Tuesday, December 2, 2008

some usefull shortcuts in windows xp

Windows XP Shortcuts:

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu

ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened

ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program

ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item

ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window

ALT+TAB Switch between open items

ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu

BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer

CTRL+A Select all

CTRL+B Bold

CTRL+C Copy

CTRL+I Italics

CTRL+O Open an item

CTRL+U Underline

CTRL+V Paste

CTRL+X Cut

CTRL+Z Undo

CTRL+F4 Close the active document

CTRL while dragging Copy selected item

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to 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

SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin

ESC Cancel the current task

F1 Displays Help

F2 Rename selected item

F3 Search for a file or folder

F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer

F5 Refresh the active window

F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program

SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu

SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager

SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing

WIN Display or hide the Start menu

WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box

WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop

WIN+E Open Windows Explorer

WIN+F Search for a file or folder

WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers

WIN+L Locks the desktop

WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows

WIN+R Open the Run dialog box

WIN+TAB Switch between open items

Windows Explorer Shortcuts:

ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window's system menu

SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu

CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu

ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used

ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit

CTRL+A - Select all items

CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)

CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)

CTRL+V - Paste item(s)

CTRL+Z - Undo last action

CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane

TAB - Move forward through options

ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view

ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view

SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately

BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up

ALT+ENTER - View an item's properties

F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs

F6 - Switch between left and right panes

F5 - Refresh window contents

F3 - Display Find application

F2 - Rename selected item


Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page

CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites

CTRL+E - Open the Search bar

CTRL+F - Find on this page

CTRL+H - Open the History bar

CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar

CTRL+N - Open a new window

CTRL+O - Go to a new location

CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame

CTRL+S - Save the current page

CTRL+W - Close current browser window

CTRL+ENTER - Adds the www. (url) .com

SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window

BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page

ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page

HOME - Move to the beginning of a document

TAB - Move forward through items on a page

END - Move to the end of a document

ESC - Stop downloading a page

F11 - Toggle full-screen view

F5 - Refresh the current page

F4 - Display list of typed addresses

F6 - Change Address bar and page focus

ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page

SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames

SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link

SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page

CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames

CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard

CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard

ENTER - Activate a selected link

HOME - Move to the beginning of a document

END - Move to the end of a document

F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help


Accessibility Shortcuts :

Tap SHIFT 5 times - Toggles StickyKeys on and off.

Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds - Toggles FilterKeys on and off.

Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds - Toggles ToggleKeys on and off.

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK - Toggles MouseKeys on and off.

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN - Toggles High Contrast on and off

Microsoft Office Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Important Word Shortcuts

All Caps - CTRL+SHIFT+A

Annotation - ALT+CTRL+M

Auto Format - ALT+CTRL+K

Auto Text - F3 or ALT+CTRL+V

Bold - CTRL+B or CTRL+SHIFT+B

Bookmark - CTRL+SHIFT+F5

Copy - CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT Copy

Format - CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copy Text - SHIFT+F2

Create Auto Text - ALT+F3

Date Field - ALT+SHIFT+D

Delete Back Word - CTRL+BACKSPACE

Delete Word - CTRL+DELETE

Dictionary - ALT+SHIFT+F7

Do Field Click - ALT+SHIFT+F9

Doc Maximize - CTRL+F10

Doc Move - CTRL+F7

Doc Restore - CTRL+F5

Doc Size - CTRL+F8

Grow Font - CTRL+SHIFT+.

