CTRL-F4...

[Don]

...closes the current window/active document.

General keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

All these shortcuts are tremendously handy.

But none of them are worthy of being the next Internet Meme...

[Jag-D]

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[Stu R]

ALT+Down Arrow is errr, totally useless but fun

Edited by Stu R on Wednesday 12th August 15:37

[Neil_H]

Oh.



PS never mind.

Edited by Neil_H on Wednesday 12th August 15:38

[tonyvid]

Stu R said:

ALT+CTRL+Down Arrow is errr, totally useless but fun

Just tried that....took me a few secs to work out how to fix it!!!!

[cs02rm0]

Riiight.

[Landlord]

You do realise that repeating some of them doesn't make the list look better. Right?

[EDLT]

tonyvid said:

Stu R said:

ALT+CTRL+Down Arrow is errr, totally useless but fun

Just tried that....took me a few secs to work out how to fix it!!!!

It doesn't do anything.

[michaeljclark]

EDLT said:

tonyvid said:

Stu R said:

ALT+CTRL+Down Arrow is errr, totally useless but fun

Just tried that....took me a few secs to work out how to fix it!!!!

It doesn't do anything.

If it's what I think it is, it depends on the video card drivers!

[EDLT]

So what does it do then?

[john_p]

Flips the screen, but only if your video driver supports it.

[LeoZwalf]

Windows+l = lock computer
Windows+m = Minimise all windows
Windows+e = fires up Explorer
Windows+d = show desktop (almost the same as win+m)
Windows+r = opens Run box
Windows+f = fires up Find
Windows+tab = cycles through taskbar buttons, very similar to Alt+tab and pointless because of this

Just discovered that Windows+Esc clears the box you are typing in and I thought I'd lost this entire post but thankfully Ctrl+z brought it back.

[zac510]

win-pause = system properties

[Dracoro]

None of these commands work on a Mac

[Dracoro]

Yeah seen them before, the slow minimise is just weird.

F9/F10 are FWD and mute on my iMac!...

Do MS still do "easter eggs" in their products? I remember doing some weird command in Excel and then being put into some weird 3d other world. Hey it was impressive back in the 90s

[350GT]

Some Mac ones...


Finder keyboard shortcuts
Key combination (What it does)
Command-A (Select all items in the front Finder window (or desktop if no window is open))
Option-Command-A (Deselect all items)
Shift-Command-A (Open the Applications folder)
Command-C (Copy selected item/text)
Shift-Command-C (Open the Computer window)
Command-D (Duplicate selected item)
Shift-Command-D (Open desktop folder)
Command-E (Eject)
Command-F (Find any matching Spotlight attribute)
Shift-Command-F (Find Spotlight file name matches)
Option-Command-F (Navigate to the search field in an already-open Spotlight window)
Shift-Command-G (Go to Folder)
Shift-Command-H (Open the Home folder of the currently logged-in user account)
Command-I (Get Info)
Option-Command-I (Show Inspector)
Control-Command-I (Get Summary Info)
Shift-Command-I (Open iDisk)
Command-J (Show View Options)
Command-K (Connect to Server)
Shift-Command-K (Open Network window)
Command-L (Make alias of the selected item)
Command-M (Minimize window)
Option-Command-M (Minimize all windows)
Command-N (New Finder window)
Shift-Command-N (New folder)
Option-Command-N (New Smart Folder)
Command-O (Open selected item)
Shift-Command-Q (Log Out)
Option-Shift-Command-Q (Log Out immediately)
Command-R (Show original (of alias))
Command-T (Add to Sidebar)
Shift-Command-T (Add to Favorites)
Option-Command-T (Hide Toolbar / Show Toolbar in Finder windows)
Shift-Command-U (Open Utilities folder)
Command-V (Paste)
Command-W (Close window)
Option-Command-W (Close all windows)
Command-X (Cut)
Option-Command-Y (Slideshow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later))
Command-Z (Undo / Redo)
Command-1 (View as Icon)
Command-2 (View as List)
Command-3 (View as Columns)
Command-4 (View as Cover Flow (Mac OS X 10.5 or later))
Command-, ((Command and the comma key) Open Finder preferences)
Command-` ((the Grave accent key--above Tab key on a US English keyboard layout)Cycle through open Finder windows)
Command-Shift-? (Access Mac Help)
Option-Shift-Command-esc (Force Quit Finder)
Command-[ (Back)
Command-] (Forward)
Command-Up Arrow (Open enclosed folder)
Control-Command-Up Arrow (Open enclosed folder in a new window)
Command-Down Arrow (Open highlighted item)
Command-Tab (Switch application--cycle forward)
Shift-Command-Tab (Switch application--cycle backward)
Command-Delete (Move to Trash)
Shift-Command-Delete (Empty Trash)
Option-Shift-Command-Delete (Empty Trash without confirmation dialog)
Spacebar (or Command-Y) (Quick Look (Mac OS X 10.5 or later))
Command key while dragging (Move dragged item to other volume/location (pointer icon changes while key is held--see this article))
Option key while dragging (Copy dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held--see this article))
Option-Command key combination while dragging (Make alias of dragged item (pointer icon changes while key is held--see this article))

Edited by 350GT on Wednesday 12th August 17:19

[colinjm]

I've learnt something today, some of these i've never seen before, but they could come in very handy.

Whats the keyboard shortcut for editing a cell in Excel, rather than just overtyping whats already in the cell?

[Planet Claire]

colinjm said:

I've learnt something today, some of these i've never seen before, but they could come in very handy.

Whats the keyboard shortcut for editing a cell in Excel, rather than just overtyping whats already in the cell?

Press F2 to edit an Excel cell.

and Ctrl+; enters today's date in a cell.

[Landlord]

Planet Claire said:

colinjm said:

I've learnt something today, some of these i've never seen before, but they could come in very handy.

Whats the keyboard shortcut for editing a cell in Excel, rather than just overtyping whats already in the cell?

Press F2 to edit an Excel cell.

and Ctrl+; enters today's date in a cell.

Ctrl + ' copies the cell above.

[mrmr96]

F5 in notepad inserts the current time and date.