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Google Maps and Street View Shortcut Keys

Dr — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:51:37 +0000

While you are in either Google Maps or Google Street View you can make use of the following keyboard shortcuts to navigate your way across the map/image. Let us know if you find other key combos that work.

Google Maps shortcuts

Pan left, right, up and down via the arrow keys.
Pan wider (left, right, up and down) with the Page Up, Page Down, Home and End keys.
Zoom in and out with the plus (+) and minus (-) keys.
Double-click to zoom: – Double left-click to zoom in, and double right-click to zoom out (Ctrl+ double-click for Mac users).
Scroll wheel zooming – Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out of the maps.

Google Street View Shortcuts

a (or left arrow key)* – rotate camera 45 degrees to the left.
d (or right arrow key) – rotate camera 45 degrees to the right.
w (or PageUp key) – look up towards the sky.
s (or PageDown key) – look down towards the ground.
up arrow **,*** – go forward
down arrow**,*** – go backward
+ (plus key) – zoom in for a close-up view.
- (minus key) – zoom out one level.
double click the circle: jump the that view point
double click the rectangle: zoom in to that point.
TAB key: access various controls on the screen
Numerical 3 key: Turn on/off 3D mode.

Notes:

*A, S, D, W keys don’t work while in full screen mode.
** Make sure that the zoom level is set to none or else the up and down arrow keys will make you look up or down.
*** The arrow keys no longer work in Streetview loading on Safari 5.1 running on Mac OS 10.6.8. Inputs have to be made using the cursor and “compass” in the upper left of each Streetview page.

Windows Live Mail Shortcut Keys

Dr — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:06:57 +0000

Windows Mail is intended as a successor to Outlook Express and does most of the tasks that the latter used to handle and then some more. If you use it extensively you might as well learn some shortcuts via this guide.

Main window, view message window, and send message window

To	Press
Open Help topics	F1
Select all messages or text within a message	CTRL+A

Main window and view message window

To	Press
Send and receive e?mail	CTRL+M
Open or post a new message	CTRL+N
Open Contacts	CTRL+SHIFT+B
Delete an e?mail message	DEL or CTRL+D
Reply to the message author	CTRL+R
Reply to all	CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (newsgroups only)
Forward a message	CTRL+F
Find a message	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Print the selected message	CTRL+P
Go to the next message in the list	CTRL+>
Go to the previous message in the list	CTRL+<
View the selected message’s properties	ALT+ENTER
Go to the next unread e?mail message	CTRL+U
Go to the next unread newsgroup conversation	CTRL+SHIFT+U

Main window

To	Press
Open a selected message	CTRL+O or ENTER
Mark a message as read	CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q
Move between the message list, Folders list (if on), and Preview pane	TAB
Go to a newsgroup	CTRL+W
Expand a newsgroup conversation (show all responses)	LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+)
Collapse a newsgroup conversation (hide responses)	RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-)
Mark all newsgroup messages as read	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder	CTRL+J
Download newsgroup messages for offline reading	CTRL+SHIFT+M
Go to your Inbox	CTRL+I
Go to a folder	CTRL+Y
Refresh newsgroup messages and headers	F5

Message window—viewing or sending

To	Press
Close a message	ESC
Find text	F3 or CTRL+SHIFT+F

Message window—sending only

To	Press
Check spelling	F7
Insert a signature	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Send a message or post it to a newsgroup	CTRL+ENTER or ALT+S
Switch between the Edit, Source, and Preview tabs when working in Source Edit view	CTRL+TAB

Windows Live Messenger Keyboard Shortcuts

Dr — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:52:17 +0000

For those of you that use Windows Live Messenger – a list with the more common shortcut keys available with this application.

