Windows Dialog Box Shortcut Key Commands

Shortcut Keys	Functions
F1	Display Help
F4	Display the items in the active list
CTRL + TAB	Move forward through tabs
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB	Move back through tabs
CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9)	Move to nth tab
TAB	Move forward through options
SHIFT + TAB	Move back through options
ALT + Underlined Letter in menus and dialog box options	Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
SPACEBAR	Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
BACKSPACE	Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
ARROW keys	Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons

Windows Run Dialog Box Key Commands

Shortcut Keys	Functions
hdwwiz.cpl	Add Hardware Wizard
appwiz.cpl	Add/Remove Programs
control admintools	Administrative Tools
wuaucpl.cpl	Automatic Updates
fsquirt	Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
calc	Calculator
certmgr.msc	Certificate Manager
charmap	Character Map
chkdsk	Check Disk Utility
clipbrd	Clipboard Viewer
cmd	Command Prompt
compmgmt.msc	Computer Management
timedate.cpl	Date and Time Properties
devmgmt.msc	Device Manager
directx.cpl	Direct X Control Panel
dxdiag	Direct X Troubleshooter
cleanmgr	Disk Cleanup Utility
dfrg.msc	Disk Defragment
diskmgmt.msc	Disk Management
diskpart	Disk Partition Manager
desk.cpl	Display Properties
drwtsn32	Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
verifier	Driver Verifier Utility
eventvwr.msc	Event Viewer
findfast.cpl	Findfast
freecell	Free Cell Card Game
mshearts	Hearts Card Game
iexpress	Iexpress Wizard
inetcpl.cpl	Internet Properties
ipconfig /all	IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)
ipconfig /displaydns	IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)
ipconfig /flushdns	IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)
ipconfig /release	IP Configuration (Release All Connections)
ipconfig /renew	IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)
ipconfig /registerdns	IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)
ipconfig /showclassid	IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)
javaws	Java Control Panel (If Installed)
secpol.msc	Local Security Settings
lusrmgr.msc	Local Users and Groups
logoff	Logs You Out Of Windows
winmine	Minesweeper Game
main.cpl	Mouse Properties
ncpa.cpl	Network Connections
netsetup.cpl	Network Setup Wizard
notepad	Notepad
odbccp32.cpl	ODBC Data Source Administrator
osk	On Screen Keyboard
password.cpl	Password Properties
perfmon.msc	Performance Monitor
powercfg.cpl	Power Configuration
QuickTime.cpl	Quicktime (If Installed)
regedit	Registry Editor
regedit32	Registry Editor
mstsc	Remote Desktop
ntmsmgr.msc	Removable Storage
sticpl.cpl	Scanners and Cameras
services.msc	Services
fsmgmt.msc	Shared Folders
shutdown	Shuts Down Windows
mmsys.cpl	Sounds and Audio
spider	Spider Solitare Card Game
sysedit	System Configuration Editor
msconfig	System Configuration Utility
sfc /scannow	System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)
sfc /scanonce	System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)
sfc /scanboot	System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)
sfc /revert	System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)
sfc /purgecache	System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)
sfc /cachesize=x	System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)
sysdm.cpl	System Properties
taskmgr	Task Manager
telnet	Telnet Client
nusrmgr.cpl	User Account Management
utilman	Utility Manager
firewall.cpl	Windows Firewall
magnify	Windows Magnifier
wmimgmt.msc	Windows Management Infrastructure
syskey	Windows System Security Tool
wupdmgr	Windows Update Launches
tourstart	Windows XP Tour Wizard

Win 10 CMD Shortcut Key Commands List

Launching and Managing CMD

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Win + R, then type 'cmd'	Run Windows CMD
Win + X, then C	Start CMD via Power User Commands
Win + X, then A	Start CMD as Administrator via Power User Commands
type 'exit'	Exit CMD
Alt + Enter	Switch to full-screen mode. Press again to exit full-screen mode

Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10)

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + A	Select all text in line (press again to select all text in CMD including complete screen buffer)
Shift + Arrow Left / Arrow Right	Extend selection by on character to the left / to the right
Shift + Control + Arrow Left / Arrow Right	Extend selection by on word to the left / to the right
Shift + Arrow Up / Shift + Arrow Down	Extend selection by one line down / one line up
Shift + Home	Extend selection to beginning of command. Press again to include the path (e.g. C:\Windows) into selection
Shift + End	Extend selection to the end of the current line
Ctrl + Shift + Home / End	Extend selection to the beginning/ to the end of screen buffer
Shift + Page Up / Shift + Page Down	Extend selection one page up / down

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Copy and Paste (Expanded with Windows 10)

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + C	Copy Text
Ctrl + V	Paste Text

