WINDOWS 95 KEYBOARD CONTROLS

WINDOWS 95 K/B CONTROLS (Under Contruction)

This section was included on a suggestion by Chung Lau Leung.

As we all know the move offers an intuitive means of getting around our favourite programmes. Knowing the keyboard command equivalents of common function does however also improve our ability to perform these functions quickly. This list will be inclomplete at first but with your help it will be complete in a matter of months so that all users can experience the improved useability of using keyboard command equivalents. **HK

1 Keyboard controls at bootup time (Not completed)

Holding the [CTRL] key down during boot up will bypass the Startup Folder

2 Keyboard controls within Windows 95.

Display the Start Menu	[Ctrl] + [Esc]	Display the Taskbar	[Alt] + [F6]
Switch to next open Window	[Alt] + [Esc]	Switch between programs	[Alt] + [Tab]
Close a Program	[Alt] + [F4]	Activate pull-down menu bar	[Crtl] + [F10]
Open Control Menu	[Alt] + [Space]	Prevent Audio CD auto Play	[Shift]
Copy screen to clipboard	[Print Screen]	Copy Window to clipboard	[{Alt] + [Print Screen]

3 Screen Object Controls.

Delete an Object	[Delete]	Delete an Object permanently	[Shift] + [Delete]
Copy an Object	[Crtl] + Drag Object	Move an Object	[Shift] + Drag Object
Rename Object	[F2]	Find Object	[F3]
Alter an Object properties	[Alt] + [Enter]	Display Shortcut menu for object	[Shift] + [F10]

4. Dialogue Box controls

Forward Tab to Tab	[Ctrl] + [Tab]	Backward Tab to Tab	[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Tab]
Moving between Options	[Tab]	Moving backward between options	[Shift] + [Tab]

5 Common application keyboard controls.

Copy text	[Ctrl] + [v][Delete]	Cut Text	[Ctrl] + [x]
Paste Text	[Crtl] + [p]	Undo	[Ctrl] + [z]
Open menu	[Alt] + Underlined letter	Select Command	Underlined letter
Select Text	[Shift] + [Arrow keys]	Dos Windows to Full screen and back	[Alt] + [Return]

6 Start Menu Controls

Activate Start menu	[CTRL][ESC]	Activate Start menu from Desktop	[CTRL][ESC]
Activate Start menu from Desktop	[ALT][S]	Add item to Start menu	[MOUSE R] on Taskbar, [R], [CTRL][TAB], [A], [ALT][B]
Remove items from Start menu	[MOUSE R] on Start button, O, P, [ENTER]	Reduce size of icons in Start menu	[MOUSE R] on Taskbar, [R], [S]
Clear contents of Documents menu	[MOUSE R] on Taskbar, [R], [CTRL][TAB], [C]	Bring up Find utility	[MOUSE R] on Start button, [F]

6 Recycle bin Controls

Empty Recycle Bin	[MOUSE R], [B]	Cancel delete confirmation dialog box	[MOUSE R], [R], [D]
Reinstate delete confirmation dialog box	[MOUSE R], [R], [D]	Cancel undelete option for every deletion	[MOUSE R], [R], [R]

6 Controls for file and folder management.

Find a file or folder	[F3]	Undo delete	[MOUSE R] on desktop,[U]
Cut selected item	[CTRL][X]	Delete an item with no undelete	[SHIFT][DEL]
Copy selected item	[CTRL][C]	View an item's Properties	[ALT][ENTER]
Paste copied or cut item	[CTRL][V]	Copy a file	[CTRL] drag the file
Delete an item to Recycle Bin	[DEL]	Create a shortcut	[CTRL][SHIFT] drag the file
Delete an item to Recycle Bin	[MOUSE R], [D]

7 Controls in the printer folder.

Install a new font	[ALT][F], [I]	Hide font variations	[ALT][V], [H]
List fonts by similarity	[ALT][V], [S]

8 Controls in the printer folder.

Pause print job on selected printer	[ALT][F], [A]	Pause print job on selected printer	[MOUSE R], [A]
Purge print job on selected printer	[ALT][F], [U]	Purge print job on selected printer	[MOUSE R], [U]
Set default printer	[ALT][F], [F]	Set default printer	[MOUSE R], [F]

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