December 23, 2008

Windows shortcuts:
Every one of us have been using Windows right from the time we bought our PC.But i bet not everyone knows all these shortcuts.
One who uses mouse less frequently is considered to be a good professional in the corporate world.
Try this

ctrl+esc  =   Start main menu
alt+tab   =    switch between open programs              
shift+delete=delete an item permanently(will not be in recycle bin)
F10         =    activates menu bar options
alt+down arrow=opens a drop down list box
alt+space =   opens system menu(resize,maximize,minimize etc)
alt+F4     =    closes the current window
F5            =    refreshes the current window
ctrl+tab/
ctrl+shift+tab= moves through the property tabs
windows+R   =Run dialog box
windows+M  =minimize the window
windows+shift+M=undo minimize all
windows+F   =Find files and folders
windows+break=opens system properties dialog box
windows+L  =Log off windows
windows+C  =control panel
Tab               =moves to the next control in the dialog box
shift+tab      =moves to the previous control in the dialog box
spacebar      =clicks if its a button,toggles if its a checkbox and selects if its an option

For a selected object:
F2    = Rename
F3    = find all files
alt+enter = open the properties for the selected object
ctrl+X  = cut
ctrl+C  =copy
ctrl+V  =paste

 

2 comments:

Rajesh Kumar T said...

This post is really useful for all the people irrespective of their designations.

Please keep on posting this kind of useful stuff as and when you get.

Thanks and Regards,
rajesh Kumar t

Unknown said...

thank you and i will update more useful posts in future

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