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Using Keyboard Shortcuts will extend the life of your wrists. Repetitive stress movements with the computer mouse lead to carpal tunnel. Here's a list of key combinations to make your mouse sigh with relief (and your wrists)!
Microsoft Windows Keyboards -- also called Microsoft Natural Keyboards. Has a Windows key located between the Control and Alt keys.
Alt Key Characters -- Need to make special characters such as foreign language accent marks, a "Copyright" bullet or the English monetary "pound" sign?
Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Word (also works in Eudora Mail, Mozilla Mail and Outlook)
Ctrl + A = Selects all the contents of a page
Ctrl +S = Saves the document
Ctrl +Shift +S = "Save As ..." command
Ctrl + C = Copy selected text
Ctrl + X = Cut selected text
Ctrl + P = Paste the selected text
Ctrl + F = Opens the find box
Ctrl + B = Bolds the highlighted selection
Ctrl + I = Italicize the highlighted selection
Ctrl + K = Insert a link to a Web site
Ctrl + U = Underline the highlighted selection
Ctrl + Y = Repeat the last action performed
Ctrl + Z = Undo last action (I love this one!)
Ctrl + End = Moves the cursor to the end of the document
Ctrl + Home = Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document
Regular Windows keyboards without a Windows key (located between the Ctrl and Alt keys on lower left)
Windows Operating System Shortcuts
Help -- In Windows applications, and in the OS, F1 is a universal call to the app's help system.
F1
In Windows Explorer, use to rename files or folders. This is faster than right-clicking and easier than clicking inside the file or folder name and waiting for the input field to become available.
F2
This is a universal "Refresh" command, which works in many Windows applications. Use it to refresh your Explorer file system, browser and html editors.
F5 or Ctrl +R
Switch between open programs on the Desktop
Alt+Tab Switch to another running application. Hold down the Alt key and then press the Tab key to view the task-switching window.
Quit program
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+W (All of these work on various programs. Check the File menu for the "Quit" or "Close Program" command on programs you use frequently.) Really impresses your friends and makes you look like a cyber-pro.
Delete items permanently
Shift+Delete (This will bypass the Recycle Bin so your file is bye-bye Permanently. Use with care!)
Highlight items in window (Select All)
Ctrl+A
Copy
Ctrl+C
Cut
Ctrl+X
Paste
Ctrl+V
Undo
Ctrl+Z
Open a context menu for the selected item
Shift+F10. This is the same as right-clicking an object.
Open the Start menu
Ctrl+Esc. Use the arrow keys to select an item.
Open a drop-down list box
Alt+down arrow
Bypass CD Autorun
Press and hold the Shift Key while you insert a CD
Display System Menu
Alt+space. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window.
Open program menu items
Alt+(underlined letter in menu)
Microsoft Windows "Natural" Keyboards
... have a 'windows' key on the lower left, and an 'application' key on the lower right (looks like a dropdown box with a cursor). The application key pretty much has one purpose: it opens the same context menu as right-clicking will do.
Windows
Hit this key and your Start menu appears; is that not faster than going over with your mouse and clicking?
Windows+R
Opens the 'Run' dialog box.
Windows+M
Minimize all open windows and show the Desktop. Do it again and they all re-appear.
Windows+F1
Help.
Windows+E
Opens Windows Explorer.
Windows+F
Find files or folders. This saves you from opening the Windows Explorer and selecting find from the menu. Now you have a one-click computer search!
Ctrl+Windows+Tab
Move focus from Start, to Quick Launch bar, to SystemTray. Use right arrow or left arrow to move focus to items on Quick Launch bar and System Tray.
Windows+Tab
Cycle through taskbar buttons.
Windows+P
Open Print Manager. -- Ctrl+P does the same thing in a lot of programs.
Windows+C
Open Control Panel.
Windows+V
Open Clipboard. (You wondered how to get to that, didn't you?)
Application Key
This is the funny key on the lower right of the keyboard that looks like a box with an arrow pointing to the top of it. Pressing this opens a 'context menu', which is the same as right clicking whereever the cursor presently is. (Try this in a browser window for a good example.)
