When good Mice go bad
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How to Use Your Computer Without a Mouse
Sometimes you don't want to use your mouse, you find keyboard shortcuts faster, you lose your mouse, or it breaks, so here is how to fully use your computer using the keyboard. (other than regular typing)
Window management shortcuts.
left shift +left control and numlock allow you to move your cursor using the number pad
Window key opens start menu.
Arrow keys to select start menu icon.
Alt+F4 Exits the program.
Shift and Space to 'select' and 'enter.'
Alt key or Windows key + Tab switches between programs.
Windows key + D switches between the desktop and a window.
Control+Alt+Delete Runs Task Manager.
Application shortcuts
Control+Z Undo the last action.
Control+X Cut.
Control+C Copy.
Control+V Paste.
Control+S Saves current document.
Control+W Closes open tab/window.
Control+P Prints current frame.
Browser shortcuts
↑ and ↓ keys scroll.
Page Up scrolls up in larger increments.
Page Down scrolls down in larger increments.
Control+F Find something on the page.
Enter activates selected link.
Tab switches between active and passive panel.
Control+\ goes to your root/home directory.
Control+U swaps active and passive panel.
Control+PgUp goes to the parent directory.
Control+PgDn goes to the child directory.
Functional shortcuts
F1 Opens help for many programs.
F5 refreshes webpage.
F11 toggles full screen and regular views on Internet Explorer.
Turn on mouse keys
Start button ---> Control Panel ---> then click on mouse and look for Mouse keys.
Arrow keys to select start menu icon.
Alt+F4 Exits the program.
Shift and Space to 'select' and 'enter.'
Alt key or Windows key + Tab switches between programs.
Windows key + D switches between the desktop and a window.
Control+Alt+Delete Runs Task Manager.
How to Use Your Computer Without a Mouse
Sometimes you don't want to use your mouse, you find keyboard shortcuts faster, you lose your mouse, or it breaks, so here is how to fully use your computer using the keyboard. (other than regular typing)
Window management shortcuts.
left shift +left control and numlock allow you to move your cursor using the number pad
Window key opens start menu.
Arrow keys to select start menu icon.
Alt+F4 Exits the program.
Shift and Space to 'select' and 'enter.'
Alt key or Windows key + Tab switches between programs.
Windows key + D switches between the desktop and a window.
Control+Alt+Delete Runs Task Manager.
Application shortcuts
Control+Z Undo the last action.
Control+X Cut.
Control+C Copy.
Control+V Paste.
Control+S Saves current document.
Control+W Closes open tab/window.
Control+P Prints current frame.
Browser shortcuts
Control+I opens Favorites.
Control+H opens History
Control+N opens another of the same webpage.
Control+O opens another document or webpage.
Press Alt and letter underlined on desired menu to open menu i.e. Alt+E opens Edit, Alt+H opens Help.
Control+E Go to search box.
Alt+Tab opens search query in new tab.
Control plus - or + zooms in or out.
Control+Number switches to specific tab on Internet explorer.
Control+Alt+F4 closes all other tabs.
Alt+D selects the text in the address bars.
Control+Enter adds www. and .com to the text in the address bar.
F4 opens list of websites you've typed.
Tab moves forward through items on a webpage.
Shift+Tab moves backward through items on a webpage.
Alt+Home goes to your homepage on Internet Explorer.
Shift+F10 opens a shortcut menu for an Internet link.
F6 or Control+Tab moves forward between frames.
Control+Shift+Tab moves backward between frames.
Navigational shortcuts
Control+H opens History
Control+N opens another of the same webpage.
Control+O opens another document or webpage.
Press Alt and letter underlined on desired menu to open menu i.e. Alt+E opens Edit, Alt+H opens Help.
Control+E Go to search box.
Alt+Tab opens search query in new tab.
Control plus - or + zooms in or out.
Control+Number switches to specific tab on Internet explorer.
Control+Alt+F4 closes all other tabs.
Alt+D selects the text in the address bars.
Control+Enter adds www. and .com to the text in the address bar.
F4 opens list of websites you've typed.
Tab moves forward through items on a webpage.
Shift+Tab moves backward through items on a webpage.
Alt+Home goes to your homepage on Internet Explorer.
Shift+F10 opens a shortcut menu for an Internet link.
F6 or Control+Tab moves forward between frames.
Control+Shift+Tab moves backward between frames.
Navigational shortcuts
↑ and ↓ keys scroll.
Page Up scrolls up in larger increments.
Page Down scrolls down in larger increments.
Control+F Find something on the page.
Enter activates selected link.
Tab switches between active and passive panel.
Control+\ goes to your root/home directory.
Control+U swaps active and passive panel.
Control+PgUp goes to the parent directory.
Control+PgDn goes to the child directory.
Functional shortcuts
F1 Opens help for many programs.
F5 refreshes webpage.
F11 toggles full screen and regular views on Internet Explorer.
Turn on mouse keys
Start button ---> Control Panel ---> then click on mouse and look for Mouse keys.
Arrow keys to select start menu icon.
Alt+F4 Exits the program.
Shift and Space to 'select' and 'enter.'
Alt key or Windows key + Tab switches between programs.
Windows key + D switches between the desktop and a window.
Control+Alt+Delete Runs Task Manager.
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