Accessibility Controls = access



Accessibility Controls = access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard = hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools = control admintools

Automatic Updates = wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard = fsquirt

Calculator = calc

Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc

Character Map = charmap

Check Disk Utility = chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd

Command Prompt = cmd

Component Services = dcomcnfg

Computer Management = compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl

DDE Shares = ddeshare

Device Manager = devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* = directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr

Disk Defragment = dfrg.msc

Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager = diskpart

Display Properties = control desktop/desk.cpl

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility = drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility = verifier

Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif

Findfast = findfast.cpl

Folders Properties = control folders

Fonts = control fonts

Fonts Folder = fonts

Free Cell Card Game = freecell

Game Controllers = joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) = gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game = mshearts

Iexpress Wizard = iexpress

Indexing Service = ciadv.msc

Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration = ipconfig

Java Control Panel (If Installed) = jpicpl32.cpl

Java Application Cache Viewer (If Installed) = javaws

Keyboard Properties = control keyboard

Local Security Settings = secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff

Microsoft Chat = winchat

Minesweeper Game = winmine

Mouse Properties = control mouse

Mouse Properties = main.cpl

Network Connections = control netconnections

Network Connections = ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard = netsetup.cpl

Notepad = notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed) = nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager = packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard = osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) = ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties = password.cpl

Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor = perfmon

Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl

Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes = control printers

Printers Folder = printers

Private Character Editor = eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed) = QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings = intl.cpl

Registry Editor = regedit

Registry Editor = regedit32

Remote Desktop = mstsc

Removable Storage = ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests = ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) = rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras = sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks

Security Center = wscui.cpl

Services = services.msc

Shared Folders = fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows = shutdown

Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game = spider

SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg

System Configuration Editor = sysedit

System Configuration Utility = msconfig

System File Checker Utility = sfc

System Properties = sysdm.cpl

Task Manager = taskmgr

Telnet Client = telnet

User Account Management = nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager = utilman

Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier = magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool = syskey

Windows Update Launches = wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard = tourstart

Wordpad = write

ADDUSERS Add or list users to/from a CSV file

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

ASSOC Change file extension associations

ASSOCIAT One step file association

AT Schedule a command to run at a later time

ATTRIB Change file attributes

BOOTCFG Edit Windows boot settings

BROWSTAT Get domain, browser and PDC info

CACLS Change file permissions

CALL Call one batch program from another

CD Change Directory - move to a specific Folder

CHANGE Change Terminal Server Session properties

CHKDSK Check Disk - check and repair disk problems

CHKNTFS Check the NTFS file system

CHOICE Accept keyboard input to a batch file

CIPHER Encrypt or Decrypt files/folders

CleanMgr Automated cleanup of Temp files, recycle bin

CLEARMEM Clear memory leaks

CLIP Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.

CLS Clear the screen

CLUSTER Windows Clustering

CMD Start a new CMD shell

COLOR Change colors of the CMD window

COMP Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

COMPACT Compress files or folders on an NTFS partition

COMPRESS Compress individual files on an NTFS partition

CON2PRT Connect or disconnect a Printer

CONVERT Convert a FAT drive to NTFS.

COPY Copy one or more files to another location

CSCcmd Client-side caching (Offline Files)

