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Shortcuts

Q. With all the stuff that you write, you must be one fast typist! Can you pass along any shortcuts that would help me out?

A. Certainly! If you were to see me use a computer, you might be amazed at how little I actually use the mouse. I tend to do much of my moving around on the screen using the keyboard. Here are some of my favorite keyboard shortcuts.

Let's start with the WINKEY. This is the key with the backwards Windows flag on it, which you may not have, depending on your keyboard.
WINKEY + D = Minimizes all windows and shows the desktop
WINKEY + L = Locks the computer (Windows XP only)
WINKEY + F = Brings up the Windows Search box

Here are some goodies for Internet Explorer.
Ctrl + Enter = Quickly completes an Web address. So, type komando in the address bar. Then, press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.komando.com.
Esc = Stops page from loading
Ctrl + N = Open New browser window.
F5 = Refresh current page / frame.
F11 = Display the current website in full screen mode. If that's not what you want, press F11 again
Alt + Left Arrow = Go back a page
Alt + Right Arrow = Go forward a page

There are also mouse shortcuts.
Double-click = Selects a word.
Triple-click = Selects a paragraph.
Ctrl + Mouse wheel = Use it when you want to zoom in and out of what is showing on the screen.

Finally, here are some shortcuts for Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + A = Selects all the contents of a page
Ctrl + C = Copy selected text
Ctrl + X = Cut selected text
Ctrl + V = Paste the selected text
Ctrl + F = Opens the find box
Ctrl + B = Bolds the highlighted selection
Ctrl + I = Italicize the highlighted selection
Ctrl + K = Insert a link to a Web site
Ctrl + U = Underline the highlighted selection
Ctrl + Y = Repeat the last action performed
Ctrl + Z = Undo last action (I love this one!)
Ctrl + End = Moves the cursor to the end of the document
Ctrl + Home = Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document