Article ID: 74638
Article Last Modified on 10/13/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0a
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
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SUMMARY
The following is a list of the keyboard commands that you can use instead of a mouse in MS-DOS 5.0 or later Shell:
Keystroke(s) Function ------------ -------- ALT or F10 Selects the menu bar. ALT+<first letter of Opens specified menu. For example, ALT+F menu option> opens the File menu. TAB Moves among areas of Shell. In the default configuration, this will move you from the Drive icons -> Directory Tree -> Main Group -> Drive icons. SHIFT+TAB Reverses the direction. Arrow keys Moves within an area or menu of Shell. PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN Scrolls up or down one window. SHIFT+F5 Repaints screen. F5 Reads all the files on the current disk drive, just as it does when you start MS-DOS Shell, and repaints screen. This will update the File List to reflect files deleted or added. CTRL+<drive letter> Selects the drive specified. F1 Activates a HELP Window containing information about the selected menu. SHIFT+F9 Shells to command prompt using COMSPEC variable; does not exit Shell. ALT+F4 or F3 Exits MS-DOS Shell. or Alt+F,X
File List
HOME or CTRL+HOME Scrolls to the beginning of the list. END or CTRL+END Scrolls to the end of the list. SHIFT+F8 Turns ADD mode on/off to select files. SPACEBAR Selects the files (must be in ADD mode). CTRL+SLASH (/) "Selects All" files. CTRL+BACKSLASH (\) "Cancels All" files. F9 Views file contents. F7 Moves files to different drive or directory. F8 Copies files to different drive or directory. SHIFT+ENTER Adds a program to the Active Task List.
Directory Tree
CTRL+F5 Updates a directory after making changes to files in a directory. + Expands the directory to view the subdirectory. - Collapses branch(es). CTRL+ASTERISK (*) Expands all directories.
Active Task List
ALT+TAB Switches to the next application in the Active Task List. CTRL+ESC Switches to MS-DOS Shell from any program. DEL Deletes a program from the Active Task List.
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