Grow Font One Point - CTRL+]

Hanging Indent - CTRL+T

Header Footer Link - ALT+SHIFT+R

Help - F1

Hidden - CTRL+SHIFT+H

Hyperlink - CTRL+K

Indent - CTRL+M

Italic - CTRL+I or CTRL+SHIFT+I

Justify Para - CTRL+J

Left Para - CTRL+L

Line Up Extend - SHIFT+UP

List Num Field - ALT+CTRL+L

Outline - ALT+CTRL+O

Outline Collapse - ALT+SHIFT+- or ALT+SHIFT+NUM -

Outline Demote - ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT

Outline Expand - ALT+SHIFT+=

Outline Expand - ALT+SHIFT+NUM +

Outline Move Down - ALT+SHIFT+DOWN

Outline Move Up - ALT+SHIFT+UP

Outline Promote - ALT+SHIFT+LEFT

Outline Show First Line - ALT+SHIFT+L

Lock Fields - CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11

Web Go Back - ALT+LEFT

Web Go Forward - ALT+RIGHT

Word Left - CTRL+LEFT

Word Left Extend - CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT

Word Right - CTRL+RIGHT


Excel Time saving Shortcuts:

Move to next cell in row - Tab

Move to previous cell in row - Shift + Tab

Up one screen - Page Up

Down one screen - Page Down

Move to next worksheet - Ctrl + Page Down

Move to previous worksheet - Ctrl + Page Up

Go to first cell in data region - Ctrl + Home

Go to last cell in data region - Ctrl + End

Bold toggle for selection - Ctrl + B

Italic toggle for selection - Ctrl + I

Underline toggle for selection - Ctrl + U

Strikethrough for selection - Ctrl + 5

Change the font - Ctrl + Shift + F

Change the font size - Ctrl + Shift + P

Apply outline borders - Ctrl + Shift + 7

Remove all borders - Ctrl + Shift + Underline

Wrap text in same cell - Alt + Enter

Format cells - Ctrl + 1

Select font - Ctrl + Shift + F

Select point size - Ctrl + Shift + P

Format as currency - Ctrl + Shift + 4

Format as general - Ctrl + Shift + # (hash sign)

Format as percentage - Ctrl + Shift + 5

Format as number - Ctrl + Shift + 1

Autosum a range of cells - Alt + Equals

Sign Insert the date - Ctrl +; (semi-colon)

Insert the time - Ctrl + Shift +; (semi-colon)

Insert columns/rows - Ctrl + Shift + + (plus sign)

Insert a new worksheet - Shift + F11

Read Monitor Cell One - Alt + Shift + 1

Read Monitor Cell Two - Alt + Shift + 2

Read Monitor Cell Three - Alt + Shift + 3

Read Monitor Cell Four - Alt + Shift + 4

List Visible Cells With Data - Ctrl + Shift + D

Lists Data In Current Column - Ctrl + Shift + C

List Data In Current Row - Ctrl + Shift + R

Select Hyperlink - Ctrl + Shift + H

Move To Worksheet Listbox - Ctrl + Shift + S

Move To Monitor Cell - Ctrl + Shift + M

Select Worksheet Objects - Ctrl + Shift + O

List Cells At Page Breaks - Ctrl + Shift + B

Options Listbox - Insert + V


Easy move through Powerpoint:

Apply subscript formatting - CTRL+EQUAL SIGN (=)

Apply superscript formatting - CTRL+PLUS SIGN (+) Bold - CTRL+B

Capitalize - SHIFT+F3 Copy - CTRL+C

Delete a word - CTRL+BACKSPACE

Demote a paragraph - ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW

Find - CTRL+F Insert a hyperlink - CTRL+K

Insert a new slide - CTRL+M Italicize - CTRL+I

Make a duplicate of the current slide - CTRL+D

Open - CTRL+O

Open the Font dialog box - CTRL+T

Paste - CTRL+V Print - CTRL+P

Promote a paragraph - ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW

Repeat your last action - F4 or CTRL+Y

Save - CTRL+S Select all - CTRL+A

Start a slide show - F5

Switch to the next pane (clockwise) - F6

Switch to the previous pane - SHIFT+F6

Undo - CTRL+Z View guides - CTRL+G


Window XP Hidden Applications Shortcuts:

To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name:
1) Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)
2) Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe
3) Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)
4) Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)
5) DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)
6) Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)
7) IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)
8) Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).
9) Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).
10) ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)
11) Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).
12) System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )
13) Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).
14) Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).
15) Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).
16) Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).
17) File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe
18)Volume Control = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).
19) System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).
20) Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).
21) Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe
22) Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).
23) Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available

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