CSVDE Import or Export Active Directory data

DATE Display or set the date

Dcomcnfg DCOM Configuration Utility

DEFRAG Defragment hard drive

DEL Delete one or more files

DELPROF Delete NT user profiles

DELTREE Delete a folder and all subfolders

DevCon Device Manager Command Line Utility

DIR Display a list of files and folders

DIRUSE Display disk usage

DISKCOMP Compare the contents of two floppy disks

DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one floppy disk to another

DNSSTAT DNS Statistics

DOSKEY Edit command line, recall commands, and create macros

DSADD Add user (computer, group..) to active directory

DSQUERY List items in active directory

DSMOD Modify user (computer, group..) in active directory

ECHO Display message on screen

ENDLOCAL End localisation of environment changes in a batch file

ERASE Delete one or more files

EXIT Quit the CMD shell

EXPAND Uncompress files

EXTRACT Uncompress CAB files

FC Compare two files

FDISK Disk Format and partition

FIND Search for a text string in a file

FINDSTR Search for strings in files

FOR /F Loop command: against a set of files

FOR /F Loop command: against the results of another command

FOR Loop command: all options Files, Directory, List

FORFILES Batch process multiple files

FORMAT Format a disk

FREEDISK Check free disk space (in bytes)

FSUTIL File and Volume utilities

FTP File Transfer Protocol

FTYPE Display or modify file types used in file extension associations

GLOBAL Display membership of global groups

GOTO Direct a batch program to jump to a labelled line

HELP Online Help

HFNETCHK Network Security Hotfix Checker

IF Conditionally perform a command

IFMEMBER Is the current user in an NT Workgroup

IPCONFIG Configure IP

KILL Remove a program from memory

LABEL Edit a disk label

LOCAL Display membership of local groups

LOGEVENT Write text to the NT event viewer.

LOGOFF Log a user off

LOGTIME Log the date and time in a file

MAPISEND Send email from the command line

MEM Display memory usage

MD Create new folders

MKLINK Create a symbolic link (linkd)

MODE Configure a system device

MORE Display output, one screen at a time

MOUNTVOL Manage a volume mount point

MOVE Move files from one folder to another

MOVEUSER Move a user from one domain to another

MSG Send a message

MSIEXEC Microsoft Windows Installer

MSINFO Windows NT diagnostics

MSTSC Terminal Server Connection (Remote Desktop Protocol)

MUNGE Find and Replace text within file(s)

MV Copy in-use files

NET Manage network resources

NETDOM Domain Manager

NETSH Configure network protocols

NETSVC Command-line Service Controller

NBTSTAT Display networking statistics (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)

NETSTAT Display networking statistics (TCP/IP)

NOW Display the current Date and Time

NSLOOKUP Name server lookup

NTBACKUP Backup folders to tape

NTRIGHTS Edit user account rights

PATH Display or set a search path for executable files

PATHPING Trace route plus network latency and packet loss

PAUSE Suspend processing of a batch file and display a message

PERMS Show permissions for a user

PERFMON Performance Monitor

PING Test a network connection

POPD Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by PUSHD

PORTQRY Display the status of ports and services

PRINT Print a text file

PRNCNFG Display, configure or rename a printer

PRNMNGR Add, delete, list printers set the default printer

PROMPT Change the command prompt

PsExec Execute process remotely

PsFile Show files opened remotely

PsGetSid Display the SID of a computer or a user

PsInfo List information about a system

PsKill Kill processes by name or process ID

PsList List detailed information about processes

PsLoggedOn Who's logged on (locally or via resource sharing)

PsLogList Event log records

PsPasswd Change account password

PsService View and control services

PsShutdown Shutdown or reboot a computer

PsSuspend Suspend processes

PUSHD Save and then change the current directory

QGREP Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern.

RASDIAL Manage RAS connections

RASPHONE Manage RAS connections

RECOVER Recover a damaged file from a defective disk.

REG Registry: Read, Set, Export, Delete keys and values

REGEDIT Import or export registry settings

REGSVR32 Register or unregister a DLL

REGINI Change Registry Permissions

REM Record comments (remarks) in a batch file

REN Rename a file or files.

