Windows keyboard shortcuts you never knew existed!

[Mike]

• CTRL and A Selects all the items in the active window.
  
  CTRL and C Copies the item or items to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL and V.
  
  CTRL and F Displays the Find all files dialog box.
  
  CTRL and G Displays the Go to folder dialog box.
  
  CTRL and N Displays the New dialog box.
  
  CTRL and O Displays the Open dialog box.
  
  CTRL and P Displays the Print dialog box.
  
  CTRL and S Displays the Save dialog box.
  
  CTRL and V Pastes the copied item or items from the Clipboard.
  
  CTRL and X Cuts the item or items selected to the Clipboard.
  
  CTRL and Z Undoes the last action.
  
  CTRL and F4 Closes the active document window.
  
  CTRL while dragging an item Copy the selected item
  
  CTRL+SHIFT with arrow keys Highlight a block of text
  
  CTRL+F4 Close the active document
  
  CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
  
  CTRL and F6 Opens the next document window in the active application.
  
  ALT+ENTER View the properties for the selected item
  
  ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
  
  ALT+SPACEBAR Open the shortcut menu for the active window
  
  ALT+TAB Switch between the open items
  
  ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
  
  F1 key Gives help on the active window or selected item.
  
  F2 key Rename the selected item
  
  F3 key Search for a file or a folder
  
  F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
  
  F5 key Update the active window
  
  F6 key Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
  
  F10 key Activate the menu bar in the active program
  
  Windows Logo Display or hide the Start menu
  
  Windows Logo+PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box
  
  Windows Logo+D Display the desktop
  
  Windows Logo+M Minimize all of the windows
  
  Windows Logo+SHIFT+M Restore the minimized windows
  
  Windows Logo+E Open My Computer
  
  Windows Logo+F Search for a file or a folder
  
  CTRL+Windows Logo+F Search for computers
  
  Windows Logo+F1 Display Windows Help
  
  Windows Logo+ L Lock the keyboard
  
  Windows Logo+R Open the Run dialog box
  
  Windows Logo+U Open Utility Manager
  
  TAB Move forward through the options
  
  SHIFT+TAB Move backward through the options
  
  CTRL+TAB Move forward through the tabs
  
  CTRL+SHIFT+TAB Move backward through the tabs
  
  ALT+Underlined letter Perform the corresponding command or select the
  corresponding option
  
  ENTER Perform the command for the active option or button
  
  SPACEBAR Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
  
  F1 key Display Help
  
  F4 key Display the items in the active list
  
  Arrow keys Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
  
  BACKSPACE Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
  
  END Display the bottom of the active window
  
  HOME Display the top of the active window
  
  NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
  
  NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) Display the contents of the selected folder
  
  NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) Collapse the selected folder
  
  LEFT ARROW Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
  
  RIGHT ARROW Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder

Its a good job that we dont have to remember all of them

Mike...

[Nutty_ZA]

Wow... I knew a few of those but I didn't realise there were so many...

I still find myself using the command line to do things like copying files Old habits die hard

[Hyno]

Yes, I am "old school" too. The apprentices at work are always amazed that I can navigate around without the mouse.

In fact, the last trainee we had unplugged my mouse and made me do a list of tasks to try and disprove my statement that you don't need a mouse. Boy was he surprised when I got it all done FASTER that he could with the mouse!!!

[Benny]

Originally Posted by Hyno

Yes, I am "old school" too. The apprentices at work are always amazed that I can navigate around without the mouse.

In fact, the last trainee we had unplugged my mouse and made me do a list of tasks to try and disprove my statement that you don't need a mouse. Boy was he surprised when I got it all done FASTER that he could with the mouse!!!

Only a couple of days ago I had to do this in front of my students, when the "high-tech" no-wires mouse in our conference room hadn't been charged (or something) and they had to give their dissertation presentations.

[Hyno]

That would be hard.:!:

What is a dissertation???

[Benny]

Originally Posted by Hyno

What is a dissertation???

A dissertation is a report on a lengthly project, often based on some research. Typically the word is also used to refer to the project itself, as well as the report (as I did above).