No mouse? Here are your Windoze keyboard shortcuts!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Windows Key Shortcuts
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Windows key = Displays taskbar and Start menu

Windows key + E = Starts Windows Explorer

Windows key + F = Finds files or folders

Ctrl + Windows key + F = Finds a computer

Windows key + M = Minimizes all windows

Shift + Windows key + M = Undoes Minimize All Windows

Windows key + R = Displays the Run dialog box

Windows key + Tab = Cycles through the taskbar buttons

Windows key + Break = Displays the System Properties sheet

Windows key + U = Utility Manager & Narrator

Windows key + F1 = Open Help

Windows key + D = Switches to Desktop (press again to go back)


Other Cool Shortcuts
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ALT + Double-Click Left = Opens the Properties window (highlight and press ALT + ENTER = Opens Properties Windows)

PRINT SCREEN = Copies screen to the clipboard

ALT + Print Screen = Copies active window to the clipboard

ALT + F4 = Closes the active window

ALT + TAB = Switches between the currently running programs

SHIFT + DEL = Permenently deletes a file by bypassing the Recycle Bin (item must be highlighted)

Holding SHIFT Down during Startup = Prevents items in the Startup folder from running

F1 = Accesses online help from most programs

F3 = Starts the Find: All Files applet

F5 = Refreshes the current window.

F6 = Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

F10 = Activates the menu selections, File, Edit, etc. (same as pressing the ALT key)

F11 = Makes the top of Internet Explorer slim down (more viewable screen area) Internet Explorer tip***

CTRL + ESC = Initiates the Start Menu

ALT + SPACE = Initiates the control menu of active window

CTRL + A = Select all (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + C = Copy highlighted test, data, or image (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + X = Cut highlighted test, data, or image (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + V = Paste into a document or location (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + Z = Un-does the last action (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + B = Bold (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + U = Underline (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CTRL + I = Italic (Windows Program Key Combinations)**

CRTL + ALT + DEL = Task Manager (CRTL + SHIFT + ESC does same thing)

Shift + TAB = Tab backwards through a form (TAB in reverse)

CTRL + TAB = Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD = Prevents the CD from "autorunning"

Shift + Shutdown = To restart just windows and not your whole computer,
hold down the shift key when you click the OK button
on the shutdown screen.

CTRL while dragging a file = Copies the file (item must be highlighted)**

CTRL + SHIFT while dragging a file = Creates a shortcut to the file (item must be highlighted)**

F2 = To rename the file (item must be highlighted)**

SHIFT + F10 = Same as Right-Clicking on an Item (item must be highlighted)**

ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program

Application key = Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item (same as Right-Clicking on it)


Accessibility Shortcuts
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Press SHIFT 5 times = Toggles StickyKeys on and off

Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds = Toggles FilterKeys on and off

Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds = Toggles ToggleKeys on and off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK = Toggles MouseKeys on and off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN = Toggles high contrast on and off

[LiberalUprising]

1. Thanks Prisoner

Great list, good to know if your mouse malfunctions.

My son hardly ever uses his mouse, I know how he does it now.

[RoyGBiv]

2. Or even if you do have a mouse ...

When completing many tasks, using the keyboard is much more logical, less time consuming, and physically less demanding than using a mouse. (Yes, I said "physically less demanding" and "less time consuming." When one repeats motions hundreds or thousands of times a day, reducing the amount of motion necessary reduces strain and increases efficiency.)

Put another way, keyboard shortcuts are called "shortcuts" for a reason. As a simple example, using keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste is a much friendlier way of completing this task.

http://www.tyma.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=38

The company where I work is currently completing a change in the software it uses to interface with a database. The old software allowed me not to use the mouse at all for anything. The new software almost demands it. (Some of the shortcuts are still there, but they don't work the same way.) The time I spend completing various tasks has almost doubled.

[lpbk2713]

3. LOL. That's progress for ya in the corporate world.

The people that require changes in methodology are not the ones who have to deal with it on a regular basis.

I remember it well but I sure don't miss it. I retired, due to the burnout acquired from trying to cope with their idiocy, from the corporate world five years ago. I dealt with their stupidity for 35 years. I'm glad to say I've recovered considerably.

[RoyGBiv]

4. My mother ...

My mother took earlier retirement because of something like this.

She worked for the state, which has its own set of problems, and someone in the legislature apparently got a good kickback and decided their computer systems needed to be migrated to an OS/2 platform. Unfortunately, the database system they used at the time wouldn't migrate from Windoze with a lot of work for which no funds had been budgeted. So, for a full year, they had to coordinate exchanges of info between two main systems, which they accessed via a third system that, IIRC, ran with UNIX. The database resided under Windoze. Everything else ran under OS/2. The network was controlled with Unix.

Data was munged, mangled, and just plain lost in profound quantities.

[patricia92243]

5. What is the "windows key?" n/t

[lpbk2713]

6. The key with the "Windows" logo on it.

Ed: If you use another OS besides Windows this thread doesn't pertain to you.

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