Basic PC Shortcut Keys

Windows XP Secrets Windows XP Secrets, Hidden program WinXP, game tricks, Notepad, Paint, music, Solitaire, FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Pinball... Basic PC Shortcut Keys Basic shortcut keys that supported on most IBM compatible personal computer (PC).... Shortcut Keys Supported Window Versions Description Alt + e 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Pull down the top Edit menu. Alt + f 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Pull down the top File menu Ctrl + a 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Select all text. Ctrl + c 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Copy selected item(s) (to clipboard). Ctrl + f 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Find. Ctrl + v 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Paste copied item(s) from clipboard Ctrl + x 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Cut. Ctrl + Ins 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Same as Ctrl + c Ctrl + (left arrow) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Move one word to the left at a time. Ctrl + (right arrow) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Move one word to the right at a time. Shift + Ins 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Same as Ctrl + v Shift + Delelte (or Del) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Cut. Or permanently delete selected item(s) on Windows Explorer. F1 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Help. Home 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Jump to the beginning of the line or page. Ctrl + Home 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Jump to the beginning of the document or page. End 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Jump to the end of the line or page. Ctrl + End 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista ump to the end of the document or page. Shift + Home 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Set selection (highlight) from current position to beginning of the line or page. Shift + End 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Set selection (highlight) from current position to end of the line or page. Shift + (left arrow) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Set selection (highlight) from current position to the left, one character at a time. Shift + (right arrow) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Set selection (highlight) from current position to the right, one character at a time. Shift + (down arrow) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Set selection (highlight) from current position to the next line down. Shift + (up arrow) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Set selection (highlight) from current position to the next line up. Convert any Document or Web page to PDF Details how to convert different formats of documents or webpages to PDF... Somebody just told you that you need to have Adobe Acrobat (Writer) to create a PDF file? Guess what, you can get away from that pricey piece of software if you just need to convert some documents to pdf, without a need of fancy editing the pdf document. Here's how. Thanks to the BullZip, who provides a Free Pdf printer. With this free tool, you can simply "print out" your document or webpage to a pdf file, just about the same way as you print it out to a printer. You can visit BullZip.com for more information about the software. Here the direct link to BullZip downloads page: Downloads To get started, first follow the link above and download Free Pdf Printer from BullZip, then install it to your computer. Once you're done, you might need to close the program (or the web browser) which you're currently viewing the document. This helps refreshing the list of available printers on your computer. Once you get back to the document you want to convert, perform the same steps are you print out the document, i.e. File > Print ... When you see the Print window pop-up, select "Bullzip PDF Printer" under "Printers", then click "OK". BullZip PDF Printer will then start to analyze your document and display a new pop-up window, where you can direct it to the location you want to save the pdf file. Follow the pop-up windows and.. hola! The PDF document is created! Reset Windows Password Reset Windows Password, password recovery, recover admin password, forgot administrator password, lost password...
