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You can also find the shortcut keys to their most popular
program by looking for underlined letters in their menus. For
example, the image to the right has an underline on the "F" in File,
which means you can press the Alt key and then the "F" key to
access the File menu.
Some programs require the user to press and hold Alt to see the underlined characters. In the
same image above, you can see that some of the common features, such as Open (Ctrl+O) and
Save (Ctrl+S), have shortcut keys assigned to them. As you begin to memorize shortcut keys,
you'll notice that many applications share the same shortcut keys. We have a list of the most
commonly shared ones in the basic PC shortcut keys section.
Tip: Users outside the United States or who have a foreign copy of Microsoft Windows
or a Microsoft application may not be able to use all of the below shortcut keys.
a good reference of these shortcut keys or try to memorize them. Doing so will dramatically
increase your productivity.
Tip: Besides the special character shortcuts listed here, some special characters are also
located on the number keys (below the F1 - F12 keys). You can enter these special
characters by pressing the Shift key and the number key that has the special character listed
on it.
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Ctrl+V Paste
Shift+Ins Paste
Alt+Enter Open the Properties for the selected item (file, folder, shortcut, etc.)
Alt+0224
Alt+0232
Alt+0236
Alt+0242
Alt+0241
Alt+0228
Alt+0246
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Alt+0252
Alt+0248
Alt+0223
Alt+0198
Alt+0231
Alt+0191
Alt+0153
Alt+0169
Alt+0174
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