Navigate Text

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Home / End	Jump to beginning, jump to end of the line
Ctrl + Arrow Left / Arrow Right	Jump to next / jump to previous Word
Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Scroll screen up / Scroll screen down

Enter and Manipulate Text

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl + Backspace	Delete word left to the Cursor
F2, then a…z	From current cursor position , delete up to letter selected
Tab	Autocomplete Folder Name
Escape	Clear current line
Ins	Toggle Insert Mode
Ctrl + End	Delete from cursor position to end of line
Ctrl + Home	Delete from cursor position to beginning of line
Ctrl + Z	Signal end of Line; text afterwards will be ignored

Recall Commands

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Arrow Up / Arrow Down	Scroll through previously used commands
Arrow Right (or F1)	Type previous command character by character. Press and hold works too.
F2, then a…z	Re-type previous command up to letter selected
F3	Repeat previous Command
F7	Show history of prevoius commands
Alt + F7	Clear Command History
F8	Move backwards in command history for commands matching current command

Smileys Key Commands List

Shortcut Keys	Functions
:-)	Basic smiley
;-)	Winky smiley
:-(	Frowning smiley
:-I	Indifferent smiley
:->	User just made a really biting sarcastic remark Worse than a :-)
>:->	User just made a really devilish remark
>;->	Winky and devil combined A very lewd remark was just made
:-o	Wow!
:-c	Real unhappy
:-|	Grim
:-C	Just totally unbelieving
:=|	Baboon
:-B	Drooling
:-v	Speaking
:-,	Smirk
:-V	Shout
:-||	Anger
:-w	Speak with forked tongue
:-r	Sticking tongue out
:-(	Frowning
:-*	Oops!
'-)	Wink
:-T	Keeping a straight face
;-)	Sardonic Incredulity
:-D	Said with a smile
:-x	Kiss kiss
:-"	Pursing lips
:-[	Pouting
:-#	My lips are sealed
:-X	A big wet kiss!
:-P	Tongue hanging out in anticipation
:-Y	A quiet aside
8-|	Eyes wide with surprise
>-<	Absolutely livid!!
&-|	Tearful
|-{	Good Grief!(Charlie Brown?)
:-}	Thish wine tashted pretty good
8-]	wow, maaan
8-O	Omigod!! (done after rm -rf * ?)
:-,	Hmmmm
|~(	Someone just busted my nose
:^D	Great! I like it!
B-D	Serves you right, dummy!!
(-:	User is left handed
%-)	User has been staring at a green screen for 15 hours straight
:*)	User is drunk
[:]	User is a robot
8-)	User is wearing sunglasses
::-)	User wears normal glasses
8:-)	User is a little girl
:-)-8	User is a Big girl
:-{)	User has a mustache
:-{}	User wears lipstick
{:-)	User wears a toupee
}:-(	Toupee in an updraft
:-[	User is a Vampire
:-E	Bucktoothed vampire
:-F	Bucktoothed vampire with one tooth missing
:-7	User just made a wry statement
:-*	User just ate something sour
;-(	User is crying
;-)	User is so happy, s/he is crying
:-@	User is screaming
:-#	User wears braces
:^)	User has a broken nose
:<)	User is from an Ivy League School
+-:-)	User is the Pope or holds some other religious office
:-&	User is tongue tied
`:-)	User shaved one of his eyebrows off this morning
,:-)	Same thing other side
|-I	User is asleep
|-O	User is yawning/snoring
:-Q	User is a smoker
:-?	User smokes a pipe
O-)	Megaton Man On Patrol! (or else, user is a scuba diver)
O :-)	User is an angel (at heart, at least)
:-P	Nyahhhh!
:-S	User just made an incoherent statement
:-D	User is laughing (at you!)
:-X	User's lips are sealed
:-C	User is really bummed
:-/	User is skeptical
C=:-)	User is a chef
@=	User is pro-nuclear war
*<:- span="">	User is wearing a Santa Claus Hat
:-o	Uh oh!
(8-o	It's Mr Bill!
*:o)	And Bozo the Clown!
3:]	Pet smiley
3:[	Mean Pet smiley
d8=	Your pet beaver is wearing goggles and a hard hat
E-:-)	User is a Ham radio operator
:-9	User is licking his/her lips
%-6	User is braindead
[:-)	User is wearing a walkman
(:I	User is an egghead
<:-i span="">	User is a dunce
K:P	User is a little kid with a propeller beenie
@:-)	User is wearing a turban
:-0	No Yelling! (Quiet Lab)
:-:	Mutant Smiley
	The invisible smiley
.-)	User only has one eye
,-)	Ditto but he's winking
X-(	User just died
C=}>;*{O)	Mega-Smiley A drunk, devilish chef with a toupee in an updraft, with a mustache and a double chin
>:] -	Gleep a friendly midget smiley who will gladly be your friend
:) -	Happy
:> -	hmm, let me think
:D -	Laughter
:I -	Hmmm, not funny!
:( -	Sad
:[ -	Real Downer
:< -	what pretences!
:{ -	oh boy, the headmaster!
:O -	Yelling
;( -	Crying
[] -	Hugs and
:* -	Kisses
:-`	smiley spitting out its chewing tobacco
:-!"	smiley drooling
:-$	smiley face with it's mouth wired shut
:-6	smiley after eating something sour
8-)	smiley swimmer
:-*	smiley after eating something bitter
:-&	smiley which is tongue-tied
:-0	smiley orator
(:-(	unsmiley frowning
=:-)	smiley punk-rocker
=:-(	(real punk rockers don't smile)
+-:-)	smiley priest
:-o	smiley singing national anthem
:-p	smiley sticking its tongue out (at you!)
:-[	un-smiley blockhead
:-]	smiley blockhead
:-{	smiley variation on a theme
:-}	ditto
{:-)	smiley with its hair parted in the middle
}:-)	above in an updraft
g-)	smiley with pince-nez glasses
:-\	undecided smiley
:-/	lefty undecided smiley
:-|	have an ordinary day smiley
;-)	winking smiley
:-<	real sad smiley
:-x &	quot;my lips are sealed smiley
:-c	bummed out smiley
:-v	talking head smiley
:-?	smilely smoking a pipe
0-)	smiley cyclops (scuba diver?)
:<	midget unsmiley
:>	midget smiley
:-)	ha ha
~~:-(	net flame
|-)	hee hee
|-D	ho ho
:->	hey hey
:-( boo hoo X-(	net suicide
:-I	hmm
:-O	uh oh
>:-I	net startrek
:-P	nyah nyah
3:o[	net pets
|-P	yuk
:-	Male
>-	Female
8	Infinity
%\v	Picasso
:)	smiley
>:)	a little devil
%-|	been working all night
::-)	wears glasses
}:-(	bull headed
:-{)	has a mustache
:-#	braces
:-&	tounge-tied
:-D	big smile
C|:-=	Charlie Chaplin
=|:-)=	Abe Lincoln
:-W	speak with forked tongue
:-@ &127;	I swear
:-X	my lips are sealed
:-C	really bummed out
C=:-)	chef
*<:- span="">	Santa Claus
:-O	Mr Bill
*:o)	Bozo
:*)	Ed McMahon
[:-)	wearing a walkman
:-))	double chin
:-7	smokes a pipe
C:#	football player
:-)8	man with bowtie
:-()	I stubbed my toe
:-( )	You stepped on my toe
:-( )	You backed your car over my toe
:-Q	smoking smiley
:-{	mustache smiley
7:^]	Ronald Reagan Smiley
*<:0 span="">	clown smiley
:-)+<	person smiley
:-O>-[]	tourist smiley w/camera around his neck
:-~(	smiley with a cold
:-)-o	smiley doctor with a stethoscope
~~:|	Smiley having bad hair day

