Shortcut Keys

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.

ACDSee Viewer Shortcut Keys

Dr — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:10:55 +0000

ACDSee if one of the best commercial image viewers (and more) out there. Squeeze more out of it with the hotkeys below.

ACDSee is one of the most popular commercial image viewers (and more) on the market. You can squeeze more out of it via these keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcut Key	Function	Shortcut Key	Function
\(backslash)	Zooms the image to actual size.	Ctrl + Shift + A	Opens or closes the Magnifying Glass.
=(equal sign)	Increases the magnification of the current image (zooms in).	Ctrl + Shift + B	Displays or hides the status bar.
`(grave accent)	Toggles image audio on or off.	Ctrl + Shift + C	Copies the currently displayed image to the Clipboard.
-(minus sign)	Decreases the magnification of the current image (zooms out).	Ctrl + Shift + F	Toggles full screen mode.
Alt+	Zooms the image to fit the height within the Viewer window. Does not enlarge, only reduces.	Ctrl + Shift + F4	Closes all images.
Alt +	Zooms the image to fit the width within the Viewer Window. Does not enlarge, only reduces.	Ctrl + Shift + G	Removes tiled image from the background of the Viewer window.
Alt + \	Toggles the zoom lock on and off.	Ctrl + Shift + H	Opens or closes the Histogram pane.
Alt + C	Copies the current item to a folder you specify.	Ctrl + Shift + L	Opens the previous image.
Alt + Comma	Moves the focus in the Properties pane to the previous tab.	Ctrl + Shift + M	Displays or hides the main menu bar.
Alt + D	Opens the Edit Caption dialog box.	Ctrl + Shift + P	Prints all currently selected images, or all images in the current folder.
Alt + Enter	Opens or closes the Properties pane.	Ctrl + Shift + Q	Opens the Edit Header/Footer dialog box, in which you can specify the text to display on your images in the Viewer.
Alt + F4	Closes the Viewer window.	Ctrl + Shift + S	Opens or closes the Navigator pane.
Alt + M	Moves the current item to a folder you specify.	Ctrl + Shift + T	Displays or hides the main Viewer toolbar.
Alt + O	Opens the ACDSee Options dialog box.	Ctrl + Shift + V	Toggles the Page View pane while viewing multiple page images
Alt + Period	Moves the focus in the Properties pane to the next tab.	Ctrl + Shift + W	Sets the selected image as a tiled desktop wallpaper.
Alt + R	Opens the Rename File dialog box.	Ctrl + Shift + 1	Changes the image color depth to Black and White.
Alt + S	Starts or stops the Auto Advance slide show.	Ctrl + Shift + 2	Changes the image color depth to 16 grays.
Alt + Shift + L	Displays the previous image in sequence.	Ctrl + Shift + 3	Changes the image color depth to 256 grays.
Alt + W	Restores your desktop wallpaper to the settings you were using before you applied an ACDSee wallpaper.	Ctrl + Shift + 4	Changes the image color depth to 16 colors.z
Alt + X	Removes currently displayed item from the Image Basket in the Browser.	Ctrl + Shift + 5	Changes the image color depth to 256 colors.
B	Displays or hides the status bar.	Ctrl + Shift + 6	Changes the image color depth to Hicolor.
Backspace	Displays the previous item in the slide show, Auto Advance, or Viewer sequence.	Ctrl + Shift + 7	Changes the image color depth to Truecolor.
Ctrl + A	Displays or hides headers and footers.	Delete	Deletes the current image to your Recycle Bin.
Ctrl + B	Adds currently displayed item to the Image Basket in the Browser.	End	Displays the last of your selected items, or the last item in the current folder
Ctrl + C	Copies the currently displayed file to the Clipboard.	Enter	Closes the Viewer and returns to the Browser.
Ctrl + D	Opens the Edit Caption dialog box.	Esc	Closes current dialog box, or closes the Viewer and returns to the Browser.
Ctrl + E	Opens the current image in the default editing application.	F	Toggles full screen mode.
Ctrl + F	Opens the Convert File Format dialog box.	F1	Opens the ACDSee Help file.
Ctrl + F4	Closes the current item.	F2	Opens the Rename File dialog box.
Ctrl + Insert	Copies the selected portion of an image to the Clipboard.	F5	Refreshes the Viewer window and reloads the current image.
Ctrl + J	Opens the Rotate/Flip Images dialog box.	Home	Displays the first of your selected items, or the first item in the current folder.
Ctrl + L	Opens the current image in Edit Mode, and activates the Adjust Exposure tool.	Insert	Opens the Open files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in the Viewer.
Ctrl + Minus	Reduces the magnification of the area inside the Magnifying Glass pane.	L	Toggles the pan lock.
Ctrl + O	Opens the Open files dialog box, in which you can select one or more images to open in the Viewer.	Page Down	Displays the next item.
Ctrl + P	Opens the current image in the ACDSee Print utility.	Page Up	Displays the previous item.
Ctrl + Plus	Increases the magnification of the area inside the Magnifying Glass pane.	Pause	Stops or starts the Auto Advance slide show.
Ctrl + Q	Clears the current selection.	Shift + Backspace	Displays the previous page in a multiple-page image.
Ctrl + R	Opens the current image in Edit Mode, and activates the Resize tool.	Shift + Delete	Removes the current item from your hard drive.
Ctrl + S	Opens the Save Image As dialog box, in which you can save you image with a different name or file format.	Shift + E	Opens the current file in the default system application or opens a dialog box where you can select an application.
Ctrl + T	Opens the Change Image Time Stamp dialog box.	Shift + End	Displays the last page of the current multiple-page image.
Ctrl + V	Pastes the contents of the Clipboard.	Shift + Enter	Closes the Viewer and returns to the Browser.
Ctrl + W	Closes the Viewer window.	Ctrl + Alt +	Rotates the current image 90-degrees counterclockwise.
Ctrl + X	Cuts the current item to the Clipboard.	Ctrl + Alt +	Rotates the current image 90-degrees clockwise.
Ctrl + Y	Redo previously undone operation.
Ctrl + Z	Undo previous operation.



