WINDOWS 8 – SHORTCUT KEYS
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Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar
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Access the Settings charm
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Access the Apps Search screen
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Access the Files Search screen
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Access the Settings Search screen
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Access the Second Screen bar
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Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
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Access the Windows Tools Menu
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Move the screen split to the right
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Move the screen split to the left
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View all active Toasts/Notifications
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View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
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Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot
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Open Ease of Access Center
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Open Find Computers dialog box
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Windows key + Pause/Break
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Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + Shift + 1to10
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Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + Ctrl + 1to10
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Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows key + Alt + 1to10
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Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
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Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
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Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
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Restore all minimized windows
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Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
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Minimize/restore current window
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Minimize all but the current window
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Tile window on the left side of the screen
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Windows key + Right Arrow
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Tile window on the right side of the screen
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Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow
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Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
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Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
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Move the current window from one monitor to the next
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Launch Windows Help and Support
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Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
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Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
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Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
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Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel
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Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen
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Display a hidden Menu Bar
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Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
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Cycle forward through open windows
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Cycle backward through open windows
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Close the current window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop
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Access the Shortcut menu for current window
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Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
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Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
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Take a screen shot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard
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Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
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Display the previous folder
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CD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun
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Permanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)
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Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
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Access the context menu for the selected item
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Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
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Select a consecutive group of items
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Shift + Click on a Taskbar button
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Launch a new instance of a program
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Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button
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Access the context menu for the selected item
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Open a new window in Windows Explorer
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Close current window in Windows Explorer
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Select the Search box in the upper right corner of a window
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Open the Windows Task Manager
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Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows
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Access the Windows Security screen
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Select multiple individual items
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Ctrl + Click and drag an item
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Copies that item in the same folder
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Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item
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Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder
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Move forward through tabs
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Move backward through tabs
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Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button
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Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator
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Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button
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Cycle through the instances of a program in the group
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Display the Address Bar list
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Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
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Display command history in a Command Prompt
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Toggle full screen display
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Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
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Take a screen shot of the entire screen and place it in the clipboard
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Move to the top of the active window
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Move to the bottom of the active window
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Display the previous folder in Windows Explorer Move up one folder level in Open or Save dialog box
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Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+)
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Display the contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-)
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Collapse the selected folder
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Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*)
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Expand all subfolders under the selected folder
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