What are the Keyboard Shortcuts

Know the Keyboard Shortcuts

When speed counts, the keyboard is still king. Almost all the actions and commands you can perform with a mouse you can perform faster using combinations of keys on your keyboard. These simple keyboard shortcuts can get you where you want to go faster than several clicks of a mouse. You'll work faster on spreadsheets and similar documents, too, because you won't lose your place switching back and forth between mouse and keys.

Here are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts:

Copy. CTRL+C
Cut. CTRL+X
Paste. CTRL+V
Undo. CTRL+Z
Delete. DELETE

Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE

Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item

Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item

Rename selected item. F2

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW

Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW

Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys

Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3

View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER

Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4

Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR


Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4

Switch between open items. ALT+TAB

Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6

Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10

Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR

Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu

Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW

Refresh the active window. F5

View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE

Cancel the current task. ESC

SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

How To Make Transparent Desktop Icons

Question:-How I can make my Desktop Icon's Transparent?
Answer:-Make your Desktop Icon's Transparent
When we add any item to our desktop (also for default icons), it shows the differnt background of text color. You can see this in the image below
The Below View is Before the changes:-



To remove this and make the text transparent
just do the following:-
Image after changes:-



Follow these steps:-

Go to Control Panel-- > System --> Advanced --> Performance area--> Settings, button Visual Effects tab and select "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop".

OR

Right click your My Computer icon-->Select Properties-->Advanced --> Performance area--> Settings, button Visual Effects tab and select "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop".

How to Change Wel Come Screen

Question:-How I can change Welcome Screen in Windows XP?
Answer:-Change Welcome Screen in Windows XP
I personally prefer the "Log On" screen - (NB - If you are using Windows XP Professional on a "domain" based network then the "Welcome Screen" is not an option for you to use...)
If you wish to turn off the "Welcome Screen"
1) Start > Control Panel > User Accounts
2) Select "Change the way users log on or off"
3) Uncheck the "Welcome Screen" option
4) Click "Apply Options"
5) The settings will take effect when you log off.
The "Log On" option also changes the way "Ctrl Alt Del" works...
Under the "Welcome Screen" option you are taken into the "Task Manager" dialog box.
Under the "Log On Screen" you are given the Windows Security dialog box, which gives you far more options!
The "Log On Screen" also renames "Turn Off Computer" on the Start menu to "Shut Down".
The other main feature you get is the ability to log on to ANY user account, whereas under the "Welcome Screen" you can NOT access hidden users.
So, as you can see there are benefits to using the "Log On Screen" over the "Welcome Screen" option.

How To Change Log On wallpaper

Question:- How I can change Log On Wallpaper in Windows XP?
Answer:-Change Log On Wallpaper in Windows XP

Windows XP Tip 11 shows you how to change the background colour of the XP Logon screen... This tip shows you how to add a Windows XP Logon Wallpaper option...

This could be your favourite image or picture as long as it is a .bmp or .jpg

To Add A Windows XP Logon Wallpaper...
1) Navigate to:
HKEY USERS\Control Panel\Desktop
2) Double click the wallpaper value, and type in the full path of your image and the filename.
3) To tile the image set "TileWallPaper" to 1
4) To Stretch the wallpaper set "WallPaperStyle" to 2
5) Close the registry editor and the changes will take place when you Log off.

IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article numbers to view the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

How To Change XP Log On

Question:-How I can change LOG ON WINDOW in XP?
Answer:-Change LOG ON WINDOW in XP

Well as the colours used by Windows XP are expressed as RGB values (Red Blue Green), we have to establish what Lime Green's RGB value is.

To do this:

1) Right click on the desktop and then select "Properties" from the Menu.
2) On the resulting window select the "Appearance" Tab then click the "Advanced" button.
3) On the next window select "Colour " then "Other".
4) Now on the new window select a colour you like and note its RGB as shown in the bottom right hand corner of the new window.
For example I have chosen is:
R63 G270 B76 or simply 63 270 76
5) Once you have your RGB values you can close down all the open windows.
6) Now navigate to:
HKEY USERS\ DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colours.

7) The default value should be: 0 78 152
You can change this now to your chosen RGB value.
The changes will not take place until you log off.

IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs

Hidden Programs In Windows XP !

Is it strange to hear , but true that some good programs are hidden in Windows XP !!!

Programs :

1. Private Character Editor :

Used for editing fonts,etc.
** start>>Run
** Now, type eudcedit

2. Dr. Watson :

This an inbuilt windows repairing software !
** start>>Run
** Now, type drwtsn32

3. Media Player 5.1 :

Even if you upgrade your Media Player, you can still access your old player in case the new one fails !!!
** start>>Run
** Now, type mplay32

4. iExpress :

Used to create SetupsYou can create your own installers !
** start>>Run
** Now, type iexpress

Error Reporting in XP

If error reporting in XP is bugging you then turn it off.

When a system error occurs in XP, a little dialog box appears asking if you want to report the error to Microsoft. Click the message box to make it disappear. You don't have to report the error if you don't want to and on today's "Call for Help" Leo shows you how to turn off the feature if you find it distracting.

To disable error reporting, follow these directions:

1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab on your System Properties dialog box.
3. Click the Error Reporting button on the Advanced tab.
4. Place a checkmark next to "Disable error reporting."
5. Leave the other radio button unchecked next to the text labeled, "But notify me when critical errors occur."
6. Click OK.