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<blockquote data-quote="Billl Gates" data-source="post: 2944167" data-attributes="member: 97732"><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Keyboard Shortcuts are a great way to increase productivity as they save a lot of time and also relieve hands from that pain caused by using mouse repetitively. Here are 23 lesser known Windows Shortcuts categorized into their area of use that are incredibly helpful in increasing productivity as they make common daily tasks a lot easier.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Windows Explorer</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">1. <strong>F2</strong>: Rename object - Forget right clicking a file or folder to find Rename option, Just select any file or folder with a single click and press <strong>F2</strong> to rename selected object.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">2. <strong>F6 - </strong>Pressing <strong>F6</strong> will let you move across various panes of Windows Explorer.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">3. <strong>Alt + Enter/ Alt+Double Click</strong>: Select any object in Windows Explorer and then use <strong>Alt+Enter </strong>or <strong>Alt+Double Click</strong> to open properties of the selected object.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">4. <strong>SHIFT+right click: </strong>Displays right context menu containing alternative commands, e.g. you can get an option to <strong>Open Command Window here</strong><strong>Shift+right click</strong> on any explorer object. if you use</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">5. <strong>SHIFT+double click</strong>: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the right context menu). e.g. You can open Explorer View directly by clicking on any folder with <strong>Shift</strong> key pressed.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">6. <strong>BACKSPACE:</strong> Move to the parent folder. Similar to <strong>Up</strong> button in Windows Explorer.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">7. <strong>Ctrl + double click</strong>: Using double click on any folder with<strong> Ctrl</strong> key pressed will open that folder in a new explorer window.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">8. <strong>SHIFT+click+Close button</strong>: this one’s useful if you have <strong>Ctrl+double click</strong> to open folders in new windows. Click on the close button of a open folder window with <strong>Shift</strong> key pressed. This will close all parent folders of that folder.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">9 <strong>SHIFT</strong>:To prevent a CD/DVD from running automatically press and hold <strong>Shift</strong> while inserting CS/DVD into your optical drive.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">10. <strong>F3</strong>: Pressing <strong>F3</strong> while you are in windows explorer will open Windows Search to search for files or folders. This shortcut also works in Firefox which lets you search the opened web page.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">11. To copy a file from one folder to another, drag it to another folder with <strong>Ctrl</strong> key pressed.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">12. To create a shortcut to a file or folder, hold down <strong>Ctrl+Shift</strong> and drag it to desktop or another folder.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">13. <strong>ALT+SPACE</strong>: It’ll display the currently opened window’s <strong>System</strong><strong>System</strong> menu contains options to move, re-size, minimize, maximize, or close the window).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Windows Management</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">14. <strong>CTRL+ESC</strong>: Open <strong>Start</strong> menu, useful if your keyboard does not have a Windows key.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">15. <strong>Windows </strong><strong>Key</strong><strong>+M</strong>: Minimize all open windows</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">16. <strong>SHIFT+Windows </strong><strong>Key</strong><strong>+M</strong>: This will Undo the action of above shortcut i.e. it’ll undo minimize all open windows.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">17. <strong>Windows </strong><strong>Key</strong><strong>+D</strong>: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop. This one is also similar to <strong>Windows Key+M.</strong></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">18. <strong>ALT+F6</strong>: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad <strong>Find</strong> dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the <strong>Find</strong> dialog box and the main Notepad window).</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">19. <strong>F5</strong>: This ‘ll refresh the currently open window. If you are on Desktop, you can refresh simply by pressing <strong>F5</strong>. This one also works in browsers to refresh the opened page.