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A list of all the default keyboard shortcuts for Everything and how to customize them.

Search edit shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the search edit has focus.

Shortcut key	Action
Ctrl + A	Select all text.
Ctrl + Backspace	Delete previous word.
Ctrl + Space	Complete search. Requires search history to be enabled.
Enter	Focus result list and select the item with the highest run count.
Up Arrow Down Arrow	Focus result list.
Alt + Up Arrow Alt + Down Arrow	Show search history.
Double Click	Select word
Triple Click	Select all

Result list shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when the result list has focus.

Shortcut key	Action
F2	Rename the focused item.
Delete	Move selected items to the recycle bin.
Shift + Delete	Permanently delete selected items.
Left Arrow	Scroll left.
Right Arrow	Scroll right.
Ctrl + Left Arrow	Scroll left one page.
Ctrl + Right Arrow	Scroll right one page.
Enter	Open the selected items.
Ctrl + Enter	Open the path of the selected item.
Alt + Enter	Display properties of the selected items.
Ctrl + +	auto adjust column widths.
Up Arrow Down Arrow Page Up Page Down Home End	Navigate item focus and selection.
Shift + Up Arrow Shift + Down Arrow Shift + Page Up Shift + Page Down Shift + Home Shift + End	Extend item selection.
Ctrl + Up Arrow Ctrl + Down Arrow Ctrl + Page Up Ctrl + Page Down Ctrl + Home Ctrl + End	Navigate item focus.
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Ctrl + Shift + Home Ctrl + Shift + End	Extend item selection, keeping the current selection.
Space	Select focus.
Ctrl + Space	Toggle item selection.
Escape	Cancel any current actions.
Ctrl + A	Selected all items.
Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert	Copy selected items.
Ctrl + E	Read the file size, date and attributes of the current selection. May be useful before exporting all sizes, dates and attributes.
Ctrl + V Shift + Insert	Paste items from the clipboard into the selected folder.
Ctrl + X	Cut selected items.
Ctrl + Shift + C	Copy the full path and name of the current selection to the clipboard.
Shift + F10	Display item context menu for the current selection. Displays the result list context menu if no selection.
Any character	Adds a character to the jump to text.
Backspace	Remove the last character in the jump to text.

Global keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts that can be used when an Everything search window has focus.

Shortcut key	Action
Escape Ctrl + W	Close the Everything window.
F1	Show the Everything help.
F3 Ctrl + F Alt + D	Focus and highlight the search edit.
F5	Reload icons, file sizes, dates and attributes.
F11	Toggle fullscreen.
Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Cycle between open windows.
Tab Shift + Tab	Cycle between search edit and results view.
Escape	Close the current window.
Alt + 1	Resize the window to 512 x 398.
Alt + 2	Resize the window to 640 x 497.
Alt + 3	Resize the window to 768 x 597.
Alt + 4	Auto size the window.
Alt + P	Toggle the preview pane.
Ctrl + Shift + 1	Toggle extra large thumbnails.
Ctrl + Shift + 2	Toggle large thumbnails.
Ctrl + Shift + 3	Toggle medium thumbnails.
Ctrl + Shift + 6	Toggle detail view.
Ctrl + Alt + +	Increase thumbnail size.
Ctrl + Alt + -	Decrease thumbnail size.
Ctrl + `	Toggle debug console.
Ctrl + F1	Show About Everything.
Ctrl + 1	Sort by name.
Ctrl + 2	Sort by path.
Ctrl + 3	Sort by size.
Ctrl + 4	Sort by extension.
Ctrl + 5	Sort by type.
Ctrl + 6	Sort by date modified.
Ctrl + 7	Sort by date created.
Ctrl + 8	Sort by attributes.
Ctrl + 9	Sort by date recently changed.
Ctrl + B	Toggle match whole word.
Ctrl + D	Bookmark the current search.
Ctrl + I	Toggle match case.
Ctrl + M	Toggle match diacritics.
Ctrl + N	Open a new search window.
Ctrl + O	Open an Everything file list.
Ctrl + P	Show the Options window.
Ctrl + Q	Exit Everything.
Ctrl + R	Toggle Regex.
Ctrl + S	Export the current results to an Everything file list, csv or txt file.
Ctrl + T	Toggle always on top.
Ctrl + U	Toggle match path.
Ctrl + +	Increase text size.
Ctrl + -	Decrease text size.
Ctrl + 0	Reset text size to Normal.
Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Up Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Down	Change view.
Alt + Home	Go to the home search.
Alt + Left Arrow Back Mouse back button	Go back to the previous search.
Alt + Right Arrow Forward Mouse forward button	Go forward to the next search.
Ctrl + Shift + F	Organize filters.
Ctrl + Shift + B	Organize bookmarks.
Ctrl + H Ctrl + Shift + H	Show all search history.