REPLACE Replace or update one file with another

RD Delete folder(s)

RDISK Create a Recovery Disk

RMTSHARE Share a folder or a printer

ROBOCOPY Robust File and Folder Copy

ROUTE Manipulate network routing tables

RUNAS Execute a program under a different user account

RUNDLL32 Run a DLL command (add/remove print connections)

SC Service Control

SCHTASKS Create or Edit Scheduled Tasks

SCLIST Display NT Services

ScriptIt Control GUI applications

SET Display, set, or remove environment variables

SETLOCAL Control the visibility of environment variables

SETX Set environment variables permanently

SHARE List or edit a file share or print share

SHIFT Shift the position of replaceable parameters in a batch file

SHORTCUT Create a windows shortcut (.LNK file)

SHOWGRPS List the NT Workgroups a user has joined

SHOWMBRS List the Users who are members of a Workgroup

SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer

SLEEP Wait for x seconds

SOON Schedule a command to run in the near future

SORT Sort input

START Start a separate window to run a specified program or command

SU Switch User

SUBINACL Edit file and folder Permissions, Ownership and Domain

SUBST Associate a path with a drive letter

SYSTEMINFO List system configuration

TASKLIST List running applications and services

TIME Display or set the system time

TIMEOUT Delay processing of a batch file

TITLE Set the window title for a CMD.EXE session

TOUCH Change file timestamps

TRACERT Trace route to a remote host

TREE Graphical display of folder structure

TYPE Display the contents of a text file

USRSTAT List domain usernames and last login

VER Display version information

VERIFY Verify that files have been saved

VOL Display a disk label

WHERE Locate and display files in a directory tree

WHOAMI Output the current UserName and domain

WINDIFF Compare the contents of two files or sets of files

WINMSD Windows system diagnostics

WINMSDP Windows system diagnostics II

WMIC WMI Commands

XCACLS Change file permissions

XCOPY Copy files and folders

Windows Shortcut Keys

1. Windows

Open start menu

2. Windows-M

Minimizes all windows

3. Windows – shift – M

Undo minimize all

4. Windows-E

Opens File Explorer

5. Windows-F

Find Files

6. Windows – Ctrl – F

Find computers

7. Windows-R

Opens The Run Dialog Box

8. Windows-L

Instantly Locks your Computer

9. Windows – F3

Open advanced search window

10. Windows-Pause

Opens System Properties Dialog Box.

11. Windows – F1

Open windows help and support center

12. Windows – U

Open utility manager

13. Windows – Tab

Cycle through open programs through the taskbar

14. CTRL-Esc

This combination will open the start menu. Equallent to windows keys.

15. CTRL-Shift-ESC

Shortcut key for task manager.

16. Alt-Tab

Switch between running applications

17. Alt-Enter

Open properties of the selected item.

18. Alt + F

File menu options in current program.

19. Alt + E

Edit options in current program

20. F1

Universal Help in almost every Windows program.

21. Ctrl + A

Select all text.

22. Ctrl + X or Shift + Del

Cut selected item.

23. Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Ins

Copy selected item

24. Ctrl + V or Shift + Ins

Paste

25. Home

Goes to beginning of current line.

26. Ctrl + Home

Goes to beginning of document.

27. End

Goes to end of current line.

28. Ctrl + End

Goes to end of document.

29. Shift + Home

Highlights from current position to beginning of line.

30. Shift + End

Highlights from current position to end of line.

31. Ctrl + Left arrow

Moves one word to the left at a time.

32. Ctrl + Right arrow

Moves one word to the right at a time

Function Keys

F1

• Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.

• 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.

F3

• Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows.

• 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 use to get into 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.

F11

• Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.

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.

Keyboard applications in Microsoft windows XP

Opening the start button

To start off, you can open the Microsoft Windows Start button by pressing the windows key on the keyboard or by pressing the CTRL and ESC keys at the same time.

Once in the Start menu you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move up, down, left, or right in the start menu. Once you've located the program you wish to run, press the Enter key.

Opening a program on the desktop

If there is a program you wish to run that has an icon (shortcut) on the desktop, you can move to the desktop by pressing your tab key on your keyboard. Pressing tab while on the desktop will switch between the desktop, the Start button, and each of the items on the taskbar. You can determine which area you're currently at by looking for an item that is selected; an item that is selected will either be highlighted or have a border of dots.