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Mouse + Key Combination Shortcuts

Key Combination..	Desired Action
Press 7	Move up and to the left
Press 8	Move up
Press 9	Move up and to the right
Press 4	Move left
Press 6	Move right
Press 1	Move down and to the left
Press 2	Move down
Press 3	Move down and to the right
Press /	Select the left mouse button
Press *	Select both of the mouse buttons
Press -	Select the right mouse button
With the left button selected, press 5	Click
With the right button selected, press 5	Right-click
With the left button selected, press +	Double-click
Point to the item, and then press 0	Drag an item
Press .	Drop the item you are dragging

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Unix Shortcut Key Commands List

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Ctrl+B	Moves the cursor backward one character
Ctrl+C	Cancels the currently running command
Ctrl+D	Logs out of the current session
Ctrl+F	Moves the cursor forward one character
Ctrl+H	Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace
Ctrl+P	Paste previous line(s)
Ctrl+S	Stops all output on-screen (XOFF)
Ctrl+Q	Turns all output stopped on-screen back on (XON)
Ctrl+U	Erases the complete line
Ctrl+W	Deletes the last word typed. For example, if you typed (mv file1 file2) this shortcut would delete file2
Ctrl+Z	Cancels current operation, moves back a directory or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background

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Mac OS Shortcut Key Commands List

