Key commands and shortcuts are becoming a lost art. This is due to super intense GUI ( graphical user interface) menus for programs and such. Keyboard shortcuts are usually quicker than the mouse and great when you walk by and need to do something quick or just multitask better.
Here are a few Vista keyboard shortcuts I like to teach people.
-- Sometimes you may find yourself in a rush but need to go back to your PC to turn it off.
Press “Start” key. Then tap the right arrow key three times. Then hit the letter “ U” . It will shutdown the PC. This key shortcut can be done as fast as you can type. For whatever reason this always impresses people who do not know it when I do it.
You can substitute “R” to reboot machine in the key sequence above.
-- On the bottom left of your taskbar you may see icons that you can click for fast launching of installed programs. In Vista, the first is usually “show desktop” and the second is “aero flip” feature.
By pressing and holding the “Start” key and hitting a number on number pad, it will launch the program in the list. So in the pic above we can see that my Maxthon browser icon is the blue circle with white M. To quick launch that I would press and hold Start and the hit the number “3” since it’s third from left. The seventh icon is the ITunes program. Start + 7 would launch that program.
-- You can also change desktop icon size really easy also.
Just hold CTRL and scroll your mouse wheel up and down to quickly change the icon size.
-- To minimize all open windows and show right to desktop hold “Start” + “D”
-- To lock the system so you can walk away and not have anybody see your work or use your PC hold “Start” + “L”
-- Bring Sidebar gadgets to from and activate the sidebar Hold “Start “+ “SPACEBAR”
-- My two favorites are CTRL+C for copy and CTRL+V for paste since you can do that with one hand and not have to leave control of the mouse with your right hand.
In our fast paced world, sometimes every second counts!
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