In some cases you may have to press tab several times before getting to the desktop icons. Once one of the desktop icons has been selected, you can move to other icons by using your arrow keys.

Once the icon on the desktop you wish to run is selected, press the Enter key to open that program.

Closing, minimizing, maximizing, or moving a window

Closing a window

If you have a window open that you wish to close using the keyboard, press CTRL and F4 on the keyboard at the same time to close the current open program or window.

In addition to the above recommendation to closing a window, you can also press the ALT and the spacebar key at the same time, arrow down to the close option from the menu that opens in the top left portion of the window and press Enter.

Minimizing a window

To minimize a window in Microsoft Windows using the keyboard, press the ALT and the spacebar key at the same time, arrow down to the minimize option from the menu that opens in the top left portion of the window and press Enter.

Maximizing a window

To maximize a window in Microsoft Windows using the keyboard, press the ALT and the spacebar key at the same time, arrow down to the maximize option from the menu that opens in the top left portion of the window and press Enter.

Note: If the window is already maximized, this option will not be able to be selected.

Moving a window

Before you can move any window In Microsoft Windows it must not be maximized. To make the window appear in window mode, press ALT and the spacebar at the same time, move to the restore option, and press enter.

Once the window is not maximized you can move a window by pressing ALT and spacebar at the same time, move to the move option, press enter, and then move the window using your arrow keys on the keyboard.

Moving between open windows / applications

To move between any open programs on your computer, press ALT and Tab at the same time and let go of Tab while continuing to hold the ALT key. If done successfully, this will open a window that displays each of the open programs on your computer. Pressing Tab while ALT continues to be held will move between each of the programs. When the program you wish to switch to is selected, letting go of ALT and Tab will switch to that program.

Navigating between fields and buttons on a window

A window, dialog box, or window with buttons is often done by using the Tab key, spacebar, arrow keys, and the Enter key. When in this type of window, if you need to switch between buttons, text fields, or other portions of the window, press the Tab key. If this does not work, try using the arrow keys. If you need to press a button such as an 'Ok' or 'Cancel' button, if the button is selected, often pressing the spacebar or enter key will push the button.

Manipulating and moving through text quickly

Below are the different methods of how you can quickly and easily move through text in a document without the aid of a mouse. Not only does this help users who do not have access to a mouse, it can also save you a great deal of time when working with text documents.

Arrow keys - Simply using the arrow keys on the keyboard will move the cursor up, down, left, or right in the document.

CTRL and Arrow keys - Holding down the CTRL key while pressing the left or right arrow keys will move the cursor one word at a time. This is much faster than only using the arrow keys. Holding down the CTRL key while pressing up or down will move through each of the paragraphs in the document.

End and Home keys - Pressing the End key will take you to the end of a document and pressing the Home key will move you to the beginning of a document.

Shift key - The shift key allows you to highlight text. For example, holding down the shift key while using the right or left arrow keys will highlight the text to the left or right. If you hold down shift while pressing the down arrow keys, you will highlight one line at a time in that direction.

Finally, you can use the Shift key in combination with the other above recommendations. For example, pressing and holding Shift and CTRL and using the arrows will highlight a word at a time, or holding down Shift and pressing the End key will highlight from the current cursor position to the end of the document.

Scrolling in a window

Scrolling up or down in a window is often accomplished by using any of the following keys: Up and Down arrow keys, Page up and Page down keys, and/or the Spacebar.

Right-clicking an icon or other element of Windows

In some situations you may need to right-click on an icon, text, or other Windows element. To do this without a mouse, select the icon or move the cursor to the text you need to right-click and press and hold Shift and F10 at the same time.

How to move the mouse cursor with the keyboard in Windows.

Microsoft Windows users can enable the accessibility feature to move the mouse using their arrow keys by following the below steps.

