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Keyboard Tricks

Keyboard Tricks for Windows XP Users

Keyboard Trick 1 : High Contrast

If you want to enlarge the font of all the opened windows in your computer and change colors to high contrast, then you can use this keyboard trick. To use it, you have to press Shift, Alt and PrntScrn button together in your keyboard, [Shift]+[Alt]+[PrntScrn]. After that a window will open in the screen, click on ‘ok’ button or simply press the enter button on your keyboard.

Keyboard Trick 2 : Rotate Screen

If you want to rotate the screen or desktop of your computer, you can use this keyboard trick. (Note: This trick varies machine to machine depending on graphics card and video driver). To rotate the screen, press [ctrl]+[Alt]+[up/down/left/right].

Keyboard Trick 3 : Mass Control Open Windows

It will help you to select different program or windows. To do this u have to press [Ctrl] + select items from the taskbar, right click on the selected item.

Keyboard  Trick 4 : Switch Between Running Programs

When you want to jump to the next application within an open window, you can use this. To use this press [Tab] button on the keyboard and when you will reach your desired place simply release the button. You can switch between running program by pressing [Alt]+[Tab].

Keyboard Trick 5 : Bypass Recycle Bin

If you want to delete any file from your computer without sending it to the recycle bin, press [Shift]+[Delete], after selecting the file. A window will open, click on ‘Yes’ button or press ‘Enter’.

Keyboard Trick 6 : Show Desktop or Restore Open Window

It helps you to minimize all open windows and show your desktop. To do this, you have to press [Windows]+[D].
Keyboard Trick 7 : Lock System
You can lock and protect your computer easily by this keyboard trick, and when you restart your computer, all the applications will still be running and the windows will still be left as previous. To do this press [Windows]+[L].

Keyboard Trick 8 : Undo and Redo

If you want to undo your changes press [Ctrl]+[z] and if you need to redo your changes press [Ctrl]+[y]. These shortcut keys are very useful feature of the keyboard.

Keyboard Trick 9 : Run Command Prompt as Administrator

To run command prompt as administrator, press [Windows]+[R], then type your desired command, then press [Ctrl]+[Shift] and press ‘Enter’.

Keyboard Trick 10 : To Create Your Own Keyboard Tricks

There are few situations when you need to access any file or folder frequently. For this, you can create a keyboard shortcut to access that particular file or folder. To do this, you have to create an actual shortcut on your desktop and then right click on the application and select ‘properties’. Then a window will open; press any key on the ‘shortcut key box’. Now you can use that shortcut key to open that file.

Keyboard Tricks for Windows 7 Users

[Windows] + [T] OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [T]

This shortcut key will help you to move the focus to front or back on the taskbar.

[Windows] + [B]

You can focus on the ‘show hidden icons’ button on the system tray by using this keyboard trick.

[Windows] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [9]

This launches first through ninth icon on the taskbar, including items pinned to the taskbar.

[Windows] + [SHIFT] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [9]

This starts new instance of the respective taskbar icon.

[Windows] + [Ctrl] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [Ctrl] + [9]

This cycles through the multiple instances of the respective icon.

[Windows] + [Alt] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [Alt] + [9]

This opens jump list for respective icon.

Multiple Monitors:- [Windows] + [SHIFT] + right arrow OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + left arrow

You can use this keyboard trick to move any selected icon, one monitor to another.

[Windows] + [P]

This keyboard trick will help you to select “presentation display mode”.

Magnifier : [Windows] + [+] OR [Windows] + [-]

By using this shortcut key you can zoom in or zoom out of your computer screen and activate Windows Magnifier.
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]
You can switch to “docked mode” by using this keyboard trick.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L]

By using this key you can switch to “lens mode”.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]

Switch from “docked” or “lens” mode back to “full screen” mode.
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [I]
You can invert colors by this keyboard trick.

[Windows] + [Esc]

Using this shortcut key you can exit magnifier view.

[Windows] + [G]

This cycles through desktop gadgets.

[Windows] + [X]

This launches Windows Mobility Center especially useful if you are working on a laptop.

Keyboard Tricks for MS Office 2010

There are some keyboard tricks bellow; used in MS Office 2010:-
Function           Keystroke
Copy               –       Ctrl+C
Cut                   –      Ctrl+X
Find                -       Ctrl+F
Go To             –       Ctrl+G
Help               –       F1
Hyperlink     –      Ctrl+K
New                -     Ctrl+N
Open              -     Ctrl+O

Keyboard Tricks For Firefox

[Ctrl] + [1] to [9]

You can quickly reach to a specific tab if you know its position without  scrolling through all the open tabs. For example, clicking [Ctrl] + [6] will open to tab number 6 (from the left). With [Ctrl] + [9] you can jump to the last tab though the other tabs are opened.

[Ctrl] + [Tab] or [Ctrl] + [SHIFT] + [Tab]

This is very useful shortcut to move between tabs.
[/] or [']
By clicking the [/] key before starting to type your search, Firefox will only find in text. Similarly, clicking the ['] key will only find links.

[Ctrl] + mouse wheel

This can quickly increase or decrease the font size for better reading.

internet tricks

  Internet Trick 1

If you want to zoom in and out in your browser, simply press the [Ctrl] key and use the “up/down scroll” of the mouse wheel to zoom in and out accordingly. Again if you want to view the original font size just press [Ctrl] key and press [0].

Internet Trick 2

If you surfing internet and you like to use the full screen to view the website, just press [F11] key, then all the toolbars and address bars will be removed from the screen and you can view the full screen size to view the website. To get back to the original view again press [f11] key again on your keyboard.

Internet Trick 3

To go to the address bar, you can use [Ctrl] + [L] as shortcut key. After that you can auto complete your website by using this Internet Trick. At first go to the address bar using the shortcut key [Ctrl] + [L]. Now, write the name of the site without the www and the .com and then press [Ctrl] + [Enter]. By using this, it will fill up the www and the .com by itself.

Internet Trick 4

In the Firefox, when you type anything at the address bar, the sites, you already visited, automatically appears in a drop down list. If you want to delete any of them, just use the down arrow and go to that address which you want to delete and simply press the Delete key to remove it from the list.

Internet Trick 5

If you want to use your mouse for the internet purpose, you can use some mouse Internet Tricks used in the internet. Those Internet Tricks are:
  • Ctrl-scroll up:- It will help you to increase text size.
  • Ctrl-scroll down:- It will help you to decrease text size.
  • Shift-scroll up:- It will help you to go to the next page.
  • Shift-scroll down:- It will help you to go to the previous page.
  • Middle click on link:- It will open in new tab
  • Middle click on a tab:- It will help you to close the tab.

Internet Trick 6

You can also use some keyboard shortcuts to increase your browsing speed. Those are as follows:-
  • Ctrl+T:- you can use it for new tab.
  • Ctrl-W:- It will help you to close tab.
  • Ctrl+L:- It will help you to go to the address bar.
  • Ctrl+=:- It will increase text size.
  • Ctrl+- :- It will decrease text size.
  • Alt-Home:- It will help you to go to home page.
  • Spacebar:- You can use it for page down.
  • Shift-Spacebar:- You can use it for page up.
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