Forgot your administrator password? Don't panic, it happens to some other people too, and you have found the solution! The following instructions will show you step-by-step how to reset your local Windows password. This only works for local user accounts, however, not domain accounts.The password recovery tool from this page is written by Petter Nordahl-Hagen, and the original information, as well as the downloadable tool, can be found from his website. According to the author, this tool should work for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista. WARNING! Users who have EFS encrypted files on the Windows XP or Vista computers will loose access to the EFS encrypted files after recovery of your password! Use this trick at your own risks The tool to reset your password can be downloaded here. I. Download the bootdisk: Download the bootdisk, which includes the password recovery tool here. The file contains the ISO CD image. Unzip (extract) the ISO file and burn it to a CD. Note that this is an ISO file, you must burn it to CD as an ISO image, not as a "data" file. If you're not sure how, see this article. Also, the image is bootable, you need to burn the image to a CD using the image burning feature; do not extract the contents of the ISO and burn them to the CD, you'll end up with a CD that can't boot! II. Understanding the process: You'll use the bootdisk created from the above steps to bootup your computer, which you want to reset your administrator password. You'll be asked for things like: which drive is the boot drive, which path to the SAM file, etc.. but don't worry, details will be provided. Once you have selected an account to reset the password, you'll need to type in a new password; however, it is highly recommended to use a BLANK password at this point, then you can change your password later in Windows. Follow the prompts to the end. You'll need to save the changes at the end! III. OK! Enough talking. Here are the steps: Startup your computer with the bootdisk created above. You should see a welcome screen following with a prompt: boot: Just wait, the bootup process will continute automatically. Then you should see a screen similar to this: ========================================================= . Step ONE: Select disk where the Windows installation is ========================================================= .... NT partitions found: 1 : /dev/sda1 4001MB Boot 2 : /dev/sda5 2148MB Please select partition by number or a = show all partitions, d = automatically load new disk drivers m = manually load new disk drivers l = relist NTFS/FAT partitions, q = quit Select: [1] Notice the last line "Select: [1]" which shows the [1] as default selection because the tool detected the bootup partition is [1]. This might be different on your own machine, so you should review the list shown under "NT partitions found:". The partition with the word "Boot" should be selected. Hit Enter once you confirm the selection. You should see a similar screen as follows: ========================================================= . Step TWO: Select PATH and registry files ========================================================= .... What is the path to the registry directory? (relative to windows disk) [windows/system32/config] : Notice the last line "[windows/system32/config]" which shows the default path. This was also detected by the tool. If the path is correct, hit Enter, or if you wish to enter a different path, enter it now then hit Enter. Here are the paths for different versions of Windows: - Windows NT 3.51: winnt35/system32/config - Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000: winnt/system32/config - Windows XP/2003 (and often Windows 2000 upgraded from Windows 98 or earlier): windows/system32/config Once you hit "Enter", you should see the next screen similar to the following: -r-------- 1 0 0 262144 Jan 12 18:01 SAM -r-------- 1 0 0 262144 Jan 12 18:01 SECURITY -r-------- 1 0 0 262144 Jan 12 18:01 default -r-------- 1 0 0 8912896 Jan 12 18:01 software -r-------- 1 0 0 2359296 Jan 12 18:01 system dr-x------ 1 0 0 4096 Sep 8 11:37 systemprofile -r-------- 1 0 0 262144 Sep 8 11:53 userdiff Select which part of registry to load, use predefined choices or list the files with space as delimiter 1 - Password reset [sam system security] 2 - RecoveryConsole parameters [software] q - quit - return to previous [1] Hit "Enter" with the default option selected "[1]". Then ...: ========================================================= . Step THREE: Password or registry edit ========================================================= Loaded hives: 1 - Edit user data and passwords 2 - Syskey status & change 3 - RecoveryConsole settings - - - 9 - Registry editor, now with full write support! q - Quit (you will be asked if there is something to save) What to do? [1] -> 1 Hit "Enter" with the default option selected "[1]". Then ...: ===== chntpw Edit User Info & Passwords ==== RID: 01f4, Username: <Administrator> RID: 01f5, Username: <Guest>, *disabled or locked* RID: 03e8, Username: <HelpAssistant>, *disabled or locked* RID: 03eb, Username: <pnh>, *disabled or locked* RID: 03ea, Username: <SUPPORT_388945a0>, *disabled or locked* Select: ! - quit, . - list users, 0x<RID> - User with RID (hex) or simply enter the username to change: [Administrator] Hit "Enter" with the default option selected "[Administrator]", or select another user account. Here you can enter the full user account surrounded by < and >, CASE-SENSITIVE, or enter the RID number (i.e. 0x1f4). Assuming you select the Administrator account, you should see the following screen: RID : 0500 [01f4] Username: Administrator fullname: comment : Built-in account for administering the computer/domain homedir : Account bits: 0x0210 = [ ] Disabled | [ ] Homedir req. | [ ] Passwd not req. | [ ] Temp. duplicate | [X] Normal account | [ ] NMS account | [ ] Domain trust ac | [ ] Wks trust act. | [ ] Srv trust act | [X] Pwd don't expir | [ ] Auto lockout | [ ] (unknown 0x08) | [ ] (unknown 0x10) | [ ] (unknown 0x20) | [ ] (unknown 0x40) | Failed login count: 0, while max tries is: 0 Total login count: 3 * = blank the password (This may work better than setting a new password!) Enter nothing to leave it unchanged Please enter new password: * At the prompt "Please enter new password", Enter the * for a blank password (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) then press Enter Please enter new password: * Blanking password! Do you really wish to change it? (y/n) [n] y At the prompt, type in "y", then press Enter. Note that the default option is "n". Do you really wish to change it? (y/n) [n] y Changed! Select: ! - quit, . - list users, 0x - User with RID (hex) or simply enter the username to change: [Administrator] ! Enter the "!" to go back to the main menu. Then select "q" at the following menu to quit: <>========<> chntpw Main Interactive Menu <>========<> Loaded hives: 1 - Edit user data and passwords 2 - Syskey status & change 3 - RecoveryConsole settings - - - 9 - Registry editor, now with full write support! q - Quit (you will be asked if there is something to save) What to do? [1] -> q A prompt to save changes displays, enter "y" to save: ========================================================= . Step FOUR: Writing back changes ========================================================= About to write file(s) back! Do it? [n] : y The changes are saved! You should see the following screen, press Enter, and reboot your computer. Writing sam ***** EDIT COMPLETE ***** You can try again if it somehow failed, or you selected wrong New run? [n] : n Any Folder as Photo Folder How to setup any folder to display its contents as photo thumbnails, also apply to the subfolders... This tricks shows you how to setup any folder to display its contents as a photo folder. In many cases, you save your images/photos in a folder different than "My Pictures" (under "My Documents"). Since this folder you choose is just like any other normal folders, its contents displayed as a listing of files. You can temporary change it by just right-click and select "View" >> "Thumbnails". But if you want to change the folder so that everytime you come back, the folder itself, as well as all its subfolders, display the contents as photo thumbnails. Here's How Right-click on the folder you choose and select "Properties" Select "Customize" Tab. Then under "Use this folder type as a template", select "Pictures (best for many files)" Check on "Also apply this template to all subfolders" to apply the setting to subfoders as well Click OK to exit Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt A better method to set files or folders hidden using command prompt. Using this method, the hidden files or folders do not appear even with "show... Trick to hide files and folders using Command Prompt The most important thing is that, once hidden with this method, the files/folders cannot be viewed by any search options even if you click "Show All Hidden Files and Folders". Hiding the most wanted files and folders is very important nowadays and it's really a tedious job too. In order to make this tedious job an easy one, i'm going to deliver you a the trick now. For Example: You have a folder named "collegephotos" and this folder is stored in (Disk Drive E). You think that it should not be seen by strangers who use your PC. For that you need to follow the following instructions Press windowkey+R: Run command dialog box appears. Now type "cmd" and hit enter. A command prompt window displays. Now type "attrib +s +h E:\collegephotos" and hit enter. The folder "collegephotos" will be hidden (Note: It cannot be viewed by any search options) (To view this folder again, use the same command but replace '+' with '-' on both flags 's' and 'h') finish Command Prompt on Right - Click How to create a right-click shortcut to open a Command Prompt Windows at selected folder... Many computer users, specially the programmers, need to launch a command prompt window every once in a while to execute some dos/shell commands. The problem is, when a command prompt window launched, the default path is normally the system path or the user profile's path. The users will then have to do all the "cd" commands to change the directories to the path he/she wants. This trick shows you how to add an option called "Command Prompt" when you right-click on a folder in Windows. With this option, a Command Prompt Window will launch and its current directory will be the path to the folder you've selected. Use this trick at your own risk. Here's what you'll get: The Solution You can either edit your registry OR download the registry file and apply it on your computer. Method I. Manually edit the registry: Start > Run Enter "regedit" and hit Enter Expand to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell" Right-click on "shell" and select New > Key Make sure a new key is created under "shell". Change the name of this key to "Command Prompt" Right-click on this new key "Command Prompt" and select New > Key Change the name of this key to "command" Here's what we should have:  Double-click on the "(Default)" text on the right window to bring up the edit box Enter this text into the Value Data field: cmd.exe "%1" Click OK and close the registry. Method II. Download and apply the registry file: Download this registry file Here Unzip it to a temp folder, then double-click on the .reg file to add the registry data. Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys The top searched trick: Common shortcut keys for different versions of Microsoft Windows...
