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Forget the mouse here are some helpful Windows XP hotkeys:
F1 - open the help menu for what ever windows is open
F5 - used while in explore to refresh current page
F3 or Ctrl+F - Opens a search dialog. Take for instance you are surfing the net for information. You come across a page that has a lot of text you don't want to read thought just hit the hotkeys and do a word search. Also works with word documents and PDF files.
Ctrl+A - select all. Used to select all text in a windows
Ctrl+C - copy selected area
Ctrl+X - cut selected area
Ctrl+V - paste copied or cut selection
Ctrl+Z - Undo
Ctrl+Y – Redo
Ctrl+B - make selected text bold
Ctrl+U - underline text
Ctrl+I - make text italic
Ctrl+P – Use this to print.
Ctrl+S – Save
Ctrl+N – open a new document.
F11 - Used in your internet browser to make is full screen. Hit again to restore to orginal size.
Alt+F4 - closes open window
Ctrl+Esc - open start menu. Once opened you can move around using the arrows keys. To select something just highlight it and hit Enter
Alt+Tab - switch between open windows
Shift+Delete - use this to skip putting items in the recycle bin and delete them permanently right then
Shift - if you hold down shift while you insert a CD ROM it will bypass the auto-run feature
Alt+Enter - Makes videos in Windows Media Player full screen. Also used to return from full screen