Help Viewer keyboard shortcuts
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Display the system menu.
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SHIFT+F10
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Display the Help viewer shortcut menu.
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ALT+TAB
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Switch between the Help viewer and other open windows.
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ALT+O
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Display the Options menu.
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ALT+O, and then press T
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Hide or show the navigation pane.
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CTRL+TAB
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Switch to the next tab in the navigation pane.
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
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Switch to the previous tab in the navigation pane.
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UP ARROW
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Move up one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
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DOWN ARROW
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Move down one topic in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
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PAGE UP
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Move up one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
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PAGE DOWN
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Move down one page in the table of contents, index, or search results list.
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F6
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Switch focus between the navigation pane and the topic pane.
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ALT+O, and then press R
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Refresh the topic that appears in the topic pane.
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UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
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Scroll through a topic.
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CTRL+HOME
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Move to the beginning of a topic.
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CTRL+END
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Move to the end of a topic.
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CTRL+A
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Highlight all text in the topic pane.
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ALT+O, and then press P
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Print a topic.
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ALT+O, and then press B
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Move back to the previously viewed topic.
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ALT+O, and then press F
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Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic.
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ALT+F4
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Close the Help viewer.
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Contents tab keyboard shortcuts
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ALT+C
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Display the Contents tab.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Open a book.
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LEFT ARROW
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Close a book.
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BACKSPACE
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Return to the previous open book.
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UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
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Select a topic.
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ENTER
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Display the selected topic.
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Index tab keyboard shortcuts
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ALT+N
Display the Index tab.
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
Select a keyword in the list.
ALT+D or ENTER
Display the associated topic.
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ALT+N
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Display the Index tab.
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UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW
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Select a keyword in the list.
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ALT+D or ENTER
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Display the associated topic.
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Search tab keyboard shortcuts
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ALT+S
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Display the Search tab.
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ALT+L
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Start a search.
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ALT+D or ENTER
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Display the selected topic.
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General keyboard shortcuts
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CTRL+C
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Copy.
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CTRL+X
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Cut.
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CTRL+V
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Paste.
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CTRL+Z
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Undo.
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DELETE
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Delete.
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SHIFT+DELETE
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Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
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CTRL while dragging an item
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Copy selected item.
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CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
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Create shortcut to selected item.
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F2
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Rename selected item.
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
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CTRL+UP ARROW
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Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
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CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
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Highlight a block of text.
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SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
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CTRL+A
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Select all.
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F3
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Search for a file or folder.
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ALT+ENTER
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View properties for the selected item.
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ALT+F4
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Close the active item, or quit the active program.
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ALT+Enter
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Displays the properties of the selected object.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
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CTRL+F4
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Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
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ALT+TAB
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Switch between open items.
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ALT+ESC
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Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
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F4
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Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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SHIFT+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
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ALT+SPACEBAR
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Display the System menu for the active window.
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CTRL+ESC
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Display the Start menu.
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ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
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Display the corresponding menu.
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Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
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Carry out the corresponding command.
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the active program.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
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LEFT ARROW
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
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F5
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Refresh the active window.
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BACKSPACE
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View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
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ESC
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Cancel the current task.
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SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
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Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
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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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TAB
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Move forward through options.
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SHIFT+TAB
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Move backward through options.
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ALT+Underlined letter
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Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
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ENTER
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Carry out the command for the active option or button.
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SPACEBAR
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Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.
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Arrow keys
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Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.
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F1
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Display Help.
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F4
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Display the items in the active list.
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BACKSPACE
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Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in theSave As or Open dialog box.
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Natural keyboard shortcuts
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Windows Button
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Display or hide the Start menu.
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Windows Button + BREAK
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Display the System Properties dialog box.
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Windows Button + D
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Show the desktop.
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Windows Button + M
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Minimize all windows.
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Windows Button + Shift+M
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Restores minimized windows.
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Windows Button + E
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Open My Computer.
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Windows Button + F
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Search for a file or folder.
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CTRL+ Windows Button +F
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Search for computers.
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Windows Button + F1
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Display Windows Help.
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Windows Button + L
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Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.
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Windows Button + R
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Open the Run dialog box.
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Windows Button
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
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Windows Button + U
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Open Utility Manager.
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Accessibility keyboard shortcuts
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To
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Right SHIFT for eight seconds
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Switch FilterKeys on and off.
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Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
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Switch High Contrast on and off.
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Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
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Switch MouseKeys on and off.
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SHIFT five times
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Switch StickyKeys on and off.
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NUM LOCK for five seconds
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Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
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Windows Button + U
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Open Utility Manager.
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Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts
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END
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Display the bottom of the active window.
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HOME
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Display the top of the active window.
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NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
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Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
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NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
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Display the contents of the selected folder.
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NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
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Collapse the selected folder.
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LEFT ARROW
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Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
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RIGHT ARROW
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Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
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