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In the below example, you would hold down Numpad0 then press the second key to trigger the hotkey:. To avoid this, a script may configure Numpad0 to perform a new action such as one of the following:. Fire on release: The presence of one of the above custom combination hotkeys causes the release of Numpad0 to perform the indicated action, but only if you did not press any other keys while Numpad0 was being held down. For standard modifier keys, normal hotkeys typically work as well or better than "custom" combinations.

Combinations of three or more keys are not supported. Combinations which your keyboard hardware supports can usually be detected by using If and GetKeyState , but the results may be inconsistent.

Keyboard hook: Custom combinations involving keyboard keys always use the keyboard hook, as do any hotkeys which use the prefix key as a suffix. See the override page for details. Substitutes for Alt-Tab: Hotkeys can provide an alternate means of alt-tabbing.

For example, the following two hotkeys allow you to alt-tab with your right hand:. Hotkeys that fire upon turning the mouse wheel are supported via the key names WheelDown and WheelUp. Here are some examples of mouse wheel hotkeys:.

Some mice have a single wheel which can be scrolled up and down or tilted left and right. Generally in those cases, WheelLeft or WheelRight signals are sent repeatedly while the wheel is held to one side, to simulate continuous scrolling. This typically causes the hotkeys to execute repeatedly. Some of the most useful hotkeys for the mouse wheel involve alternate modes of scrolling a window's text.

For example, the following pair of hotkeys scrolls horizontally instead of vertically when you turn the wheel while holding down the left Ctrl :. Finally, since mouse wheel hotkeys generate only down-events never up-events , they cannot be used as key-up hotkeys.

Each numpad key can be made to launch two different hotkey subroutines depending on the state of NumLock. Alternatively, a numpad key can be made to launch the same subroutine regardless of the state. For example, in both of the below hotkeys, the active window will receive all right-clicks even though only one of the definitions contains a tilde:.

The Suspend command can temporarily disable all hotkeys except for ones you make exempt. By means of the Hotkey command, hotkeys can be created dynamically while the script is running. The Hotkey command can also modify, disable, or enable the script's existing hotkeys individually. However, you can use GetKeyState to mimic this effect as shown in the following example:. There may be times when a hotkey should wait for its own modifier keys to be released before continuing.

Consider the following example:. To work around this, use KeyWait to wait for the keys to be released; for example:. Try using a different character that you know exists in your keyboard layout. A hotkey label can be used as the target of a Gosub or Goto. See Labels for related details. One common use for hotkeys is to start and stop a repeating action, such as a series of keystrokes or mouse clicks.

For an example of this, see this FAQ topic. Finally, each script is quasi multi-threaded , which allows a new hotkey to be launched even when a previous hotkey subroutine is still running. Select the Address bar. Windows Sidebar keyboard shortcuts.

Bring all gadgets to the front and select Sidebar. Cycle through Sidebar controls. Windows Photo Gallery keyboard shortcuts. Open the Fix pane. Print the selected picture. View the selected picture at a larger size. Open or close the Details pane. Rotate the picture clockwise. Rotate the picture counter-clockwise. Search for an item. Go back. Go forward. Zoom in or resize the picture thumbnail. Zoom out or resize the picture thumbnail. Best fit.

Select the previous item. Select the next item or row. Previous item Easel or previous row Thumbnail. Previous screen. Next screen. Select the first item. Select the last item. Move the selected item to the Recycle Bin.

Permanently delete the selected item. Collapse node. Expand node. Keyboard shortcuts for working with videos. Move back one frame. Pause the playback. Move forward one frame. Set the start trim point. Set the end trim point. Split a clip. Stop and rewind all the way back to the start trim point. Advance to the next frame.

Go back to the previous frame. Stop and rewind playback. Play from the current location. Move the start trim point. Move to the end trim point. Seek to nearest split point before the current location. Seek to nearest split point after the current location. Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts. Display the Table of Contents. Display the Connection Settings menu. Display the Options menu. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use search.

Microsoft Surface Hub keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts in Continuum for phones. Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within an open app if the app supports app search. Note: You can also see some settings and options by going to the Settings charm when the app is open. Close the active document in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen.

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key. Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app if the app supports app search. Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard provides the same functionality as pressing Print Screen on a local PC. Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another host app.

Note: Keep the Windows logo key pressed down continuously while you're rearranging apps, from the moment you enter rearrange mode and through all the various rearrange commands. When you're done rearranging, release your finger from the Windows logo key to select the current arrangement. Learn more. Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

If the program is already running, switch to that program. Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local computer. Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another host program. Press the A — F buttons in Programmer mode. Windows 11 Windows 10 Windows 8.

F2 Rename the selected item. F3 Search for a file or folder in File Explorer. F4 Display the address bar list in File Explorer. F5 Refresh the active window. F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F10 Activate the Menu bar in the active app. Shift with any arrow key Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document. Right arrow Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.

Left arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Esc Stop or leave the current task. PrtScn Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard. Note You can change this shortcut so it also opens screen snipping, which lets you edit your screenshot. Press this key To do this Windows logo key Open or close Start. Updated in Windows Arrow keys Move the cursor in the direction specified. Page up Move the cursor by one page up.

Page down Move the cursor by one page down. Press this key To do this F4 Display the items in the active list. Tab Move forward through options. 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. Backspace View the previous folder. Right arrow Display the current selection if it's collapsed , or select the first subfolder. Left arrow Collapse the current selection if it's expanded , or select the folder that the folder was in. End Display the bottom of the active window. Home Display the top of the active window.

F11 Maximize or minimize the active window. Backspace Go back to the settings home page. Type on any page with search box Search settings. Notes This shortcut is turned off by default. The following table contains common keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8.

The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows. The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts in Windows. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use in dialog boxes. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the desktop taskbar. Remote Desktop Connection on the desktop keyboard shortcuts. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer.

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for rearranging modern apps. Support for Windows 7 ended on January 14, We recommend you move to a Windows 11 PC to continue to receive security updates from Microsoft. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key Press this key To do this Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu.

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad. The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Calculator. Press the. Press the n! The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal.

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