Hotkeys

The Everything search window can be shown by pressing a hotkey.

Hotkeys can be used anywhere in Windows.

There are three different methods for opening the Everything window with a hotkey:

Method	Description
New window	Always show a new Everything search window.
Show window	Show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window.
Toggle window	Hide the Everything search window if it is currently in the foreground, otherwise show the Everything search window if one exists, otherwise create a new Everything search window.

To define a Hotkey to open Everything:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.

• Click the Keyboard tab.

• Choose a hotkey method.

• Press a new key combination.

• Click OK.

Note: Everything must be running in the background for hotkeys to work.

Note: You can not override any existing hotkey.

To disable a Windows hotkey, such as Win + F:

• From the Start menu, open regedit

• In the Registry Editor, navigate to:

• Create a new String Value called DisabledHotkeys

• Set the DisabledHotkeys data to the letter you would like freed, for example: F

• Restart your computer

• Apply the (now free) hotkey Win + F in Everything.

Customizing

To customize keyboard shortcuts:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, click Options.

• Click the Keyboard tab.

• Use Show commands containing: to search for a command

• Click Add... to add a new keyboard shortcut or click Edit... to edit an existing one.

• Select a location to use the shortcut in:

  Location	Description
  Global	The shortcut will work anywhere in the Everything search window.
  Search Edit	The shortcut will only work when pressed in the search edit.
  Result List	The shortcut will only work when pressed in the result list.

• Press a new keyboard shortcut for shortcut key.

• Check shortcut key currently used by, this existing shortcut (if any) will be removed if you click OK.

• Click OK.

• Click OK.

Published : 2009-02-17 - Updated : 2020-04-06
Author : Disabled World - Contact: www.disabled-world.com

Synopsis* : This handy list of computer keyboard hotkey shortcuts will make computing a lot faster and easier for people with disabilities. Sticky keys enable you to press one key at a time when doing hotkey combinations instead of having to press all combined keys at the same time. Although there are other ways to turn Windows sticky keys mode on, one of the fastest ways is to press the 'SHIFT' button 5 times.

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What Are HotKeys?

A computer, or other electronic device, keyboard shortcut, also known as an accelerator key, shortcut key, key binding, keybinding, key combo, etc., is a key, or set of keys, that performs a predefined function. These functions can often be done via some other, more indirect mechanism, such as using a menu, typing a longer command, and/or using a pointing device. By reducing such sequences to a few keystrokes, this can often save the user time, hence 'shortcut' and make computing a lot easier for people with disabilities.

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Certain Hotkeys Can Pressed Simultaneously

For example ctrl + alt + delete will bring up the task manager.

Although there is another way to put sticky keys mode on. One of the fastest ways is to press 'SHIFT' 5 times. Sticky keys will make it so that you can press one key at a time when doing hotkey combinations instead of having to have all the combined keys pressed down at the same time.

Ctrl + Alt + Delete

Mostly used in case of emergency.

• When the computer has stopped responding you may enter that hotkey combination which will bring you to the task manager.
• Once inside the task manager you may choose to end the program that crashed your system, it is normally easy to spot which program is causing problems at the time by seeing the (Not Responding) which floats on the right of the software's name.
• For windows Ctrl + Alt + Delete will bring you to another window with several options, in which task manager is included.

Also see: Using Sticky Keys for Windows and Mac Computer Accessibility - Sticky Keys are designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keyboard keys simultaneously.

