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Dumb Computer Quick Hot Keys

Did you know that your Computer’s keyboard have some great shortcut keys that will enable you to go directly to different programs and places. Please see below for a short list.

F1 Help
F2 Rename
F3 Search menu
F4 Open the Address Bar options
F5 Refresh the current window
F6 Move among selections in current windows
F10 Activate menu bar options

Popular Hot Keys

CTRL-ESC Open the Start menu
ALT-TAB Switching among open programs
ALT-WINDOWS Switch among open programs using Windows Vista’s Flip 3D
ALT-F4 Quit program
CTRL-Z Undo the last command
CTRL-A Select all the items in the current window
SHIFT-DELECT Delete item permanently
SHIFT-F10 Open a shortcut menu for the selected item (same as right-clicking an object
SHIFT Bypass the automatic run feature for optical media (by pressing and holding down the SHIFT key while you insert optical media)
ALT-SPACE Display the main window’s System menu (where you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT-ENTER Open the properties for the selected object