Shortcuts Windows 10 File Explorer for Windows

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Manage Windows Explorer

	Windows	Action
	`Win`+`E`	Open Explorer
	`Alt`+`F, then N`	Duplicate Explorer Window via File, New Window
	`Ctrl`+`Q`	Quit/ close Windows Explorer
	`Alt`+`D, then Tab (forward)or Alt`+`Tab (backwards)`	Set baseline to Address Bar. Then navigate between (1) Address Bar, (2) Ribbon (3) Left Navigation Pane, (4) Folder Content Pane (Main Content Window), and (5) Sort Bar of Content Pane if present.
	`F5`	Refresh Explorer Window
	`F11`	Toggle Full Screen

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`D`	Jump/ focus Address Bar with content selected
	`Alt`+`D, then Ctrl`+`C`	Copy current path
	`Alt`+`D, then c:\`	Go to c:\ drive
	`Alt`+`D, then c:\(directory name}`	With help of dropdown and Enter, select sub-directories. Note that the backslash is required for items in sub-directory to be visible.
	`Alt`+`D, then Alt`+`Down Arrow`	Show previous locations
	`Alt`+`D, then Alt`+`Up Arrow`	Jump one level up
	`Alt`+`D , press and hold Alt then press Left Arrow, Right Arrow`	Change focus from Address Bar to Folder Content (goes to previous/ next location and then changes focus to Folder Content; only works if a previous item is available)

	Windows	Action
	`Press Alt`+`D, then type Variables below and press Enter`	%SystemDrive% or %HomeDrive%
	`Typically C:\`	%WinDir% or %SystemRoot%
	`Typically C:\Windows`	%HomePath%
	`Typically C:\Users\UserName`	%AppData%
	`Typically C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming`	%LocalAppData%
	`Typically C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local`	%Temp% or %Tmp%
	`Typcially C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp`	%Public%
	`Typically C:\Users\Public`	%ProgramFiles%
	`Typically C:\ProgramFiles`	%CommonProgramFiles%
	`Typically C:\Program Files\Common Files`	%AllUserProfile%
	`Typically C:\ProgramData`	%OneDrive%
	`Typcially C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive`

	Windows	Action
	`Recommend to increase the search bar size. Hover to the left of search field until you see double-pointed arrow. Drag to the left. This will be saved permanently for all new Explorer Windows`	*.docx
	`Search for all files with ending .docx`	term1 AND term2
	`Search for term1 and term2 combined`	term1 OR term2
	`Search for files/ folders containing term1 or term2`	term1 -term2
	`Search for files/ folders containing term1, but not term2`
	`Search for exact phrase`	term1 date:>1/1/2017
	`Search for files with timestamp greater Jan 1, 2017. < works equivalent`	term size:(small/medium/large/etc.)
	`Search for files by size. After typing size:, options are offered in drop-down`	Esc
	`Cancel Search`

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`D, then 2x Tab`	Jump/ focus Navigation Pane
	`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	One item up/ down
	`Page Up/Page Down`	One page up/ down
	`Home/End`	Go to first itme/ last item
	`Ctrl`+`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	Scroll directory tree up/ down without changing focus
	`Arrow Left/ Right Arrow on tree parent`	Open/ close directory tree
	`Shift`+`Arrow Left`	Change to parent element in tree when in sub-element

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`D, then 3x Tab`	Jump/ focus Folder Content Pane
	`Alt`+`H, then SA`	Select all items via Home, Select All. Also shorthand for changing focus to Folder Content
	`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	One item up/ down
	`Page Up/Page Down`	One page up/ down
	`Home/End`	Go to first itme/ last item
	`Ctrl`+`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	Scroll directory tree up/ down without changing focus
	`Shift`+`Arrow Up/Arrow Down`	Select multiple (adjacent) items
	`Press and hold Ctrl, Arow Keys, and press Space on multiple items`	Select multiple (non-adjacent) items
	`Alt`+`Arrow Left/Arrow Right`	Go to previous/ next location
	`Alt`+`Up Arrrow`	Up one level. There is no down one level, but you may use Alt+left to go to previous location
	`Alt`+`Enter on item`	Show properties of file or folder
	`Shift`+`F10 on item`	Open context menu of file or folder

	Windows	Action
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`N`	Create new folder
	`Ctrl`+`C, Ctrl`+`X, Ctrl`+`V`	Copy, cut, paste
	`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo an action
	`Ctrl`+`Y`	Redo an action
	`Delete`	Delete an item and place it into the Recycle Bin
	`Shift`+`Delete`	Delete an item permanently without placing it into the Recycle Bin
	`F2`	Edit Item. Select name excluding file extension
	`F2, then Ctrl`+`A`	Edit Item. Select name including file extension

	Windows	Action
	`Alt`+`D, then 3x Tab`	Jump/ focus Folder Content Pane (required for changing views with Ctrl+Shift+1…8
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`1`	Change View to Extra Large Icons
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`2`	Change View to Large Icons
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`3`	Change View to Medium Icons
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`4`	Change View to Small Icons
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`5`	Change View to List View
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`6`	Change View to Details View
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`7`	Change View to Tiles View
	`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`8`	Change View to Content View
	`Alt`+`V, then SF`	Change View to Size Fit all items within column width

	Windows	Action
	`With focus anywhere, Alt`+`D, then 4x Tab, then Enter`	Jump/ focus Sort Bar (Content Area Table Header)
	`With focus on Folder Content Pane, 1x Tab`	Jump/ focus Sort Bar (Content Area Table Header). Use after changing sort order to change again.
	`Arrow Left/Right Arrow on Sort Bar`	Select sort column
	`Press Enter on Sort Bar Item`	Change sort order ascending (or descending) by name, date, etc.
	`After changing sort order, press Tab, then Enter`	Change sort order descending (or ascending)