Friday, 21 September 2012

COMPUTER SHORT-CUT KEYS



USES OF (F1) TO (F12) KEYS
 
F1

* Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.
* Enter CMOS Setup.
* Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
* Open the Task Pane.

F2

* In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.
* Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
* Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.
* Enter CMOS Setup.

F3

* Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows.
* In MS-DOS or Windows command line F3 will repeat the last command.
* Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.

F4

* Open find window.
* Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
* Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
* Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows.

F5

* In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window.
* Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
* Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.

F6

* Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
* Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

F7

* Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
* Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
* Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.

F8

* Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly used to access Windows Safe Mode.

F9

* Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.

F10

* In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
* Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.
* Access the hidden recovery partition on HP and Sony computers.
* Enter CMOS Setup.

F11

* Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
* Ctrl + F11 as computer is starting to access the hidden recovery partition on many Dell computers.
* Access the hidden recovery partition on eMachines, Gateway, and Lenovo computers.

F12

* Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
* Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
* Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word. 





WINDOW SHORT CUT KEYS
 


Keys
Description
Win key
Press windows key to open start menu
Win+R
Apply to open Run dialog box
Win+M
Apply to minimize all opened windows
Win+Shift+M
Apply to maximize all opened windows
Win+L
Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP
Win+E
Press keys to open My Computer
Win+F
Apply to open search options
Win+U
Apply keys to open Utility Manager
Win+D
To view desktop/minimize all windows
Win+F1
To view the detail windows help page
Win+Pause
To view the System Properties dialog box
Win+Tab
Move through taskbar programs
Win+F+Ctrl
Apply to open search for computers
Alt+Tab
Move through opened windows programs
Alt+F4
Press keys to close active windows program
Alt+Enter
Apply to open properties of selected item
Alt+ SPACEBAR
Open the system menu of active window
Alt+ SPACEBAR +N
Press keys to minimize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR +R
Press keys to restore the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+C
Press keys to close the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+X
Press keys to maximize the active program
Alt+ SPACEBAR+M
Press keys to move the active program
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Apply to open windows task manager
Ctrl+Esc Press
keys to open start menu
Shift
Shift key to prevent CD from automatically playing
Shift+Delete
To delete items permanently

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