BASIC COMPUTER SHORTCUTS.

These are some of the basic short-cuts you need to know if you are a new computer user.It saves more time,rather than using the mouse.

• SHIFT+DELETE=>Delete the selected item permanently without being in the Recycle Bin.
• CTRL+C=>Copy
• CTRL+X=>Cut
• CTRL+V=>Paste
• CTRL+Z=>Undo
• CTRL while dragging an item=>Copy the selected item
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item=>Create a shortcut to the selected item
• F2 key=>Rename the selected item
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW=>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW=>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW=>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
• CTRL+UP ARROW=>Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys=>Highlight a block of text
• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name=>Display the corresponding menu
• ALT+ Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu=>Perform the corresponding command
• F10 key=>Activate the menu bar in the active program
• RIGHT ARROW=>Open the next menu to the right , or open a submenu
• LEFT ARROW=>Open the next menu to the left,or close a submenu
• F5 key=>Update the active window
• BACKSPACE=>View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
• ESC=>Cancel the current task
• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive=>Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
• CTRL+A=>Select all
• F3 key=>Search for a file or folder
• ALT+ENTER=>View the properties of the selected item
• ALT+F4=>Close the active item,or quit the active program
• ALT+ENTER=>Display the properties of the selected object
• ALT+SPACEBAR=>Open the shortcut menu for active windows
• CTRL+F4=>Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
• ALT+TAB=>Switch between open items
• ALT+ESC=>Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
• F6 key=>Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
• F4 key=>Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
• SHIFT+F10=>Display the shortcut menu for a selected item
• ALT+SPACEBAR=>Display the System menu for an active window
• CTRL+ESC=>Display the Startmenu
• CTRL+TAB=>Move forward through the tabs
• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB=>Move backward through the tabs
• TAB=>Move forward through the options
• SHIFT+TAB=>Move backward through the options
• ALT+Underlined letter=>Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
• ENTER=>Perform the command for the active option or button
• SPACEBAR=>Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
• Arrow keys=>Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
• F1 key=>Display Help menu
• F4 key=>Display the items in the active list
• BACKSPACE=>Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
• Windows Logo+F=>Search for a file or a folder
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F=>Search for computers
• Windows Logo+F1=>Display Windows Help
• Windows Logo+ L=>Lock the keyboard
• Windows Logo+R=>Open the Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+D=>Display the desktop
• Windows Logo+M=>Minimize all windows
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M=>Restore the minimized windows
• Windows Logo+E=>Open My Computer
• Windows Logo=>Display or hide the Start menu
• Windows Logo+BREAK=>Display the System Properties dialog box

THERE ARE MORE,BUT I GUESS THESE ARE THE MAIN ONES.