Did you know? (a post for useful hints for people to share)

[freestyler105]

Did you know Alt Tab, lets you go through different windows..Open two ie pages and try it.heh

Ha, I thought everyone knew that one...oh well, it's still useful. And in Vista, you even get a thumbnail of the program!

 

[Raffaz]

...and windows key + Break brings up system properties...

 

[Steff]

Windows key and L locks your computer

Anyhoo....

• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+I: Italic

• F1: Help
• CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
• ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
• ALT+F4: Quit program
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

• F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
• F5: Refreshes the current window.
• F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
• CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
• CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
• CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
• BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
• SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

• Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
• Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
• Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

• Windows Logo: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+F1: Help
• Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
• Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
• Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
• CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
• Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item



Ahh, that will do, haha!

 

[Raffaz]

See now that has taken all the fun out of it, and im guessing that ya used ctrl+c and ctrl+v for that

 

[Raffaz]

F6 in your browser takes you straight to the address bar.

 

[Steff]

Also left click, to get google up!

 

[Raffaz]

Alt+F for the file menu, Alt+E for edit etc. Also, if you just press Alt you can navigate the title bar menus with the arrow keys

 

[Steff]

if you press esc you will get a free slice of pie...


Printscreen
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SysRq
^ for taking a picture of you're screen!

 

[Raffaz]

if you press esc you will get a free slice of pie...


Printscreen
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SysRq
^ for taking a picture of you're screen!

Wheres me pie????

 

[Steff]

Errr... you will recieve it in 10, 9, 8.... haha