Keyboard Tips

Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing and exploring Web pages

F1

Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item

F11

Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window

TAB

Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar

SHIFT+TAB

Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar

ALT+HOME

Go to your Home page

ALT+RIGHT ARROW

Go to the next page

ALT+LEFT ARROW or
BACKSPACE

Go to the previous page

SHIFT+F10

Display a shortcut menu for a link

CTRL+TAB or
F6

Move forward between frames

SHIFT+CTRL+TAB

Move back between frames

UP ARROW

Scroll toward the beginning of a document

DOWN ARROW

Scroll toward the end of a document

PAGE UP

Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments

PAGE DOWN

Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments

HOME

Move to the beginning of a document

END

Move to the end of a document

CTRL+F

Find on this page

F5 or
CTRL+R

Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different

CTRL+F5

Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same

ESC

Stop downloading a page

CTRL+O or
CTRL+L

Go to a new location

CTRL+N

Open a new window

CTRL+W

Close the current window

CTRL+S

Save the current page

CTRL+P

Print the current page or active frame

ENTER

Activate a selected link

CTRL+E

Open Search in Explorer bar

CTRL+I

Open Favorites in Explorer bar

CTRL+H

Open History in Explorer bar

CTRL+click

In History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders

 Using the Address bar

Press this

To do this

ALT+D

Select the text in the Address bar

F4

Display the Address bar history

CTRL+LEFT ARROW

When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break (. or /)

CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break (. or /)

CTRL+ENTER

Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar

UP ARROW

Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches

DOWN ARROW

Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches

 Working with favorites

Press this

To do this

CTRL+D

Add the current page to your favorites

CTRL+B

Open the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+UP ARROW

Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

ALT+DOWN ARROW

Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box

 Editing

Press this

To do this

CTRL+X

Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard

CTRL+C

Copy the selected items to the Clipboard

CTRL+V

Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location

CTRL+A

Select all items on the current Web page

 

 Remap the Right-Alt Key to be the Windows Key

Create a Scancode entry in the Registry as follows:

  1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
  2. Create a new binary entry called Scancode Map with the following values
  3. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 5B EO 38 EO 00 00 00 00
  4. Reboot the computer

Disabling the Windows Key with NT or Windows2000

To disable the use of the Windows Key for the two operating Systems,

  1. Start Regedit
  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Keyboard Layout
  3. Add a Binary Value called Scancode Map
  4. Give it a value of 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000
  5. Reboot the computer

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

Toggles between minimizing/restoring all windows

Win+D

Open the start menu

Win

Display the pop-up menu for the selected object -

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.

Note from Bob: With the Microsoft Keyboard, you can accomplish the same thing by pressing the Window-M key.

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

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

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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