*Thanks ever so much That is a great help since I just went to Win 7 from XL. Shelba* * * On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Marion Service <[email protected]>wrote:
> Fantastic! Thanks! Marion**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *CUMMINGS Larry > *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2012 10:07 AM > *To:* 'Maillist for EPCUG' > *Subject:* Re: [Pcusers] - Windows Key and other keyboard Commands**** > > ** ** > > There are lots of references to the Windows (logo) Key Commands on the > Internet. Do a search for “Windows Key Commands” in Google and you will > see almost 57,000 hits.**** > > ** ** > > Here are some I ran across near the top of the results:**** > > ** ** > > *A-Z Windows Key Commands* > > http://realtimer.hubpages.com/hub/A-Z-Windows-Key-Commands **** > > ** ** > > *Windows Key Commands - BOSMA Weekend Assistive Technology Seminar * > > (*info on using with screen readers so you can* *"hear" what you are doing > *).**** > > http://www.brlsts.com/Windows%20Key%20Commands.html **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *PC Keyboard Shortcuts * > > (*includes tables of all types: Ctrl, Alt, F, Windows Logo Keys, etc. in > tables).* > > http://www.digitalmindcomputers.com/pc-keyboard-shortcuts/ **** > > ** ** > > *Mac Keyboard Shortcuts* > > http://www.digitalmindcomputers.com/mac-keyboard-shortcuts/ **** > > ** ** > > Here is one table from the DigitalMind Computers page above. I have not > personally verified that each command works.**** > > ** ** > > *Keyboard Shortcut***** > > *Result in Windows® XP - General***** > > Windows Logo**** > > Display or hide the Start menu**** > > Windows Logo+BREAK**** > > Display the System Properties dialog box**** > > Windows Logo+D**** > > Display the desktop**** > > Windows Logo+M**** > > Minimize all of the windows**** > > Windows Logo+SHIFT+M**** > > Restore the minimized windows**** > > Windows Logo+E**** > > Open My Computer**** > > Windows Logo+F**** > > Search for a file or a folder**** > > CTRL+Windows Logo+F**** > > Search for computers**** > > Windows Logo+F1**** > > Display Windows Help**** > > Windows Logo+L**** > > Lock the keyboard**** > > Windows Logo+R**** > > Open the Run dialog box**** > > Windows Logo+U**** > > Open Utility Manager**** > > ** ** > > *The commands I use dozens of times a day* are the +E for “My Computer” > (which I still call *E*xplorer) and the +L key to lock my computer. At > my work we have screen savers that lock the computer after no activity for > 15 minutes. But if I step out of my office I must make sure no one can use > my computer and the +L is much faster than the alternative Ctrl-Alt-Del *W > * combination for “Lock *W*orkstation”.**** > > ** ** > > *Windows Help* has similar tables, if you can find how to get to it:**** > > ** ** > > Press Windows Logo+F1 to display Windows Help**** > > Enter “Keyboard shortcut” in the Search field.**** > > There are other tidbits about keyboard shortcuts in the search results you > might find interesting, but for now,**** > > Select “Windows keyboard shortcuts overview”**** > > ** ** > > *After I pasted the above text from the search results, I realized it was > a link (which makes sense). If you click on it (and ignore the warning) it > may take you directly to the “Windows keyboard shortcuts overview page”, > but possibly without the graphics. That link is * > > *ms-its:C:\WINDOWS\Help\keyshort.chm::/keys_general.htm. And yes you can > drag the link from the URL (address or location) field in your browser onto > your links or favorites bar, or onto your desktop, so you can get to it > easily whenever you want. Again, the graphics on the page don’t load – > at least for me.* > > ** ** > > *Larry Cummings “Another Larry”* > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Marion Service > *Sent:* Thursday, January 05, 2012 9:05 AM > *To:* 'Zener Stanfill'; 'Maillist for EPCUG' > *Subject:* Re: [Pcusers] It's Monday?**** > > ** ** > > Thank you SOOO much !!! I had not even noticed the windows logo on the > keyboard before you wrote me – then I tried it and there it was > open/run!!! I had thought I had looked EVERUWHERE but not right before my > nose. Thanks. M**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Zener Stanfill > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 03, 2012 2:15 PM > *To:* Maillist for EPCUG > *Subject:* Re: [Pcusers] It's Monday?**** > > ** ** > > Using the run feature in windows 7 is the same as it is in Vista. You > either type what you want in the box above the start button, or press the > keys to bring up the run box. Windows in general uses the Win-r keys (press > the windows key and tap "r" key) to bring up a run box to type your command > in. This displays the same Run box as the older windows where you click > start and run.**** > > **** > > ...**** > > It could just change your life...**** > > http://KellyandZener.PrePaidLegal.com**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Marion Service <[email protected]> > *To:* 'Maillist for EPCUG' <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, January 2, 2012 8:14 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Pcusers] It's Monday?**** > > Hi Larry: I had people over to watch the game great win!!! > Unfortunately, no one knew how to use my new Win 7 machine so I am back to > my own devices and winging it without much success. For instance: > Microsoft tells me to go to Start and “open” and then “run”. I can’t find > them!!! Google isn’t leading me anywhere at all.**** > > **** > > If you would like to help, leave me your phone number and best time to > call or use mine: 485-8838.**** > > **** > > Tomorrow the normalcy begins again and I have appts to keep so I’ll be in > and out. Thanks, Larry**** > > **** > > Marion**** > > **** > > PS I’m writing this on my Vista laptop which I am glad to have!!!**** > > **** > > _______________________________________________ > The Eugene PC User Group's mailing list > Write to this list at: [email protected] > > To unsubscribe just send an email to: [email protected] > > To change your maillist options or view the archive visit: > http://epcug.net/mailman/listinfo/pcusers_epcug.net > >
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