For the Messenger conversation window		For the Main Messenger window
Invite someone to this conversation	Alt+I	Collapse/Expand a category or group	Press Left/Right arrow keys.
Create a Sharing Folder	Alt+L+H	Open a conversation window for an online contact	Click the contact and press ENTER.
Send a single file	Alt+L+F	Close a contact card	Press ESC.
Start or stop a video call	Alt+O	Delete or block a contact	Click a contact and press DELETE.
Call a computer	Alt+C	Delete a category	Click a category and press DELETE.
Call a contact at home	Alt+C+H	Find a contact that starts with a certain letter	Click any contact in your list, and then type the letter. Type it again to go to the next contact that starts with that letter.
Call a contact at work	Alt+C+W	Move focus between buttons, tabs, links, or other elements	Press TAB (or SHIFT+TAB for reverse order).
Call a contact at a different number	Alt+C+O	Send an e-mail to a contact	Click a contact and press ALT+M.
Call a new number	Alt+C+N	Add a contact	Press ALT+C and press ENTER.
See a list of activities	Alt+V	Open Windows Live Messenger Help	Press F1.
See a list of games	Alt+G	Show the context menu for a contact	Move the mouse pointer over the contact.
Block a contact from seeing you or contacting you	Alt+K	— or —
Select an emoticon	Alt+M or Ctrl+E	Click a contact and press ALT-LEFT ARROW. To navigate the context menu, use the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW keys. To close the context menu, press ESC.
Select a wink	Alt+W	Select a menu from the menu bar	Press ALT+F for the File menu.
Send a nudge	Alt+N		Press ALT+C for the Contacts menu.
Select a background for your conversation window	Alt+B		Press ALT+A for the Actions menu.
			Press ALT+T for the Tools menu.
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows Live Call			Press ALT+H for the Help menu.
Make a call	CTRL+D	Display a menu to move, size, minimize, maximize, or close the main Windows Live Messenger window	Press ALT+SPACEBAR.
End a call	CTRL+D	Close a window	Press ALT+F4.
Open the Options dialog box	ALT+T+O
Open Help	F1
Show Options	CTRL+E
Delete selected Call History entry	DELETE
Show Call History	CTRL+H
Get more information about Windows Live Call	CTRL+I
Add minutes	CTRL+T
Manage your account	CTRL+O
Mute the speaker	CTRL+S
Mute the microphone	CTRL+M

Google Talk Shortcuts

Dr — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:19:30 +0000

A list of the most useful shortcuts available with Google Talk. Good luck with it!
F9: Open Gmail to send an email to your buddy

F11: Start a call with your buddy

F12: Stop the current call

ESC: Close the current window

ALT + ESC: Minimize the current window

TAB: Switch between multiple chat windows

CTRL + I: Same as TAB

SHIFT + TAB: Same as TAB but in reverse order

CTRL + TAB: Same as SHIFT + TAB

Windows + ESC: Open Google Talk (if it’s minimized, or in the tray)

CTRL + Mousewheel up/down: It will change the font size in a conversation window.

CTRL + E: Center text

CTRL + R: Right justify text

CTRL + L: Left justify text

CTRL + 1: Single spaced lines

CTRL + 2: Double spaced lines

CTRL + 5: 1.5 Spaced lines

Skype Hotkeys, Shortcuts and Chat Commands

Dr — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:49:45 +0000

We’ve got the hotkeys, shortcut keys and chat commands for the ever popular Skype program all in one place :). Enjoy!

Call Related (have to be enalbed and defined at Skype- Tools- Options -Advanced- Hotkeys):

Alt-PgUp Answers a call

Ctrl-Alt-PgUp Answers a call with video

Undefined Ignore call

Alt-PgDn Reject/Hang up call

Undefined Focus Skype

Undefined Search for Skype Users

Undefined Mute Microphone

Main Window:

Ctrl+E Switch between Events History and Contact List

Ctrl+U Show/Hide Offline Contacts

Ctrl+W Hide Main Skype Window

Ctrl+Q Quit Skype

Chat Window:

Ctrl+F Find/Search this Chat

F3/Shift-F3: Find Next/Previous Match (use after Ctrl+F)

Ctrl+W Close/Hide Chat Window

Quickfilter:

F6 Jump to Quickfilter

Escape Clear Quickfilter

Chat commands:

/add skypename – add the specified Skype Name to this chat (example: “/add john”)

/help - list available system commands

/topic newtopic – change chat topic to “newtopic”

/me something – others will see an action that you perform (example: “John smiles”)

/history – show full history for the chat (you can then review and search it)

/find text – find messages containing “text” in the chat

/fa or / – repeat last search

/alertsoff – disable new message alerts for this chat. Useful if you don’t want chat window to pop up or the taskbar entry to blink for this chat, but would still like to be “connected” to it. If a chat is in this mode, it will be in the “Unread chats” section on Start Tab when new messages are posted to it.