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2. Within the Control Panel open "Accessibility Options"

3. Click the Mouse tab.

4. Check the "Use Mouse Keys" check box.

5. If you wish to increase the speed or change any other settings, click on the Settings button.

6. Click Apply and then close out of the box.

After performing the above steps you will be able to use the numeric keypad as a mouse moving up, down, left, right, and all the diagonals. In addition, you may also use the center "5" key as a left click. 

Note: You must have the Number lock on for this feature to work by default. This can be changed through the settings.

UNIX / Linux shortcut keys

Keyboard shortcut keys

CTRL + B Moves the cursor backward one character.

CTRL + C Cancels the currently running command.

CTRL + D Logs out of the current session.

CTRL + F Moves the cursor forward one character.

CTRL + H Erase one character. Similar to pressing backspace.

CTRL + P Paste previous line and/or lines.

CTRL + S Stops all output on screen (XOFF).

CTRL + Q Turns all output stopped on screen back on (XON).

CTRL + U Erases the complete line.

CTRL + W Deletes the last word typed in. For example, if you typed 'mv file1 file2' this shortcut would delete file2.

CTRL + Z Cancels current operation moves back a directory and/or takes the current operation and moves it to the background. See bg command for additional information about background.

Command line shortcuts

In addition to the below command line shortcuts, it is also helpful to use the alias command that allows you to specify a keyword for frequently used commands or mistakes.

~ Moves to the user's home directory.

!! Repeats the line last entered at the shell. See history command for previous commands.

!$ Repeats the last argument for the command last used. See history command for previous commands.

Reset Resets the terminal if terminal screen is not displaying correctly.

shutdown -h now Remotely or locally shuts the system down.

Microsoft Excel shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description

F2 Edit the selected cell.

F5 Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.

F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.

F11 Create chart.

Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.

Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.

Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.

Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.

Shift + F5 Bring up search box.

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.

Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.

Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.

Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows.

Ctrl + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel

document.

Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel

document.

Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.

Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells 

Ctrl + ' Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently

selected.

Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format.

Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format.

Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format.

Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format.

Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format.

Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format.

Ctrl + Arrow key   Move to next section of text. 

Ctrl + Space Select entire column.

Shift + Space Select entire row.

Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Open the print window.

Ctrl + F Open find box.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + V Paste.

Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the

screen.

Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center

of the screen.

Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the

right of the screen.

Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and

then increases font +2pts.

Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1pts.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or

lower, if above 12 decreases font by +2pt.

Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1pts.

Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the

left.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the

right.

Ctrl + Moves to beginning

of the line/paragraph.

Ctrl + Moves to the end of

the paragraph.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right

of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of

cursor.

Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the

end of the document.

Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to

beginning of the

document.

Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text

to the default font.

Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.

Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.

Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to

heading 1.

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to

heading 2.

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to

heading 3.

Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.

F1 Open Help.

Alt + Ctrl + F2 Open new document.

Ctrl + F2 Display the print preview.

Shift + F3 Change the text in Microsoft Word from

upper to lower case or a capital letter at the

beginning of every word.

Shift + Insert Paste.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word

2000+)

F5 Open the find, replace, and go to window in

Microsoft Word.

Ctrl + Shift + F6 Opens to another open Microsoft Word

document.

F7 Spell and grammar

check selected text

and/or document.

Shift + F7 Runs a Thesaurus check

on the word highlighted.

F12 Save as.

Shift + F12 Save.

Ctrl + Shift + F12 Prints the document.

Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.

Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.

In addition to the above shortcut keys users can also use their mouse as a method of quickly do something commonly performed. Below some are examples of mouse shortcuts.

Mouse shortcuts Description

Click, hold, and drag Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.

Double-click If double-click a word, selects the complete word.

Double-click Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the

text left, center, or right aligned.

Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.

Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.

Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.

Microsoft FrontPage shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Paste selected text.

Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + L Left align the text.

Ctrl + R Right align the text.

Ctrl + E Center the text.

Ctrl + / Turn on or off the display of HTML tags.

Ctrl + S Save document.

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages.

Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.

Ctrl + Enter Move cursor above or below a table.

