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Microsoft Support: Keyboard shortcuts in Windows
Documents platform-level keyboard shortcuts including undo and redo behavior for text editing and general Windows use.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyboard shortcut | Choose keyboard shortcut when the design problem is accelerating one known command with a key combination, not helping users discover commands. | A shortcut maps to one named command, focus target, or mode and uses the same command handler as visible controls. | Supports platform shortcut conventions and common text-editing shortcuts. |
| Redo | Choose redo when the user has just undone a reversible operation and may need to reapply it. | Redo is unavailable until an undo places an operation on the redo stack. | Microsoft documents redo as redoing typing that was undone with undo. |
Comparisons supported by this source
- Keyboard shortcut vs command palette vs menu menubar vs toolbar vs undo vs redo
Supports platform-specific shortcut conventions and common text-editing shortcuts.
- Redo vs undo vs draft state vs command palette
Microsoft documents redo as redoing typing that was undone and distinguishes it from undo.
Evidence Role
This source is treated as platform-guideline evidence. Its value comes from the specific claims and setting described above.
Publisher: Microsoft. Last checked: .