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Keyboard Tips

Outlook Shortcut Keys
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Remap the Right-Alt Key to be the Windows Key
Disabling the Windows Key with NT or Windows2000
Outlook Shortcut Keys
Front Page Shortcut Keys
Fast Access to the Desktop
Opening Up the Task Manager in NT 4
MS-Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Getting to My Computer from the Control Panel
Undo
Minimizing all windows
Shortcut to System Properties
Duplicating the Right Mouse Click
Accessing Programs from the Start Button
Quickly Starting Explorer
Internet Explorer Shortcuts
Bringing up the Properties Window
Resizing or Moving a Window
Keystroking is faster the using the mouse
Explorer Shortcut Keys
Searching for files
Copy files with a Mouse/Keyboard combo

Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing and exploring Web pages

F1Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item
F11Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window
TABMove forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar
SHIFT+TABMove back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar
ALT+HOMEGo to your Home page
ALT+RIGHT ARROWGo to the next page
ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE		Go to the previous page
SHIFT+F10Display a shortcut menu for a link
CTRL+TAB or
F6		Move forward between frames
SHIFT+CTRL+TABMove back between frames
UP ARROWScroll toward the beginning of a document
DOWN ARROWScroll toward the end of a document
PAGE UPScroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
PAGE DOWNScroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
HOMEMove to the beginning of a document
ENDMove to the end of a document
CTRL+FFind on this page
F5 or
CTRL+R		Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different
CTRL+F5Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same
ESCStop downloading a page
CTRL+O or
CTRL+L		Go to a new location
CTRL+NOpen a new window
CTRL+WClose the current window
CTRL+SSave the current page
CTRL+PPrint the current page or active frame
ENTERActivate a selected link
CTRL+EOpen Search in Explorer bar
CTRL+IOpen Favorites in Explorer bar
CTRL+HOpen History in Explorer bar
CTRL+clickIn History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders

 
Using the Address bar

Press this

To do this

ALT+DSelect the text in the Address bar
F4Display the Address bar history
CTRL+LEFT ARROWWhen in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROWWhen in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /)
CTRL+ENTERAdd "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
UP ARROWMove forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
DOWN ARROWMove back through the list of AutoComplete matches

 Working with favorites

Press this

To do this

CTRL+DAdd the current page to your favorites
CTRL+BOpen the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+UP ARROWMove selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+DOWN ARROWMove selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

 Editing

Press this

To do this

CTRL+XRemove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
CTRL+CCopy the selected items to the Clipboard
CTRL+VInsert the CONTENTs of the Clipboard at the selected location
CTRL+ASelect all items on the current Web page

 Remap the Right-Alt Key to be the Windows Key

Create a Scancode entry in the Registry as follows:

  1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
  2. Create a new binary entry called Scancode Map with the following values
  3. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 5B EO 38 EO 00 00 00 00
  4. Reboot the computer

Disabling the Windows Key with NT or Windows2000

To disable the use of the Windows Key for the two operating Systems,

  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Keyboard Layout
  3. Add a Binary Value called Scancode Map
  4. Give it a value of 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000
  5. Reboot the computer

Outlook 2000 Shortcut Keys

Go to the InboxCTRL+SHIFT+I
Go to the OutboxCTRL+SHIFT+O
Check for New MailF5 or CTRL+M
Start a New E-mail messageCTRL+SHIFT+M
Open the address bookCTRL+SHIFT+B
Start a New appointmentCTRL+SHIFT+A
Start a New contactCTRL+SHIFT+C
Start a New meeting requestCTRL+SHIFT+Q
Start a New a taskCTRL+SHIFT+K
Make the Find a Contact box activeF11
Open the Advanced Find dialog boxCTRL+SHIFT+F
Mark an e-mail message as readCTRL+Q
Delete an e-mail message, contact, calendar item, or taskCTRL+D

Front Page 2000 Shortcut Keys

Front Page has quite a few shortcut keys. My favorites are:

Center a paragraphCTRL+E
Left align a paragraphCTRL+L
Right align a paragraphCTRL+R
Display HTML tagsCTRL+ /
Apply the Heading 1 style (ect.)CTRL+ALT+1
Apply the Normal styleCTRL+SHIFT+ N
Not listed in their help is:
Cycle through Normal / HTML / PreviewCtrl-PgUp/ Down
If you are at the last row in a table, the TAB key will add a new row below the current one.