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">20. <strong>CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB</strong>: Using these you can switch between various tabs of properties window.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Miscellaneous</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">21. <strong>SHIFT+F10</strong> :It is similar to right clicking any object, it opens up the context menu obtained by right clicking.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">22. <strong>Windows Key+Break</strong>: To open System Properties dialog box, no need to right click My Computer or look in Control Panel, just use <strong>Windows Key+Break</strong>.</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 15px">23. <strong>Windows Key+L:</strong> This one is quite useful and big time saver. Use <strong>Windows Key+L</strong> to lock your screen in case you need to be away from your system for a short while.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span> menu (</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billl Gates, post: 2944167, member: 97732"] [SIZE=4]Keyboard Shortcuts are a great way to increase productivity as they save a lot of time and also relieve hands from that pain caused by using mouse repetitively. Here are 23 lesser known Windows Shortcuts categorized into their area of use that are incredibly helpful in increasing productivity as they make common daily tasks a lot easier. [B]Windows Explorer[/B] 1. [B]F2[/B]: Rename object - Forget right clicking a file or folder to find Rename option, Just select any file or folder with a single click and press [B]F2[/B] to rename selected object. 2. [B]F6 - [/B]Pressing [B]F6[/B] will let you move across various panes of Windows Explorer. 3. [B]Alt + Enter/ Alt+Double Click[/B]: Select any object in Windows Explorer and then use [B]Alt+Enter [/B]or [B]Alt+Double Click[/B] to open properties of the selected object. 4. [B]SHIFT+right click: [/B]Displays right context menu containing alternative commands, e.g. you can get an option to [B]Open Command Window here[/B][B]Shift+right click[/B] on any explorer object. if you use 5. [B]SHIFT+double click[/B]: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the right context menu). e.g. You can open Explorer View directly by clicking on any folder with [B]Shift[/B] key pressed. 6. [B]BACKSPACE:[/B] Move to the parent folder. Similar to [B]Up[/B] button in Windows Explorer. 7. [B]Ctrl + double click[/B]: Using double click on any folder with[B] Ctrl[/B] key pressed will open that folder in a new explorer window. 8. [B]SHIFT+click+Close button[/B]: this one’s useful if you have [B]Ctrl+double click[/B] to open folders in new windows. Click on the close button of a open folder window with [B]Shift[/B] key pressed. This will close all parent folders of that folder. 9 [B]SHIFT[/B]:To prevent a CD/DVD from running automatically press and hold [B]Shift[/B] while inserting CS/DVD into your optical drive. 10. [B]F3[/B]: Pressing [B]F3[/B] while you are in windows explorer will open Windows Search to search for files or folders. This shortcut also works in Firefox which lets you search the opened web page. 11. To copy a file from one folder to another, drag it to another folder with [B]Ctrl[/B] key pressed. 12. To create a shortcut to a file or folder, hold down [B]Ctrl+Shift[/B] and drag it to desktop or another folder. 13. [B]ALT+SPACE[/B]: It’ll display the currently opened window’s [B]System[/B][B]System[/B] menu contains options to move, re-size, minimize, maximize, or close the window). [B]Windows Management[/B] 14. [B]CTRL+ESC[/B]: Open [B]Start[/B] menu, useful if your keyboard does not have a Windows key. 15. [B]Windows [/B][B]Key[/B][B]+M[/B]: Minimize all open windows 16. [B]SHIFT+Windows [/B][B]Key[/B][B]+M[/B]: This will Undo the action of above shortcut i.e. it’ll undo minimize all open windows. 17. [B]Windows [/B][B]Key[/B][B]+D[/B]: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop. This one is also similar to [B]Windows Key+M.[/B] 18. [B]ALT+F6[/B]: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad [B]Find[/B] dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the [B]Find[/B] dialog box and the main Notepad window). 19. [B]F5[/B]: This ‘ll refresh the currently open window. If you are on Desktop, you can refresh simply by pressing [B]F5[/B]. This one also works in browsers to refresh the opened page. 20. [B]CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB[/B]: Using these you can switch between various tabs of properties window. [B]Miscellaneous[/B] 21. [B]SHIFT+F10[/B] :It is similar to right clicking any object, it opens up the context menu obtained by right clicking. 22. [B]Windows Key+Break[/B]: To open System Properties dialog box, no need to right click My Computer or look in Control Panel, just use [B]Windows Key+Break[/B]. 23. [B]Windows Key+L:[/B] This one is quite useful and big time saver. Use [B]Windows Key+L[/B] to lock your screen in case you need to be away from your system for a short while. [/SIZE] menu ( [/QUOTE]
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