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Key Board Short Cuts
What is the allure of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time?Why bother since my mouse is permanently attached to my hand?I like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is watchingme, because they make me look like a pro. With just a few keystrokes I can leave a mouser spinning his wheel! Whatever your motivation, here's a big list of keyboard shortcuts:
GENERAL SHORTCUTS
 
ALT- F4
- Quit a program / Shut down
 
ALT-TAB
- Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through openwindows.
 
CTL-ESCAPE
- Display the Start menu
 
SHIFT - TAB
- tab backwards through a form
 
CTRL - X
- Cut
 
CTRL - C
- Copy
 
CTRL - V
- Paste
 
F1
- Help menu
 
CTRL - Z
- Undo
 
SHIFT & Restart
- To restart just windows and not your whole computer, holddown the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen.Saves lots of time. (Not for XP)
CRTL-TAB
- Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen
 
FILE & DESKTOP SHORTCUTS
 
Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD
- Prevents the CD from "auto running"
 
If an item is selected:
 
CTRL
while dragging a file - Copies the file
 
CTRL - SHIFT
while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to the file
 
SHIFT - DELETE
- Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin.
 
ALT-ENTER 
- Display a file's properties.
 
F2
- To rename the file
 
In Windows Explorer:
 
LEFT ARROW
- Collapse the current selection if it is expanded
 
NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-)
- Collapse the selected folder 
 
RIGHT ARROW
- Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Selectthe first subfolder 
 
NUM LOCK 
- * Expand all folders below the current selection
 
NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+)
- Expand the selected folder 
 
F6
- Switch between left and right panes
 
In My Computer:
 
BACKSPACE
- View the folder one level up
 
ALT- RIGHT ARROW
- Move forward to a previous view
 
ALT- LEFT ARROW
-Move backward to a previous view
 
INTERNET BROWSER SHORTCUTS
 
For Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 (may work in older versions)
 
Open History WindowCtrl+HReloadCtrl+R Back (Previous Page)Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+BackspaceForward (Next Page)Alt+Right ArrowStopEscHomeAlt+HomeGo to Bottom of PageEndGo to Top of PageHome New WindowCtrl+NClose WIndowCtrl+WGo Up one LineUp ArrowGo Down One LineDown ArrowFull Screen (toggle)F11Find on PageCtrl+FAdd Current Page toFavoritesCtrl+DPrint Current Pageor Active FrameCtrl+POrganize Favorites (IE)/Manage Bookmarks (NS)Ctrl+BMaximize a WindowAlt+Space+xMinimize a windowAlt+Space+NScroll page upAlt+Up ArrowScroll page downAlt+Down Arrow
Internet Explorer ONLY
 
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jamesburns00

Really very helpful shortcuts

reply06 / 02 / 2009
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