Keyboard Shortcuts - FireFox and AC Have Forced an Old Dog to Learn New Tricks!!

Compuwise
I use FireFox and for some reason when I right click on any Associated Content page to copy, cut or paste text, I get a message saying that my browser's security settings do not permit me to automatically execute pasting operations. I cannot find this setting anywhere in Fire Fox. I have given up the search and instead have returned to the ol' faithful keyboard shortcuts I used back in the Windows 98 days.
For as long as I have known about these shortcuts, there were still some I had never heard of or used. For example: I have always used Crtl + C for Copy and Ctrl + V for paste but have never tried to actually CUT the text using Ctrl + X. FireFox and AC have forced an old dog to learn new tricks!!

So what other neat keyboard shortcuts are out there? I actually just went to the Windows XP Help section of all places and found a plethora of shortcut goodies. You can do the same or you can just scroll down to see what I found. :)

By the way. I used Ctrl + A to select All . Ctrl + C to copy and then Ctrl + V to paste. :p

SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
CTRL while dragging an item Copy selected item.
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item Create shortcut to selected item.
F2 Rename 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.
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
CTRL+A Select all.
F3 Search for a file or folder.
ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item.
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program.
ALT+Enter Displays the properties of the selected object.
ALT+SPACEBAR Opens 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.
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window.
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu.
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Display the corresponding menu.
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu Carry out the corresponding command.
F10 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 Refresh 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 into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Press To
CTRL+TAB Move forward through tabs.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move backward through tabs.
TAB Move forward through options.
SHIFT+TAB Move backward through options.
ALT+Underlined letter Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
ENTER Carry out 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 Display Help.
F4 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.

Natural keyboard shortcuts

Windows Logo Key - Display or hide the Start menu.
Windows Logo Key +BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows Logo Key +D Show the desktop.
Windows Logo Key +M Minimize all windows.
Windows Logo Key +Shift+M Restores minimized windows.
Windows Logo Key +E Open My Computer.
Windows Logo Key +F Search for a file or folder.
CTRL+ Windows Logo Key +F Search for computers.
Windows Logo Key +F1 Display Windows Help.
Windows Logo Key + L Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.
Windows Logo Key +R Open the Run dialog box.
Application Key - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Windows Logo Key +U Open Utility Manager.

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Press Right SHIFT for eight seconds Switch FilterKeys on and off.
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN Switch High Contrast on and off.
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK Switch MouseKeys on and off.
SHIFT five times Switch StickyKeys on and off.
NUM LOCK for five seconds Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
Windows Logo Key +U Open Utility Manager.

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

END Display the bottom of the active window.
HOME Display the top of the active window.
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder.
LEFT ARROW Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
RIGHT ARROW Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.

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  • jcorn11/5/2007

    Now do one on Vista shortcuts :)

  • Josienita Borlongan11/3/2007

    Bookmarked! :)

  • Kassidy Emmerson11/2/2007

    Excellent info! :-)

  • Monique Finley11/1/2007

    okay, i knew some, but those others... ohhh yeah.. fun.

  • Linda Ann Nickerson10/31/2007

    This guide is worth saving. Thanks for collecting this.

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