Shortcuts.* Close the active window or quit a program: Alt+F4 * Full delete (without sending file to the recycle bin Starting with Windows 95, a simulated garbage can used for deleting files and folders. The recycle bin keeps the files intact in case the user wants to restore them, but can be "emptied" from time to time to save disk space. ): Shift+Delete * Move cursor (1) The symbol used to point to some element on screen. On Windows, Mac and other graphics-based screens, it is also called a "pointer," and it changes shape as it is moved with the mouse into different areas of the application. forward to the next place: Tab * Move cursor back to the previous place: Shiti+Tab * Open any menu or menu item: Alt+the underlined letter * Open Help: F1 * Open Start Menu: Ctrl+Esc * Switch to a different open program: Alt+Tab STANLEY ZAROWIN, a former JofA senior editor, is now a contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. to the magazine. His e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address is zarowin@mindspring. com. |
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