Keyboard Tricks

BrandonL

BrandonL

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Anyone know any little keyboard tricks that makes it easy to navigate on the computer?

I have a couple...

-Alt+Tab to jump from open programs (Hold the Alt button and press the Tab key to go from one of ur open programs to another)
-Esc to close certain windows, or you can press Alt+F4

ok ur turn...
 
lol

yeh me too but id like to kno some of the keyboard tricks just in case i'm ever stuck without one
 
ctrl s -save
ctrl x -cut
ctrl c -copy
ctrl z -undo
ctrl v -past
windows key m -minimizes window
windows key d -maximizes window

Those are just the ones I use and sometimes used. (besideds the ones already stated)

But dont forget CTRL+ALT+DELTE .

Dont we have a thread like this already.

P.S. I just went and windows key+everykey on my keyboard....not a good idea.
 
I'M GIVIN ALL CREDIT TO THIS LITTLE LIST OF KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO geoff5093... THANX MAN

General Keyboard Shortcuts
• CTRL+C (Copy)
• CTRL+X (Cut)
• CTRL+V (Paste)
• CTRL+Z (Undo)
• DELETE (Delete)
• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
• CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
• CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
• SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
• CTRL+A (Select all)
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
• ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
• ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
• ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
• CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
• ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
• ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
• CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
• ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
• F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
• RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
• LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
• F5 key (Update the active window)
• BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
• ESC (Cancel the current task)
• SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)
 
hey kobaj thx for that minimize/maximize method.. i didnt kno about those

and once again... idk what's been posted on here because im a newbie... sry
 
you forgot a very important one.

ctrl+break


It's the windows shell version of ctrl+C

If you have an app that is hanging or caught in an infinate loop, ctrl+break while it has focus will stop it
 
This is the list that was on the link to the website that DuneRider5
The ones in bold were ones that i were aware of and use... just wanted to let you kno how i work my keyboard lol... however very interesting things right down there

WINKEY and then ANY CHARACTER
Press WINKEY and watch start menu open. Press any character and focus will be set on the first application beginning with the letter. Press the character once more to select the next item that meets the criteria. Press ENTER to run the application.
- If you press “I” the Internet Explorer will open instantly.

WINKEY + M
This will clear your desktop in an instant by minimizing all active applications.

WINKEY + D
This will also clear your desktop, however if you press WINKEY + D once more the applications will reappear.

WINKEY + L
This will lock the computer; you will still have to unlock it by pressing CTRL+ALT DELETE.

WINKEY + F
This will open the search assistant.

WINKEY + R
This will open the RUN command prompt.

WINKEY + B
Sets focus on the task bar, you can navigate by using the arrow keys; press ENTER to open one of the applications. You can’t really see which icon is selected, but just wait a moment and the application info text will appear. If you press TAB the focus will be set on the desktop.

ALT + TAB
Move between active applications.

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The following shortcuts will work in almost any office application environment; I am especially pleased to use them when I browse the web.

CTRL + O (CTRL + L)
This will open the location field. In Internet Explorer you can use this to type in a web address.

CTRL + N
This will open a new application window, either an empty window or a clone.
In Internet Explorer the new window will show the same URL. So it is useful if you want to maintain the old browser window, and not having to leave the keyboard to open another browser window.

CTRL + TAB
Use this short cut to move between tab panes, use CTRL + SHIFT + TAB to move in reverse order.
 
hey vortmax what's windows shell? i've never heard of that before... and also ive never heard of a break key either???

would u mind describing it to me cuz it sounds interesting
 
break is the same key as pause.

I use it all the time when I hit a infinite loop while programming using IDL or VisStudio. ctrl+C won't work but ctrl+break does.
 
Okay, without going into too much detail, any operating system is composed of 2 basic parts. The kernel which handles basic managment and the shell which is how you interact with the kernel. The windows GUI is a shell. In linux, X-windows is a shell. Well when you are working in windows (not DOS, or emulated DOS in command prompt), you are working in the windows shell and ctrl+c is not a recognized function. It is in the command line and linux environments. Instead you can use ctrl+break (next to scroll lock) which will force a break in the executing code. It doesn't work for all application hangs, but in the case where you are programming in a windows shell....aka using visual studio or IDL, where ctrl+c isn't anything, ctrl+break works.
 
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