Fast Access to the Desktop

To get an Explorer view of the Desktop

  1. Press Ctrl-Esc or click the Start button
  2. Press R to go to Run. Note: If you are using a Win keyboard, you can get to this point by pressing Win+R
  3. Type in a period

Opening Up the Task Manager in NT 4

In Windows NT 4, to quickly bring up the task manager, press Ctrl-Shift-Esc

MS-Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

Toggles between minimizing/restoring all windows
Win+D
Open the start menu Win
Display the pop-up menu for the selected object Win+F1
Start ExplorerWin+E
Find Files or FoldersWin+F
Find computerCtrl+Win+F
Minimizes all windowsWin+M
Undo Minimize AllShift+Win+M
Display Run Dialog boxWin-R
Cycles through taskbar buttonsWin+Tab
Displays System PropertiesWin+Break

Getting to My Computer from the Control Panel

If you're in Control Panel, hitting the Backspace key will switch you into the My Computer folder.

Undo

Press CTRL + Z to undo things like renaming a file in Explorer

Minimizing All Windows

To minimize all windows:

  1. Press Ctrl-ESC to bring up the Task Bar
  2. Press Alt-M

This makes it a lot easier to minimize windows when all your open applications are full screen.

With the Microsoft Keyboard, you can accomplish the same thing by pressing the Window-M key.

Shortcut to System Properties

To access the System Properties screen quickly, simply hold down the ALT key while double clicking on the My Computer icon.

While holding the windows key, press the Pause / Break key.
This will open up the System Properties box.
From here you can easily get to the Device Manager

Duplicating the Right Mouse Click

Pressing the Shift-F10 key will be the same as clicking the right-mouse button.

Accessing Programs from the Start Button

To access your programs more quickly from your start button, with out aid of a mouse, hit ctrl+esc to open your start menu.
Then, type the letter for the directory you are looking for.
For example, to access the ever popular game of solitaire, CTRL+ESC, then "P" for programs, "A" for accessories, "G" for games, then "S" for Solitaire.
If there is more than one entry for the letter, keep hitting the letter until you reach your desired location. Then, hit enter.

Quickly Starting Explorer

You can quickly start an explorer session by holding down the Windows key on a Microsoft Keyboard and pressing the E.key

Internet Explorer Shortcuts

Here are a few IE keyboard shortcuts:

Go 'Back' to the previous pageAlt+Left Arrow
Go 'Forward' to the next pageAlt+Right Arrow
Add to Favorites on the current web pageCtrl+D
Open the History folderCtrl+H
Open the Organize Favorites windowCtrl+B
Lets you open a new web pageCtrl+L
Open a new browser windowCtrl+N
Reload the current pageCtrl+R
Close the active Internet Explorer windowCtrl+W

Bringing up the Properties Window

While holding the ALT key double click on an icon to bring up the properties.

Resizing and Moving a Window

To Resize or Move a window:

  1. Press Alt-Space
  2. Press the S key - To Resize
  3. Press the M key - To Move

You can now use the arrow keys to resize or move the window

Key stroking is faster than mouse moving

  1. In desktop you can press "m", "My Briefcase is highlighted, press "enter" will open this applet.
  2. If you do not press "enter",
  3. The next "m" key stroke will highlight "My Computer".
  4. "Ctrl"-"Esc", press "P" for Programs, "enter","M""enter", you get to the first program or folder that starts with "M"
  5. Other applets will also be opened the same way.

Explorer Shortcut Keys

  • F4 - Displays the Combo Box
  • F5 - Refresh the display
  • Ctrl+Z - Undo last action
  • Backspace - Go up one directory

Quickly Search for Files

To quickly open up the Find all Files window

  1. Press Ctrl+ESC ESC
  2. Press F3

To copy a file with a Mouse/Keyboard combo

Drag the file while holding down the CTRL key - A + will appear on the icon

To move a file with a Mouse/Keyboard combo

Drag file while holding down SHIFT key - Nothing appears on the icon

If moving a icon with the mouse and an arrow appears, it will create a shortcut.
You can press shift or ctrl at anytime during the drag
and it will change this little part of the icon.

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