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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+64You are do not know how to usage english.
- geoken, on 10/12/2007, -2/+40"DELETE(delete)"
Thank god for that one. I've spent years trying to figure out the keyboard shortcut for delete while simultaneously wondering what mysterious function the delete key carried out. - cptcomic, on 10/12/2007, -3/+37Better make it "20 Keyboard shortcuts, you are do not know", instead of including things like:
> UP ARROW (Move up one row)
> DOWN ARROW (Move down one row) - jerrygofixit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34You gotta type it out A-N-Y-K-E-Y. Usually it knows what you're typing pretty quick and does it automatically.
- profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29HP/Compaq's got you covered.
http://www29.compaq.com/falco/detail.asp?FAQnum=FAQ2859&
(With a hat tip to the Inquirer for posting that link.) - pirana0, on 10/12/2007, -3/+31Alt + F4 to force Duggmirror to retry.
- ybrugman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28I Still Dont see a shortcut for that elusive "anykey"
:P - humpy, on 10/12/2007, -5/+27You are do not know how to be very nice :(
- skymt, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20When it says "Press any key", it means you should type the word "any", using keys.
Press any key to continue: a
Do you want to save your work? n
Are you sure? y
;-) - x3nos, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19http://duggmirror.com/tech_deals/100_Keyboard_shortcuts_Windows/
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14@sIRsPaNK:
You are do not knowing how to replies correct. - DDoSAttack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14You know what would really be killer? If you made this list into a usable pdf for printing out :)
- stev3, on 10/12/2007, -8/+20What the hell is wrong with you, Jeifurie? That was so off-topic, unneeded, and racist. Just leave, troll.
- Supaman223, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13And with that supporting Windows is now officially Anti-Semitic
- titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12OK whoa, whoa hongkiat you do not go around using other people's name in your posts especially when this one just so happens to be copyrighted! I am appalled you would stoop down so much to attempt something like this. This heinous act calls for legal action. My lawyers will call you endlessly in the upcoming days and try to extort money from you, steal your car and take your computer then revoke your Internet card etc.
- libertao, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Well maybe you should check out this list then ;-)
- CaptShmo, on 10/12/2007, -9/+17k, for the lazy:
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CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Internet Explorer navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window) - ostracize, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9You know what would really be killer? A site that was actually working. *SIGH* looks like duggmirror for me
- MikeOSX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7this is a tech deal?
- nipterink, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6they're missing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
it brings up the task manager. i know that most people tend to do CTRL+ALT+DEL then click task manager. cut out the middle man. - digdugsmug, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I prefer ctrl+shift+esc :)
- schultzeworks, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9I wonder how interesting and/or useful this site would be if every single person wrote," Title Says it All." Probably not much.
- skymt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's free, isn't it? Quite a deal, if you ask me. 100 keyboard shortcuts for the price of 0!
- BlackCow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6@PabloMac
Ah so close minded. I have used both and I prefer windows on my 1st computer and Ubuntu on my second. You seem to care why people prefer Windows and Linux over Mac so ill give you the reasons:
1) You can't build your own computer, I like getting into the guts of my system and making it look pretty.
2) All the software that I need runs on Windows (Like photoshop, flash, swift 3D, LightWave, 3D Studio Max, Dreamweaver)
3) Building a PC gives you more bang for your buck
4) I enjoy going to LAN partys with my friends
My point in this post is not to deter you away from Mac (please use whatever OS you want) but to show you valid reasons why someone would want Windows. The downsides are that Windows XP is ugly as hell (I do have Windows Blinds Skins on but its still not as smooth as Mac) but then Vista will help that a bit. - HisTumness, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5There's at least 50 more shortcuts they could have put in there:
Shortcut keys for word processing
A (type a lowercase 'a')
SHIFT + A (type a capital 'a')
B (type a lowercase 'b')
SHIFT + B (type a capital 'b')
... - TheTrust, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4ctrl+insert (copy)
shift+delete (cut)
shift+insert (paste)
They sometimes work were ctrl+c won't. - voidofmind, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4i use shift+delete and shift+insert almost exclusively ... love em.
