Windowskey Shortcuts

>> WINKEY+D :Bring desktop to the top of other windows

>> WINKEY+M :Minimize all windows

>> WINKEY+SHIFT+M :Undo the minimize done by WINKEY+M and WINKEY+D

>> WINKEY+E :Open Microsoft Explorer

>> WINKEY+Tab :Cycle through open programs on taskbar

>> WINKEY+F :Displays the search/find feature of Windows

>> WINKEY+Ctrl+F :Display the search for computer window

>> WINKEY+F1 :Displays Microsoft Windows help feature

>> WINKEY+R :Open the Run Window

>> WINKEY+Pause/break :Open the System Properties window

>> WINKEY+U :Open Utility Manager

>> WINKEY+L :Lock the Computer(Only for Windows XP and later versions)

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Outlook Shortcut Keys

Here is a list of few Shortcut Keys for Outlook, do try them.

>> Alt+S :Send an email

>> Ctrl+C :Copy Selected Text

>> Ctrl+X :Cut Selected Text

>> Ctrl+P :Open Print Dialog Box

>> Ctrl+K :Complete name/email typed in address bar

>> Ctrl+R :Reply to an email

>> Ctrl+F :Forward an email

>> Ctrl+N :Create a new email

>> Ctrl+Shift+A :Create a new appointment to your calender

>> Ctrl+Shift+O :Open the outbox

>> Ctrl+Shift+I :Open the Inbox

>> Ctrl+Shift+K :Add a new Task

>> Ctrl+Shift+C :Create a new Contact

>> Ctrl+Shift+J :Create a new journal entry

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Opera Shortcut Keys

Since I'm using a dial-up connection sometimes a lot of browsers stop working.
In these times Opera comes handy. This browser has never failed me even though I
sometimes feel that Opera is quite bulky and takes a lot of time to start.

I worked on some shortcut keys for Opera and well the result was quite satisfactory.
Tese keys come really handy if you have a slow connection.


>> CTRL+O :Open a file using Opera.

>> CTRL+S :Save a copy of the current page.

>> CTRL+SHIFT+P :Toggle Print Preview.

>> CTRL+P :Print the current page.

>> CTRL+Q :Shut down Opera.

>> CTRL+T :Open a new tab.

>> CTRL+W :Close the current tab.

>> CTRL+TAB :Move between active tabs.

>> SHIFT+SPACE BAR :Scroll one screen up.

>> PAGE UP :Scroll one screen up.

>> SPACE BAR :Scroll one screen down.

>> PAGE DOWN :Scroll one screen down.

>> CTRL+PAGE UP :Scroll one screen to the left.

>> CTRL+PAGE DOWN :Scroll one screen to the right.

>> HOME :Scroll to the top of the current document.

>> END :Scroll to the bottom of the current document.

>> CTRL+LEFT ARROW :Move to the previous page in your browsing history.

>> ALT+LEFT ARROW :Move to the previous page in your browsing history.

>> CTRL+RIGHT ARROW :Move to the next page in your browsing history.

>> ALT+RIGHT ARROW :Move to the next page in your browsing history.

>> F5 :Reload the current page.

>> CTRL+R :Reload the current page.

>> CTRL+F :Find specified text in the current page.

>> CTRL+G :Find next instance of specified text in the current page.

>> CTRL+SHIFT+G :Find previous instance of specified text in the current page.

>> COMMA :Find specified text within links on the current page.

>> CTRL+PLUS :Zoom in on the current page by 10%.

>> PLUS :Zoom in on the current page by 10%.

>> CTRL+MINUS :Zoom out on the current page by 10%.

>> MINUS :Zoom out on the current page by 10%.

>> CTRL+0 (Zero) :Restore zoom display on the current page to 100%.

>> F11 :Use the entire screen for viewing the current page.

>> SHIFT+UP ARROW :Proceed to the next link up on the page.

>> SHIFT+DOWN ARROW :Proceed to the next link down on the page.

>> SHIFT+LEFT ARROW :Proceed to the next link to the left on the page.

>> SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW :Proceed to the next link to the right on the page.

>> ENTER :Activate the link that is currently selected.

>> SHIFT+ENTER :Activate the link that is currently selected in a new tab.

>> CTRL+F5 :Reload all open pages

>> F2 :Enter a Web address

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Basic Shortcut Keys

Here is a list of basic shortcut keys that we use in Day to Day work. Many of you must be aware of these. One of my friend Yogesh Ghanekar suggested me to post these shortcuts because there are still many people unaware of these keys.

I know that regular use of these keys will surely help you to save time. I've started using these keys recently and I found that it eases up things a lot.

>> Alt+F :File Menu Options in Current Program

>> Alt+E :Edit Options in Current Program

>> Ctrl+A :Select All Text

>> Shift+Del :Cut Selected Item

>> Ctrl+X :Cut Selected Item

>> Ctrl+Ins :Copy Selected Item

>> Ctrl+C :Copy Selected Item

>> Shift+Ins :Paste

>> Ctrl+V :Paste

>> Home :Go To The Beginning of Current Line

>> Ctrl+Home :Go To The Beginning of the Document

>> End :Go To End of Current Line

>> Ctrl+End :Go To End of Document

>> Shift+Home :Highlight from Current Position to the Beginning of the Line

>> Shift+End :Highlight from Current Position to the End of the Line

>>F1 :Universal Help

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Run prompt and Command prompt Shortcuts

I hate to keep on exploring every new window that opens to look for a certain option.
I preferably use the run prompt or the command prompt rather than accesing through the control panel

Here is a list of some short cuts

>>Accessibility Controls : access.cpl

>>Add Hardware Wizard : hdwwiz.cpl

>>Add/Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl

>>Administrative Tools : control admintools

>>Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl

>>Bluetooth Transfer Wizard : fsquirt

>>Calculator : calc

>>Certificate Manager : certmgr.msc

>>Character Map : charmap

>>Check Disk Utility : chkdsk

>>Clipboard Viewer : clipbrd

>>Command Prompt : cmd

>>Component Services : dcomcnfg

>>Computer Management : compmgmt.msc

>>Date and Time Properties : timedate.cpl

>>DDE Shares : ddeshare

>>Device Manager : devmgmt.msc

>>Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* : directx.cpl

>>Direct X Troubleshooter : dxdiag

>>Disk Cleanup Utility : cleanmgr

>>Disk Defragment : dfrg.msc

>>Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc

>>Disk Partition Manager : diskpart

>>Display Properties : control desktop

>>Display Properties : desk.cpl

>>Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) : control color

>>Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility : drwtsn32

>>Driver Verifier Utility : verifier

>>Event Viewer : eventvwr.msc

>>File Signature Verification Tool : sigverif

>>Findfast : findfast.cpl

>>Folders Properties : control folders

>>Fonts : control fonts

>>Fonts Folder : fonts

>>Free Cell Card Game : freecell

>>Game Controllers : joy.cpl

>>Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) : gpedit.msc

>>Hearts Card Game : mshearts

>>Iexpress Wizard : iexpress

>>Indexing Service : ciadv.msc

>>Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl

>>IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) : ipconfig /all

>>IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) : ipconfig /displaydns

>>IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) : ipconfig /flushdns

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