Select or clear contiguous check boxes	SHIFT+arrow keys, SPACEBAR	Select the previous item in the list	UP ARROW

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

All Windows 7 keyboard shortcut keys

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 full 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

Windows Picture and Fax Viewer Hotkeys

Dr — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:53:11 +0000

If you do not need more than a basic photo viewer you can just as well settle with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer which ships with Windows OS. Here is its shortcut key list.

Command	Action	Shortcut Key
Previous Image	Go to the previous image in this folder.	LEFT ARROW
Next Image	Go to the next image in this folder.	RIGHT ARROW
Best Fit	Reduce or enlarge the image to fit into the window’s current size (unless the image is already at the optimal window size).	CTRL+B
Actual Size	Display the image without scaling.	CTRL+A
Start Slide Show	Displays each image in the folder in a slide show. Start, pause, navigate, or end the slide show using the slide show toolbar in the upper right-hand corner.	F11
Zoom In	Enlarge the displayed image to twice its size.	PLUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Zoom Out	Reduce the displayed image by half its size.	MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Rotate clockwise	Rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise.	CTRL+K
Rotate counter-clockwise	Rotate the image by 90 degrees counter-clockwise.	CTRL+L
Delete Image	Delete the image. Windows asks you to confirm that you want to delete the image.	DELETE
Print	Print the current image.	CTRL+P
Copy To	Copy/save the image file to another location.	CTRL+S
Help	Display this Help file.	F1

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

Google Chrome Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Dr — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:45:17 +0000

You can use these combinations of shortcut keys and mouse shortcuts to perform most of the actions in Google Chrome.