Ctrl + Shift + B Preview in web browser window.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.

Alt + mouse double-click View the properties of a selected item. For example, doing this on a table cell would

display the properties for that cell.

Microsoft Outlook shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + S Send the e-mail

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Paste selected text.

Ctrl + K Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar. 

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + R Reply to an e-mail.

Ctrl + F Forward an e-mail.

Ctrl + N Create a new e-mail.

Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar.

Ctrl + Shift + O Open the Outbox.

Ctrl + Shift + I Open the Inbox.

Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task.

Ctrl + Shirt + C Create a new contact.

Ctrl + Shift + J Create a new journal entry.

Internet Explorer shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.

Backspace Back a page.

Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.

F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab.

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.

Esc Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + (- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and

press CTRL + ENTER to get .

Ctrl + D Add a Favorite for the page currently opened.

Ctrl + I Display available bookmarks.

Ctrl + N Open New browser window.

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.

Ctrl + T Opens a new tab.

Ctrl + F4 Closes the currently selected tab.

Ctrl + Tab Moves through each of the open tabs.

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.

Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.

Alt + Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down menu.

Mozilla Firefox shortcut keys

Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.

Backspace Back a page.

Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.

F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab.

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.

Esc Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + (- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase.

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type computershope in the address bar and

press CTRL + ENTER to get .

Shift + Enter Complete a .net instead of a .com address.

Ctrl + Shift + Enter Complete a .org address

Ctrl + Shift + Del Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data

Ctrl + D Add a bookmark for the page currently opened.

Ctrl + I Display available bookmarks.

Ctrl + J Display the download window.

Ctrl + N Open New browser window.

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.

Ctrl + T Opens a new tab.

Ctrl + F4 Closes the currently selected tab.

Ctrl + Shift + T Undo the close of a window.

Ctrl + Tab Moves through each of the open tabs.

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.

Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.

Alt + Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and/or available options on drop down

menu.

Microsoft Windows Tips

Windows command prompt

The Microsoft Windows command prompt is an invaluable tool that can be used in conjunction with Windows. Below are some helpful shortcuts and tips that can be used to improve your abilities while in the command prompt. Users not familiar with how to enter the command prompt can find additional information about this in document CHDOS.

1. Press the up arrow key to scroll through all previously typed commands at the prompt. This is helpful for when you need to type long commands in more than once. Note. If

2. Pres the tab key to auto-complete the names of directories or files. For example, at C:\ type: "cd wi", press tab and the command prompt should complete WINDOWS as the name of the directory.

3. Familiarize yourself with the top MS-DOS commands and each of their available switches.

Windows Selective Startup

Improve overall system performance and boot time and get rid of programs you don't want running in the background by choosing to do a Selective Startup in msconfig.

1. Click Start, Run and type: msconfig and press enter.

2. In the System Configuration Utility click the Startup tab.

3. Uncheck programs you do not wish to load each time your computer starts. Once done click ok and restart the computer. After the computer boots back into Windows you will receive a prompt about Windows being in a selective startup. Check the box to not receive the prompt and click ok.

Saving Windows XP and later searches

Save your frequent Windows XP and later version searches for future use by following the below steps.

1. Open the search and enter the search queries you wish to save. For example, you could save a search to find any remix mp3 files by entering: *remix*.mp3 in the all or part of name box.

2. Once the values have been entered test the search and allow you to save the search.

3. In the Search Results window click File and then Save Search.

4. Finally, browse to the location you wish for this file to be saved and name the file with a .fnd extension.

After completing these steps you'll be able to quickly perform a search by simply double-clicking the file.

Display hibernate option in XPs Turn off computer box

When shutting down or turning off the computer you'll get three options: Standby, Turn Off, and Restart. For users who wish to hibernate their computer you can easily display this option by holding down the Shift key on the keyboard.