- digdugsmug, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i definetly prefer CTRL+SHIFT+ESC, less steps and less hands needed
- davidrools, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Some other ones I use everyday for Firefox/ie:
Alt+D (highlights the aDdress bar)
Ctrl+Enter (automatically adds the www. and .com to whatever you typed, then submits)
Ctrl+Shift+Enter (adds www. and .org)
Shift+Enter (adds www. and .net)
For Volume (and other things) I run a little freeware app called HotKeyz (http://www.download.com/3000-20-10590793.html?part=undefined&subj=dl&tag=button)
I set it so Windows button+UP or DOWN changes the volume, Windows + Right or Left arrows skips to next or previous song on MediaMonkey/Winamp Playlist, Windows+Spacebar toggles Play/pause, and Windows+X launches FirefoX. These are more convenient for me than physical shortcut keys on the top of a keyboard which are hard to reach and feel funny. It's also nice to be able to play and control your own music while playing a fullscreen game without having to Alt+Tab out to change tracks or volume. - Funman1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Yep I was about to post
"
Don't forget the programers Fav's
Crtl + Insert = Copy
Shift + Insert = Paste
" - EclecticGnome, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A lot of those are pretty well known, but I've found some of them useful.
- BAMAToNE, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Copy/paste the list into your text editor of choice, then print to PrimoPDF.
http://www.primopdf.com/ - tada, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2how about a shortcut for a new folder! ???
- armbar, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3It opens Explorer to My Computer. Maybe just a little bit of slack would be nice?
- adragons, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Weak list. Some of these are essential (ctrl + copy / paste).
Some are redundant (Why do you need to minimize all windows and show desktop?)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1oh so alt + f4 does tha---
- jordan314, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1command shift N on a mac
(ducks and covers) Eek! Don't digg me down! I'm a PC user too! Can't I be both?
Windows-E and Windows-Break are great, I never knew about those! The alt-D is great too in IE, I always hated how control L opened up a dialog instead of just going to the address bar like firefox and Safari do. - pirana0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ctrl + C: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=porn&btnG=Google+Search
Ctrl + T.
Ctrl + V.
Enter key. - Jerk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1All of those shortcuts and there still isn't one for Create New Folder?
- profOblivion, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Chalk it up to a free plug :)
- skwead, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Most useful one: Ctrl+Alt+Del
- DonCarcharo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've been using a Mac and a PC side by side (previously with a kvm switch, now with a virtual machine) for about five years. And one thing that's always confused me is the Windows keyboard shortcuts. As a Mac user I've been trained to use command key + modifier for just about everything. In some cases you get a command key plus two modifiers, but even then it's consistent. It's always the same command key mixed with a variety of modifiers. The command key is right under your thumb and the modifiers are mostly letters. Because of this you're often able to guess what the modifier is. For example, Command+F = Find, Command+P=Print, Command=I=Get information on a file. Of course even if you forget them they're listed right within the Mac OS menus.
On Windows you've certainly got more keyboard shortcuts and they're arguably more robust. However they also seem almost completely random in nature. Control, Alt, Windows, and the F-keys are used often in tandem with other modifiers. And simple things like renaming a file often have arcane commands. I have no way to remember that F2 renames things other than to memorize it or refer to a chart.
But what bugs me the most about all this is that almost anyone I've ever talked to prefers the Windows way. More than once I've seen the Mac derided for it's poor keyboard shortcut implementation. Yet as I read this list, I can't help but be thankful that my Mac is currently my main work machine. I have no interest in memorizing 100 bizarre commands. I just want to get work done. - digdugsmug, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I might have missed it but I think
SHIFT + Home
and
SHIFT + End
were overlooked. A very quick way to highlight to the end or beginning of a line of text. - bno545, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1quit ***** using the "title says it all" you can always say something
- TaikiKazuma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Not the Same thing.
Have a window open and press {Windows Key + 'D'}
Now press that combination again.
Now try using {Windows Key + 'M'}
Now press that again....nothing.
See? - gsmithEIDW, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What, all those key combinations yet it fails to mention that Shift + Insert can be used instead of CTRL + V
- joshfraz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i inadvertently discovered that CTRL+U works for view source (in FF @ least). this discovery alone made this whole article worth my time.
- zip000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ahh, the Windows Logo + L freaked me out for a second...it prompted me for a password, and I - for a split second - couldn't recall what it was.
- boardo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1If you are looking to do this in the future, just remember Openoffice 2.0 Writer allows you to do this natively as well as Microsoft Office (word) 2007.
- Zanneth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1A couple of these work in Gnome too. I had no idea that you can press F2 to rename something, that certainly saves another click!
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