Today's shortcut key tip for Windows...
In just about any Windows application CTRL-F will allow you to find something in the current window. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Firefox, or just about any program that adheres to the Windows standard shortcuts will allow you to use CTRL-F to find a word or phrase.
This is the latest shortcut tip in my ongoing quest to share one shortcut per week; making keyboard shortcuts easy to digest, easy to remember.
Today's shortcut key tip for Windows...
Do three things in a row you want to undo? Use CTRL-Z three times in a row to undo all three things.
This shortcut key combination applies to just about any Windows application. Use with care or you run the risk of undoing something you wanted to-do.
This is the latest shortcut tip in my ongoing quest to share one shortcut per week; making keyboard shortcuts easy to digest, easy to remember.
So what, right? The cool thing about using the CONTROL-ESCAPE combination to load the Start menu is that you can then easily use your Arrow keys to navigate the Start menu. Arrow Up to Programs, Arrow over to your favorite program, hit Enter to start the program. Pretty handy!
This is the latest shortcut tip in my ongoing quest to share one shortcut per week; making keyboard shortcuts easy to digest, easy to remember.
Today's shortcut key tip for Windows...
ALT-TAB - Cycle through all open Windows
...or said another way, ALT-TAB will allow you to quickly switch from the active application to any other open application.
This is the latest shortcut tip in my ongoing quest to share one shortcut per week; making keyboard shortcuts easy to digest, easy to remember.
CTRL-SHIFT-K
This is one of my most often used shortcuts in Microsoft Outlook. CTRL-SHIFT-K is a quick and easy way to create a new task in Outlook.
To finish creating your Outlook task without touching your mouse...
Today, I offer up a powerful and handy key combination for Outlook users - SHIFT-DELETE. SHIFT-DELETE will permanently delete a message, task, memo, or calendar entry. Unlike using the DELETE key by itself (which simply moves items to the DELETED ITEMS folder), SHIFT-DELETE will permanently delete the selected item. There are no "get backs" with SHIFT-DELETE; the item is gone, removed from existence, never to be retrieved again. Thus, use SHIFT-DELETE with care.
Recently, I published numerous articles detailing Windows shortcut keys. CTRL-ALT-SHIFT key combinations to do things. The challenge is to remember these obscure key combinations to make your life easier; to get things done.
Unfortunately, unless you actually are a computer, you will not remember all of these shortcut keys. With that, I offer you the shortcut key of the week (shortcuts in bite size pieces). A once a week tip; easy to digest; easy to remember.
Today's shortcut key tip for Windows...
ALT-F4 - Close a Window
Yes, obvious to some, but a secret to most. You can use ALT-F4 to close the current window in Windows Vista/XP/95/2000/NT/ETC..
There are just a few keyboard shortcuts I use in Internet Explorer religiously. Those include:
CTRL-ENTER: This is my favorite. When typing in the URL of a website, you can skip the "www" and the ".com". For example, in the address box, enter google, then CTRL-ENTER and low and behold, the address turns into www.google.com.
CTRL-F: Find on the page. Looking for a specific word, use CTRL-F.
CTRL-N: opens a new Internet Explorer Window.
ALT-LeftArrow & ALT-RightArrow: Simulates the Explorer Back and Forward button. Quite handy.
Microsoft includes a number of other Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts, but I can never seem to remember them. Maybe you can. Here is the complete list.
To do this Press this key
Display Internet Explorer Help or to F1
display context Help about an item in
a dialog box
Toggle between full-screen and other F11
views in the browser
Move forward through the items on a TAB
Web page, the Address box, or the
Links box
Move through the items on a Web page, SHIFT+TAB
the Address box, or the Links box
Go to your Home page ALT+HOME
Go to the next page ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous page ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Display a shortcut menu for a link SHIFT+F10
Move forward between frames CTRL+TAB or F6
Move back between frames SHIFT+CTRL+TAB
Scroll toward the beginning of a UP ARROW
document
Scroll toward the end of a document DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning of a PAGE UP
document in larger increments
Scroll toward the end of a document PAGE DOWN
in larger increments
Move to the beginning of a document HOME
Move to the end of a document END
Find on this page CTRL+F
Refresh the current Web page F5 or CTRL+R
Refresh the current Web page, even if CTRL+F5
the time stamp for the Web version and
your locally stored version are the same
Stop downloading a page ESC
Go to a new location CTRL+O or CTRL+L
Open a new window CTRL+N
Close the current window CTRL+W
Save the current page CTRL+S
Print the current page or active frame CTRL+P
Activate a selected link ENTER
Open the Search box CTRL+E
Open the Favorites box CTRL+I
Open the History box CTRL+H
In the History or Favorites boxes, CTRL+click
open multiple folders
What is that odd looking Windows Logo on my keyboard? It’s the called the Windows Logo Key (clever, eh?). The Windows Logo Key is used like your CTRL or ALT keys for shortcuts to frequently (or infrequently) used functions. For example, my favorite is the Window Logo Key + L combination. Window Logo Key + L is used to Lock your keyboard. Leaving your office for a meeting? Gotta grab some lunch? Gonna be right back? A quick Window Logo Key + L will lock your keyboard and keep your stuff safe!
Windows Logo Key (by itself)
Pulls up the START menu.
Manually type the name of a program to run in the “Run dialog box”.
Minimize all applications (quite handy!).
Undo minimize all applications (not sure why you would need to do this).
Locks your computer desktop (quite handy!).
Windows Help.
Starts Windows Explorer (quite handy!)
Starts “Find files or folders”. If you have Windows Desktop Search installed, it will open the Windows Search Box.
Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop. Same as Windows Logo Key+M.
Opens the Find computer window. If you have Windows Desktop Search installed, it will open the Windows Search Box.
Cycles through the open applications on the taskbar (the bar at the bottom of your desktop). When you highlight the application you want, hit the enter key to display that application.
Shows the System Properties Window.
A friend of mine gave me a ride home recently. We were not sure how to get from Point A to Point B so he fired up his iPhone 4S Maps App...
