Lisa Williams <williamsfami...@gmail.com>

A good friend of mine sent this to my private email address.  Hope you all
find it helpful.

Lisa

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What is the allure of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time? Why
bother, since my mouse is permanently attached to my hand?

Some people like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is
watching them, because they make them look like a pro.  With just a few key
strokes, you can leave a mouse spinning his wheel!  Whatever your
motivation, here's a big list of keyboard shortcuts for you to try out.

General Shortcuts

ALT + F4 - Quit a program / Shut down

ALT + TAB - Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows.

CTRL + ESCAPE - Display the Start menu

SHIFT + TAB - Tab backward through a form

CTRL + X - Cut

CTRL + C - Copy

CTRL + V - Paste

F1 - Help menu

CTRL + Z - Undo

SHIFT & Restart - To restart Windows alone and not your whole computer, hold
down the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen. This
saves lots of time. (Not for XP).

CRTL + TAB - Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

File and Desktop Shortcuts

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD - Prevents the CD from "autorunning"

If an item is selected:

CTRL while dragging a file - Copies the file

CTRL + SHIFT while dragging a file - Creates a shortcut to the file

SHIFT + DELETE - Deletes an item without sending it to the Recycle bin

ALT + ENTER - Display a file's properties

F2 - Rename a file

In Windows Explorer:

LEFT ARROW - Collapse the current selection if it is expanded

NUM LOCK + MINUS SIGN ( - ) - Collapse the selected folder

NUM LOCK + PLUS SIGN ( + ) - Expand the selected folder

RIGHT ARROW - Expand the current selection if it is collapsed or select the
first subfolder

NUM LOCK + * (asterisk sign) - Expand all folders below the current
selection

F6 - Switch between left and right panes

In My Computer:

BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up

ALT + RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view

ALT + LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view

Internet Browser Shortcuts

For Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 (may work in older versions):
  Open History Window Ctrl + H Reload Ctrl + R Back (Previous Page) Alt +
Left Arrow or Alt + Backspace Forward (Next Page) Alt + Right Arrow Stop Esc
Home Alt + Home Go to Bottom of Page End Go to Top of Page Home New Window Ctrl
+ N Close Window Ctrl + W Go Up One Line Up Arrow Go Down One Line Down
Arrow Full Screen (toggle) F11 Find on Page Ctrl + F Add Current Page to
Favorites Ctrl + D Print Current Page or Active Frame Ctrl + P Organize
Favorites (Internet Explorer) and Manage Bookmarks Ctrl + B Maximize a
Window Alt + Space + X Minimize a Window Alt + Space + N Scroll Page Up Alt
+ Up Arrow Scroll Page Down Alt + Down Arrow

Internet Explorer Only
  Open Favorites Bar Ctrl + I Select Text in Address Bar Alt + D Force
Reload (not from cache) Ctrl + F5

A faster way to type in addresses with Internet Explorer is to just type in
the name of the site:

For example, just type in "Google" and press Ctrl + Enter. The "http://www."
and the ".com" will be added for you!

Netscape Only

Open / Close Sidebar Panel (toggle) - F9
Select Text in Location Bar - Ctrl + L
Force Reload (not from cache) Ctrl + Shift + R
Zoom Text Smaller - Ctrl + - (minus)
Zoom Text Larger - Ctrl + + (plus sign)

Windows Key Shortcuts

The Windows key can be used in conjunction with other keys to act as a
keyboard shortcut for faster access to menu commands. Now, while the Alt key
tends to open program menus (i.e. Alt + F opens the File menu and Alt + E
opens the Edit menu) and the Ctrl key performs actual operations (i.e. Ctrl
+ C will copy and Ctrl + V will paste), the Windows key will open various
Windows tools.

Win key + R will open the Start menu's Run box
Win key + F will open the Start menu's Find window
Win key + E will quickly launch Explorer
Win key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window
Win key + M will Minimize all windows
Win key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows
Win key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and showing
them all
Win key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar

The Windows key by itself will open the Start menu.

You can also open programs or folders on your desktop by pressing the
Windows key + the first letter of the program/folder/shortcut + Enter.
Sounds kind of tedious, but if you're in a bind with your mouse, it can come
in quite handy.

Arrow Tricks

Here's a cool little arrow trick to try with word processing programs. Next
time you're using your arrow keys to go from one area of a sentence to
another (left and right arrows), hold down your Ctrl key. Instead of moving
one space at a time, you'll go one word at a time.

If you're using the up and down arrows to go from line to line, holding down
the Ctrl key will make your cursor jump from paragraph to paragraph (well,
from carriage return to carriage return anyway).

One last thing, if you hold down the Shift key while you do this (i.e. hold
down Shift + Ctrl at the same time), you select text as you arrow along.

I've tested this in MS Word and Wordpad, but it should work no matter what
word processing program you use.

Home/End Key Fun

Do you ever find yourself scrolling through a huge folder? Well, if you need
to get to the beginning or the end quickly, just press Ctrl + Home. If you
want to get to the end, click Ctrl + End.

Hey, that's not all!

This little trick works on more than just folders. If you use the Home key
in a word processor, it goes to the beginning of the line you're currently
working on. If you press the End key, it should head to the end of the
current line. If you pair Home and End up with the Ctrl key in a word
processor, you will be whisked away to the beginning or end of the
document.  Again, this should work, but it depends on your word processor.
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