| Thanks again to all the new folks who attended this month. We
had a good turnout and having more people enriches the experience for all
of us. Keep passing the word along about our meetings.
Windows 95 has been around for three years now, but there are still
many questions surrounding how to use it. We discussed Windows 98
at length in June and decided to re-visit Windows use in general this month.
First, we discussed how to clean up the sometimes messy Programs list.
It is done by first clicking on:
START | SETTINGS | TASKBAR & START MENU | START MENU PROGRAMS |
ADVANCED.
This takes you to a Windows Explorer looking window that allows you
to cut/copy/paste shortcuts to your heart's desire to achieve the level
of organization you would like from your programs' menu.
Next, we discussed the many ways to search for files that you have stored
on your computer and how to create folders to store them in. One
feature on searching files that is not used very often, but very helpful
is searching by the date the file was created. It can be accessed
from the FIND FILES or FOLDERS function in Windows Explorer or from the
START button menu.
My favorite portion of the meeting was learning some of the keyboard
shortcuts that we tend to forget or have never used. Try some of
these to speed up your computer sessions:
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CTRL+C = COPY
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CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT = PAST
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CTRL+X = CUT
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CTRL+Z = UNDO
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CTRL+A = Select All
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ALT+TAB = Switch between open applications
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CTRL+ESC = Invokes the Start menu (use in place of Windows key if you don't
have newer keyboard)
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ALT+F4 = Quit a program
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F1 = HELP from anywhere
IF you have a newer Windows keyboard with the little Windows icon key on
either side of the keyboard you can use these gems:
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Windows key+F = Find files or folders dialog box
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Windows key+E = Windows Explorer
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Windows key+R = Run dialog box
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Windows key = opens the Start menu
Also, don't forget to use your right mouse button to invoke shortcut
menus throughout Windows. |
