| Win | Activate Start Button. Then use Arrow Keys, Space and Enter to navigate within Start Menu |
| Esc | Close Start menu. Can be used to close some popup windows. ) |
| Win + E | Start Windows Explorer |
| Win + D | Minimise all windows to show desktop |
| Ctrl + Shift+ Esc | Start the task manager |
| Shift+Click on a taskbar item | Open a new instance (copy) of the item |
| Win + Tab | Show All open programs. Click on the program you want to switch to, or press Esc |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between windows. Keep Alt pressed and press tab to switch between programs |
| Alt + F4 | Close the window - if this is the only window in the program (often it is) then the program closes |
In a document (Open office, e-mail, notepad)
| Ctrl + A | Select all text |
| Ctrl + C | copy selected text and put in clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | paste contents of clipboard |
| Ctrl + X | cut (delete) selected text and put in clipboard |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last change |
Function Key
On the laptop keyboard there is a key situated near the bottom left that is marked "Fn" in blue letters. This can be used together with the function keys that are at the top the keyboard (marked F1, F2 etc). If the function key has a blue icon (for example a speaker symbol) then pressing the "Fn" key at the same sose