Quickly move files or other objects to the Desktop

Quickly drag one or more files to the Windows Desktop with other open windows by dragging and holding the files over an empty portion of the Windows Taskbar. If done properly all open windows should minimize and allow you to place the files or other objects on the Desktop.

Quickly get to the Windows Desktop

Quickly get to the Microsoft Windows Desktop by pressing the Windows key and D at the same time on the keyboard.

Run a web page

Get to a web page quickly in Windows when no browser window is open by typing the web address in the run line. For example, click Start, Run and in the Run Open box type: and press enter to quickly get to the Computer Hope web page.

Quickly find icon and/or file

Quickly find an icon in a group of icons or a specific item in an alphabetic list of items by highlighting one of the icons or list items and pressing the beginning letter of the item you're looking for. Below are some examples of how this could be used.

Windows desktop icons - If you have a lot of icons on your desktop or in another folder highlight one of the icons and press the first letter. For example if you were looking for an icon named "test" highlight any icon and then press the "t" key. Note: you can also press the "t" key multiple times to individually highlight each icon that starts with "t".

Internet drop down list - Instead of scrolling through a list of options in an Internet drop down list press the first letter of the option you're looking for. For example, if you were looking through a list of states and you wanted "Utah" press U to automatically scroll down to it.

Windows XP mouse Snap To

Enable the Microsoft Window XP mouse Snap To feature to automatically focus on dialog box buttons. Enabling this feature will automatically move your mouse cursor to the default button on any dialog box that appears on Windows. This is a great way to save a little time and not have to move you mouse cursor to the "Ok" button each time a dialog box appears. To enable this feature follow the below steps.

1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Mouse icon

3. In the Mouse Properties window click the Pointer Options tab and check the "Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box" option.

Windows 2000 & XP Task Manager

Quickly access the Microsoft Windows Task Manager to view running applications, process information and performance information by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys all at the same time.

Delete files without getting a prompt

Delete files faster by removing the "Are you sure you want to delete" Microsoft Windows confirmation box by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop, click Properties and uncheck "Display delete confirmation dialog".

Windows explorer multiple renames

Quickly and easily rename multiple files in Microsoft Windows XP Explorer by following the below steps.

1. Open Explorer.

2. In Explorer select all the files you wish to rename.

3. Once the files have been selected press F2 and type the new name for the files. For example, typing "test" will rename the files to test, test (1), test (2), test (3) etc. If you have file extensions shown make sure to also type the name of the file extension you're renaming.

Keep a log with Microsoft Notepad

Keep a log easily using Microsoft Notepad by opening a new text file in Microsoft Notepad or an existing text file in Notepad and adding ".LOG" (without the quotes) at the beginning of the file. Now each time the file is opened in Notepad a time and date stamp will be automatically added.

MS-DOS autocomplete in Microsoft Windows 2000 and above

1. Open the Microsoft Windows registry editor by clicking Start / Run / type Regedit and click ok.

2. In the Microsoft Windows registry editor open the below folders.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Software

Microsoft

Command Processor

3. In the command processor open the below two registry keys and change their value to 9.

CompletionChar

PathCompleteChar

4. Once the above steps have been completed close out of the registry editor and open the command window by typing cmd in the Start / Run window. To use the auto complete feature press the tab key any type you wish to complete a directory. For example, if the directory you are currently in contains the "Program files" directory you could type "cd pr" and press tab, to have the auto completion option  automatically type "cd "program files"".

Prevent automatic restart in Windows XP

Make your computer not automatically restart or reboot each time an error occurs by selecting disable automatic restart during system failure options in advanced booting options which can be seen by pressing F8 button before your operating system boots.

Microsoft Windows search using Google

Get a much more efficient search on text files, Microsoft Outlook & Outlook Express files, AOL Instant Messenger chat logs, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Internet cache by using the Google Desktop Search.

Enable the Windows single-click option

Users who have a hard time double-clicking or may be used to single-clicking an item to open it may wish the eliminate the double-click option in Windows. Open My Computer, Click Tools, Click Folder Options, in the General tab select the single-click to open an item option.

