Standard Accelerator Keys

Microsoft defines a large number of standard accelerators; the Open Group defines a somewhat smaller number. Here is a list of the ones that involve letter keys, sorted alphabetically. The boldfaced letter (A in About) together with Alt is Microsoft's accelerator; where the Open Group has a different standard we explain the difference in parentheses.

• About
• Always on Top
• Apply
• Back
• Browse
• Close (CDE: Alt-F4. Alt-F4 is "close window" in Windows.)
• Copy (CDE: Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Insert)
• Copy Here
• Create Shortcut
• Create Shortcut Here
• Cut
• Delete
• Edit
• Exit
• Explore
• File
• Find
• Help
• Help Topics
• Hide
• Insert
• Insert Object
• Link Here
• Maximize
• Minimize
• Move
• Move Here
• New
• Next
• No
• Open
• Open With
• Page Setup
• Paste
• Paste Link
• Paste Shortcut
• Paste Special
• Pause
• Play
• Print
• Print Here
• Properties
• Quick View
• Redo (CDE: Ctrl-Y, Alt-Backspace)
• Repeat
• Restore
• Resume
• Retry
• Run
• Save
• Save As
• Select All
• Send To
• Show
• Size
• Split
• Stop
• Undo (CDE says Ctrl-Z or Alt-Backspace)
• View
• What's This?
• Window
• Yes

The Microsoft book has ISBN 1556156790. The corresponding Open Group book has ISBN 1859121047. (The link does not work at the time of writing, but is correct: The books is simply hard to get hold of. OGPubs@opengroup.org may be able to help, at a price.)