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Keyboard Shortcuts

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These special keyboard shortcuts are designed to help you navigate Windows Explorer more easily.

  • Ctrl + N Open a new window on the same folder.

  • Ctrl + W Close the current window.

  • Alt + Up Arrow Go up one level.

  • Alt + Right Arrow Go forward.

  • Alt + Left Arrow Go back.

  • Alt+D Move the focus to the addres bar, and select the current path.

  • F4 Move the insertion point to the address bar, and display the contents of the drop-down list of previous addresses.

  • Alt + Enter Show properties of the selected file.

  • Shift + F10 Open the shortcut menu for the current selection (which is the same as a right-click).

  • F6 Cycle through the following elements: address bar, toolbar, navigtion pane, file list, column headings (available in Details view only).

  • Tab Cycle through the following elements: address bar, serch box, toolbar, navigation pne, file list, column headings (available in Details view only).

  • F11 Toggle full-screen mode.

  • CTRL + Shift + N Create  new subfolder int eh current folder.

  • Ctrl + Shift + E Expand navigation pane to the current folder.

  • End Goes to the bottom of the window

  • Home Goes to the top of the window

  • Num Lock + Asterisk (On numeric Keypad) Displays all sub folders under 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.

 

From the Microsoft Press book Windows 7 Inside Out by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, and Craig Stinson