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A list of Windows shortcut keys

Accessibility Shortcuts

Switch FilterKeys on and off

RIGHT SHIFT for eight seconds

Switch High Contrast on and off

LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN

Switch MouseKeys on and off

LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+NUM LOCK

Switch StickyKeys on and off

SHIFT five times

Switch ToggleKeys on and off

NUM LOCK for five seconds

 

 

General Windows Shortcut Keys

 

Bypass AutoPlay when inserting a compact disc

Shift while inserting the CD-ROM

Copy a selected file

Control + C

Delete an item immediately without 

placing it in the Recycle Bin

Shift + Delete

Launch the "find" tool of Windows

F3 or Windows Key + F

Display a selected item’s shortcut menu

Application key

Refresh the contents of a window

F5

Rename an item

F2

Select all items

CONTROL+A

View an item’s properties

ALT+ENTER

 

Use of the Windows Key

 

Cycle through buttons on the taskbar

Windows + Tab

Display Find: All Files

Windows + F

Display Find: Computer

Control + Windows Key +F or F3

Display Help

Windows Key + F1

Display the Run command

Windows Key + R

Display the Start menu

Windows Key

Display the System Properties dialog box

Windows Key + Break

Display Windows Explorer

Windows Key + E

Minimize or restore all windows

Windows Key + D

Undo minimize all windows

Shift + windows Key +M

 

 

Using shortcut keys in Windows

 

Activate the menu bar in programs

F10 or Alt

Close all currently opened menus 

and return to the application

Alt

Carry out a command in the menu

Alt + Underlined letter in menu

Close the current window.

Control + F4

Close the current window or quit a program

Alt + F4

Copy

Control + C

Cut

Control + X

Delete

Delete Key

Display Help on current Dialog Box item

F1

Display the current window’s system menu

Alt + Spacebar

Display the shortcut menu

 for the selected item

Shift+F10

Display the Start menu

Control + Escape

Display the system menu for MDI programs

Alt + - (hyphen)

Paste

Control + V

Switch to another window

hold down ALT while repeatedly press Tab

Undo

Control + Z

 

 

Dialog Box Shortcut Keys

 

Cancel the current task

Escape

Check a checkbox

Spacebar

Push a button

Spacebar

Activate a command

Alt + underlined letter

Activate a selected button

Spacebar

Move backward through options

Shift + Tab

Move forward through property sheets

Control + Tab

Move backward through property sheets

Control + Shift + Tab

Move forward through options

Tab

Open a folder one level up if a folder 

is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Backspace

Open the "Save As" Dialog Box

F4

Refresh the Save As or Open dialog box

F5

 

 

Windows Explorer and My Computer Shortcut Keys

 

Close the selected folder and 

all of its parent folders

Hold down shift while pressing 

enter on "close" from the file menu.

Move backward to the previous folder

Alt + Left Arrow

Move forward to the previous folder

Alt + Right Arrow

Move up one level

Backspace

 

Schtechs guide to backing up and formatting any thumb drive or external hard drive

Part I: Backing up.

1. Make sure you have backed up any data to an easily accessible folder on your main hard drive. The easiest way to do this is to open up My Computer in the start menu. Right click on your 'C' drive and scroll down to new. This will open a sub-menu. Within this sub-menu select 'Folder' and left click on your mouse.

2. The folder will appear on your 'C' drive with the name, 'New Folder' highlighted. Type in your chosen name, such as Thumb Drive back up or External Hard Drive back up. Double click on the folder once named, and open up its own window

3. Plug in your drive to be backed up and within a few seconds Windows will bring up a window asking you what you would like to do with the drive (take note of what letter the drive is allocated for later*). Click on 'View files and folders'.

4. This will bring up an explorer window and you will see the contents of your drive within. Select all the files within the drive by clicking one and then pressing control and 'A' on your keyboard.

5. Click and hold down the left mouse button and drag the selected documents over and into their new folder. A progress bar will now pop up and your files will start copying. It will take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the size of the drive you are backing up. Leave this to finish, go and make a cup of tea and we will continue with part two when you get back.

Part II: Formatting.

1. Now the files have finished copying we can begin formatting. Open up a fresh explorer window and select your drive to be formatted (the one you took note of earlier*).

2. Right click on the drive and select format from the menu. This will bring up the formatting window.

3. From the file system menu select NTFS.

4. The Allocation Unit Size should be set to default. If not click on the drop down menu and select default.

5. Give your drive a name in the Volume Label box and check/uncheck quick format, depending on how much of a rush your in. Click on OK, wait for the Format Completed box to pop up and your done. Follow the steps from part 1, in reverse to get your files back onto the drive.

6. Make another cup of tea in celebration!

An introduction..

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We will also be featuring and reviewing new bits of hardware, software and websites to help make your digital life easier. So be it formatting hard drives or scanning documents, archiving photos online or dual booting windows with linux we will do our best to make it easy and accessible for you.

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