Common Windows Shortcut Key's
Last Revised:12/25/03
Most keyboard today has this WinKey or Windows key. We can try to make a shortcut key using this new feature of the keyboard ( ie WinKey)
These are the following shortcut command that might help:
- Display the Start menu - ÿ
- Minimize Open Windows -ÿ + M
- Open Find/Search - ÿ + F
- Open Help - ÿ + F1
- Open RUN dialog box - ÿ + R
- Open System Properties - ÿ + PAUSE/Break
- Open Windows Explorer - ÿ + E
- Show/Hide Desktop - ÿ + D
- Toggle through taskbar buttons - ÿ + Tab
- Undo all minimize window - ÿ + Shift + M
Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts. You can use shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages, use the Address bar, work with favorites, and edit.
Viewing and exploring Web pages, press this to do this :
- 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 ba.
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- 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.
For 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.
For 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 .
Windows 9.x has a special feature that allows you to capture a copy of any screen and paste it into Windows Paint where you can edit it and save it for future use. Here's how:
- Choose the screen you wish to capture, and press your Print Screen key in your keyboard.
- Open the Microsoft Paint Brush found in your Accessories program group ( Start, Programs, Accessories and MSPAINT)
- Click on Edit, and selec Paste.
An image of the screen you captured will appear in the Paint Brush window. From there, use any of the Paint editing tools to customize the captured screen.
Create keyboard shortcuts to your favorite programs for faster access. Let's use Internet Explorer as an example. From your Windows desktop, right click the Microsoft Internet Explorer ( IE ) icon and choose Properties from the context menu which appears. Click on the Shortcut tab and you'll see a field for Shortcut key: containing the word
NONE.
Click on the word None and press the Letter A. You'll see the line change to CTRL + ALT + A. Click OK. Now start Internet Explorer and holding down the Control and Alt keys, then pressing the letter A.
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