Good afternoon Jaws users list. I figured it was about time I got off my butt and sent in a short lesson.
The Windows key, your best friend. Last year I did a short lesson on the application key, "The application key your best friend". Now let us take a short look at the Windows key, your best friend. I will point out several of my favorite, and most used windows key keystrokes followed by the Microsoft support, complete list of windows key, keystrokes. **First of all pressing the windows key will open or close the start search edit box. As you begin typing, a list of items is automatically populated for you in the search edit box. The more letters you type, the populated items will change. Use the up or down arrow keys, to highlight the populated items you are searching for. You can also see web results right here in the search edit box. Press enter on the item you wish to open. **Windows key+x, Opens a W-10 context menu, with 17 items. Programs and features is the first item, desktop is the last item in the list. Just press enter to lonch any selected item. **Windows key+e, Opens file explorer, quick access. Please listen to my audio lesson called, "Pinning items 1 quick access". When I press, Windows key+e, I am placed into a list of 8 items that I have pinned to my quick access shortcut list. Use either your arrow keys, or first letter navigation to quickly highlight the item you wish to open. For example, pressing the letter j, will highlight my personal users folder. If I press enter, I will see the list of all my personal users folders, such as documents, music, downloads, and so on. When I am in this list, of my users folders, I can use first letter navigation to select a folder, pressing enter on any selected folder will open that folder. Pressing the back space key will take me back to this list of my users folders, very easy and handy way to jump between your users folders. **Windows key+i, opens the settings area search edit box. You are placed in the search edit box of the settings area. For example, typing defender and pressing enter, tab one time, will open a list of two items. The first item is windows defender, press enter to open the windows defender window. The quick scan radio button is already selected for you, just tab to, scan now, press enter, your scan will take just a minute or two to finish. Jaws will say, windows defender has finished the scan, followed by, the date and the status of the scan, for example, no threats were found on your computer The second item in the list is, Scan for malware and other potentially unwanted software. Just press enter here to run the scan. Also to get to the same place in the settings area, do the following. Press Windows key+i, you will land in the search edit box. Tab one time to the list of the main categories in the settings area. Press the right arrow key or just press the end key to jump to, update and security. Press enter on update and security, tab one time to the list of sub-catigories under update and security. Down arrow one time to, windows defender, press enter to open the defender main window. *Tip, while in the settings area, pressing the backspace key, will take you back to the search edit box in settings area, just tab to the list of main categories. So as you can see from my example above, typing directly into the search edit box in the settings area of W-10, is much faster to get to where you wish to go. *Remember, after pressing Windows key+i, you will land in the search edit box, also after pressing enter on a ssub-catigory, you will land in the search edit box, just tab one time to go to the list of either main or subcategories. *Remember the first item of any subcategory is already selected, you can begin tabbing across the tab controls of that window. *Always press inser key+tab, to make jaws repeat the tab control, and its current setting, for you in the settings area. **Windows key+d or m, takes you to the desktop. **Windows key+b, takes you to the notification chevron button. Just press the right arrow key to see all your notification area icons. *Remember you can press the application key on any icon to open a context menu of items for that icon. **Windows key+t, will take you to the first item pinned to the taskbar. Again just use your right arrow key to go across your pinned items on the taskbar. *Press the applications key on any pinned item to open a context menu for that selected pinned item. **Windows key+1 through 0, will open, any pinned items on the taskbar. *For example: Notepad is the third item pinned to my taskbar. So pressing windows key+3, on the number row, will open notepad. Also if I am in another program window, if notepad is still opened, pressing windows key+3, will take me back into the notepad document window. Now if I want to open another separate notepad document, do the following: Windows logo key + Shift + number. Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. In my case, pressing Windows key+shift+3, will open a new blank document in notepad. **Windows key+r, will open the run dialog edit box. **Windows key+l, locks the keyboard. Just press the escape key or any other key to bring up the password or the pin edit box. Type your password or your pin, you are put right back to where you were before locking your keyboard. These are just a few windows key keystroke combonations, read below, for the complete list of the Windows key keystrokes combonations from Microsoft. table with 2 columns and 50 rows Press this key To do this Windows logo key Open or close Start Windows logo key + A Open Action center Windows logo key + B Set focus in the notification area Windows logo key + Shift + C Open Cortana in listening mode Note: Cortana is available only in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available everywhere. If Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use search. Windows logo key + D Display and hide the desktop Windows logo key + Alt + D Display and hide the date and time on the desktop Windows logo key + E Open File Explorer Windows logo key + F Open Feedback Hub Windows logo key + G Open Game bar when a game is open Windows logo key + H Open the Share charm Windows logo key + I Open Settings Windows logo key + J Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available. When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the Tip. Pressing the keyboard shortcuts again to bring focus to the element on the screen to which the Windows tip is anchored. Windows logo key + K Open the Connect quick action Windows logo key + L Lock your PC or switch accounts Windows logo key + M Minimize all windows Windows logo key + O Lock device orientation Windows logo key + P Choose a presentation display mode Windows logo key + R Open the Run dialog box Windows logo key + S Open search Windows logo key + T Cycle through apps on the taskbar Windows logo key + U Open Ease of Access Center Windows logo key + V Cycle through notifications Windows logo key + Shift + V Cycle through notifications in reverse order Windows logo key + X Open the Quick Link menu Windows logo key + Z Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode Windows logo key + comma (,) Temporarily peek at the desktop Windows logo key + Pause Display the System Properties dialog box Windows logo key + Ctrl + F Search for PCs (if you're on a network) Windows logo key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows on the desktop Windows logo key + number Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app. Windows logo key + Shift + number Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number Windows logo key + Ctrl + number Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number Windows logo key + Alt + number Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator Windows logo key + Tab Open Task view Windows logo key + Up arrow Maximize the window Windows logo key + Down arrow Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window Windows logo key + Left arrow Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen Windows logo key + Right arrow Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen Windows logo key + Home Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke) Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrow Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrow Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another Windows logo key + Spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar Change to a previously selected input Windows logo key + Enter Open Narrator Windows logo key + forward slash (/) Begin IME reconversion Windows logo key + plus (+) or minus (-) Zoom in or out using Magnifier Windows logo key + Esc Exit Magnifier table end A Ballast for My Soul Life is like a stormy sea That tosses to and fro, But God's Word will ever be A ballast for my soul. By its truth I'll be held fast Till I reach heaven's shore Where I will be home at last And sail life's sea no more! Author: Perry Boardman. Jim. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
