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How to Use Your Computer Without a Mouse
Three Methods: Windows Mac OS X Web Browsers
If you don’t like using a mouse or feel like it’s slowing you down, there are hundreds of keyboard shortcuts you can use
instead. Here are some keyboard workarounds to use on the web, in Windows, and in Mac OS X.
Method
Windows
1
1 If your operating system has Mouse Keys, Go to Start > Control Panel > Ease of Access to activate it. This
will allow you to use the arrow keys to control your cursor in lieu of the mouse.
2 Use these Windows system key combinations.
F1 Help
Window Button Open Start menu
Alt + Tab ↹ Switch between open programs
Alt + F4 Quit program
⇧ Shift + Delete Delete item permanently
⊞ Win + L Lock the computer (without using Ctrl + Alt + Del )
3 Use these key combinations while writing on Windows.
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + B Bold
Ctrl + U Underline
Ctrl + I Italic
Ctrl + Strikethrough
CTRL + = Subscript
Ctrl + ↑ ↓ ← → Skip Words
4 Use these general keyboardonly commands.
F1 Starts Windows Help
F10 Activates menu bar options
⇧ Shift + F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as rightclicking an object
Ctrl + Esc Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
Ctrl + Esc or Esc Selects the Start button (press Tab ↹ to select the taskbar, or press ⇧ Shift + F10 for a
context menu)
Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Esc Opens Windows Task Manager
Alt + ↓ Opens a dropdown list box
Alt + Tab ↹ Switch to another running program (hold down the Alt key and then press the Tab ↹ key to view
the taskswitching window)
⇧ Shift Press and hold down the ⇧ Shift key while you insert a CDROM to bypass the automaticrun feature
Alt + SPACE Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move,
resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
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Alt + Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child
window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
Ctrl + Tab ↹ Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
Alt +underlined letter in menu Opens the menu
Alt + F4 Closes the current window
Ctrl + F4 Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
Alt + F6 Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog
box is displayed, Alt + F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
5 Use these shortcuts for shell objects and desktop shortcuts. For a selected object:
F2 Rename object
F3 Find all files
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + V Paste
⇧ Shift + Del Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
Alt + ↵ Enter Open the properties for the selected object
6 Use these general folder/shortcut controls.
F4 Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in
Windows Explorer)
F5 Refreshes the current window.
F6 Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + G Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
Ctrl + Z Undo the last command
Ctrl + A Select all the items in the current window
← Backspace Switch to the parent folder
⇧ Shift +click+Close button For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
7 Use these key combinations to control properties.
Ctrl + Tab ↹ / Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Tab ↹ Move through the property tabs
8 Use these shortcuts for accessibility.
Press ⇧ Shift five times Toggles StickyKeys on and off

