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Wordpad shortcut keys

Dr — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:46:53 +0000

If you stick with the default document viewer from Windows O.S. you can speed things up a bit with these shortcut combos.

Shortcut key	Action
Ctrl+N	Create a new document
Ctrl+O	Open an existing document
Ctrl+S	Save changes to a document
F12	Save the document as a new file
Ctrl+P	Print a document
Alt+F4	Close WordPad
Ctrl+Z	Undo a change
Ctrl+Y	Redo a change
Ctrl+A	Select the entire document
Ctrl+X	Cut a selection
Ctrl+C	Copy a selection to the Clipboard
Ctrl+V	Paste a selection from the Clipboard
Ctrl+B	Make selected text bold
Ctrl+I	Italicize selected text
Ctrl+U	Underline selected text
Ctrl+=	Make selected text subscript
Ctrl+Shift+=	Make selected text superscript
Ctrl+L	Align text left
Ctrl+E	Align text center
Ctrl+R	Align text right
Ctrl+J	Justify text
Ctrl+1	Set single line spacing
Ctrl+2	Set double line spacing
Ctrl+5	Set line spacing to 1.5
Ctrl+Shift+>	Increase the font size
Ctrl+Shift+<	Decrease the font size
Ctrl+Shift+A	Change characters to all capitals
Ctrl+Shift+L	Change the bullet style
Ctrl+D	Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing
Ctrl+F	Find text in a document
F3	Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box
Ctrl+H	Replace text in a document
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Move the cursor one word to the left
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Move the cursor one word to the right
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Move the cursor to the line above
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Move the cursor to the line below
Ctrl+Home	Move to the beginning of the document
Ctrl+End	Move to the end of the document
Ctrl+Page Up	Move up one page
Ctrl+Page Down	Move down one page
Ctrl+Delete	Delete the next word
F10	Display keytips
Shift+F10	Show the current shortcut menu
F1	Open WordPad Help

Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys (full list)

Dr — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:24:16 +0000

Windows 7 comes up with interesting and useful shortcut key additions (take for instance the new windows logo key shortcuts) that are well worthy of being memorized/used. You can use this list of Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts for reference.

General keyboard shortcuts		Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts
F1	Display Help	Right Shift for eight seconds	Turn Filter Keys on and off
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)	Copy the selected item	Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)	Turn High Contrast on or off
Ctrl+X	Cut the selected item	Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock	Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)	Paste the selected item	Shift five times	Turn Sticky Keys on or off
Ctrl+Z	Undo an action	Num Lock for five seconds	Turn Toggle Keys on or off
Ctrl+Y	Redo an action	Windows logo key +U	Open the Ease of Access Center
Delete (or Ctrl+D)	Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin	Windows logo key keyboard shortcut
Shift+Delete	Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first	Windows logo key	Open or close the Start menu.
F2	Rename the selected item	Windows logo key +Pause	Display the System Properties dialog box.
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word	Windows logo key +D	Display the desktop.
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word	Windows logo key +M	Minimize all windows.
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph	Windows logo key +Shift+M	Restore minimized windows to the desktop.
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph	Windows logo key +E	Open Computer.
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key	Select a block of text	Windows logo key +F	Search for a file or folder.
Shift with any arrow key	Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document	Ctrl+Windows logo key +F	Search for computers (if you’re on a network).
Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar	Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop	Windows logo key +L	Lock your computer or switch users.
Ctrl+A	Select all items in a document or window	Windows logo key +R	Open the Run dialog box.
F3	Search for a file or folder	Windows logo key +T	Cycle through programs on the taskbar.
Alt+Enter	Display properties for the selected item	Windows logo key +number	Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.
Alt+F4	Close the active item, or exit the active program	Shift+Windows logo key +number	Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Alt+Spacebar	Open the shortcut menu for the active window	Ctrl+Windows logo key +number	Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Ctrl+F4	Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)	Alt+Windows logo key +number	Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Alt+Tab	Switch between open items	Windows logo key +Tab	Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Alt+Tab	Use the arrow keys to switch between open items	Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab	Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel	Change the size of icons on the desktop	Ctrl+Windows logo key +B	Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area.
Windows logo key +Tab	Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D	Windows logo key +Spacebar	Preview the desktop.
Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab	Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D	Windows logo key +Up Arrow	Maximize the window.
Alt+Esc	Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened	Windows logo key +Left Arrow	Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
F6	Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop	Windows logo key +Right Arrow	Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
F4	Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer	Windows logo key +Down Arrow	Minimize the window.
Shift+F10	Display the shortcut menu for the selected item	Windows logo key +Home	Minimize all but the active window.
Ctrl+Esc	Open the Start menu	Windows logo key +Shift+Up Arrow	Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Alt+underlined letter	Display the corresponding menu	Windows logo key +Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Move a window from one monitor to another.
Alt+underlined letter	Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)	Windows logo key +P	Choose a presentation display mode.
F10	Activate the menu bar in the active program	Windows logo key +G	Cycle through gadgets.
Right Arrow	Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu	Windows logo key +U	Open Ease of Access Center.
Left Arrow	Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu	Windows logo key +X	Open Windows Mobility Center.
F5 (or Ctrl+R)	Refresh the active window	Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
Alt+Up Arrow	View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer	Shift+Click on a taskbar button	Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program
Esc	Cancel the current task	Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button	Open a program as an administrator
Ctrl+Shift+Esc	Open Task Manager	Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button	Show the window menu for the program
Shift when you insert a CD	Prevent the CD from automatically playing	Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button	Show the window menu for the group
Left Alt+Shift	Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled	Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button	Cycle through the windows of the group
Ctrl+Shift	Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
Right or Left Ctrl+Shift	Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl+Tab	Move forward through tabs
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Move back through tabs
Tab	Move forward through options
Shift+Tab	Move back through options
Alt+underlined letter	Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
Enter	Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
Spacebar	Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys	Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
F1	Display Help
F4	Display the items in the active list
Backspace	Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Start Windows programs with shortcut keys

Dr — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:54:51 +0000

This simple video guide will teach you how to start any Windows application with keyboard shortcuts of your choice.

General Windows XP keyboard shortcuts

Dr — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:20:21 +0000

General Windows keyboard shortcuts most of which are common to all Windows Operating Systems.

* CTRL+C (Copy)

* CTRL+X (Cut)

* CTRL+V (Paste)

* CTRL+Z (Undo)

* DELETE (Delete)

* SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)

* CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)

* CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

* F2 key (Rename the selected item)

* CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

* CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

* CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

* CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

* CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

* SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)

* CTRL+A (Select all)

* F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)

* ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)

* ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)

* ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

* ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

* CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

* ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)

* ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

* F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

* F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

* SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

* ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

* CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)

* ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)

* Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)

* F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)

* RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

* LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

* F5 key (Update the active window)

* BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

* ESC (Cancel the current task)

* SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

* CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

If you have a keyboard that displays the Windows Logo then you can also use these.

* Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)

* Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)

* Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)

* Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)

* Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)

* Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)

* Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)

* CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

* Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)

* Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)

* Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)

* Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer and general folder shortcuts

Dr — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:40:48 +0000

The file manager from Windows OS comes with a generous hotkey list which you will find bellow, As a general tip, besides these hotkeys: By pressing any letter on your keyboard, you can move the selection to the file/folder beginning with that letter.

F2: Rename object (file, folder)
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer tree control

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.