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F1 is the shortcut for Help. This is the most well known shortcut key. |
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F2 - in Explorer, will allow you to rename whatever is selected |
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F3 - Find: All Files - or find on the web in Internet Explorer. |
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F4 - Selects the address bar in Explorer / Internet Explorer. |
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F5 - Refresh - this works in Explorer and Internet Explorer. Handy if you need to hit refresh for a pop up window with no toolbar. You can just hit F5 instead! |
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F6 - Move between different panes in Explorer |
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F7 - In MS Word, this runs the spell checker |
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F10 - Selects the menus - a bit like ALT does when pressed by itself |
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F12 - In MS Word, this opens the Save As dialogue box |
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ALT - Selects a menu - so if you pressed ALT then arrow keys, it would drop that menu so you could navigate it - usually the File menu is highlighted. |
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ALT + Another key - Selects that menu. The underlined letter on each menu is the one that you must press with ALT to select it. ALT + F will select the file menu, ALT + H will select the Help menu. You don't need to press the + key, just hold down ALT, then press the letter, then release them both. When that menu comes up, you then either move up and down it with the arrow keys, and press ENTER when the option you want is selected, or you press the key for the underlined letter of the option that you want. Most programs, for example, would be exited by pressing ALT + F , then X. |
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ALT + ENTER - Properties of the selected object |
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ALT + F4 - Closes the current open Window. |
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ALT + SPACE - Drops down the little window menu that lets you Minimise / Maximise windows |
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ALT + TAB - Lets you switch between open applications |
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ALT + SHIFT + TAB - same again, but you move in reverse order through the applications. Handy if you have loads open, but pressed ALT - TAB once to many times and want to go back one! |
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BACKSPACE - In Explorer / Internet Explorer, this moves back one in the history. |
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CTRL + ALT + DEL - Reboots your computer. If you press it more than once. The first time you press it, it will bring up Close Program box. |
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CTRL + B - Bold (In word processors) |
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CTRL + END - Move to the end of a document or email |
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CTRL + ESC - Brings up the start menu. |
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CTRL + C - Copies whatever you have selected to the clipboard |
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CTRL + F - Find |
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CTRL + HOME - Move to the beginning of a document or email |
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CTRL + I - Italic (In word processors) |
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CTRL + N - New document / email |
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CTRL + O - Open |
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CTRL + P - Print |
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CTRL + S - Saves the open document |
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CTRL + SHIFT + HOME or CTRL + SHIFT + END - Depending on if you are at the beginning or the end of a document, these will select / deselect all the text in a document. If you want to select all the text, and are at the beginning at the moment, then press CTRL + SHIFT + END to select it all. |
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CTRL + SHIFT + Z - Redo last action |
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CTRL + U - Underlined (In word processors) |
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CTRL + V - Pastes whatever you have in the clipboard into your document. |
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CTRL + WINDOWS + TAB - Moves focus from Start Menu, to Quick Launch, To System Tray. |
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CTRL + X - Cuts your current selection - removes it, but sends it to the clipboard. (In word processors) |
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CTRL + Z - Undo last action |
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DEL - When a file is selected, this will delete it, sending it to the recycle bin. |
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ESC - Will cancel most things / close a dialogue box. |
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SHIFT + DEL - When a file is selected, that will delete the file PERMANENTLY, without sending it to the recycle bin. |
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SHIFT + END or SHIFT + HOME - Select whole line, depending on where cursor is. |
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SHIFT + F10 - brings up the right click menu for the selected object. |
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SHIFT + TAB - Moves to the previous button in a dialogue box. |
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TAB - Moves to the next button in a dialogue box. Hit space or enter to select it. |
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WINDOWS - Opens the start menu |
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WINDOWS + BREAK - Brings up the System Properties box |
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WINDOWS + E - open Explorer |
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WINDOWS + M - Minimize all |
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WNIDOWS + R - open the Run dialogue box |
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