Press down and hold the right ⇧ Shift key for eight seconds Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the Num ⇩ key for five seconds Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left Alt +left ⇧ Shift + Num ⇩ Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left Alt +left ⇧ Shift + ⎙ Print Screen Toggles high contrast on and off
9 Use these dialog box keyboard commands.
Tab ↹ Move to the next control in the dialog box
⇧ Shift + Tab ↹ Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this
toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
↵ Enter Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
Esc Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
Alt +underlined letter in dialog box item Move to the corresponding item
10
10 Use these shortcuts if you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard.
⊞ Win Start menu
⊞ Win + R Run dialog box
⊞ Win + M Minimize all
⇧ Shift + ⊞ Win + M Undo minimize all
⊞ Win + F1 Help
⊞ Win + E Windows Explorer
⊞ Win + F Find files or folders
⊞ Win + D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
Ctrl + ⊞ Win + F Find computer
Ctrl + ⊞ Win + Tab ↹ Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use → or ←
to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
⊞ Win + Tab ↹ Cycle through taskbar buttons
⊞ Win + Pause System Properties dialog box
≣ Menu Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
11 Use these shortcuts if you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed.
⊞ Win + L Log off Windows
⊞ Win + P Starts Print Manager
⊞ Win + C Opens Control Panel
⊞ Win + V Starts Clipboard
⊞ Win + K Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
⊞ Win + I Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
⊞ Win + A Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
⊞ Win + SPACEBAR Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
⊞ Win + S Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Method
Mac OS X
2
1 If you have Universal Access, use these keyboard shortcuts to manipulate your cursor in lieu of using
your mouse. To set this up, go to your Universal Access preferences and activate Mouse Keys.
8 Move Up
2 Move Down
4 Move Left
6 Move Right
1 Move Diagonally Bottom Left
3 Move Diagonally Bottom Right
7 Move Diagonally Top Left
9 Move Diagonally Top Right
5 Press Mouse Button
0 Hold Mouse Button
. (period on number pad) Release Hold Mouse Button
2 Use these keyboard shortcuts to initiate processes during Startup.
⌥ Option Display all bootable volumes (Startup Manager)
⇧ Shift Perform Safe Boot (start up in Safe Mode)
C Start from a bootable disc (DVD, CD)
T Start in FireWire target disk mode
N Start from NetBoot server
X Force Mac OS X startup (if non+Mac OS X startup volumes are present)
⌘ Command + V Start in Verbose Mode
⌘ Command + S Start in Single User Mode
3 Use these “finder” keyboard shortcuts.
⌘ Command + A Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open)
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + A Deselect all items
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + A Open the Applications folder
⌘ Command + C Copy selected item/text to the Clipboard
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + C Open the Computer window
⌘ Command + D Duplicate selected item
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + D Open desktop folder
⌘ Command + E Eject
⌘ Command + F Find any matching Spotlight attribute
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + F Find Spotlight file name matches
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + F Navigate to the search field in an already|open Spotlight window
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + G Go to Folder
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + H Open the Home folder of the currently loggedin user account
⌘ Command + I Get Info
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + I Show Inspector
Ctrl + ⌘ Command + I Get Summary Info
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + I Open iDisk
⌘ Command + J Show View Options
⌘ Command + K Connect to Server
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + K Open Network window
⌘ Command + L Make alias of the selected item
⌘ Command + M Minimize window
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + M Minimize all windows
⌘ Command + N New Finder window
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + N New folder
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + N New Smart Folder
⌘ Command + O Open selected item
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Q Log Out
⌥ Option + ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Q Log Out immediately
⌘ Command + R Show original (of alias)
⌘ Command + T Add to Sidebar
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + T Add to Favorites
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + T Hide Toolbar / Show Toolbar in Finder windows
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + U Open Utilities folder
⌘ Command + V Paste
⌘ Command + W Close window
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + W Close all windows
⌘ Command + X Cut
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + Y Slideshow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
⌘ Command + Z Undo / Redo
⌘ Command + 1 View as Icon
⌘ Command + 2 View as List
⌘ Command + 3 View as Columns
⌘ Command + 4 View as Cover Flow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
⌘ Command + , (Command and the comma key) Open Finder preferences
⌘ Command + ` (the Grave accent key++above Tab key on a US English keyboard layout) Cycle through
open Finder windows
⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + ? Open Mac Help
⌥ Option + ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Esc (hold for three seconds) Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6 or later only Force
Quit front+most application
⌘ Command + [ Back
⌘ Command + ] Forward
⌘ Command + ↑ Up Arrow Open enclosed folder
Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ↑ Up Arrow Open enclosed folder in a new window
⌘ Command + ↓ Down Arrow Open highlighted item
⌘ Command + Tab ↹ Switch application++cycle forward
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Tab ↹ Switch application++cycle backward
⌘ Command + Delete Move to Trash
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Delete Empty Trash
⌥ Option + ⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Delete Empty Trash without confirmation dialog
Spacebar (or ⌘ Command + Y ) Quick Look (Mac OS X 10.5 or later)
⌘ Command key while dragging Move dragged item to other volume/location (pointer icon changes while key
is held++see this article)
⌥ Option key while dragging Copy dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held++see this article)
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command key combination while dragging Make alias of dragged item (pointer icon changes
while key is held++see this article)
4 Use these keyboard shortcuts for Application and other commands.
⌘ Command + Space Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate

through enabled script systems)
Ctrl + A Move to beginning of line/paragraph
Ctrl + B Move one character backward
Ctrl + D Delete the character in front of the cursor
Ctrl + E Move to end of line/paragraph
Ctrl + F Move one character forward
Ctrl + H Delete the character behind the cursor
Ctrl + K Delete from the character in front of the cursor to the end of the line/paragraph
Ctrl + L Center the cursor/selection in the visible area
Ctrl + N Move down one line
Ctrl + O Insert a new line after the cursor
Ctrl + P Move up one line
Ctrl + T Transpose the character behind the cursor and the character in front of the cursor
Ctrl + V Move down one page
⌥ Option + Delete Delete the word that is left of the cursor, as well as any spaces or punctuation after the
word
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + Space Show the Spotlight search results window (if multiple languages are installed,
may rotate through keyboard layouts and input methods within a script)
⌘ Command + Tab ↹ Move forward to the next most recently used application in a list of open applications
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + Tab ↹ Move backward through a list of open applications (sorted by recent use)
⇧ Shift + Tab ↹ Navigate through controls in a reverse direction
Ctrl + Tab ↹ Move focus to the next grouping of controls in a dialog or the next table (when Tab moves to the
next cell)
⇧ Shift + Ctrl + Tab ↹ Move focus to the previous grouping of controls
⌘ Command + Esc Open Front Row (if installed)
⌥ Option +Eject Eject from secondary optical media drive (if one is installed)
Ctrl +Eject Show shutdown dialog
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command +Eject Put the computer to sleep
Ctrl + ⌘ Command +Eject Quit all applications (after giving you a chance to save changes to open
documents), then restart the computer
Fn + Delete Forward Delete (on portable Macs' builtin keyboard)
Ctrl + F1 Toggle full keyboard access on or off
Ctrl + F2 Move focus to the menu bar
Ctrl + F3 Move focus to the Dock
Ctrl + F4 Move focus to the active (or next) window
⇧ Shift + Ctrl + F4 Move focus to the previously active window

