“SPEEDUP YOUR WORK BY USING MORE KEYBOARD AND LESS MOUSE"

What is the use of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time? Why mouse is permanently attached to our hands?

I like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is watching me, because they make me look like a pro. With just a few key strokes I can leave a mouser spinning his wheel! Whatever your motivation, here's a big list of keyboard shortcuts and I hope they will surely help you in becoming pro like me:

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys:


Below is a listing of Microsoft Windows shortcut keys.

Shortcut Keys
Description
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. For example, doing this
on a file would display its properties.
Ctrl + Tab
Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Same as above but backwards.
Alt + Print Screen
Create a screen shot only for the program
you are currently in.
Ctrl + Print Screen
Creates a screen shot of the entire screen
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Bring up the Windows "Task Manger" or Reboot the computer.
Ctrl + Esc
Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring 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.
F5
Refresh Contents to where you were
On the page.
Ctrl + F5
Refreshes page to the beginning of
the page.
F10
Activates menu bar.
Shift + F10
Simulates right-click on selected item.
F4
Select a different location to browse
in the Windows Explorer toolbar.
Alt + F4
Closes Current open program.
Ctrl + F4
Closes Window in Program.
F6
Move cursor to different Windows
Explorer pane.
Alt + 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.
Alt + Space bar
Open the control menu for the current window open.
Shift + Del
Delete programs/files without throwing
them into the recycle bin.
Holding Shift
Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files
as the computer is booting.
Holding Shift
When putting in an audio CD, will
prevent CD Player from playing.
Enter
Activates the highlighted program.
Alt + Down arrow
Display all available options on drop
down menu.
* (on the keypad)
Expands all folders on the currently
selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer.
+ (on the keypad)
Expands only the currently selected
folder in Windows Explorer.
- (on the keypad)
Collapses the currently selected folder
in Windows Explorer.

2 comments:

  1. Wow...Excellent shortcut tools to know! Thank you for this.

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  2. Thanks Laura. Still more to come. So keep visiting.. :)

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