Keyboard Tips

Outlook Shortcut Keys - Added 8/1/02
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts - Added 7/26/02
Remap the Right-Alt Key to be the Windows Key - Submitted 11/10/01
Disabling the Windows Key with NT or Windows2000 - Added 5/14/01
Outlook Shortcut Keys - Added 2/1/00
Front Page Shortcut Keys - Added 1/10/00
Fast Access to the Desktop - Submitted 7/19/99
Opening Up the Task Manager in NT 4 - Submitted 7/24/98
MS-Natural Keyboard Shortcuts - Updated 5/3/98
Getting to My Computer from the Control Panel - Submitted 3/8/98
Undo - Submitted 2/18/98
Minimizing all windows - 2/15/98
Shortcut to System Properties - Submitted 2/4/98
Duplicating the Right Mouse Click - Submitted 1/21/98
Accessing Programs from the Start Button - Submitted 9/13/97
Quickly Starting Explorer - Submitted 7/29/97
Internet Explorer Shortcuts - Added 9/28/96
Bringing up the Properties Window - Submitted 7/27/96
Resizing or Moving a Window - Added 7/21/96
Keystroking is faster the using the mouse - Submitted 1/23/96
Explorer Shortcut Keys - 9/26/95
Searching for files - 9/24/95
Copy files with a Mouse/Keyboard combo - 9/23/95

Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Added 7/26/02

Viewing and exploring Web pages

F1 Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item
F11 Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window
TAB Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar
SHIFT+TAB Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar
ALT+HOME Go to your Home page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW Go to the next page
ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE		 Go to the previous page
SHIFT+F10 Display a shortcut menu for a link
CTRL+TAB or
F6		 Move forward between frames
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB Move back between frames
UP ARROW Scroll toward the beginning of a document
DOWN ARROW Scroll toward the end of a document
PAGE UP Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
PAGE DOWN Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
HOME Move to the beginning of a document
END Move to the end of a document
CTRL+F Find on this page
F5 or
CTRL+R		 Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different
CTRL+F5 Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same
ESC Stop downloading a page
CTRL+O or
CTRL+L		 Go to a new location
CTRL+N Open a new window
CTRL+W Close the current window
CTRL+S Save the current page
CTRL+P Print the current page or active frame
ENTER Activate a selected link
CTRL+E Open Search in Explorer bar
CTRL+I Open Favorites in Explorer bar
CTRL+H Open History in Explorer bar
CTRL+click In History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders

 Using the Address bar

Press this

To do this
ALT+D Select the text in the Address bar
F4 Display the Address bar history
CTRL+LEFT ARROW When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /)
CTRL+ENTER Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
UP ARROW Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
DOWN ARROW Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

 Working with favorites

Press this

To do this
CTRL+D Add the current page to your favorites
CTRL+B Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+UP ARROW Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+DOWN ARROW Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

 Editing

Press this

To do this
CTRL+X Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
CTRL+C Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
CTRL+V Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location
CTRL+A Select all items on the current Web page

 

 Remap the Right-Alt Key to be the Windows Key

Submitted 11/10/01

 

Create a Scancode entry in the Registry as follows:

 

  1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
  2. Create a new binary entry called Scancode Map with the following values
  3. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 5B EO 38 EO 00 00 00 00
  4. Reboot the computer

 

Submitted by Julian Toler

Disabling the Windows Key with NT or Windows2000

Added 5/14/01

To disable the use of the Windows Key for the two operating Systems,

  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Keyboard Layout
  3. Add a Binary Value called Scancode Map
  4. Give it a value of 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000
  5. Reboot the computer

Outlook 2000 Shortcut Keys

Added 2/2/00

Go to the Inbox CTRL+SHIFT+I
Go to the Outbox CTRL+SHIFT+O
Check for New Mail F5 or CTRL+M
Start a New E-mail message CTRL+SHIFT+M
Open the address book CTRL+SHIFT+B
Start a New appointment CTRL+SHIFT+A
Start a New contact CTRL+SHIFT+C
Start a New meeting request CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Start a New a task CTRL+SHIFT+K
Make the Find a Contact box active F11
Open the Advanced Find dialog box CTRL+SHIFT+F
Mark an e-mail message as read CTRL+Q
Delete an e-mail message, contact, calendar item, or task CTRL+D

Front Page 2000 Shortcut Keys

Added 1/10/00

Front Page has quite a few shortcut keys. My favorites are:

Center a paragraph CTRL+E
Left align a paragraph CTRL+L
Right align a paragraph CTRL+R
Display HTML tags CTRL+ /
Apply the Heading 1 style (ect.) CTRL+ALT+1
Apply the Normal style CTRL+SHIFT+ N
Not listed in their help is:
Cycle through Normal / HTML / Preview Ctrl-PgUp/ Down
If you are at the last row in a table, the TAB key will add a new row below the current one.