/alertson or /alertson text – restore default behaviour, to be notified when new messages are posted. If you use “/alertson text”, you are notified only when a message is posted that contains “text”.

/leave – leave the chat (does the same as clicking the “Leave” button on toolbar.

Adobe Reader Keyboard Shortcuts

Dr — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:09:34 +0000

The keyboard shortcuts list for Adobe Reader 8 for both Windows and MAC OS.

Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac OS Shortcut	Command	Windows Shortcut	Mac OS Shortcut
Keys for general navigating			Keys for navigating a PDF
Show/hide menu bar	F9	Shift+Command+M	Previous screen	Page Up	Page Up
Move focus to menus (Windows, UNIX); expand first menu item (UNIX)	F10	Control+F2	Next screen	Page Down	Page Down
Move focus to toolbar in browser and application	Shift+F8	Shift+F8	First page	Home or Shift+Ctrl+Page Up or Shift+Ctrl+Up Arrow	Home or Shift+Command+Up Arrow
Move to next open document (when focus is on document pane)	Ctrl+F6	Command+F6	Last page	End or Shift+Ctrl+Page Down or Shift+Ctrl+Down Arrow	End or Shift+Command+Down Arrow
Move to previous open document (when focus is on document pane)	Ctrl+Shift+F6	Command+Shift+F6	Previous page	Left Arrow or Ctrl+Page Up	Left Arrow or Command+Page Up
Close current document	Ctrl+F4	Command+F4	Next page	Right Arrow or Ctrl+Page Down	Right Arrow or Command+Page Down
Close all open windows	Ctrl+Shift+W	Command+Shift+W	Previous view	Alt+Left Arrow	Command+Left Arrow
Move focus to next tabbed page or palette	F6	F6	Next view	Alt+Right Arrow	Command+Right Arrow
Move focus to previous pane or panel	Shift+F6	Shift+F6	Previous document (with multiple windows opened inside a single window)	Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (Windows only)	Not available
Move focus to next comment, link, or form field in the document pane	Tab	Tab	Next document (with multiple windows opened inside a single window)	Alt+Shift+Right Arrow (Windows only)	Not available
Move focus to document pane	F5	F5	Previous document	Ctrl+F6 (UNIX)	Not available
Move focus to previous comment, link, or form field in the document pane	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab	Next document	Shift+Ctrl+F6 (UNIX)	Not available
Activate selected tool, item (such as a movie or bookmark), or command	Spacebar or Enter	Spacebar or Enter	Scroll up	Up Arrow	Up Arrow
Open context menu	Shift+F10	Control+click	Scroll down	Down Arrow	Down Arrow
Close context menu	F10	Esc	Scroll (when Hand tool is selected)	Spacebar	Spacebar
Return to Hand tool or Select tool	Esc	Esc	Zoom in	Ctrl+equal sign	Command+equal sign
Move focus to next tab in a tabbed dialog box	Ctrl+Tab	Not available	Zoom out	Ctrl+hyphen	Command+hyphen
Move to next search result and highlight it in the document	F3	F3 or Command+G	Keys for navigating the Help window
Select text (with Select tool selected)	Shift+Arrow keys	Shift+Arrow keys	Open Help window	F1	F1 or Command+?
Select next word or deselect previous word (with Select tool selected)	Ctrl+Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Command+Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Close Help window	Ctrl+W (Windows only) or Alt+F4	Command+Q
Keys for navigating the How To panel			Move focus between navigation pane and topic pane	Ctrl+Tab	Not available
Open or close How To panel	Shift+F4	Shift+F4	Move focus to the next link within a pane	Tab	Not available
Open and move focus to How To panel	Shift+F1	Shift+F1	Move focus to the previous link within a pane	Shift+Tab	Not available
Go to How To home page from a How To topic	Home (Windows only)	Not available	Keys for working with comments*
Move focus between the elements of the How To panel and the header of the How To panel	Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Not available	Sticky Note tool	S	S
Move focus down through the elements of the How To panel	Tab	Tab	Text Edits tool	E	E
Move focus up through the elements of the How To panel	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab	Stamp tool	K	K
Go forward to next page in How To panel viewing history	Right Arrow	Right Arrow	Current highlighting tool	U	U
Go back to previous page in How To panel viewing history	Left Arrow	Left Arrow	Cycle through highlighting tools: Highlighter, Cross-Out Text, Underline Text	Shift+U	Shift+U
Keys for working with navigation panels			Arrow tool	D	D
Show/hide navigation pane	F4	F4	Text Box tool	X	X
Open and move focus to navigation pane	Ctrl+Shift+F5	Command+Shift+F5	Attach file as comment	J	J
Move focus among the document, message bar, and navigation panels	F6	F6	Cycle through attach tools: Attach File, Attach Sound, Paste Clipboard Image	Shift+J	Shift+J
Move focus to next element of the active navigation panel: Trash Can, Options menu, Close box, panel contents, or panel button	Tab	Tab	Move focus to comment	Tab	Tab
Move to previous or next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is on the panel button)	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Up Arrow or Down Arrow	Move focus to next comment	Shift+Tab	Shift+Tab
Move to next navigation panel and make it active (when focus is anywhere in the navigation pane)	Ctrl+Tab	Not available	Open pop-up window for comment that has focus	Enter	Return
Expand the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel)	Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign	Right Arrow or Shift+plus sign	Send and receive comments in browser-based review	O	O
Collapse the current bookmark (focus on Bookmarks panel)	Left Arrow or minus sign	Left Arrow or minus sign	Go back online	I	I
Expand all bookmarks	Shift+*	Shift+*	Keys for selecting tools *
Collapse selected bookmark	Forward Slash (/)	Forward Slash (/)	Hand tool	H	H
Move focus to next item in a navigation panel	Down Arrow	Down Arrow	Temporarily select Hand tool	Spacebar	Spacebar
Move focus to previous item in a navigation panel	Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Select tool	V	V
Keys for editing			Snapshot tool	G	G
Select all content	Ctrl+A	Command+A	Current zoom tool	Z	Z
Deselect all content	Ctrl+Shift+A	Command+Shift+A	Temporarily select Dynamic Zoom tool (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)	Shift	Shift
Fit page	Ctrl+0	Command+0	Temporarily zoom out (when Marquee Zoom tool is selected)	Ctrl	Option
			Select Object tool	R	R
			Object Data tool	O	O
			Article tool	A	A
			Crop tool	C	C
			Link tool	L	L
			Reset toolbar	Alt+F8 (Windows) Ctrl+Shift+F8 (UNIX)	Alt+F8

