Keyboard tips and shortcuts for various applications






Keyboard Tips










Outlook 2000 Shortcut Keys















Go to the Inbox CTRL+SHIFT+I
Go to the Outbox CTRL+SHIFT+O
Check for New Mail F5 or CTRL+M
Start a New E-mail message CTRL+SHIFT+M
Open the address book CTRL+SHIFT+B
Start a New appointment CTRL+SHIFT+A
Start a New contact CTRL+SHIFT+C
Start a New meeting request CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Start a New a task CTRL+SHIFT+K
Make the Find a Contact box active F11
Open the Advanced Find dialog box CTRL+SHIFT+F
Mark an e-mail message as read CTRL+Q
Delete an e-mail message, contact, calendar item, or task CTRL+D

Front Page 2000 Shortcut Keys

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











Center a paragraph CTRL+E
Left align a paragraph CTRL+L
Right align a paragraph CTRL+R
Display HTML tags CTRL+ /
Apply the Heading 1 style (ect.) CTRL+ALT+1
Apply the Normal style CTRL+SHIFT+ N
Not listed in their help is:
Cycle through Normal / HTML / Preview Ctrl-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












Open the start menu - Submitted by Daniel F. Win
Display the pop-up menu for the selected object - Submitted by Daniel F. Win+F1
Start Explorer Win+E
Find Files or Folders Win+F
Find computer Ctrl+Win+F
Minimizes all windows Win+M
Undo Minimize All Shift+Win+M
Display Run Dialog box Win-R
Cycles through taskbar buttons Win+Tab
Displays System Properties Win+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.


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


Remapping the Keyboard

You can download Keyboard Remap (20 K) from Microsoft to reassign you keystrokes.

With this you can also assign a key to function like the Windows key on the Microsoft keyboards.



Internet Explorer Shortcuts

Here are a few IE keyboard shortcuts:











Go ‘Back’ to the previous page Alt+Left Arrow
Go ‘Forward’ to the next page Alt+Right Arrow
Add to Favorites on the current web page Ctrl+D
Open the History folder Ctrl+H
Open the Organize Favorites window Ctrl+B
Lets you open a new web page Ctrl+L
Open a new browser window Ctrl+N
Reload the current page Ctrl+R
Close the active Internet Explorer window Ctrl+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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