[tip] Windows Shortcuts

These can come in handy when your busy on your keyboard and don't want to move your hand over to your mouse. Most of these shortcuts will work from Win95-XP:

• WINDOWS: Display the Start menu.
• WINDOWS+D: Minimize or restore all windows.
• WINDOWS+L: Lock's your PC (XP only)
• WINDOWS+E: Display Windows Explorer.
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Brings up Windows Task Manager (2k/XP)
• WINDOWS+TAB: Cycle through buttons on the taskbar.
• WINDOWS+F: Display Find: All Files.
• CTRL+WINDOWS+F Display Find: Computer.
• WINDOWS+F1: Display Help.
• WINDOWS+R: Display the Run command.
• WINDOWS+BREAK: Display the System Properties dialog box.
• SHIFT+WINDOWS+M: Undo minimize all windows.

Other use full keyboard shortcuts include:

• CTRL+F4: Close the current window in(MDI) programs.
• ALT+F4: Close the current window or quit a program.
• ALT+SPACEBAR: Display the current window's system menu.
• SHIFT+F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
• CTRL+ESC: Display the Start menu.
• ALT+HYPHEN: Display the system menu for MDI programs.
• CTRL+V: Paste.
• ALT+TAB: Switch to another window by holding down ALT while repeatedly pressing TAB.

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Wow - I never new those!!
Thanks James

Made my life just that little easier now

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you forgot the obvious ones... cntrl+c = copy, cntrl+x = cut.

tab = move through form fields, most people know that one... however,

shift+tab = move BACKWARDS through the form fields

/me almost mentions "cntrl+alt+delete"

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thx oversight n James.... good stuff