Comments on: Some Cool Keyboard Tricks That Few People Know About http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sachin http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-435066 Sachin Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:56:01 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-435066 Great Tips..:) Great Tips..:)

]]> By: Dvad78 http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-431629 Dvad78 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:03:29 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-431629 Great article! Here is a few more that i did not see. In Windows Explorer [Ctrl] + Enter - Open Folder in new window [Ctrl] + E - Search [Ctrl] + F - Search [Ctrl] + R - Refresh Great article! Here is a few more that i did not see.

In Windows Explorer
[Ctrl] + Enter – Open Folder in new window
[Ctrl] + E – Search
[Ctrl] + F – Search
[Ctrl] + R – Refresh

]]> By: Literati http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-428900 Literati Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:32:49 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-428900 This article is great, although, I think, it should have a second part. ;) This article is great, although, I think, it should have a second part. ;)

]]> By: Shae http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-428528 Shae Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:29:15 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-428528 [Ctrl] + L in FF jumps your cursor to the address bar. [Ctrl] + L in FF jumps your cursor to the address bar.

]]> By: ronaloo http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-428005 ronaloo Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:20:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-428005 windows + e opens up my computer. plus, u can substitute any of ur folder like a drive in my computer goto command prompt, type in subst [path name of dir] [new drive name:] eg: subst c:\desktop\mystuff x: you'll have a x: drive in my computers - the mystuff folder. but this is temporary for the current login. put it in autoexec.bat file to make permanent you can also, to make your life easier, put ur most used folders in sendto list. in vista, just search for this folder,in the admin account,not the public one. appdata->roaming->microsoft->windows->sendto put the shortcut of ur folder in this one. like mymovies etc so you can just send stuff from your pendrive etc to that or from anywhere windows + e opens up my computer.

plus, u can substitute any of ur folder like a drive in my computer

goto command prompt, type in

subst [path name of dir] [new drive name:]

eg:

subst c:\desktop\mystuff x:

you’ll have a x: drive in my computers – the mystuff folder.
but this is temporary for the current login. put it in autoexec.bat file to make permanent

you can also, to make your life easier, put ur most used folders in sendto list.

in vista, just search for this folder,in the admin account,not the public one.
appdata->roaming->microsoft->windows->sendto

put the shortcut of ur folder in this one. like mymovies etc

so you can just send stuff from your pendrive etc to that or from anywhere

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-426756 Tina Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:06:32 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-426756 [Ctrl] + W does something else in Thunderbird. ;) [Ctrl] + W does something else in Thunderbird. ;)

]]> By: Nick M http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-426755 Nick M Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:02:22 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-426755 [CTRL] R = Read email [CTRL] W = Write email :) [CTRL] R = Read email
[CTRL] W = Write email :)

]]> By: Toxic http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-425064 Toxic Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:08:37 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-425064 [Alt]+[1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8] or [9] [Alt]+[1]: Smily face [Alt]+[2]: Dark Smily face [Alt]+[3]: heart [Alt]+[4]: diamond [Alt]+[5]: club [Alt]+[6]: spade [Alt]+[7]: small dot [Alt]+[8]: squire with dot in the middle [Alt]+[9]: bigger circle [Alt]+[1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8] or [9]

[Alt]+[1]: Smily face
[Alt]+[2]: Dark Smily face
[Alt]+[3]: heart
[Alt]+[4]: diamond
[Alt]+[5]: club
[Alt]+[6]: spade
[Alt]+[7]: small dot
[Alt]+[8]: squire with dot in the middle
[Alt]+[9]: bigger circle

]]> By: MarcW http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-424120 MarcW Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:07:31 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-424120 About 'creating your own trick" : can you also make combinations with the Windows key. When I try e.g. Windows key + z it is automatically converted into XTRL + ALT + z. Afterwards CTRL + ALT + z works but Windows key + z does not. Anyone who gets this working ? About ‘creating your own trick” : can you also make combinations with the Windows key. When I try e.g. Windows key + z it is automatically converted into XTRL + ALT + z. Afterwards CTRL + ALT + z works but Windows key + z does not. Anyone who gets this working ?

]]> By: Antoine van Dinter http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/some-cool-keyboard-tricks-that-few-people-know-about/#comment-423954 Antoine van Dinter Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:19:43 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=29473#comment-423954 SHIFT + Tab and you go back to a field instead of forward. Comes in handy when filling in webforms and when you see that you have made a mistake. SHIFT + Tab and you go back to a field instead of forward. Comes in handy when filling in webforms and when you see that you have made a mistake.

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