Ctrl + F5 Move focus to the toolbar.
Ctrl + F6 Move focus to the first (or next) panel
⇧ Shift + Ctrl + F6 Move focus to the previous panel
Ctrl + F7 Temporarily override the current keyboard access mode in windows and dialogs
F9 Tile or untile all open windows
F10 Tile or untile all open windows in the currently active application
F11 Hide or show all open windows
F12 Hide or display Dashboard
Command+` Activate the next open window in the frontmost application
Shift+Command+` Activate the previous open window in the frontmost application
Option+Command+` Move focus to the window drawer
Command+ (minus) Decrease the size of the selected item
Command+{ Left+align a selection
Command+} Right+align a selection
Command+| Center+align a selection
Command+: Display the Spelling window
Command+; Find misspelled words in the document
Command+, Open the front application's preferences window (if it supports this keyboard shortcut)
Option+Control+Command+, Decrease screen contrast
Option+Control+Command+. Increase screen contrast
Command+? Open the application's help in Help Viewer
Option+Command+/ Turn font smoothing on or off
Shift+Command+= Increase the size of the selected item
Shift+Command+3 Capture the screen to a file
Shift+Control+Command+3 Capture the screen to the Clipboard
Shift+Command+4 Capture a selection to a file
Shift+Control+Command+4 Capture a selection to the Clipboard
Command+A Highlight every item in a document or window, or all characters in a text field
Command+B Boldface the selected text or toggle boldfaced text on and off
Command+C Copy the selected data to the Clipboard
Shift+Command+C Display the Colors window
Option+Command+C Copy the style of the selected text
Control+Command+C Copy the formatting settings of the selected item and store on the Clipboard
Option+Command+D Show or hide the Dock
Command+Control+D Display the definition of the selected word in the Dictionary application
Command+D Selects the Desktop folder in Open and Save dialogs
Selects "Don't Save" in dialogs that contain a Don't Save button, in Mac OS X v10.6.8 and earlier
Command+Delete Selects "Don't Save" in dialogs that contain a Don't Save button, in OS X Lion
Command+E Use the selection for a find
Command+F Open a Find window
Option+Command+F Move to the search field control
Command+G Find the next occurrence of the selection
Shift+Command+G Find the previous occurrence of the selection
Command+H Hide the windows of the currently running application
Option+Command+H Hide the windows of all other running applications
Command+I Italicize the selected text or toggle italic text on or off
Option+Command+I Display an inspector window
Command+J Scroll to a selection
Command+M Minimize the active window to the Dock
Option+Command+M Minimize all windows of the active application to the Dock
Command+N Create a new document in the frontmost application
Command+O Display a dialog for choosing a document to open in the frontmost application
Command+P Display the Print dialog
Shift+Command+P Display a dialog for specifying printing parameters (Page Setup)
Command+Q Quit the frontmost application
Command+S Save the active document
Shift+Command+S Display the Save As dialog
Command+T Display the Fonts window
Option+Command+T Show or hide a toolbar
Command+U Underline the selected text or turn underlining on or off
Command+V Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion point
Option+Command+V Apply the style of one object to the selected object (Paste Style)
Option+Shift+Command+V Apply the style of the surrounding text to the inserted object (Paste and Match
Style)
Control+Command+V Apply formatting settings to the selected object (Paste Ruler Command)
Command+W Close the front window
Shift+Command+W Close a file and its associated windows
Option+Command+W Close all windows in the application without quitting it
Command+X Remove the selection and store in the Clipboard
Command+Z Undo previous command (some applications allow for multiple Undo)
Shift+Command+Z Redo previous command (some applications allow for multiple Redo)
Control+Right Arrow Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Control+Left Arrow Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Control+Down Arrow Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Control+Up Arrow Move focus to another value or cell within a view, such as a table
Command+Right Arrow Move the text insertion point to the end of the current line
Command+Left Arrow Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the current line
Command+Down Arrow Move the text insertion point to the end of the document
Command+Up Arrow Move the text insertion point to the beginning of the document
Shift+Command+Right Arrow Select text between the insertion point and the end of the current line (*)
Shift+Command+Left Arrow Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the current line (*)
Shift+Right Arrow Extend text selection one character to the right (*)
Shift+Left Arrow Extend text selection one character to the left (*)
Shift+Command+Up Arrow Select text between the insertion point and the beginning of the document (*)
Shift+Command+Down Arrow Select text between the insertion point and the end of the document (*)
Shift+Up Arrow Extend text selection to the line above, to the nearest character boundary at the same
horizontal location (*)
Shift+Down Arrow Extend text selection to the line below, to the nearest character boundary at the same
horizontal location (*)
Shift+Option+Right Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current word, then to the end of the
following word if pressed again (*)
Shift+Option+Left Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current word, then to the beginning of
