SOME COMMON WINDOWS SHORTCUT

The list below applies to almost all windows versions from win98 to vista....
Alt+Tab=>Switch between open applications.

Alt+Shift+Tab=>Switch backwards between open applications.

Alt+ double-click Display the properties of the object you double-click on
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Ctrl + Tab With an application that has multiple sub tabs/document windows, this switch between tabs

Ctrl + Shift + Tab Same as above but backwards.

Alt + Print Screen Create a screen shot (image in clipboard) only for the active screen/program. Print Screen Create a screen shot (image in clipboard) for your entire desktop.

Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.

Ctrl + Esc Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3. x this brings up the Task Manager.

Alt + Esc Switch Between open applications on taskbar.
F1 Activates help for current open application.

F2 Renames selected Icon.

F3 Starts find from desktop.

F4 Opens the drive selection when browsing or pull the list of drive selections

F5 Refresh.


F10 Activates menu bar.

Shift + F10 Simulates right-click on selected item.

Alt + F4 Closes Current open program.

Ctrl + F4 Closes Window in Program.

F6 Move cursor to different Windows Explorer panel.

Ctrl + Space bar Drops down the window control menu.

Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer

Alt + Enter Opens properties window of selected icon or program.

Shift + Del Permanent Delete - Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin...

Watchout for more of this in my future post!


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