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Smart & Easy Software Tips: Hidden Keys-August 2004, #2
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Smart & Easy Software Tips, Tricks & Techniques
August 2004 - Issue 2
Publisher: Dawn Bjork Buzbee mailto:Dawn@SoftwarePro.com
The Software Pro(TM), Microsoft Certified Office Expert
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IN THIS ISSUE - Time-Saving Hidden Keys
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Hidden keys? More than likely, they are right there on your
keyboard but even many expert users haven't tried these
shortcuts.
To see these great shortcut keys complete with pictures and
explanations:
http://www.SoftwarePro.com/tips/windows.htm#hiddenkeys
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1. Quick Actions with the Windows Logo Key
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Look on the bottom row and to the left of the spacebar on your
keyboard. Do you see a key with the flying Windows logo?
Depending on your keyboard you might also have one to the right
of the spacebar. Missing this key? There are some other options
below.
How does this key work? Here are a few time-saving shortcuts (in
this text format, I use WLK for Windows logo key):
Display or hide the Windows Start menu: WLK
Alternate: [Ctrl] + [Esc] to display; [Esc] to hide
Open My Computer/Windows Explorer: WLK + E
(this is one of my favorites for file management)
Alternate: right-click on Start then left-click on Explore
Minimize all open windows: WLK + M
Restore minimized windows: WLK + [Shift] + M
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2. Easy Shortcut Menus
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Many Microsoft Office and Windows commands are quickly found in
shortcut menus. Right-click on highlighted text in Microsoft
Word, for instance, and a shortcut menu pops up with actions
such as Cut, Copy, Font, etc.
As an alternative or if you lack the right-clicker gene, here's
a great shortcut:
Look on the bottom row of the keyboard to the right of the
spacebar between the [Alt] and [Ctrl] keys--do you see a key
with an arrow, vertical rectangle/menu, and horizontal lines?
This is officially called the Application key--I call it the
Shortcut key.
To display a shortcut menu for the selected item/text/data:
Press the Application key, use arrow keys to move to menu
choice and press [Enter] to select.
Alternate: [Shift] + [F10] to bring up shortcut menu, press
[Esc] to cancel.
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3. Great Editing Keys
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Just about every software program has commands for undo, cut,
copy, and paste. Do you want an easy way to remember the
shortcut keys? Look at the bottom-left of your keyboard at Z, X,
C, V. Match these up with [Ctrl] and you have the easy-to-
remember shortcuts for Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste. These are:
Undo: [Ctrl] + Z
Cut: [Ctrl] + X
Copy: [Ctrl] + C
Paste: [Ctrl] + V
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Great time-saving shortcuts are right in front of you on your
keyboard!
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