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Quick Tips – Winkey Shortcuts

Alex — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:48:55 +0000

This weeks quick tip is the last of the Shortcut Series. Today’s topic is Winkey Shortcuts. For those of you that don’t know the Winkey is the Windows Key on the keyboard. Usually the key is second in from the bottom left of your keyboard.

Winkey Shortcuts:

WINKEY + D – Bring desktop to the top of other windows
WINKEY + M – Minimize all windows
WINKEY + Shift + M – Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D
WINKEY + E – Open Microsoft Explorer
WINKEY + Tab – Cycle through open programs on task bar
WINKEY + F – Display the Windows Search/Find feature
WINKEY + Ctrl + F – Display the search for computers window
WINKEY + F1 – Display the Microsoft Windows help
WINKEY + R – Open the run window
WINKEY + Pause/Break – Open the system properties
WINKEY + U – Open utility manager
WINKEY + L – Lock the computer (Windows XP & Later)

Have you found the Shortcut Series helpful? Are there any other shortcuts that you’d like us to do a quick tip on? If so, give us a comment and we’ll try our best!

Disclaimer: pctoolbox.co.uk cannot be held responsible for any problems that are caused from using the shortcuts. All shortcuts work to the best of our knowledge.

Quick Tips – Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys

Alex — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:00:52 +0000

Continuing the Quick Tip Shortcut Series, this week we have tips for Microsoft Windows. We think that it is worthwhile remembering a few of these shortcuts because they are bound to come in useful!

Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys:

Alt + Tab – Switch between applications
Alt + Shift + Tab – Switch backwards between open applications
Alt + Print Screen – Create a screen shot of the current program
F2 – Rename selected icon
F3 – Start find from desktop
F5 – Refresh contents
Alt + F4 – Close current open program
Ctrl + F4 – Close Window in Program
Ctrl + Plus Key – Automatically adjusts the width of selected icon or program
Alt + Enter – Open properties window of selected icon or program
Shift + F10 – Simulate right-click on selected item
Shift + Del – Delete programs/files permanently
Holding Shift During Bootup – Boot safe mode or bypass system files

Next week is week 3 and Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys.

Disclaimer: pctoolbox.co.uk cannot be held responsible for any problems that are caused from using the shortcuts. All shortcuts work to the best of our knowledge.

Security Key Generator

Grae — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:18:04 +0000

This weeks quick tip is about wireless security! When setting up your WEP or WPA encryption key don’t use your usual password for the key, or to generate the key! You need to think of something that isn’t at all related to you, that people can’t guess! OR Do what I do…use a key generator:

A couple of examples we use:

For A Wep Key: http://www.andrewscompanies.com/tools/wep.asp

For a WPA-PSK: http://www.kurtm.net/wpa-pskgen/