Outlook Express keyboard shortcuts

Dr — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:23:51 +0000

Outlook Express is still one of the easiest to use e-mail clients. If you send alot of e-mails many of these keyboard shortcuts will come in handy.

Command	Shortcut	Command	Shortcut
Main window and view message window		Main window, view message window, and send message window
Print the selected message	CTRL+P	Open Help topics	F1
Send and receive e-mail	CTRL+M	Select all messages	CTRL+A
Delete an e-mail message	DEL or CTRL+D	Main window
Open or post a new message	CTRL+N	Open a selected message	CTRL+O or ENTER
Open the Address Book	CTRL+SHIFT+B	Mark a message as read	CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q
Reply to the message author	CTRL+R	Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview pane, and Contacts list (if on).	TAB
Forward a message	CTRL+F	Mark all news messages as read	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Reply to all	CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (news only)	Go to a newsgroup	CTRL+W
Go to your Inbox	CTRL+I	Expand a news conversation (show all responses)	LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+)
Go to the next message in the list	CTRL+> or CTRL+SHIFT+>	Collapse a news conversation (hide messages)	RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-)
Go to the previous message in the list	CTRL+< or CTRL+SHIFT+<	Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder	CTRL+J
View properties of a selected message	ALT+ENTER	Download news for offline reading	CTRL+SHIFT+M
Refresh news messages and headers	F5	Message window—viewing or sending
Go to the next unread e-mail message	CTRL+U	Close a message	ESC
Go to the next unread news conversation	CTRL+SHIFT+U	Find text	F3
Go to a folder	CTRL+Y	Find a message	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Message window—sending only		Switch among the Edit, Source, and Preview tabs	CTRL+TAB
Check names	CTRL+K or ALT+K
Check spelling	F7
Insert a signature	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Send (post) a message	CTRL+ENTER or ALT+S

Wordpress Keyboard Shortcuts

Dr — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:41:46 +0000

Please note that some of these might not work for you if you are using Firefox browser. Another factor is also your WP version.

