Computer tips and tricks

Windows 2000 Keyboard Shortcuts

Select a menu, or select or clear the check box by the letter underlined in the menu name. ALT+letter key, where the key is the underlined letter in a menu command
Switch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar in the reverse direction; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows. ALT+SHIFT+ENTER
Display the properties of a selected item while working in a window. ALT+ENTER
Switch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows. ALT+ESC
Switch view from current application window to next open application window, including minimized windows on the taskbar in the reverse direction; press ESC more than once to switch through successive windows. ALT+SHIFT+ESC
Close the active application window. ALT+F4
Display Document menu from the leftmost icon on the main toolbar of the active document window. ALT+HYPHEN
Minimize all windows when taskbar has been selected. ALT+M
Copy the active window to the Windows Clipboard. ALT+PRINTSCREEN
Redo the previously undone action; works within a window. ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE
Open the menu of the leftmost icon on the main toolbar bar of the active window; this menu typically contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize and Close. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR+C
Minimize the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR+N
Restore the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR+R
Maximize the active window if it is minimized. ALT+SPACEBAR+X
Select the next item in the indicated direction while working in Windows explorer; add SHIFT to select or deselect additional items; add CTRL to move to the item without selecting it; in Details View there is only one column, so RIGHT and LEFT ARRO ARROW KEY
Expand view of everything under the current selection when working in Windows Explorer-Tree view. ASTERISK (on the numeric keypad)
Open the Windows NT Security dialog box to choose from the following options: Lock Workstation, Logoff, Shut Down, Change Password, Task Manager, and Cancel; if you are not logged on, command opens the logon dial CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Undo previous action taken within a window. CTRL+BACKSPACE
Copy selected item(s) to the Windows Clipboard when working in Windows Explorer. CTRL+C
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph within a window. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Copy a selelcted file to a folder by dragging the file to the folder. CTRL+DRAG A FILE
Display Windows Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display Run dialog box after displaying Start menu. CTRL+ESC and then R
Display the Find All Files dialog box while working in Windows Explorer. CTRL+F or F3
Close the active document window. CTRL+F4

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posted by acca @ 6:36 AM