All Things Anne

www.komando.com (Kim): If you were to see me use a computer, you might be amazed at how little I actually use the mouse. I tend to do much of my moving around on the screen using the keyboard. Here are some of my favorite keyboard shortcuts.
Let’s start with the WinKey. This is the key with the backwards Windows flag or logo on it, which you may not have, depending on your keyboard.

WinKey + D = Minimizes all windows and shows the desktop

WinKey + L = Locks the computer (Windows XP only)

WinKey + Tab = Cycles through the programs shown on the taskbar

WinKey + F = Brings up the Windows Search box

WinKey + R = Opens the Run dialog box

WinKey + Pause = Opens System Properties

Using the keyboard, you might find these useful.
SHIFT+F10 = Same as right-clicking an object

CTRL+ESC = Opens the Start menu

SHIFT = Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature

ALT+underlined letter in menu = Opens the menu

ALT+F4 = Closes the current program

CTRL+F4 = Closes the current window in a program

ALT+F6 = Switches between multiple windows in the same program

CTRL+Tab = Switches between multiple tabbed windows in the same program

SHIFT+DELETE = Deletes selection immediately, without it hitting the Recycle Bin

Here are some shortcuts for Microsoft Word. (The ones that work in other programs/webpages are marked with an asterisk *)

Ctrl + A = Selects all the contents of a page*

Ctrl + C = Copy selected text*

Ctrl + X = Cut selected text*

Ctrl + P = Paste the selected text*

Ctrl + F = Opens the find box*

Ctrl + B = Bolds the highlighted selection (you can also hit Ctrl B before you start typing and it’ll be bold until you press Ctrl B again)*

Ctrl + I = Italicize the highlighted selection (works the same as the last one)*

Ctrl + K = Insert a link to a Web site

Ctrl + U = Underline the highlighted selection (works the same as bold and italic)*

Ctrl + Y = Repeat the last action performed

Ctrl + Z = Undo last action (I love this one!)*

Ctrl + End = Moves the cursor to the end of the document*

Ctrl + Home = Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document (for some programs, it’s the beginning of the line, not the document)*

And when you do need to use the mouse, here are some shortcuts for it.
Double-click = Selects a word

Triple-click = Selects a paragraph

Ctrl + Mouse wheel = Use it when you want to zoom in and out of what is showing on the screen (or press Ctrl +, I think)