# How can I see all keyboard shortcuts for windows?  Change languages?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 13, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-all-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-change-languages/356659 "2006-05-13T17:39:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-all-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-change-languages/356659/1 "2006-05-13T17:39:14Z")

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I use keyboard shortcuts a lot, but I don’t know them all. Is there a way I can see all windows shortcuts?

Also, I have several friends who can hit alt + space to change the language of their keyboard (French, American, Chinese), do I have to download something to do that?

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-all-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-change-languages/356659/2 "2006-05-13T17:49:46Z")

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Windows keyboard shorcuts:  
[Microsoft website](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449)

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-all-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-change-languages/356659/3 "2006-05-13T18:16:33Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> Windows keyboard shorcuts:  
> [Microsoft website](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449)

The fine print says that that list is only valid up to windows ME

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-all-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-change-languages/356659/4 "2006-05-13T19:55:58Z")

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> [@chrisk](#):
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> The fine print says that that list is only valid up to windows ME

In my experience, they all work with WinXP as well.

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**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-see-all-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-change-languages/356659/5 "2006-05-14T00:19:21Z")

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> [@gitfiddle](#):
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> Also, I have several friends who can hit alt + space to change the language of their keyboard (French, American, Chinese), do I have to download something to do that?

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[li]In XP, run Start-\>Settings-\>Control Panel-\>Regional Settings and Language.[/li][li]Pick the Language tab.[/li][li]Select the Details button.[/li][li]Select the Add button and select the second language that you want.[/li][li]Select the Key Settings button. This will pop up a dialog that lets you select what key combos are used to change keyboard languages.[/li][/ul]