Most users are familiar with a few of Windows shortcut keys - ctrl c - ctrl v. If not Craig Daniels wrote a nice blog regarding Windows short cut keys.
http://activerain.com/blogsview/2511926/keyboard-command-shortcuts-power-user-tips
Not many Windows users are familiar with another shortcut key - the Start Menu key and its shortcuts. Most users only know it as a quick way to the Start Menu. But the Start Menu key has some very handy shortcuts but you seldom see them documented anywhere.
So here are the ones I use:
+ E opens Windows File Explorer
+ M Minimizes all windows - great when your boos walks in the room while you are surfing the net!
+ SHIFT M Maximizes those windows when the jerk finally leaves!
+ D Same as + M takes you to your desktop, but now you have to maximize those windows 1 at a time when he leaves
+ R Opens the Run command dialog box
+ U Opens the utility manager dialog
+ O Opens a Internet address entry dialog
+ F Opens a find search window
+ L logs off the current user. Great when that boss asks "what are you doing?" And you can answer " my computer just crashed and I am rebooting". Then he thinks he can't see what you were doing. Until you log back in and enter
+ SHIFT M and you are back in business!!!
If anyone else knows any others, please pass them along!
Also if you are a tab based browser user don't forget:
Ctrl 1, 2, 3 ... 9 takes you to the tab 1, 2 etc. from left to right and Ctrl 9 takes you to the last tab regardless of how many you have open.
And of course Alt Tab toggles last window.
Now if anyone knows a keyboard short cut for toggling last tab that wold be awesome. Being a keyboard shortcut junkie, of course I cope & paste. And I want to Ctrl C, tab to last tab and Ctrl V!!!!! without reaching for the mouse!!
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