Musicarta's video: Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/musicarta Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Musicarta-Computer-Tutorials/139191476140274?created Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Musicarta Google Buzz: http://www.google.com/profiles/musicarta Digg: http://digg.com/Musicarta This video is a demonstration of using many general keyboard shortcuts. The video was recorded in windows 7, but as mentioned in the video, many of the shortcuts will also work in other programs (and other versions of windows). All of the shortcuts demonstrated in this video: F1 = Display Help Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) = Copy 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 Windows logo key +Tab = Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel = Change the size of icons on the desktop 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) F5 (or Ctrl+R) = Refresh the active window Alt+Up Arrow = View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer Shift when you insert a CD = Prevent the CD from automatically playing Ctrl+Shift+Esc = Open Task Manager If you have a question about this video, after reading all of this description, please leave a comment and I will try and get back to you. If you would like to request a computer related tutorial for me to make and upload, please leave a comment on my channel and I will see what I can do. All the programs and websites featured in this video are not owned or copyrighted by myself and due credit goes to their authors/creators. For business enquires only, contact me here: musicarta@gmail.com