the following word if pressed again (*)
Shift+Option+Down Arrow Extend text selection to the end of the current paragraph, then to the end of the
following paragraph if pressed again (*)
Shift+Option+Up Arrow Extend text selection to the beginning of the current paragraph, then to the beginning
of the following paragraph if pressed again (*)
Control+Space Toggle between the current and previous input sources
Option+Control+Space Toggle through all enabled input sources
Option+Command+esc Force Quit
Method
Web Browsers
3
1 Use browser shortcuts.
Control+I Open Favorites
Control+H Open History
Control+N Open a new window
Control+O Open another document or webpage
Press Alt + letter underlined on toolbar Open toolbar option (ex. Alt+T opens Tools, Alt+H opens Help)
Control+E Go to search box
Alt+F – Find on page
Control+T Open new tab
Control+1,2,3,… Switch to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. tab
Alt+D Select the text in the address bar
Control+Enter Add www. and .com to the text in the address bar (Internet Explorer)
F4 – Open list of websites you've typed (Internet Explorer)
Tab Move forward through items on a webpage
Shift+Tab Move backward through items on a webpage
Alt+Home Go to your homepage on Internet Explorer
Shift+F10 Open a shortcut menu for an Internet link
Control+Tab Move forward between tabs
Control+Shift+Tab Move backward between tabs
Community Q&A
How can I be a faster typist on the computer?
You need to practice more. The more you type on the computer, the faster you will become. You can also take some
wikiHow Contributor online classes or use a pro that teaches you how to type faster.
Not Helpful 6 Helpful 22
All I want to do is correct an underlined word which is misspelled. How can I do that?
Use your left arrow key to move the cursor back to the word, then press the menu key; it is located between the Alt
wikiHow Contributor and Ctrl key on the right hand side of the keyboard, and looks like a square with lines on it. This will bring up a small
popup menu with different options, including the suggested spelling(s) for your word. Use the down arrow key to
select the spelling you want, and the Enter key to select it.
How can I create a shortcut without a mouse?
Select the file with CTRL SPACE, CTRL C (copy file), Press CTRL SPACE to deselect file, Press SHIFT F10 and then
wikiHow Contributor Press P.
How can I create a shortcut without the use of a mouse?
Select the file with CTRL SPACE, CTRL C (copy file); press CTRL SPACE to deselect the file; then press SHIFT F10
wikiHow Contributor and then Press P.
Is there technology on the market that makes a mouse completely redundant?
Not really. Sure a keyboard may be able to utilize the windows operating system through hotkeys and other such key
wikiHow Contributor presses but in this world, it is next to impossible to easily use a computer without a mouse. If it were you'd be seeing
ultra slim and compact notebooks only having a keyboard. As for new technology, there could be something if you
research it enough, maybe just give it a simple google search and if you find something, great! However, if you don't
then there probably isn't anything out there like that, that exists. There is something that uses eye gestures, however,
it's mainly used for extending the way you use a computer but you also need to rely on a keyboard and mouse.
Can I use f11 to enter full screen mode?
Yes, and you can turn it back on the normal screen if you press f11 again.
wikiHow Contributor
How can I scroll without a mouse?
In most web browsers and applications, you can use the arrow keys to move in small increments. You may also be
wikiHow Contributor able to use the Page Up and Page Down keys to move a screen at a time.
How do I save without a mouse?
In most applications, press CTRL + S or CMD + S on a computer running macOS. You can also press the ALT key
wikiHow Contributor and then press the underlined letter to access the menubar at the top of your screen. You would press ALT and then
F to get to "File" and then S to get to "Save."
Tips
The Mac shortcuts are for OS X, but many will work on other Mac operating systems.
These browser shortcuts do not work for all browsers. See your browser's help information for more information.
The Windows shortcuts are for 7 and Vista, but most will work on other Windows operating systems.
If you have a Mac, note that the command key is directly to the right or left of the spacebar and looks like a shamrock.
Sources and Citations
https://support.microsoft.com/enus/kb/126449
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343

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Ctrl + Tab ↹ / Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Tab ↹ Move through the property tabs

Press ⇧ Shift five times Toggles StickyKeys on and off

⌘ Command + Space Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate

⇧ Shift + Ctrl + F4 Move focus to the previously active window

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Ctrl + Tab ↹ / Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Tab ↹ ­­ Move through the property tabs

Press ⇧ Shift five times ­­ Toggles StickyKeys on and off

⌘ Command + Space ­­ Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate

⇧ Shift + Ctrl + F4 ­­ Move focus to the previously active window

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Ctrl + Tab ↹ / Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + Tab ↹ Move through the property tabs

Press ⇧ Shift five times Toggles StickyKeys on and off

⌘ Command + Space Show or hide the Spotlight search field (if multiple languages are installed, may rotate

⇧ Shift + Ctrl + F4 Move focus to the previously active window