250+ Windows 8 Shortcut keys PDF file

October 21, 2013 Windows 8 6 Comments 12,527 Views

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Windows 8 Shortcut Keys with Windows (Start button) keys

Windows key (Start Button) (Start Button): Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
Windows key (Start Button) (Start Button) + C: For Access the charms bar
Windows key (Start Button) + Tab: Access to the Modern Desktop Taskbar
Windows key (Start Button) + I: For Access the PC Settings
Windows key (Start Button) + H: For Access the Share Options
Windows key (Start Button) + K: For Access the Devices
Windows key (Start Button) + Q: For Apps Search screen
Windows key (Start Button) + F: For File Search screen
Windows key (Start Button) + W: For search Settings
Windows key (Start Button) + P: To select Projector Screen
Windows key (Start Button) + Z: For bring up the Application Bar
Windows key (Start Button) + X: For Windows Tools Menu
Windows key (Start Button) + O: For Lock screen orientation
Windows key (Start Button) + . : To split the screen in right
Windows key (Start Button) + Shift + . : To split the screen in left
Windows key (Start Button) + V: To View active Notifications
Windows key (Start Button) + Shift + V: To View active Notifications in Reverse order
Windows key (Start Button) + PrtScn: For taking Screen shot and save automatically in Pictures
Windows key (Start Button) + Enter: To Launch Narrator
Windows key (Start Button) + E: To Open My Computer
Windows key (Start Button) + R: To Open the Run dialog box
Windows key (Start Button) + U: To Open Ease of Access Centre
Windows key (Start Button) + Ctrl + F:To Open Find Computers dialog box
Windows key (Start Button) + Pause/Break: To Open the System page
Windows key (Start Button) + 1.. 10: Launch a program pinned to the taskbar
Windows key (Start Button) + Shift + 1..10: Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar
Windows key (Start Button) + Ctrl + 1..10: To Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar.
Windows key (Start Button) + ALT + 1.. 10: To Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar.
Windows key (Start Button) + B: 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
Windows key (Start Button) + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
Windows key (Start Button) + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
Windows key (Start Button) + M: To Minimize all active windows
Windows key (Start Button) + Shift + M: To Restore all active minimized windows
Windows key (Start Button) + D: To Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
Windows key (Start Button) + L: To Lock computer
Windows key (Start Button) + Up Arrow: To Maximize current window
Windows key (Start Button) + To Down Arrow: Minimize/restore the current window
Windows key (Start Button) + Home: To Minimize all but the current window
Windows key (Start Button) + Left Arrow: To Tile window on the left side of the screen
Windows key (Start Button) + Right Arrow: To Tile window on the right side of the screen
Windows key (Start Button) + Shift + Up Arrow: To Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
Windows key (Start Button) + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: To Move the current window from one monitor to the next
Windows key (Start Button) + F1: To Launch Windows Help and Support

Windows 8 Shortcut Keys with ALT keys

Alt: For displaying the hidden menu bar
Alt + D: To select the address bar
Alt + Shift + Tab: To Cycle backward through window
Alt + F: To open the shutdown windows and close active windows
Alt + Spacebar: To access the current windows shortcut windows
Alt + F4: To close current application
Alt + Enter: To open the property dialog box
Alt + Left Arrow: To Display the previous folders
Alt + Right Arrow: To Display the next folders

Windows 8 Shortcut Keys with CTRL keys

Shift + Delete: To delete permanently
Shift + Click: To Select a consecutive group of items
Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program
Ctrl + A: For Select all of the content
Ctrl + C: for Copy the selected content
Ctrl + X: For Cut the selected content
Ctrl + V: For paste the copied content
Ctrl + D: For Delete the selected content
Ctrl + Z: Undo
Ctrl + Y: Redo
Ctrl + N: To Open a new window
Ctrl + W: To Close current window
Ctrl + Shift + N: To Create new folder
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: To Open the active Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + Alt + Delete: To Access the Windows Security Settings Screen
Ctrl + Tab: To Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move backward through tabs

Windows 8 Shortcut Keys with F keys

F1: To Display Windows Help menu
F2: Shortcut to Rename a file
F3: Shortcut to Open Search
F4: Shortcut to Display the Address Bar list
F5: Shortcut to Refresh display
F6: Shortcut to Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
F7: Shortcut to Display command history in a Command Prompt
F10: Shortcut to Display hidden Menu Bar
F11: Shortcut to Toggle full screen display

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Other Windows 8 Shortcut Keys

Page Up: To page up
Page Down: To page Down
Esc: To Close a charm
Ctrl + Esc: To Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen
PrtScn: To take the screen shot of the current screen
Home: Move to the top of the windows
End: Move to the bottom of the window
Delete: To delete the selected content
Esc: Close a current active dialog box
Press Shift 5 times to turn Sticky Keys off or on
Hold down right Shift for 8 seconds to turn Filter Keys off or on
Hold down NUM Lock for 5 seconds to Turn Toggle Keys off or on

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