Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut - Dialog Box and Windows Help Viewer Shortcut Keys

Welcome to the Windows 7 keyboard shortcut article. This article contains 23 shortcut keys that you can use when dealing with dialog boxes and help viewer in Windows 7.

Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
Below are keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes:

Press this key	Will do this
Ctrl + Tab	Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Move back through tabs
Tab	Move forward through options
Shift + Tab	Move back through options
Alt + underlined letter	Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
Enter	Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
Spacebar	Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys	Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
F1	Display Help
F4	Display the items in the active list
Backspace	Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Windows Help Viewer Keyboard Shortcuts
Below are keyboard shortcuts for use in Windows help viewer:

Alt + C	Display the Table of Contents
Alt + N	Display the Connection Settings menu
F10	Display the Options menu
Alt + Left Arrow	Move back to the previously viewed topic
Alt + Right Arrow	Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic
Alt + A	Display the customer support page
Alt + Home	Display the Help and Support home page
Home	Move to the beginning of a topic
End	Move to the end of a topic
Ctrl + F	Search/find the current topic
Ctrl + P	Print a topic
F3	Move the cursor to the search box

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