Shortcut Keys	Functions
Command-X	Cut the selected item and copy it to the Clipboard
Command-C	Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder
Command-V	Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app. This also works for files in the Finder
Command-Z	Undo the previous command. You can then press Command-Shift-Z to Redo, reversing the undo command. In some apps, you can undo and redo multiple commands
Command-A	Select All items
Command-F	Find items in a document or open a Find window
Command-G	Find Again: Find the next occurrence of the item previously found. To find the previous occurrence, press Command-Shift-G
Command-H	Hide the windows of the front app. To view the front app but hide all other apps, press Command-Option-H
Command-M	Minimize the front window to the Dock. To minimize all windows of the front app, press Command-Option-M
Command-N	New: Open an new document or window
Command-O	Open the selected item, or open a dialog to select a file to open
Command-P	Print the current document
Command-S	Save the current document
Command-W	Close the front window. To close all windows of the app, press Command-Option-W
Command-Q	Quit the app
Option-Command-Esc	Force Quit: Choose an app to force quit. Or press Command-Shift-Option-Esc and hold for 3 seconds to force just the front app to quit
Command–Space bar	Show or hide the Spotlight search field. To perform a Spotlight search from a Finder window, press Command–Option–Space bar. If you use multiple input sources to type in different languages, these shortcuts change input sources instead of showing Spotlight
Space bar+Quick Look	Use Quick Look to preview the selected item
Command-Tab	Switch apps: Switch to the next most recently used app among your open apps
Shift-Command-Tilde (~)	Switch windows: Switch to the next most recently used window of the front app
Shift-Command-3	Take a screenshot of the entire screen
Command-Comma (,)	Preferences: Open preferences for the front app
Command-D	Duplicate the selected files
Command-E	Eject the selected disk or volume
Command-F	Start a Spotlight search in the Finder window
Command-I	Show the Get Info window for a selected file
Shift-Command-C	Open the Computer window
Shift-Command-D	Open the desktop folder
Shift-Command-F	Open the All My Files window
Shift-Command-G	Open a Go to Folder window
Shift-Command-H	Open the Home folder of the current macOS user account
Shift-Command-I	Open iCloud Drive
Shift-Command-K	Open the Network window
Option-Command-L	Open the Downloads folder
Shift-Command-O	Open the Documents folder
Shift-Command-R	Open the AirDrop window
Shift-Command-T	Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mountain Lion or earlier)
Control-Shift-Command-T	Add selected Finder item to the Dock (OS X Mavericks or later)
Shift-Command-U	Open the Utilities folder
Option-Command-D	Show or hide the Dock. This often works even when you are not in the Finder
Control-Command-T	Add the selected item to the sidebar (OS X Mavericks or later)
Option-Command-P	Hide or show the path bar in Finder windows
Option-Command-S	Hide or show the Sidebar in Finder windows
Command–Slash (/)	Hide or show the status bar in Finder windows
Command-J	Show View Options
Command-K	Open the Connect to Server window
Command-L	Make an alias of the selected item
Command-N	Open a new Finder window
Shift-Command-N	Create a new folder
Option-Command-N	Create a new Smart Folder
Command-R	Show the original file for the selected alias
Command-T	Show or hide the tab bar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window
Shift-Command-T	Show or hide a Finder tab
Option-Command-T	Show or hide the toolbar when a single tab is open in the current Finder window
Option-Command-V Move	Move the files in the Clipboard from their original location to the current location
Option-Command-Y	View a Quick Look slideshow of the selected files
Command-Y	Use Quick Look to preview the selected files
Command-1	View the items in the Finder window as icons
Command-2	View the items in a Finder window as a list
Command-3	View the items in a Finder window in columns
Command-4	View the items in a Finder window with Cover Flow
Command–Left Bracket ([)	Go to the previous folder
Command–Right Bracket (])	Go to the next folder
Command–Up Arrow	Open the folder that contains the current folder
Command–Control–Up Arrow	Open the folder that contains the current folder in a new window
Command–Down Arrow	Open the selected item
Command–Mission Control	Show the desktop. This works even when you are not in the Finder
Command–Brightness Up	Turn Target Display Mode on or off
Command–Brightness Down	Turn display mirroring on or off when your Mac is connected to more than one display
Right Arrow	Open the selected folder. This works only when in list view
Left Arrow	Close the selected folder. This works only when in list view
Option–double-click	Open a folder in a separate window and close the current window
Command–double-click	Open a folder in a separate tab or window
Command-Delete	Move the selected item to the Trash
Shift-Command-Delete	Empty the Trash
Option-Shift-Command-Delete	Empty the Trash without confirmation dialog
Command-Y	Use Quick Look to preview the files
Option–Brightness Up	Open Displays preferences. This works with either Brightness key
Option–Mission Control	Open Mission Control preferences
Option–Volume Up	Open Sound preferences. This works with any of the volume keys
Command key while dragging	Move the dragged item to another volume or location. The pointer changes while you drag the item
Option key while dragging	Copy the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item
Option-Command while dragging	Make an alias of the dragged item. The pointer changes while you drag the item
Option-click a disclosure triangle	Open all folders within the selected folder. This works only when in list view
Command-click a window title	See the folders that contain the current folder

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