General Keyboard Shortcuts - Dell Inspiron 17R Reference Manual

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General Keyboard Shortcuts

<Ctrl><Shift><Esc> Opens the Task Manager window.
<Fn><F8> Displays icons representing all currently available display options (display only, external monitor or projector only, both display and
projector, and so on). Highlight the desired icon to switch the display to that option.
<Fn> and up-arrow Increases brightness on an integrated display.
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<Fn> and down- Decreases brightness on the integrated display only (not on an external display).
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<Fn><Esc> Activates a power management mode. You can reprogram this keyboard shortcut to activate a different power management mode
using the Advanced tab in the Power Options Properties window.
<F2> Renames the selected item.
<F3> Searches for a file or folder.
<F4> Displays the Address bar list in Windows Explorer.
<F5> Refreshes the active window.
<F6> Cycles through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
<F10> Activates the menu bar in the active program.
<Ctrl><c> Copies a selected item.
<Ctrl><x> Cuts a selected item.
<Ctrl><v> Pastes a selected item.
<Ctrl><z> Undoes an action.
<Ctrl><a> Selects all items in a document or window.
<Ctrl><F4> Closes the active window (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously).
<Ctrl><Alt><Tab> Uses the arrow keys to switch between open items.
<Alt><Tab> Switches between open items.
<Alt><Esc> Cycles through items in the order in which they were opened.
<Delete> Deletes a selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
<Shift><Delete> Deletes the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
<Ctrl> and right- Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
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<Ctrl> and left- Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
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<Ctrl> and down- Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
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<Ctrl> and up-arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
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<Ctrl><Shift> with Selects a block of text.
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<Shift> with any Selects more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
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Windows logo key Minimizes all open windows.
and <m>
Windows logo key Restores all minimized windows. This key combination functions as a toggle to restore minimized windows following the use of the
and <Shift><m> Windows logo key and <m> combination.
Windows logo key Starts Windows Explorer.
and <e>
Opens the Run dialog box.
Windows logo key
and <r>
Windows logo key Opens the Search Results dialog box.
and <f>
Windows logo key Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog box (if the computer is connected to a network).
and <Ctrl><f>
Windows logo key Opens the System Properties dialog box.