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Windows Commands, Keystrokes, and Shortcuts |
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Prepared/Modified by Floyd Jay Winters 04/24/09 |
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Command |
Keystrokes |
Shortcut - the [Windows] key is located between [Ctrl] and [Alt] |
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Open Windows Explorer |
Rt-click My Computer, choose Explore |
Simultaneously tap [Windows] & [E] (or Rt-click (start) button, choose Explore) |
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Find a file or folder |
Rt-click My Computer, choose Search |
Simultaneously tap [Windows] & [F] |
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Minimize all Windows |
Rt-click Taskbar, choose Show the Desktop |
Simultaneously tap [Windows] & [M] or [Windows] & [D] |
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Logoff/Logon or Turn Off |
Start, choose Log Off Username or Turn Off |
Simultaneously tap [Windows] & [L] |
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Rename a file |
Right-click file, choose Rename |
Double-click file name slowly to highlight, then edit file name |
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Delete a file |
Right-click file, choose Delete |
Select file and tap [Delete] key |
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Undelete a file |
Open Recycle Bin, Rt-click, choose Restore |
Immediately tap [Ctrl] & [Z] after deleting the file |
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Copy a file |
Right-click file, choose Copy |
Select file and tap [Ctrl] & [C] key |
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Paste a copied file |
Right-click an empty area, choose Paste |
Select an empty area in Explorer or Desktop and tap [Ctrl] & [V] key |
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See a file's size |
Right-click file, choose Properties |
In the Windows Explorer, select View, and choose Details |
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Backup a file |
Click, Select and Drag the file to a different drive (a [+] will appear under the file name indicating a new copy) |
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Move a file |
Click, Select and Drag the file to a different folder on the same drive (a [+] will NOT appear under the file name) |
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Make a File Read Only |
Right-click file, choose Properties, check the Read-only box |
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Select multiple files to copy... |
Click first file, then hold [Ctrl] key down as you select each additional file, then do keystrokes to copy or delete |
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Select All files in a folder |
In the Windows Explorer, select Edit and choose Select All; or tap [Ctrl] & [A] |
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Sort files by Date |
Select View, choose Details, then click on the Date Modified header in the File View window |
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Preview image files |
In Windows Explorer, select View, choose Thumbnails |
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18 |
See all file name extensions |
Open Windows Explorer – choose: Tools, Folder Options, View tab, uncheck Hide extensions for known file types |
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Create a new folder |
Open Windows Explorer or Desktop, right-click an empty area, choose New, Folder or choose File, New, Folder |
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20 |
Open Paint or Notepad or … |
Click Start > Programs > Accessories, choose Paint or Notepad or Calculator… |
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Create a Shortcut to Paint… |
Click Start > Programs > Accessories, right-click Paint, choose Send To, choose Desktop (create shortcut) |
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22 |
Switch between Applications |
Click the application's icon on the Taskbar |
Press [Alt] & [Tab] to display, then [Tab] to rotate between open applications |
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Getting Help |
Click Start and choose Help and Support |
In the Windows Explorer, select Help and Support Center or tap [F1] |
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Change Date |
Start > Settings > Control Panel, Date and Time |
Double-click date in System Tray (in lower-right corner) |
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Screen Capture |
To capture a picture of an Error Message (or any other screen) press [Print Screen], then you can paste the screen into Word |
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See free RAM, Windows version |
Right-click My Computer, choose Properties, click the General tab |
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See free Hard drive space |
Open My Computer, right-click drive C, choose Properties, click the General tab |
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28 |
Open file with different program |
Right-click the file, choose Open With and choose the desired program (you may have to Browse) |
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Enable Quick Launch Toolbar |
Right-click the Taskbar, choose Toolbars, click Quick Launch |
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Put shortcut in Quick Launch |
Drag shortcut from Desktop or a folder to the Quick Launch Toolbar |
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Use "Classic" Start Menu |
Right-click (start) button, choose Properties, click Start Menu tab, click Classic Start menu button |
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See two windows side by side |
If only two applications are open, right-click the Taskbar and choose Tile Windows Vertically |
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33 |
UnZip a compressed file |
WinZip files have a .zip extension. Double-clicking the file will open a menu, choose Extract and pay attention to the path |
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Defragment your drive |
Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools, and choose Disk Defragmenter |
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Delete Temp files, recover space |
Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools, choose Disk Cleanup; or rt-click drive C, choose Properties, see General tab |
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Change Desktop/Screen |
Right-click an empty area on the Desktop and choose Properties to change resolution, screen background… |
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Uninstall Software |
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, choose Add or Remove Programs (Do not just delete folder or shortcut) |
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38 |
Boot to Safe Mode |
For Startup Menu for Troubleshooting or to use Last Known Good Configuration - tap [F8] as soon as Windows starts to load |
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Use Task Manager |
Simultaneously press [Ctrl] & [Alt] & [Del] to access the Task Manager to shut down or end a hung-up application |
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Check drive for errors |
Open My Computer, right-click drive C, choose Properties, click Tools tab, click the Check Now button |
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Troubleshoot |
Open My Computer, rt-click drive C, choose Properties, click Hardware tab, click desired device, click Troubleshoot |
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Check for Hardware Conflicts |
Right-click My Computer, choose Properties, click the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button |
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43 |
Update Windows |
Click Start, choose Windows Update or open Control Panel and click on Automatic Updates |
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Restore Points - undo changes |
To create or use a Restore point: click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, choose System Restore |
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45 |
Quickly Test Sound |
Open Windows folder, choose Media folder, double-click a sound file. Or open Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel. |
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Change Startup options |
Click Start, (choose Run in XP), type cmd in the Start Search box, and at the command prompt type msconfig |
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Check your IP Address |
Click Start, (choose Run in XP), type cmd in the Start Search box, and at the command prompt type ipconfig or ipconfig/all |
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Setup Network connection |
Click Start > (Settings in XP) > Control Panel, choose Network Setup Wizard |
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Add accounts and passwords |
Click Start > (Settings in XP) > Control Panel, choose User Accounts |
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Turn on Firewall |
Click Start > (Settings in XP) > Control Panel, choose Windows Firewall |
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More Network diagnostics: |
http://faculty.mccfl.edu/WinterF/0ClassFolders/1600Network/NetDiags.htm |
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[Windows] + [Tab] |
Bring up Flip 3D in Windows Vista (you need a good graphics card.) |
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