Microsoft Windows Vista Keyboard Shortcuts
Below is a list of Microsoft Windows Vista keyboard shortcuts. With KillerKeys, you can always have the shortcuts you want for practically any application right in front of you. Learn more
| Modifier Key | Key | Description of shortcut |
| F1 | Display help | |
| F4 | Display the items in the active list | |
| Tab | Move forward through options | |
| Shift | Tab | Move backward through options |
| Ctrl | Tab | Move forward through tabs |
| Ctrl Shift | Tab | Move backward through tabs |
| Ctrl | A | Select all items in a document or window |
| Ctrl | C | Copy the selected item |
| Delete | Delete the selected item and move it to the recycle bin | |
| Shift | Delete | Delete the selected item without moving it to the recycle bin first |
| Shift | Down Arrow | Select more than one item dowward |
| Ctrl | Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl Shift | Down Arrow | Select a block of text downward |
| Alt | Enter | Display properties for the selected item |
| Escape | Cancel the current task | |
| Ctrl | Escape | Open the start menu |
| Ctrl Shift | Escape | Open task manager |
| Alt | Escape | Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
| F10 | Activate the menu bar in the active program | |
| Shift | F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
| F2 | Rename the selected item | |
| F3 | Search for a file or folder | |
| F4 | Display the address bar list in windows explorer | |
| Ctrl | F4 | Close the active document |
| Alt | F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active program |
| F5 | Refresh the active window | |
| F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop | |
| Shift | Left Arrow | Select more than one item to the left |
| Ctrl | Left Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| Ctrl Shift | Left Arrow | Select a block of text to the left |
| Shift | Right Arrow | Select more than one item to the right |
| Ctrl | Right Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| Ctrl Shift | Right Arrow | Select a block of text to the right |
| Alt | Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
| Tab | Cycle through programs on taskbar using aero flip 3-d | |
| Alt | Tab | Switch between open items |
| Shift | Up Arrow | Select more than one item upward |
| Ctrl | Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl Shift | Up Arrow | Select a block of text upward |
| Alt | Up Arrow | View the folder one level up in windows explorer |
| Ctrl | V | Paste the selected item |
| Ctrl | X | Cut the selected item |
| Ctrl | Z | Undo an action |
| Shift | = | Zoom in or resize the picture thumbnail |
| Ctrl | B | Best fit |
| Ctrl | Comma | Rotate a picture counter-clockwise |
| Down Arrow | Select the next item or row | |
| Ctrl | E | Search for an item |
| Enter | View the selected picture at a larger size | |
| Ctrl | F | Open the fix pane |
These shortcuts are just a sample of the shortcuts available for this application. KillerKeys includes the complete list of shortcuts and is updated automatically with each new release of software.
