Subject:      Tech Tip #12

Good Morning!

 

This week's tip is for those of us who like shortcuts.  Here is a list of Keyboard Shortcuts.  These are things you can do by clicking the mouse a few times, or you can do them quickly with a couple of key strokes.  Some of you may not find them useful, if not, keep on doing it the way you've been doing it!

 

I've tried to put the ones I use most often at the top of the list.

 

Windows Program Key Combinations

·            CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

·            CTRL+C: Copy

·            CTRL+X: Cut

·            CTRL+V: Paste

·            CTRL+Z: Undo

·            CTRL+B: Bold

·            CTRL+U: Underline

·     CTRL+I: Italic

·            CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

·            ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

·            ALT+F4: Quit program

·            SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Dialog Box Keyboard Commands

·     TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box

·            SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box

·            SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.

·     ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)

·     ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

      ·            ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

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.

General Folder/Shortcut Control

·            SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

General Keyboard-Only Commands

·     F10: Activates menu bar options

·            SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object)

·            ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

·     SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature

·            ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

 

 

Kim Overstreet

District Technology Resource Teacher

Fayette County Public Schools

koverstr@fayette.k12.ky.us

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"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow."-  Helen Keller