Fast Access to the Desktop

Submitted 7/19/99

To get an Explorer view of the Desktop

  1. Press Ctrl-Esc or click the Start button
  2. Press R to go to Run. Note: If you are using a Win keyboard, you can get to this point by pressing Win+R
  3. Type in a period

Submitted by Travis Place

Opening Up the Task Manager in NT 4

Submitted 7/24/98

In Windows NT 4, to quickly bring up the task manager, press Ctrl-Shift-Esc

Submitted by Trevor Heppler

MS-Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

Toggles between minimizing/restoring all windows
Submitted by Vinamra Chandra		 Win+D
Open the start menu - Submitted by Daniel F. Win
Display the pop-up menu for the selected object - Submitted by Daniel F. Win+F1
Start Explorer Win+E
Find Files or Folders Win+F
Find computer Ctrl+Win+F
Minimizes all windows Win+M
Undo Minimize All Shift+Win+M
Display Run Dialog box Win-R
Cycles through taskbar buttons Win+Tab
Displays System Properties Win+Break

Getting to My Computer from the Control Panel

Submitted 3/8/98

If you're in Control Panel, hitting the Backspace key will switch you into the My Computer folder.

Submitted by Eric Brown

Undo

Submitted 2/18/98

Press CTRL + Z to undo things like renaming a file in Explorer

Submitted by Melissa Gaugert

Minimizing All Windows

Added 2/15/98

To minimize all windows:

  1. Press Ctrl-ESC to bring up the Task Bar
  2. Press Alt-M

This makes it a lot easier to minimize windows when all your open applications are full screen.

Submitted by Imar Spaanjaars

Note from Bob: With the Microsoft Keyboard, you can accomplish the same thing by pressing the Window-M key.

Shortcut to System Properties

Submitted 2/4/98

To access the System Properties screen quickly, simply hold down the ALT key while double clicking on the My Computer icon.

Submitted by Stuart H

Submitted 11/2/97

While holding the windows key, press the Pause / Break key.
This will open up the System Properties box.
From here you can easily get to the Device Manager

Submitted by Emperor

Duplicating the Right Mouse Click

Submitted 1/21/98

Pressing the Shift-F10 key will be the same as clicking the right-mouse button.

Submitted by Roberto Magistrelli

Accessing Programs from the Start Button

Submitted 9/13/97

To access your programs more quickly from your start button, with out aid of a mouse, hit ctrl+esc to open your start menu.
Then, type the letter for the directory you are looking for.
For example, to access the ever popular game of solitaire, CTRL+ESC, then "P" for programs, "A" for accessories, "G" for games, then "S" for Solitaire.
If there is more than one entry for the letter, keep hitting the letter until you reach your desired location. Then, hit enter.

Submitted by Derek Wittstruck

Quickly Starting Explorer

Submitted 7/29/97

You can quickly start an explorer session by holding down the Windows key on a Microsoft Keyboard and pressing the E.key

Submitted by David Thorne

Internet Explorer Shortcuts

Added 9/28/96

Here are a few IE keyboard shortcuts:

Go ‘Back’ to the previous page Alt+Left Arrow
Go ‘Forward’ to the next page Alt+Right Arrow
Add to Favorites on the current web page Ctrl+D
Open the History folder Ctrl+H
Open the Organize Favorites window Ctrl+B
Lets you open a new web page Ctrl+L
Open a new browser window Ctrl+N
Reload the current page Ctrl+R
Close the active Internet Explorer window Ctrl+W

Bringing up the Properties Window

Submitted 7/27/96

While holding the ALT key double click on an icon to bring up the properties.

Submitted by Jayme Johnston
Jayme@excalibur.net

Resizing and Moving a Window

Added 7/21/96

To Resize or Move a window:

  1. Press Alt-Space
  2. Press the S key - To Resize
  3. Press the M key - To Move

You can now use the arrow keys to resize or move the window

Key stroking is faster than mouse moving

Submitted 1/23/96
 

  1. In desktop you can press "m", "My Briefcase is highlighted, press "enter" will open this applet.
  2. If you do not press "enter",
  3. The next "m" key stroke will highlight "My Computer".
  4. "Ctrl"-"Esc", press "P" for Programs, "enter","M""enter", you get to the first program or folder that starts with "M"
  5. Other applets will also be opened the same way.

Submitted by Cao Gengyu
gengyucao@cuhk.hk

Explorer Shortcut Keys

Added 9/26/95

Quickly Search for Files

Added 9/24/95

To quickly open up the Find all Files window

  1. Press Ctrl+ESC ESC
  2. Press F3

 

To copy a file with a Mouse/Keyboard combo

Submitted 9/23/95

Drag the file while holding down the CTRL key - A + will appear on the icon

To move a file with a Mouse/Keyboard combo

Drag file while holding down SHIFT key - Nothing appears on the icon

If moving a icon with the mouse and an arrow appears, it will create a shortcut.
You can press shift or ctrl at anytime during the drag
and it will change this little part of the icon.

Both Submitted by Michael Applebaum
applebau@barney.aerosoft.vt.edu

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