Window and tab shortcuts		Address bar shortcuts
Ctrl+N	Opens a new window.	Type a search term, then press Enter.	Performs a search using your default search engine.
Ctrl+T	Opens a new tab.	Type a search engine keyword, press Space, then Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.	Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword.
Ctrl+Shift+N	Opens a new window in incognito mode.	Type a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.	Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL.
Press Ctrl+O, then select file.	Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome.	Type the part of a URL between ‘www.’ and ‘.com’, then press Ctrl+Enter.	Adds www. and .com to your input and open the resulting URL.
Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the link in a new tab in the background .	Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter.	Opens the URL in a new tab.
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab.	F6 or Ctrl+L or Alt+D	Highlights the URL.
Press Shift and click a link.	Opens the link in a new window.	Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E	Places a ‘?’ in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine.
Ctrl+Shift+T	Reopens the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed.	Click the address bar, then press Ctrl and the left arrow together.	Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar
Drag a link to a tab.	Opens the link in the tab.	Click the address bar, then press Ctrl and the right arrow together.	Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip.	Opens the link in a new tab.	Click the address bar, then press Ctrl+Backspace.	Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar
Drag a tab out of the tab strip.	Opens the tab in a new window.	Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete.	Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible.
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window.	Opens the tab in the existing window.	Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the entry in a new tab in the background.
Press Esc while dragging a tab.	Returns the tab to its orginal position.	Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible.	Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu.
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8	Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip.	Webpage shortcuts
Ctrl+9	Switches to the last tab.	Ctrl+P	Prints your current page.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown	Switches to the next tab.	Ctrl+S	Saves your current page.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp	Switches to the previous tab.	F5 or Ctrl+R	Reloads your current page.
Alt+F4	Closes the current window.	Esc	Stops the loading of your current page.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4	Closes the current tab or pop-up.	Ctrl+F	Opens the find bar.
Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Closes the tab you clicked.	Ctrl+G or F3	Finds the next match for your input in the find bar.
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar.	Displays your browsing history in the tab.	Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter	Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar.
Press Backspace, or Alt and the left arrow together.	Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab.	Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Activates auto-scrolling. As you move your mouse, the page automatically scrolls according to the direction of the mouse.
Press Shift+Backspace, or Alt and the right arrow together.	Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab.	Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5	Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content.
Press Ctrl and click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar. Or click either button with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).	Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background.	Press Alt and click a link.	Downloads the target of the link.
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip.	Maximizes the window.	Ctrl+U	Opens the source of your current page.
Alt+Home	Opens your homepage in your current window.	Drag a link to bookmarks bar	Bookmarks the link.
Google Chrome feature shortcuts		Ctrl+D	Bookmarks your current webpage.
Ctrl+B	Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.	F11	Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen.
Ctrl+Shift+B	Opens the Bookmark manager.	Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up.	Enlarges everything on the page.
Ctrl+H	Opens the History page.	Ctrl and -, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down.	Makes everything on the page smaller.
Ctrl+J	Opens the Downloads page.	Ctrl+0	Returns everything on the page to normal size.
Shift+Esc	Opens the Task Manager.	Space bar	Scrolls down the web page.
Shift+Alt+T	Sets the focus on the browser toolbar. Use right and left arrows on the keyboard to navigate to different buttons on the toolbar.	Home	Goes to the top of the page.
Ctrl+Shift+J	Opens Developer Tools.	End	Goes to the bottom of the page.
Ctrl+Shift+Delete	Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog.	Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel.	Scrolls horizontally on the page.
F1	Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite).
Text shortcuts
Highlight content, then press Ctrl+C.	Copies content to the clipboard.
Place your cursor in a text field, then press Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert.	Pastes content from the clipboard.
Place your cursor in a text field, then press Ctrl+Shift+V.	Paste content from the clipboard without formatting.
Highlight content in a text field, then press Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete.	Deletes the content and copies it to the clipboard.

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