 Windows
Shortcuts
Here they
are, all my favorite windows shortcuts! If you have a suggestion
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On
to the shortcuts :-)
Windows
Key
The
Windows key has this picture on it: 
It's located
between your CTL & ALT keys.
Here are some
common windows keyboard shortcuts (you'll need a "windows" keyboard
to try these)
Hold down the "windows" key
and press:
M -
Minimizes all windows
SHIFT
- M - Undo minimize all windows
E -
Opens Windows Explorer
D -
Switches between minimizing all open programs and showing them
all.
F -
Opens the Find Window
R -
Opens the Run Window
BREAK
/ PAUSE- Opens System Properties
TAB -
Cycles through items on the task bar
Or just press
the Windows key to open the
Start menu.
General
Shortcuts
ALT-
F4 - Quit a program / Shut down
ALT-TAB -
Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows.
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, hold down
the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen.
Saves lots of time.
CRTL-TAB -
Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen
File & Desktop
Shortcuts
Hold
SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from "autorunning"
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- Select the 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
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