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 eyboard shortcuts
Exercise every cell
in the table below.
Take your time practicing those shortcuts.
Some are going to be included in a test. |
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HANDY KEYS. Before
that Windows key (the one with the Windows logo in the lower left of the
keyboard) gets rusty for lack of use, look at all the handy things it
will do for you: By itself, it displays the Start menu. With D, it
minimizes or restores all Windows, with E it displays the Wondows
Explorer, with Tab it cycles through active applications on your
taskbar, and with F it displays the find function for all files. Use it
with F1 to display Help, with R to display the Run command, and with
Pause/Break for the System Properties dialog window. With Shift + M, the
Windows key will undo minimizing all Windows, and with Ctrl + F it will
display the find: computer dialog window. All these work on at least
Windows 98 and XP operating system and you can experiment on the others
as you please. |
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MOUSE WHEEL REVISITED.
That wheel on your mouse (if you have one) can be useful with Internet
Explorer. With the Ctrl key depressed, moving the wheel forward or
backward resizes the font. With the Shift key depressed, the wheel moves
you backward or forward to other sites visited in the current browsing
session. |
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You can open a
menu by holding the Alt key and typing the first
letter of the menu title. For example, pressing Alt + E opens the Edit menu. You can
also press either Alt or F10 to activate the menu bar, then use the right and left arrow
keys to highlight a menu name, and press Enter to open the highlighted menu. |
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WINDOW + M - Have you ever wanted to get to your Desktop screen
fast, but found yourself closing applications with your mouse? Try this
shortcut, which instantly minimizes all open windows and returns you to
the desktop in one quick jump. (The WINDOW key is the one between CTRL
and ALT.) |
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WINDOW + E - This lauches an instance of Windows
Explorer, a very handy program for file management. Use this shortcut
intead of running through the Start > Programs > Accessories > Windows
Explorer route. |
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SHIFT + CTRL + ARROWS - This shortcut is very handy
for selecting text in HTML or text editors. Rather than highlighting
with a mouse, this will quickly grab text one word at a time from the
cursor position. |
| Cut: Ctrl > X |
Copy: Ctrl
> C |
Paste: Ctrl
> V |
| Undo: Ctrl > Z |
Select All: Ctrl
> A |
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| F10 - goes to
menu mode |
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| Alt - activates menu |
Enter - opens |
Esc - Cancels |
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Ctrl > Tab or
Ctrl > Shift > Tab (in Properties) - Switches
between properties tabs |
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| Alt > Space
Bar - open application central box |
| Alt > Enter -
switch from icons to editing mode |
| Alt > Tab - to
switch between running programs |
| Alt > Enter -
properties |
Ctrl > F4 - to
close window |
| Alt >
double-click - properties |
Ctrl > Esc -
display start menu |
| Alt > F4 - to
exit program |
Ctrl > End go
to end of a document |
| Shift > F10 -
context menu for selected item |
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F1 - Help |
F3 - Find |
| Ctrl > Shift +
drag a file to the desktop or a folder to create a shortcut |
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| CLOSING
POPUPS AND AD BANNERS. Next time you're annoyed with a
popup message or ad banner, try Ctrl+W to close it. This works with some
browsers, some popups, and some ads, but not all. Still, it's worth a try. |
| INTERNET
EXPLORER SHORTCUTS. Here's a few keyboard shortcuts you might find handy in Microsoft
Internet Explorer versions 5.0 and 5.5. In combination with the CTRL key,
O (alpha, not numeric) opens the Address box so you can enter a URL; I
opens the Favorites list, H the History list, E the
Search menu, F the Find box, and N a new browser window. |
| Compaq
is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to "Press Return
Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any" key is. |
COMPUTER
FUNDAMENTALS