what buttons can i press on my keyboard that have special functions like (CTRL +ALT +Delete) what do they do?

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(Examples)
CTRL+ALT+DELETE= Restart

Answer 1

It all depends on what kind of computer you have and what kind of key board?

Answer 2

CTRL+ALT+O ( the letter) opens your files when you're on a microsoft system (like word) the little flaggish thing opens your start bar and CTRL+ALT+DELETE doesn't restart your comp unless you press it more than once. If you press it only once than an end task screen comes up... very useful if your internet freezes. Also, CTRL+ALT+C is either cut or copy and CTRL+ALT+V is paste

Answer 3

First off, CTRL+ALT+DEL doesn't restart your computer, unless you're running a VERY old operating system.



There are quite a few interesting Windows key combinations. Try these ones out:



Winkey + D = Show Desktop

Winkey + L = Lock computer

Winkey + R = Run command

Winkey + E = My Computer

Winkey + U = Utility Manager

Winkey + F = Search

Answer 4

CTRL ALT DEL is about the only one I can think of, except the Windows shortcut keys. For a definitive list check out http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut.htm

Answer 5

Alt+F4 closes a window

depending on your browser, so does Ctrl+W



Alt+Tab changes your windows without clicking

Answer 6

CTRL is cool. If you highlight something and hold CTRL and hit the letter C then that copies it. If you then want to paste it then hit CTRL V.If you are typing and you accidently delete everything then hit CTRL Z.

Answer 7

press F1 - it'll open the HELP

That should tell you everything else you need to know



In the notepad (text editor) if you press F5, it will put in the current date and time like 2003-5-17 8:47 - it can be useful



ctrl-x cut, ctrl-c copy, ctrl-v paste

ctrl-s save

ctrl-shift-s save-as (another document)

Answer 8

Um... Alt+Tab can show you what programs you have open, and if you keep pressing the Tab button while holding down Alt, you can go to the program that you want.

Answer 9

for windows u can use ctrl+ E = windows explorer

ctrl+ A = to select entire doc in word doc(similar functionality can be used in excel,access or a webpage also)

ctrl+ c= to copy a word or a paragraph or entire document itself

ctrl + v= to paste the copied data

Answer 10

I recommend that you use the MOUSE. Also, try the RIGHT mouse button. You will be surprised at how useful that is.



But when a program is OPEN and you check the menu items, you will see that they show symbols to the RIGHT of the items in the list, So under the FILE menu, you will see PRINT. To the Right of that, you will see CNTL+P

So for that program, Control P is PRINT.



Go for it.

Answer 11

ctrl+c=copy

ctrl+v=paste



and if you have windows media player, and when you have windows media player opened, press and hold together alt+t to open up tools options in windows media player.

Answer 12

F1 - help

F3 - find

F5 - reload



ALT-F4 - close window

ALT-TAB - switch task

CTRL-ESC - start menu

ALT-ESC - quick switch task



**Note** this works in Windows. I'm not sure about others OS's.



there are many others: like CTRL-S, CTRL-P, CTRL-A, CTRL-C, CTRL-V, CTRL-X, etc...

Answer 13

If you press the print screen button you can go into a image editing software and press "paste" to take a screenshot of your screen

Answer 14

Try pressing Shift - five times

Answer 15

alt + f4 = close

:)

Answer 16

Windows system key combinations

• F1: Help

• CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

• ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

• ALT+F4: Quit program

• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently



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Windows program key combinations

• CTRL+C: Copy

• CTRL+X: Cut

• CTRL+V: Paste

• CTRL+Z: Undo

• CTRL+B: Bold

• CTRL+U: Underline

• CTRL+I: Italic



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Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

• SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands

• SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)

• ALT+double click: Displays properties

• SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin



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General keyboard-only commands

• F1: Starts Windows Help

• F10: Activates menu bar options

• SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object

• CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)

• CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)

• ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

• ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)

• SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature

• ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)

• ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)

• CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

• ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

• ALT+F4: Closes the current window

• CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

• ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)



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Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object: • F2: Rename object

• F3: Find all files

• CTRL+X: Cut

• CTRL+C: Copy

• CTRL+V: Paste

• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin

• ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object



To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

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General folder/shortcut control

• F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

• F5: Refreshes the current window.

• F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

• CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

• CTRL+Z: Undo the last command

• CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

• BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

• SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders



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Windows Explorer tree control

• Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

• Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection

• Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

• RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child

• LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent



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Properties control

• CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs



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Accessibility shortcuts

• Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off

• Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off

• Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off

• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off

• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off



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Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

• Windows Logo: Start menu

• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box

• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

• Windows Logo+F1: Help

• Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

• Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders

• Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer

• CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

• Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box

• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item



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Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

• Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows

• Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager

• Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel

• Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard

• Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box

• Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box

• Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)

• Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys

• Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off



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Dialog box keyboard commands

• TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box

• SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box

• SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.

• ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)

• ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

• ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item



There are a lot of them!! - Stuart