Essential Vista Keyboard Shortcuts

MEDIA CENTER SHORTCUTS

General Commands

• Skip backward or replay selection: Ctrl+B
• Skip forward or move to next selection: Ctrl+F
• Pause current activity: Ctrl+P

Audio

• Go to Music: Ctrl+M
• Rip CD: Ctrl+R
• Turn on or off closed captioning: Ctrl+Shift+C
• Fast-forward song: Ctrl+Shift+F
• Play audio file or song: Ctrl+Shift+P
• Mute volume: F8
• Decrease volume: F9
• Increase volume: F10

TV

• Go to guide: Ctrl+G
• Go to Recorded TV: Ctrl+O
• Record TV show: Ctrl+R
• Rewind TV (recorded or live): Ctrl+Shift+B
• Fast-forward TV (recorded or live): Ctrl+Shift+F
• Stop recording or stop playing TV: Ctrl+Shift+S
• Resume playing TV: Ctrl+Shift+P
• Go to live TV: Ctrl+T
• Previous channel: Page Down
• Next channel: Page Up

Radio

• Go to Radio: Ctrl+A
• Resume playing radio: Ctrl+Shift+P
• Stop live radio: Ctrl+Shift+S

Pictures

• Go to Pictures: Ctrl+I
• Play slide show: Ctrl+Shift+P
• Stop slide show: Ctrl+Shift+S
• Skip to next picture: Down arrow or Right arrow
• Skip back to previous picture: Up arrow or Left arrow
• Zoom a picture: Enter

Videos

• Go to Videos: Ctrl+E
• Rewind: Ctrl+Shift+B
• Fast-forward: Ctrl+Shift+F
• Stop: Ctrl+Shift+S

DVDs

• Go to DVD menu: Ctrl+Shift+M
• Change DVD angle: Arrow keys
• Rewind: Ctrl+Shift+B
• Fast-forward: Ctrl+Shift+F
• Play: Ctrl+Shift+P
• Stop: Ctrl+Shift+S
• Change DVD audio selection: Ctrl+Shift+A
• Change DVD subtitle selection: Ctrl+U

PHOTO GALLERY SHORTCUTS

• Open Fix pane: Ctrl+F
• Print selected picture: Ctrl+P
• View the selected picture at a larger size: Enter
• Open or close the Details pane: Ctrl+I
• Rotate picture clockwise: Ctrl+.
• Rotate picture counterclockwise: Ctrl+,
• Search for an item: Ctrl+E
• Go back: Alt+Left arrow
• Go forward: Alt+Right arrow
• Zoom in or resize the picture thumbnail: +
• Zoom out or resize the picture thumbnail: -
• Change the size of the picture thumbnail: Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel
• Best fit: Ctrl+B
• Select previous item: Left arrow
• Select next item or row: Down arrow
• Previous item (Easel) or previous row (Thumbnail): Up arrow
• Previous screen: Page Up
• Next screen: Page Down
• Select first item: Home
• Select last item: End
• Move item to Recycle Bin: Delete
• Permanently delete item: Shift+Delete

SHORTCUTS FOR WORKING WITH VIDEOS IN WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER

• Pause playback: K
• Move back one frame: J
• Move forward one frame: L
• Set the start trim point: I
• Set the end trim point: O
• Split clip: M
• Stop and rewind back to start trim point: Home
• Advance to next frame: Alt+Right arrow
• Return to previous frame: Alt+Left arrow
• Stop and rewind playback: Ctrl+K
• Play from current location: Ctrl+P
• Move start trim point: Home
• Move to the end trim point: End
• Seek to nearest split point before current location: Page Up
• Seek to nearest split point after current location: Page Down

WINDOWS MAIL SHORTCUTS

Main window and view message window

• Send and receive: Ctrl+M
• Open or post new message: Ctrl+N
• Open contacts: Ctrl+Shift+B
• Delete message: Delete or Ctrl+D
• Reply to message author: Ctrl+R
• Reply to all: Ctrl+Shift+R or Ctrl+G (newsgroups only)
• Forward message: Ctrl+F
• Find message: Ctrl+Shift+F
• Print message: Ctrl+P
• Go to next message: Ctrl+>
• Go to previous message: Ctrl+<
• View selected message's properties: Alt+Enter
• Go to next unread message: Ctrl+U
• Go to next unread newsgroup conversation: Ctrl+Shift+U

Main window

• Open selected message: Ctrl+O or Enter
• Mark as read: Ctrl+Enter or Ctrl+Q
• Move between message list, Folders list, and Preview pane: Tab
• Go to a newsgroup: Ctrl+W
• Expand newsgroup conversation: Left arrow or +
• Collapse newsgroup conversation: Right arrow or —?
• Mark all newsgroup messages read: Ctrl+Shift+A
• Download newsgroup messages for offline reading: Ctrl+Shift+M
• Go to Inbox: Ctrl+I
• Go to a folder: Ctrl+Y
• Refresh newsgroup messages and headers: F5

Message window

• Close message: Esc
• Find text: F3 or Ctrl+Shift+F
• Check spelling (when sending): F7
• Insert signature (when sending): Ctrl+Shift+S
• Send message or post to newsgroup: Ctrl+Enter or Alt+S
• Switch among Edit, Source, and Preview tabs in Source Edit view: Ctrl+Tab

SIDEBAR SHORTCUTS

• Bring all gadgets to the front and select Sidebar: Windows key+Spacebar
• Cycle through Sidebar gadgets: Windows key+G
• Cycle through Sidebar controls: Tab

TASKBAR SHORTCUTS

• Cycle through live previews on the Taskbar: Windows key+T
• Cycle through programs on the Taskbar with Flip3D (Aero) enabled: Windows key+Tab
• Use arrow keys to cycle through programs on the Taskbar with Flip3D (Aero) enabled: Ctrl+Windows key+Tab

EASE-OF-ACCESS SHORTCUTS

• Open Ease of Access Center: Windows key+U
• Turn Filter Keys on or off: Hold Right Shift key for 8 seconds
• Turn High Contrast on or off: Left Alt+Left Shift+Print Screen
• Turn Mouse Keys on or off: Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock
• Turn Sticky Keys on or off: Hit Shift five times
• Turn Toggle Keys on or off: Hold Num Lock for 5 seconds

MISCELLANEOUS SHORTCUTS

• Go up one level in an Explorer window: Alt+Up arrow
• Open the Windows Mobility Center (laptops only) Windows key+X
• Open Quick Launch shortcuts: Windows key+any number key (for example, hit Windows key+1 for the first shortcut in the Quick Launch bar, Windows key+2 for the second, and so on)

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