Hotkey Refresher Course

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Today we're going to have a refresher course on Hotkeys! I bring this subject up because the article I wrote on determining 32 and 64 bit processors brought the Win+Pause properties shortcut to my attention. I thought this was so cool that I should take it a step further and list some more useful hotkey shortcuts! So, if your mouse ever breaks, or if you want to impress those around you, make note: Keyboard shortcuts are the way to go!

Win - Press windows key to open start menu

Win+R - Apply to open Run dialog box

Win+M - Apply to minimize all opened windows

Win+Shift+M - Apply to maximize all opened windows

Win+L - Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP

Win+E - Press keys to open My Computer

Win+F - Apply to open search options

Win+U - Apply keys to open Utility Manager

Win+D - To view desktop/minimize all windows

Win+F1 - To view the detail windows help page

Win+Pause - To view the System Properties dialog box

Win+Tab - Move through taskbar programs

Win+F+Ctrl - Apply to open search for computers

Alt+Tab - Move through opened windows programs

Alt+F4 - Press keys to close active windows program

Alt+Enter - Apply to open properties of selected item

Alt+ SPACEBAR - Open the system menu of active window

Alt+ SPACEBAR +N - Press keys to minimize the active program

Alt+ SPACEBAR +R - Press keys to restore the active program

Alt+ SPACEBAR+C - Press keys to close the active program

Alt+ SPACEBAR+X - Press keys to maximize the active program

Alt+ SPACEBAR+M - Press keys to move the active program

Ctrl+Alt+Delete - Apply to open windows task manager

Ctrl+Shift+Esc - Apply to open windows task manager

Ctrl+Esc - Press keys to open start menu

Shift+Delete - To delete items permanently

~Andrew

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#1 : Alt+Enter Click to expand / collapse: Alt+Enter causes different actions depending on where you are. For example, if you are in Internet Explorer, Alt+Enter will perform the same function as the f11 key expanding IE to full screen and hiding the toolbars. This does not happen in Firefox, Opera, or Chrome although f11 still functions the same way. Pressing Alt+Enter or f11 when you are in the maximum screen mode with hidden toolbars reverses the effect. Written By: Gregory Martin
#2 : Another shortcut not listed, but very useful Click to expand / collapse: I have also found the Ctrl+F4 shortcut very useful. Just in case you don't know, though I'm sure you do, it closes a file but leaves the program running (Closes a Word file but leaves Word running for example). Written By: Natuernut
#3 : Win+Tab Click to expand / collapse: If you have a lot of windows open, pressing Win+Tab is helpful, but if you scroll past the one you need you'd have to keep hitting tab until you've gone back to the program...which is a little time consuming. However, if you let go of the Tab key but keep holding Win, you can actually hit Shift+Tab and it will start to scroll backwards through the list of open windows. Written By: Anonymous
#4 : Alt keys Click to expand / collapse: Hello, I have another whole page of them~!!! Thank you for sharing, I truely enjoy getting this newsletter~!! Lana • Alt + 0153..... ™... trademark symbol • Alt + 0169.... ©.... copyright symbol • Alt + 0174..... ®... .registered trademark symbol • Alt + 0176 ...°....... .degree symbol • Alt + 0177 ...± ... .plus-or-minus sign • Alt + 0182 ...¶....... paragraph mark • Alt + 0190 ...¾...... fraction, three-fourths • Alt + 0215 .... ×..... multiplication sign • Alt + 0162... ¢...... the cent sign • Alt + 0161..... ¡...... upside down exclamation point • Alt + 0191..... ¿..... upside down question mark • Alt + 1.......... ☺... smiley fsce • Alt + 2 ......... ☻... black smiley face • Alt + 15........ ☼... sun • Alt + 12........ ♀.... female sign • Alt + 11....... ♂.... male sign • Alt + 6......... ♠..... spade sign • Alt + 5.......... ♣.... Club symbol • Alt + 3.......... ♥.... Heart • Alt + 4.......... ♦..... Diamond • Alt + 13........ ♪..... eighth note • Alt + 14........ ♫.... beamed eighth note • Alt + 8721.... ∑.... N-ary summation (auto sum) • Alt + 251...... √..... square root check mark • Alt + 236..... ∞.... infinity • Alt + 24........ ↑..... up arrow • Alt + 25........ ↓..... down arrow • Alt + 26........ →... right pointing arrow • Alt + 27........ ←... left arrow • Alt + 18........ ↕..... up/down arrow • Alt + 29........ ↔... left right arrow Written By: Lana
#5 : Shortcut key F7 Click to expand / collapse: Pressing F7 in any office program, including Outlook brings up the spellcheck! Written By: Anonymous
#6 : another hotkey Click to expand / collapse: To go back and forward: back, use backspace key. To go forward, shift + backspace. Written By: Louie

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