When I see many colleagues and friends working on their PCs, they mostly with the mouse, keyboard shortcuts as Windows powerful will make life so much easier, is not aware. Some people may be familiar with keyboard shortcuts, but they are required to work primarily with the mouse and let go of old habits are hard to find.
In this article I will things step by step, so that the keyboard shortcuts that are needed to learn to navigate your way around the Windows operating system.
Suppose your computer is started and due to a faulty mouse or some other problem with your system are not accessible with the mouse. A user who does not end with the shortcut keys periodically lost. OK, it is relatively cheap to replace the mouse, but what if you can be a quick task that is acquired after a new mouse, or if the problem is resolved to wait?
Navigating the Start menu in Windows XP
I will first explain how to start a program without using the mouse and instead use keyboard shortcuts. Immediately after system startup, if you are required to log in, enter your password and press Enter. Once the system is fully initialized, you’ll use the Windows desktop appears. For example, we will launch Notepad. Follow the steps exactly as explained below:
Press Ctrl and Esc to display the Start menu or press the Windows logo. Now press the up arrow until the recovery tent in the Start menu. Once the selection rectangle in the Start menu, press the left arrow to go left of the Start menu. Then press the Down Arrow until “All Programs” is selected. Press the right arrow to develop “Any” Programs menu. Press the down arrow until ” Accessories “is selected. Press the right arrow to expand the accessories menu. Now press the down arrow until the menu Notepad is selected and press Enter. This causes the editor to start the application.
Armed with these basics you can start shortcut to an application without using the mouse.
Getting around the office
Frequently users place icons on the desktop to quickly select a few applications, files or folders they regularly use to access it. What if the mouse trap and you need to get this file? Here’s how to get the use of Windows shortcut keys to what could be done:
Depending on the situation, several steps may be necessary to consider so that you do nothing for the steps.
Press the Windows key + M to minimize all windows simultaneously. Simultaneously press Ctrl + Esc and then press Esc again. (Only under certain conditions, so that you may only do you need to perform this step if you do not get the expected results of the step below). Press the Tab key and release. Keep on pressing and releasing until you see a rectangle “focus” is one of the icons on the desktop. If there are many icons on the desktop, you may need to watch closely, when each of the focus is replaced by the focus rectangle. Sometimes the arrow keys to see if you can move between different icons if it is difficult, the icon with the focus rectangle reserved. Normally, the emphasis between the Windows taskbar, and the last symbol, which is the object (selected) on the desktop when the Tab key is pressed, had to move. Once you’ve obtained the rectangle “focus” on an icon on the desktop, this is a matter of switching on the icon of your choice using the arrow keys. If you want the icon got the focus or is selected, press the Enter key to start to open the file, folder or program.
Working with Windows
Maximize our next step in this article the keyboard shortcuts in Windows is the manipulation of windows in the context of minimizing, travel and close it. To minimize the active window press Alt and the spacebar. The menu command for the window is displayed. Now press N to minimize the window.
Or maximize a window to its restored state, when attached to the Windows taskbar minimized Alt key and press the Tab key until the desired window is highlighted. If the window is selected, the ALT key, ensuring that the window is maximized or restored depending on its previous state.
When you enlarge a window to restore the state press Alt and the spacebar. After the Control Menu appears press X to maximize the window. Again a maximized window press Alt and the spacebar. When the Control Menu appear press R to redisplay the window maximized state.
To move a window press Alt and the spacebar. When the Control Menu appear press M. Now use the arrow keys to move the window to the desired position and press the Enter key to order from this operation.
When you resize a window, press Alt and the spacebar. When the Control Menu appear press S. Now press the arrow keys, depending on which side of the window size. To the right takes you to the right edge of the window for sizing and the Down arrow will take you to the lower right corner for sizing purposes is increasing. When you press the first button on the left, you will take to complete the left side of the window sizing of this page. Once you’ve selected your sizing location by pressing the left or right and up or down arrows, the dimensions by one of the arrow keys. When you are finished, press the Enter key to complete this operation. Pressing the Esc key is the original size of the blank window.
In ALT currently active window and press F4 or press Alt and the spacebar to close, press C.
General Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Note that the Windows key is the Windows key on the keyboard.
ALT + TAB
See a list of open applications and switch to another program.
(Press tab again) for the following program.
ALT + SHIFT + TAB
See a list of open applications and switch to previous program.
(Press TAB to select the program consistently).
WINDOWS or CTRL + ESC
Displays the Windows Start menu.
Windows + E
Open My Computer.
Windows + D
Toggle between map and Show Desktop Open the windows.
Windows + M
Minimize all windows.
F2
Rename folder, file or shortcut.
CTRL + N
Create a new document for the active application.
CTRL + O
Show Open Dialog Box, “the active application.
CTRL + S
Save the current document is the active application.
CTRL + P
Print the current document is the active application.
CTRL + A
Select all the contents of the current document.
CTRL + X
Cut the text or object selected.
CTRL + C
Copy the text or object selected.
CTRL + V
Paste the clipboard into the active document.
CTRL + Z
Undo the last operation.
CTRL + Y
Redo the last undone operation.
CTRL + B
Make the selected text in bold or remove bold formatting.
CTRL + U
Underline the selected text or remove underline.
CTRL + I
Make the text italic or remove italic formatting.
CTRL + F
Displays the dialog box.
CTRL + H
Displays the Replace dialog box.