January 2007
Beginner
423 pages
9h 22m
English
Content preview from Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual
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Appendix A. APPENDIX
Here it is, by popular, frustrated demand: The master list of every secret (or not-so-secret) keystroke in Windows Vista. Clip and post to your monitor (unless, of course, you got this book from the library).
Explorer windows
Highlight the Address bar | Alt+D | |
Open Previous Locations list (Address bar) | F4 | |
Refresh the window | F5 | |
Open this folder’s parent window | Alt+Up arrow | |
Back (previous window) | Alt+Left arrow or Backspace | |
Forward | Alt+Right arrow | |
Cancel the current task or search | Esc | |
Make menu bar visible | F10 or Alt | |
Close window | Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W | |
Open Search window | F3, Ctrl+F, or
+F | |
Open another window for this folder | Ctrl+N | |
Full Screen Mode on/off | F11 | |
Open this window’s Control menu | Alt+Space | |
Cycle through open windows | Alt+Tab | |
Cycle through open windows without closing the menu | Ctrl+Alt+Tab | |
Open Start menu |
or Ctrl+Esc | |
Open Task Manager | Ctrl+Shift+Esc | |
Resize columns to fit their contents | Ctrl+Plus sign (+) on numeric keypad |
Instant Search box (top of each Explorer window)
Select the Instant Search box (next to Address bar) | Ctrl+E |
Search and open Search Pane | Alt+Enter |
Search in Internet Explorer | Shift+Enter |
Open a selected program elevated (Start Menu searches) | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Working with icons
Select all icons in a document or window | Ctrl+A |
Select last icon in the window | End |
Select first item in the window | Home |
Move ... |
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