Quickly open system properties window

Quickly open the system properties window by holding down the ALT key and double-clicking My Computer.

Quickly see all file associations

Quickly and easily view computer file associations by using the MS-DOS assoc command.

Improve the overall appearance of fonts

Improve the overall appearance and look of your computer fonts in all programs by enabling Windows smooth fonts.

Windows XP Users (5/1/2004):

Get better font resolution and clarity by enabling Window's XP ClearType. See our ClearType dictionary definition for additional information. 

Access and control other computers

Easily and freely control multiple computers running any number of operating systems from one computer using VNC.

Alphabetize icons in your start menu

Quickly and easily alphabetize the icons in programs on your start menu by right-clicking within programs on the start menu and clicking on "Sort by Name".

Selectively print sections of a document

Save on your printer ink by selectively printing in Windows programs such as Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, WordPad, Outlook, etc. To do this highlight portion of text you wish to print and click print. In the printer dialog window under Page Range choose the option Selection. It is important to realize that not all programs or printer drivers support this feature.

Quickly get to the root directory of a drive

Quickly display your root directory or network home directory in Windows XP by clicking Start / Run and in the open field type two periods ( ..) and press enter or click ok.

In Microsoft Windows 2000 this will open your "Document and Settings" directory.

Easy undo

Quickly undo mistakes in the majority of most PC Windows program by pressing CTRL + Z.

Quickly open system properties

Quickly open the System Properties by pressing the Windows key and the Pause key at the same time. This is a great thing to remember if you find yourself needing to get into the Device Manager frequently. 

Create an accessible bar

Create an accessible bar by following the below steps:

1. From the Windows Desktop create a folder.

2. Highlight the folder and drag it to one of the edges of your screen.

3. Once the folder is at the edge of the desktop let the mouse button go.

This should create a bar, with the contents of the folder used. Once created set the bar to auto hide and be always on top by right-clicking the bar.

Open programs in the background of explorer

Open and run programs in the background of Explorer by holding the Shift key in Windows Explorer double-click an icon. Once the program has been executed it will be open in the background of the explorer window.

Quickly change the association of a file

Quickly change the association of a file by holding down the Shift key, right-clicking a file and choosing open with.

Quickly maximize a window

Quickly maximize a window by double-clicking on the top title bar of the window.

Close multiple programs in one click

To close all open application in one click hold down the Ctrl key and individually click each of the open programs on the task bar once all buttons are selected click on one of the selected buttons with the right mouse button and click close.

Manage start menu icons from the start menu

Windows 98 and above users are now able to manage their start menu icons by right-clicking the start menu and/or the icons.

Quickly access Windows Help

Quickly access the Windows Help by pressing the F1 key from the Windows desktop.

Add shortcuts to the desktop

Easily create shortcuts on your desktop by clicking the program you wish to create a short of and right-clicking and dragging that icon to the desktop. When letting go of the mouse button you should have an option to create a shortcut here.

Quickly add shortcuts to the start menu

Users can quickly add icons to their start menu by dragging icons to the start button.

Create a send to shortcut

Send to is a feature that enables users to send programs to an alternate location or a location where you store all your files. An example of the send to feature is right-clicking a file and clicking send to and then the floppy disk drive. Users can create their own send to destinations by following the below steps.

Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / ME users

Create a shortcut in the windows\sendto directory

Other Windows users

Create a shortcut in the documents and settings\\sendto directory.

Note: is the name of the user logging into the computer. In addition it is possible that the sendto directory is hidden.  

Copy / Move / Delete multiple files

When selecting files you can highlight the first file then hold down your shift key and highlight the last file and this will highlight all files in between. To select individual files you can highlight a file hold down your Ctrl key and highlight other files you wish to select.

Make files not go to the recycle bin

When pressing or choosing delete to remove a program you can hold your shift key and it will not send it to the recycle bin.

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