + O
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Lock screen orientation
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Windows key + .
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Move the screen split to the right
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Windows key + Shift + .
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Move the screen split to the left
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Windows key + V
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View all active Toasts/Notifications
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Windows key + Shift + V
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View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
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Windows key + PrtScn
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Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot
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Windows key + Enter
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Launch Narrator
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Windows key + E
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Open Computer
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Windows key + R
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Open the Run dialog box
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Windows key + U
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Open Ease of Access Center
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Windows key + Ctrl + F
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Open Find Computers dialog box
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Windows key + Pause/Break
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Open the System page
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Windows key + 1to10
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Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + Shift + 1to10
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Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + Ctrl + 1to10
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Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + Alt + 1to10
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Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + B
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Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
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Windows key + Ctrl + B
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Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
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Windows key + T
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Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
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Windows key + M
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Minimize all windows
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Windows key + Shift + M
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Restore all minimized windows
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Windows key + D
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Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
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Windows key + L
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Lock computer
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Windows key + Up Arrow
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Maximize current window
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Windows key + Down Arrow
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Minimize/restore current window
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Windows key + Home
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Minimize all but the current window
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Windows key + Left Arrow
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Tile window on the left side of the screen
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Windows key + Right Arrow
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Tile window on the right side of the screen
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Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow
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Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
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Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
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Move the current window from one monitor to the next
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Windows key + F1
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Launch Windows Help and Support
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PageUp
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Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
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PageDown
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Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
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Esc
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Close a charm
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Ctrl + Esc
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Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
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Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel
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Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen
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Alt
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Display a hidden Menu Bar
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Alt + D
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Select the Address Bar
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Alt + P
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Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
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Alt + Tab
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Cycle forward through open windows
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Alt + Shift + Tab
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Cycle backward through open windows
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Alt + F
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Close the current window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop
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Alt + Spacebar
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Access the Shortcut menu for current window
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Alt + Esc
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Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
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Alt + Enter
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Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
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Alt + PrtScn
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Take a screen shot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard
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Alt + Up Arrow
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Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
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Alt + Left Arrow
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Display the previous folder
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Alt + Right Arrow
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Display the next folder
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Shift + Insert
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CD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun
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Shift + Delete
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Permanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)
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Shift + F6
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Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
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Shift + F10
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Access the context menu for the selected item
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Shift + Tab
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Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
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Shift + Click
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Select a consecutive group of items
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Shift + Click on a Taskbar button
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Launch a new instance of a program
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Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button
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Access the context menu for the selected item
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Ctrl + A
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Select all items
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Ctrl + C
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl + X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl + V
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl + D
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Delete selected item
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo an action
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Ctrl + N
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Open a new window in Windows Explorer
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Ctrl + W
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Close current window in Windows Explorer
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Ctrl + E
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Select the Search box in the upper right corner of a window
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Ctrl + Shift + N
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Create new folder
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc
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Open the Windows Task Manager
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Ctrl + Alt + Tab
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Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows
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Ctrl + Alt + Delete
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Access the Windows Security screen
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Ctrl + Click
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Select multiple individual items
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Ctrl + Click and drag an item
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Copies that item in the same folder
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Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item
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Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder
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Ctrl + Tab
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Move forward through tabs
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Ctrl + Shift + Tab
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Move backward through tabs
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Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button
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Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator
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Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button
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Cycle through the instances of a program in the group
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F1
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Display Help
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F2
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Rename a file
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F3
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Open Search
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F4
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Display the Address Bar list
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F5
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Refresh display
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F6
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Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
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F7
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Display command history in a Command Prompt
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F10
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Display hidden Menu Bar
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F11
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Toggle full screen display
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Tab
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Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
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PrtScn
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Take a screen shot of the entire screen and place it in the clipboard
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Home
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Move to the top of the active window
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End
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Move to the bottom of the active window
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Delete
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Delete the selected item
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Backspace
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Display the previous folder in Windows Explorer Move up one folder level in Open or Save dialog box
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Esc
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Close a dialog box
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Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+)
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Display the contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-)
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Collapse the selected folder
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Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*)
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Expand all subfolders under the selected folder
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