Reserved Key Combinations
This page lists keys and key combinations which are either reserved by Windows and cannot be reassigned, or which trigger standard behavior and can but should not be reassigned.
The following keys and combinations cannot be used for custom accelerators, because they are needed by DBM internally for consistent keyboard accessibility support: Up/Down, Home/End, Enter, Tab, Shift+Tab, Ctrl+Tab, Shift+Ctrl+Tab.
Windows keys
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| Windows key+almost every other key | Used for various purposes in Windows 10 |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Show clipboard |
| Ctrl+Alt+Del | Show Windows Security screen |
| Ctrl+Esc | Start menu |
| Shift+Ctr+Esc | Task manager |
| Print (with and without modifiers) | Screen copy |
| Windows key | Start menu |
| Menu key | Context menu |
Standard keys for navigation
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Move cursor, selection, or focus |
| Page keys | Move cursor, selection, or focus a number of elements |
| Home/End | Move cursor, selection, or focus to first or last element (usually a horizontal movement) |
| Ctrl+Left/right arrow | Move cursor wordwise |
| Ctrl+Page keys | Move cursor, selection, or focus to first or last visible line |
| Ctrl+Home/End | Move cursor, selection, or focus to first or last element (usually a vertical movement) |
| Tab, Shift+Tab | Move focus to next/previous control |
| Alt+Tab, Shift+Alt+Tab | Windows task switch |
| Ctrl+Tab, Shift+Ctrl+Tab | Next/previous tab page in a tabbed dialog |
| F6, Shift+F6 | Next/previous group of UI elements |
Standard keys for editing
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| Shift+Arrow keys, Shift+Page keys, Shift+Home/End | Define or extend selection (same cursor movement as without Shift) |
| Shift+Ctrl+Arrow keys, Shift+Ctrl+Page keys, Shift+Ctrl+Home/End | Define or extend selection (same cursor movement as without Shift) |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Ins | Copy selected elements |
| Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Del | Cut selected elements |
| Ctrl+V, Shift+Ins | Insert from clipboard |
| Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Del | Delete selected elements |
| Ctrl+Z, Alt+Back | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y, Shift+Ctrl+Z | Redo |
| Del | Delete right |
| Back | Delete left |
| Ctrl+F, F3 | Find |
Miscellaneous standard keys
| Key(s) | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Help |
| F2 | Rename/In-place edit |
| F4 | Toggle combo drop-down |
| Alt+F4 | Close modal dialog or application |
| F5 | Refresh |
| Esc | Cancel |
| Enter | Press default button |
| Ctrl+S, Shift+Ctrl+S | Save, Save as |
| Ctrl+O | Open |
| Ctrl+N | New |
| Ctrl+P | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Arrow keys | Rotate display |
| Alt+Enter | Properties; or toggle window maximized |
| Alt+Down arrow | Open combo drop-down |