Here is a partial list of some of the lesser know commands I hope this info can
help
Andre Demers
Technology Specialist
Adaptive Computer Technology Center
Environment Canada
Demersa@ncrsv2.am.doe.ca

One keyboard command that has remained standard in Windows 95 is the underlined
letter in the command menus (alt-F opens the File Menu, alt-E the edit menu,
etc.).  There are, again, alternate keystrokes for some commands in the menu,
as in former Windows releases, such as the <DELETE> key for Clear, etc.

The following are some of the less obvious keyboard commands for use in Windows
95, that will be helpful for a number of our clients:

COMMAND DESCRIPTION
F1      Opens the online Help window.  If there is a particular icon
highlighted or
dialog box open, Help will be automaticallly geared towards that item.
F2      Renames the highlighted item (used in Windows Explorer)
F3      Opens the Find window, which lets you find a string of letters in a
document
or find a particular file or document.
F5      Refreshes a window so the current situation is displayed.
F10     Highlights the menu bar.  Arrow keys can then be used (or underlined
letters) to maneouver through the menus.
ALT-F4  Closes the current window and program (the same as clicking on the X
button int he upper righthand corner of the window).  When you are in the
Desktop, you will be taken to the shut-down window
ALT-Enter       Opens the Properties window for the highlighted icon or file. 
This
contains the file type, location, size, DOS name and attributes of the file.
ALT-ESC Switches to another open window
ALT-Print Screen        Saves a copy of the active window to the Clipboard
Viewer
ALT-Spacebar    Opens the Control menu inside a window, letting you move,
resize,
minimize, maximize or close the current window
ALT-TAB Switches to another open window.  If you continue holding the ALT key
after hitting TAB, you will see a window displaying icons representing all open
windows available.  As you hit the TAB key while continuing to hold down the
ALT key, a highlighted box will move from icon to inco.  Once the box is
highlighting the correct window, release ALT
ALT-S   Opens the Start menu when no other windows or programs are open
Arrow Keys      Changes the highlighted icon in the current window.  ENTER
opens the
highlighted icon



Backspace       Brings the folder one level above the current window to the
foreground (used with My Computer)
CTRL-DEL        Deletes a word from the point of the cursor to the end of the
word
CTRL-END        Moves the cursor to the end of a document or to the end of a
list of
files
CTRL-ESC        Opens the Start menu no matter what other windows or programs
are
open.
CTRL-A  Selects all entries in a window (used a lot with My Computer)
CTRL-C  Copies a block of highlighted text.
CTRL-N  Creates a new file under the current program (does not work with all
programs
CTRL-O  Opens the Open file window (does not work with all programs)
CTRL-P  Prints the current document (does not work with all programs)
CTRL-S  Saves the current document (does not work wil all programs)
CTRL-V  Pastes a block of text at the current position of the cursor.
CTRLX   Cuts a block of highlighted text
CTRL-Z  Undo (reverses the most recent action performed)
DEL     Deletes the highlighted file and places it in the Recycle Bin
ESC     Lets you close most dialog boxes and pop-up menus (acts as the cancel
button)
PGDN    Scrolls downward through a list of files
PGUP    Scrolls upward through a list of files
Print Screen    Saves a copy of the entire screen on the Clipboard Viewer
SH-DEL  Deletes the highlighted file permanently (does not put it in the
Recycle
Bin, where it could be retrieved again)
SH-TAB  Moves backward between buttons in a dialog box
TAB     Moves forward between buttons in a dialog box.  Use the ENTER key to
select
the highlighted button.

The "windows" key (some people called it the "Start" key) also provides
a couple of cool keyboard shortcuts. Win+E runs the Windows Explorer.
Win+R brings up the "Run" dialog. Win+M minimizes all running programs,
and Win+Shift+M restores them.
I just went through the whole alphabet, and here is what I found:
Win+A brings up the Accessibility control panel applet!
Win+C is Control Panel.
Win+F is the Find Files tool.
Win+I is the mouse properties applet.
Win+K = Keyboard properties.
Win+L logs you off.
Win+P brings up the printers folder.

That's all the ones I could find.

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>From:  Gerald Weichbrodt[SMTP:gweich01@IVED.NEC.GMEDS.COM]
>Sent:  Thursday, August 08, 1996 5:49 AM
>To:    Multiple recipients of list GUISPEAK
>Subject:       Keyboard Question
>
>Thanks to all for all the great information about Windows 95.  I have a
>different but possibly related question.  This new Pentium I have just been
>given at work with Windows 95 on it has a couple of keys on its keyboard
>that I have never seen before.  The keys are located between the Control and
>Alt keys at the bottom of the keyboard.  Just to the left of the left Alt
>key and again to the right of the right Alt key is a key with what sighted
>people describe as a "windows logo" on the key.  There is another key
>between the "Windows logo" key and the Control key to the right of the
>spacebar.  Unlike the "Windows logo" key, this key is not duplicated to the
>left of the keyboard.  I looked at the key with the Optacon, and I can't
>even describe the cute little picture on it.  There seems to be an arrow
>pointing up to the left into some sort of unfathomable picture.  Has anybody
>ever seen keys like this? and what are they for? Do they duplicate functions
>available elsewhere on a conventional 101-key keyboard? Thanks.
>
>Jerry

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