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Basic Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7
Posted by staffwriter in Tech Tips
What are keyboard shortcuts, anyways? A Keyboard shortcut is a combination of keys pressed at the same time to do an action that you would normally have to do with several mouse clicks. Once you get used to using them, then can save you time when you’re working, and make browsing files or the web more streamlined.
Here’s a list of some of the most basic keyboard shortcuts you can use in Windows 7, pulled from Microsoft’s List of Keyboard Shortcuts:
| Key Combination | Action Taken | |
| F2 | Rename the file you have selected | |
| Alt + Tab | Change open item | |
| CTRL + C | Copy the text or item you have selected | |
| CTRL + X | Cut the text or item you have selected | |
| CTRL + V | Paste the item or text you have copied or cut | |
| CTRL + Z | Undo the last action | |
| CTRL + Y | Redo the last action you un-did | |
| Windows logo key | Open the Start Menu | |
| Windows logo key+ Tab | Cycle through open items using Aero Flip 3-D | |
| Windows logo key + D | Show the desktop and minimize all open windows | |
| Windows logo key + + (Plus sign) | Open the windows magnifier and zoom in | |
| Windows logo key + -(Minus sign) | Zoom out with windows magnifier | |
| Windows logo key + Space key | Peek at the desktop | |
| Windows logo key + Up | Maximize current window | |
| Windows logo key + X | Open windows Mobility center (handy for laptop owners) |
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