Friday, April 24, 2009

Vista Shortcuts While Working in Windows Explorer

F11 – Maximize or minimize the active window.

Num Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad - Displays all subfolders under the selected folder.

Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad - Displays the contents of the selected folder.

Num Lock + Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad - Collapses the selected folder.

Alt + D - Selects the Address bar.

Vista Shortcuts While Working in a Dialogue Box

Ctrl + Tab - Move forward through tabs.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab - Move back through tabs.

Tab - Move forward through options.

Shift + Tab - Move back through options.

Alt + Underlined Letter - Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter.

Spacebar - Select or clear the checkbox if the active option is a checkbox.

Arrow Keys - Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.

But You're My Favorite!

I throw a little too much love towards Mozilla Firefox, so today I'm going to include some Internet Explorer goodness to try and balance stuff out. So, let's talk a little bit about favorites, shall we? Internet Explorer has something called the Favorites Center, where all of your most loved and cherished websites can be stored and accessed. Perhaps you knew about that already, eh? Great! That means that these Favorites Center shortcuts will add to your repertoire and your browsing prowess will be upgraded, indeed!

Give these a shot!

Ctrl + I – Open Favorites

Ctrl + Shift + I – Open Favorites in pinned mode

Ctrl + B – Organize Favorites

Ctrl + D – Add current page to Favorites

Ctrl + J – Open Feeds (For RSS Feeds)

Ctrl + Shift + J – Open Feeds in pinned mode

Ctrl + H – Open History

Ctrl + Shift + H – Open History in pinned mode

Enjoy It

Cool WebSites

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TAB Key Options!

Multi-tab browsing in Firefox makes managing multiple web pages a breeze! Remember how Ctrl + T opens a new tab? Well, what about Ctrl+ Page Up and Ctrl+Page Down to switch between those tabs? Want to navigate between tabs even faster? Check these out:

Ctrl+1: Switch to the first tab
Ctrl+2: Switch to the second tab
Ctrl+3: Switch to the third tab
Ctrl+4: Switch to the fourth tab
Ctrl+5: Switch to the fifth tab
Ctrl+6: Switch to the sixth tab
Ctrl+7: Switch to the seventh tab
Ctrl+8: Switch to the eighth tab
Ctrl+9: Switch to the LAST tab

Even if you've got a ridiculous amount of tabs open, Ctrl+9 will always go to the farthest tab on the right.

But what about Ctrl+0? Well, because you can switch the size of the font with Ctrl+= or Ctrl+-, there needs to be a way to set it all back to defaults, right? That's where Ctrl+0 comes in. Use it to put the text in Firefox back to normal.

Wonderful!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Computer Tips & Tricks

Display hibernate option in XPs Turn off computer box

When shutting down or turning off the computer you'll get three options: Standby, Turn Off, and Restart. For users who wish to hibernate their computer you can easily display this option by holding down the Shift key on the keyboard.



Quickly get to the Windows Desktop

Quickly get to the Microsoft Windows Desktop by pressing the Windows key and D at the same time on the keyboard.



Delete files without getting a prompt

Delete files without confirmation message box "Are you sure you want to delete". Right-clicking on Recycle Bin icon, click on Properties and select Global tab from Properties options, uncheck "Display delete confirmation dialog".



Quickly open system properties window

Quickly open the system properties window by holding down the ALT key and double-clicking My Computer


Alphabetize icons in your start menu

Quickly and easily alphabetize the icons in programs on your start menu by right-clicking within programs on the start menu and clicking on "Sort by Name".