A List of Commonly Used Windows HotKeys:
Hotkeys and Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + Escape or Win : Display start menu. Shift + F10 or AppsKey : Display context menu. Win + E : Open Windows Explorer. Win + R : Open Run dialog. Win + M : Minimize all windows. Win + Shift + M : Undo minimize all windows. Win + D : Toggle minimize all windows. Win + B (XP only) : Activate system tray. Arrow keys select, Enter double-clicks, and AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks. Win + L (XP Only) : Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation. Win + F or F3 : Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs. Win + Control + F : Open Find dialog. (Computers) Win + U : Open Utility Manager. Win + F1 : Open Windows help. Win + Pause : Open System Properties dialog. Win + Tab : Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks. Win + Shift + Tab : Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse. Alt + Tab : Display CoolSwitch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog. Alt + Shift + Tab : Display CoolSwitch; go in reverse. Alt + Escape : Send active window to the bottom of the z-order. Alt + Shift + Escape : Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order. Alt + F4 : Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog. Shift while a CD is loading : Bypass AutoPlay. Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states) : Invoke the Task Manager or NT Security dialog. Ctrl + Shift + Escape (XP Only) : Invoke the task manager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape. Printscreen : Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard. Alt + Printscreen : Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard. Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow : Invert screen. (XP). Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow : Undo inversion.
Generic HotKeys
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert : Copy. Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete : Cut. Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert : Paste/Move. Ctrl + N : New... File, Tab, Entry, etc. Ctrl + S : Save. Ctrl + O : Open... Ctrl + P : Print. Ctrl + Z : Undo. Ctrl + A : Select all. Ctrl + F : Find... Ctrl + F4 : Close tab or child window. F1 : Open help. F11 : Toggle full screen mode. Alt or F10 : Activate menu bar. Alt + Space : Display system menu. Same as clicking the icon on the titlebar. Escape : Remove focus from current control/menu, or close dialog box.
Generic Navigation - Keyboard Shortcut Keys
Tab : Forward one item. Shift + Tab : Backward one item. Ctrl + Tab : Cycle through tabs/child windows. Ctrl + Shift + Tab : Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows. Enter : If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button. Space : Toggle items such as radio buttons or checkboxes. Alt + (Letter) : Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlined letter on the item's name. Ctrl + Left : Move cursor to the beginning of previous word. Ctrl + Right : Move cursor to the beginning of next word. Ctrl + Up : Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequent Up/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in RichEdit controls. Ctrl + Down : Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. Shift + Left : Highlight one character to the left. Shift + Right : Highlight one character to the right. Shift + Up : Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up. Shift + Down : Highlight from current cursor position, to one line down. Ctrl + Shift + Left : Highlight to beginning of previous word. Ctrl + Shift + Right : Highlight to beginning of next word. Ctrl + Shift + Up : Highlight to beginning of previous paragraph. Ctrl + Shift + Down : Highlight to beginning of next paragraph. Home : Move cursor to top of a scrollable control. End : Move cursor to bottom of a scrollable control.
Generic File Browser - HotKeys
Arrow Keys : Navigate. Shift + Arrow Keys : Select multiple items. Ctrl + Arrow Keys : Change focus without changing selection. 'Focus' is the object that will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item. (Letter) : Select first found item that begins with (Letter). BackSpace : Go up one level to the parent directory. Alt + Left : Go back one folder. Alt + Right : Go forward one folder. Enter : Activate (Double-click) selected item(s). Alt + Enter : View properties for selected item. F2 : Rename selected item(s). F7 : New folder. Ctrl + NumpadPlus : In a Details view, resizes all columns to fit the longest item in each one. Delete : Delete selected item(s). Shift + Delete : Delete selected item(s); bypass Recycle Bin. Ctrl while dragging item(s) : Copy. Ctrl + Shift while dragging item(s) : Create shortcut(s).
In tree pane, if any:
Left : Collapse the current selection if expanded, or select the parent folder. Right : Expand the current selection if collapsed, or select the first subfolder. NumpadAsterisk : Expand currently selected directory and all subdirectories. No undo. NumpadPlus : Expand currently selected directory. NumpadMinus : Collapse currently selected directory.
Keyboard - Accessibility Aids
