| What is that Windows® Key for? |
If your keyboard has a [WindowsKey], you have some built in shortcuts: | To perform this action: | If you don't have the [WindowsKey], here are your shortcuts: |
| [WindowsKey]+[D] | Show Desktop | If you have Windows® 98, you should have a Desktop icon near your Start button. Click on it and it will minimize ALL your windows. Click on it again to maximize the same Windows® again. |
| [WindowsKey]+[SHIFT]+[D] <BR>(any Windows® that were minimized with the above command will be maximized again) | Undo Show Desktop |
| [WindowsKey]+[E] | Windows® Explorer | None |
| [WindowsKey]+[F] or [CTRL]+[F] | Find Files or Folders... | Click anywhere on the desktop and Press [F3] on your keyboard. |
| [WindowsKey]+[M] <BR>(works like the<BR>[WindowsKey]+[D] <BR>listed above) | Minimize All Windows | (see above) |
[WindowsKey]+[SHIFT]+[M] <BR>(any Windows® that were minimized with the above command will be maximized again) | Undo Minimize All |
| [WindowsKey]+[R] | Run... | None |
| [WindowsKey]+[TAB] <BR>(press Enter when you are on the one you want) | Scroll through open windows | [ALT]+[TAB] - this will show you a dialog box with icons representing all the open windows. Hold the Alt key and press Tab until the program you want is highlighted, then release the both keys. |
| [WindowsKey]+[BREAK] | System Properties | Right-click on My Computer and choose Properties |
| [WindowsKey]+[F1] | Windows® Help | Click anywhere on the desktop and press F1 |
| Other Windows Keys |
| [F1] | General Windows Keys | Displays Help information for the active object or the window as a whole. |
| [CTRL]+[ALT]+[DELETE] | Windows 95 | Opens the Close Program dialog box that contains a list box of applications to be closed and command buttons for Ending Task, Shutting Down, and Cancel. |
| [CTRL]+[ALT]+[DELETE] | Windows NT | Opens the Windows NT Security dialog box, with the following options: Lock Workstation, Logoff, Shut Down, Change Password, Task Manager, and Cancel. If you are not logged on, brings up the logon dialog box. |
| [DELETE] | Deletes the selected item(s) | If the items are files, moves them to the Recycle Bin. |
| [SHIFT]+[DELETE]+[Y] | Delete the selected item(s) | If the items are files, destroys them immediately without moving them to the Recycle Bin. |
| [CTRL]+[N] | Opens the New dialog box | (This can also be opened from the File menu.) |
| [CTRL]+[O] | Opens the Open dialog box | (This can also be opened from the File menu.) |
| [CTRL]+[P] | Opens the Print dialog box | (This can also be opened from the File menu. |
| [CTRL]+[S] | Opens the Save dialog box | (This can also be opened from the File menu.) |
| [CTRL]+[X] | Cuts the selected item(s) to the clipboard.</TD | (This can also be opened from the File menu.) |
| [CTRL]+[INSERT] or [CTRL]+[C] | Copies the selected item(s) to the clipboard. | (This can also be opened from the Edit menu.) |
| [SHIFT]+[INSERT] or [CTRL]+[V] | Pastes the selected item(s) to the clipboard. | (This can also be opened from the Edit menu.) |
| [ALT]+[BACKSPACE] or [CTRL+[Z] | Undoes the last action. | Note that not all actions, such as shutting down, can be undone. (This can also be opened from the Edit menu.) |
| [ALT]+[SHIFT]+[BACKSPACE] | Redoes the previously undone action. | (This can also be opened from the Edit menu.) |
[SHIFT]+[F10] | (also the right mouse click) | Opens the shortcut menu for the active item. This can be selected text, a toolbar button, a taskbar button, or other item. |
| [SHIFT] | Press down and hold the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the AutoPlay feature. | Hold down the SHIFT key while Microsoft Word is loading to suppress the AutoExec macro. |
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