Keyboard Shortcuts

Ever since the creation of the mouse, most computer users can’t do without it, including myself at one point. I have an old Dell laptop, (The Inspiron 8000). That was my very first laptop computer, we been through many emails, movies, walks in the park… but not until recently, the cursor been acting up, keep moving to the top right corner of the screen and stays there. I solved that problem though; I disable the little sucker and learn some keyboard shortcuts I got from the Microsoft website. I prefer the keyboards with the quick launch buttons for email, internet, media player, power, sleep… wireless is even better, because, I can lie back on the couch with the keyboard in my lap while using the computer (I get a little lazy sometimes).
Here are some useful keyboard shortcuts I want to share with you:

General keyboard shortcuts
• CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
• CTRL+C (Copy)
• CTRL+X (Cut)
• CTRL+V (Paste)
• CTRL+Z (Undo)
• DELETE (Delete)
• CTRL+A (Select all)
• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
• ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)

Shortcuts for the Windows Key
• Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
• Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
• Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
• Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
• Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
• Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
• Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
• Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
• Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation
• CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
• CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
• CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
• CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
• CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
• CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
• CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
• CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
• CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
• CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
• CTRL+W (Close the current window)

Shortcut for Dialog Boxes
Move back through options (Shift+Tab)
Move forward through options (Tab)
Move forward through Tabs (Ctrl+Tab)
Select a botton option or a option in a drop-down list (Arrow keys)
Select or clear a check box (Spacebar)

Create a shortcut for a program in Windows XP
Right-click the desktop shortcut, and then click Properties. On the Shortcut tab, click in the Shortcut Key box. Press the keyboard combination that you want to use to start the program. The shortcut combination must consist of one character (a letter, number, or symbol) plus at least two of the following three keys: CTRL, ALT, and SHIFT. Click OK.