Posted by lauranov on June 30, 2009
Ok, so I don’t use these enough and my beloved tech guy does and thinks that I should take a minute to learn a few to make my computing experience much easier. Well I don’t know if it will or not, but here is a list of a lot of them and if you want to try with me – maybe he is right. Good luck:
Windows key – access Start menu
Windows key + Pause – open System Properties
Windows key + D – minimise/restore windows
Windows key + F – open Search window
Windows key + F1 – open Help and Support Center
Windows key + E – open Windows Explorer window
Windows key + M – minimise all windows
Windows key + TAB – move through open windows on Taskbar
Windows key + SHIFT + M – restore all windows
Hold CTRL while dragging – make a copy of selected item
Hold CTRL + SHIFT while dragging – make a shortcut to selected item
CTRL + ESC – open Start menu
CTRL + C – Copy
CTRL + X – Cut
CTRL + V – Paste
CTRL + A – Select All
CTRL + Z – Undo
CTRL + B – Bold highlighted text
CTRL + U – Underline highlighted text
CTRL + I – Italicise highlighted text
CTRL + Plus key – increase browser text size
CTRL + Minus key – decrease browser text size
CTRL + ALT + DELETE – open Task Manager
ALT + underlined letters in menus – open menu item
ALT + ENTER – show Properties of selected object
ALT + F4 – close current window or program
CTRL + F4 – close window within program
ALT + TAB – switch between open windows or programs
TAB – move forwards through control items or links in current window
SHIFT + TAB – move backwards through control items or links
ENTER – click selected control item or link
BACKSPACE – move up one folder level
HOME – go to start of current line or web page
END – go to end of current line or web page
CTRL + END – go to end of current document
PAGE UP – move up through current document or web page
PAGE DOWN – move down through current document or web page
PRINT SCREEN – take snapshot image of current screen
ALT + PRINT SCREEN – take snapshot image of current window
F2 – rename selected item
F5 – refresh current window or web page
F6 – move through window panes
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