WYSIWYG editor

Bold: Alt+SHIFT+b

Italics: Alt+SHIFT+i

Link: Alt+SHIFT+a

Blockquote: Alt+SHIFT+q

Comment moderation shortcuts (navigation and editing)

Pressing j moves the current selection (light-blue background) down.
Pressing k moves the current selection (light-blue background) up.Pressing a approves the currently selected comment.
Pressing s marks the current comment as spam.
Pressing d deletes the current comment.
Pressing u unapproves the currently selected comment, placing it back into moderation.
Pressing r initiates an inline reply to the current comment (you can press Esc to cancel the reply).
Pressing q activates “Quick Edit” which allows for rapid inline editing of the current comment.

Yahoo Messenger Shortcuts

Dr — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:22:53 +0000

Along with these shortcuts you can also type in keyboard shortcuts for Yahoo Messenger hidden emoticons.

General Use Shortcuts		Messaging Window Editor Shortcuts
Shortcut	Command	Shortcut	Command
Windows Key + Y	– Bring Yahoo Messenger to Focus, works even if Yahoo Messenger is sitting in the system tray.	Ctrl + B	– Toggle bold on or off, or convert selected text to bold.
Ctrl + G	– Buzzes the contact you are chatting with.	Ctrl + I	– Toggle italic on or off, or convert selected text to italic.
Ctrl + H	– Show or Hide offline contacts in main messenger Window.	Ctrl + U	– Toggle underline on or off, or convert selected text to underline.
Ctrl + Shift + P	– Open preferences window.
Ctrl + M	– Provides a option to send a Instant message.
Ctrl + T	– Provides a option to send a SMS message.
Ctrl + L	– Provides a option to make a call.
Ctrl + K	– Provides options to Call a phone number.
Ctrl + Y	– Send a email message.
Ctrl + Shift + A	– Provides options to add a contact.
Ctrl + Shift + 0,1 or 2	– Switches between different messaging formats provided by Yahoo Messenger 9 and above.
Esc key	– Closes a active message window.
Ctrl + D	– Sign out of Yahoo Messenger.
Ctrl + Shift + D	– Sign out of Yahoo Messenger client and sign in to your mobile device.
Ctrl + Shift + F8	– Change your display Image.
Ctrl + Shift + C	– Send you contact info in a active chat window.
Ctrl + Shift + M	– Send you messenger friend list in a active chat window.
Ctrl + Shift + R	– Request contact details in a active chat window.

Yahoo Mail Shortcut Keys

Dr — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:50:47 +0000

These Yahoo e-mail keyboard shortcuts only work with the new Yahoo! Mail. You can always switch to it from your Yahoo Classic Mail.

Command	Shortcut
Check Mail	m
Check All Mail (includes all POP accounts)	Shift+m
Close Current Tab	Ctrl+\
New Message	n
New Folder	Ctrl+Shift+e
Reply	r
Reply All	a
Put message in one of your first 9 folders	1-9 (e.g., press 2 for 2nd folder; won’t work beyond 9)
Forward message	f
Mark As Read	k
Mark As Unread	Shift+k
Flag	l (that’s an L, not a one)
Clear Flag	Shift+l (that’s an L, not a one)
Delete Item	Your “delete” key
Print	p
Save Draft	Ctrl+s
Send Message	Ctrl+Enter
Turn Reading Pane on and off	v
Navigate through tabs—leftwards motion	Ctrl+[
Navigate through tabs—rightwards motion	Ctrl+]
Open message(s) in its own tab	Enter (select one message at a time)
Edit contact info	Enter (select a contact first, in Contacts)
Find a word or phrase in a message	Ctrl+f
Expand window to maximum height	F11
Next message (in message tab)	Ctrl+. (that’s Ctrl with the period)
Previous message (in message tab)	Ctrl+, (Ctrl with the comma)

Skip to oldest unread message	Ctrl+Shift+End
Move message to a folder	d
Close read-message tab	Esc
Start a new chat	c
Search box	s