Right Shift for eight seconds : Toggle FilterKeys on and off. FilterKeys must be enabled. Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen : Toggle High Contrast on and off. High Contrast must be enabled. Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock : Toggle MouseKeys on and off. MouseKeys must be enabled. NumLock for five seconds : Toggle ToggleKeys on and off. ToggleKeys must be enabled. Shift five times : Toggle StickyKeys on and off. StickyKeys must be enabled.
Microsoft Natural Keyboard - with IntelliType Software Installed.
Win + L : Log off Windows. Win + P : Open Print Manager. Win + C : Open control panel. Win + V : Open clipboard. Win + K : Open keyboard properties. Win + I : Open mouse properties. Win + A : Open Accessibility properties. Win + Space : Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys. Win + S : Toggle CapsLock on and off.
Remote Desktop - Connection Navigation
Ctrl + Alt + End : Open the NT Security dialog. Alt + PageUp : Switch between programs. Alt + PageDown : Switch between programs in reverse. Alt + Insert : Cycle through the programs in most recently used order. Alt + Home : Display start menu. Ctrl + Alt + Break : Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen. Alt + Delete : Display the Windows menu. Ctrl + Alt + NumpadMinus : Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt + PrintScreen on a local computer. Ctrl + Alt + NumpadPlus : Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PrintScreen on a local computer.
Mozilla Firefox - Browser Shortcuts
Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PageDown : Cycle through tabs. Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PageUp : Cycle through tabs in reverse. Ctrl + (1-9) : Switch to tab corresponding to number. Ctrl + N : New window. Ctrl + T : New tab. Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6 : Switch focus to location bar. Ctrl + Enter : Open location in new tab. Shift + Enter : Open location in new window. Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E : Switch focus to search bar. Ctrl + O : Open a local file. Ctrl + W : Close tab, or window if there's only one tab open. Ctrl + Shift + W : Close window. Ctrl + S : Save page as a local file. Ctrl + P : Print page. Ctrl + F or F3 : Open find toolbar. Ctrl + G or F3 : Find next... Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3 : Find previous... Ctrl + B or Ctrl + I : Open Bookmarks sidebar. Ctrl + H : Open History sidebar. Escape : Stop loading page. Ctrl + R or F5 : Reload current page. Ctrl + Shift + R or Ctrl + F5 : Reload current page; bypass cache. Ctrl + U : View page source. Ctrl + D : Bookmark current page. Ctrl + NumpadPlus or Ctrl + Equals (+/=) : Increase text size. Ctrl + NumpadMinus or Ctrl + Minus : Decrease text size. Ctrl + Numpad0 or Ctrl + 0 : Set text size to default. Alt + Left or Backspace : Back. Alt + Right or Shift + Backspace : Forward. Alt + Home : Open home page. Ctrl + M : Open new message in integrated mail client. Ctrl + J : Open Downloads dialog. F6 : Switch to next frame. You must have selected something on the page already, e.g. by use of Tab. Shift + F6 : Switch to previous frame. Apostrophe ('): Find link as you type. Slash (/) : Find text as you type.
BBCodes - While text is selected:
Alt + B : Format text in bold. Alt + I : Format text in italics. Alt + U : Format text as underlined. Alt + Q : Format text as a quote. Alt + C : Format text as code. Alt + L : Format text as a list. Alt + O : Format text as an ordered list. Alt + P : Format url as a hotlinked image. Alt + W : Format url as a hyperlink.
GMail - Must have 'keyboard shortcuts' on in settings.
C : Compose new message. Shift + C : Open new window to compose new message. Slash (/) : Switch focus to search box. K : Switch focus to the next most recent email. Enter or 'O' opens focused email. J : Switch focus to the next oldest email. N : Switch focus to the next message in the 'conversation.' Enter or 'O' expands/collapses messages. P : Switch focus to the previous message. U : Takes you back to the inbox and checks for new mail. Y : Various actions depending on current view: Has no effect in 'Sent' and 'All Mail' views. Inbox : Archive email or message. Starred : Unstar email or message. Spam : Unmark as spam and move back to 'Inbox.' Trash : Move back to 'Inbox.' Any label : Remove the label. X : 'Check' an email. Various actions can be performed against all checked emails. S : 'Star' an email. Identical to the more familiar term, 'flagging.' R : Reply to the email. A : Reply to all recipients of the email. F : Forward an email. Shift + R : Reply to the email in a new window. Shift + A : Reply to all recipients of the email in a new window. Shift + F : Forward an email in a new window. Shift + 1 (!) : Mark an email as spam and remove it from the inbox. G then I : Switch to 'Inbox' view. G then S : Switch to 'Starred' view. G then A : Switch to 'All Mail' view. G then C : Switch to 'Contacts' view. G then S : Switch to 'Drafts' view.

Other Handy Keyboad Shortcuts

• Using Sticky Keys for Windows and Mac Computer Accessibility - Sticky Keys are designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keyboard keys simultaneously.
• Texting Acronym Shortcuts for Chatting - Shortcut list of the common acronyms and abbreviations used in chat rooms SMS messages on cell phones and Facebook instant messenger.
• Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts List for Windows Computers - List of computer shortcut keys and mouse/keyboard combinations for the Google Chrome browser and Chromebook.

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