Shortcut Key Supported Window Versions Short Key Description Alt + (double-click) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Open Properties dialog of selected item. Alt + Enter 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Opens properties window of selected item. Alt + Esc 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch Between open tasks available on the taskbar. Alt + F4 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Close the top (focused) window. Alt + Tab 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch between open windows. Alt + Tab + Shift 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch between open windows, backward. Ctrl + Alt + Delete (or Del) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Bring up the Windows Task Manager, or reboot computer. Ctrl + Esc 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Bring up the Windows Start menu. Ctrl + '+' ('+' key on the keypad) 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Autofit the widths of all columns (if available) in current window. Ctrl + F4 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Close sub window/tab. Ctrl + Tab 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch between existing tabs (within a window). Ctrl + Tab + Shift 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch between existing tabs (within a window), backward F1 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Open Help for Windows or focused application. F2 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Rename. F3 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Find/Search. F4 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Select drives or display the list of drives F5 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Refresh. F6 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch focus to the address bar (if exists). F10 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Switch focus to the top menu bar. Shift + F10 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Same as mouse right-click on the select item. Print Screen 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Capture a screenshot of the entire desktop to clipboard. Print Screen + Alt 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Capture a screenshot of just the top(focused) window to clipboard. Shift + Delete (or Del) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Permanently delete selected file(s)/folder(s) (bypass recycle bin) Shift (hold while inserting an audio CD to drive) 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Prevent autoplay. * (keypad) on Windows Explorer. 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Expand all sub-directories from the selected item. + (keypad) on Windows Explorer. 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Expand only the first level of selected item. - (keypad) on Windows Explorer. 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista Collapse Most keyboards have a Windows Key (key with a Windows icon). This key provides additional shortcuts for Microsoft Windows. Below is a list of the shortcut keys by combining the Windows key and other keys. Shortcut Keys Description WINDOWS-KEY Bring up the Windows Start menu. WINDOWS-KEY + F1 Bring up the Windows Help. WINDOWS-KEY + e Open Microsoft Explorer. WINDOWS-KEY + f Windows Search. WINDOWS-KEY + Ctrl + f Search for computers WINDOWS-KEY + d Minimizes all and bring up desktop, or restore all WINDOWS-KEY + l Lock the computer (Windows XP & newer). WINDOWS-KEY + m Minimizes all windows. WINDOWS-KEY + Shift + M Restore all. Opposite with WINDOWS-KEY + M and WINDOWS-KEY + D. WINDOWS-KEY + r Open the run window. WINDOWS-KEY + u Utility Manager. WINDOWS-KEY + Tab Cycle through the programs on task bar. WINDOWS-KEY + Pause/Break Open the System Properties window. Burn CD without software in Windows XP Copy files to CD, CDR, CDRW, CD-RW, no software, burn data to CD without software in Microsoft Windows XP... Burn a CD on Windows XP without using software Windows XP comes with a builtin CD-copy feature that not many people are aware of. Although almost everyone has his/her favorite CD-copy software to stick with, it is still good to know about this CDR feature from Windows XP. You will find it very useful when you come to another PC that doesn't have a CD-copy software, and you can't just install your favorite software to it. With this feature, you can write some data or MP3 files to a CD/DVD, or erase a re-writable CD/DVD. If you're using a Re-Writable CD (CD-RW), make sure the disc is blank. You might need to erase (or "format") it before use. For information how to erase a CD-RW on Windows XP without using any other software, see this article. Requirements: You need to enable the CD-R feature on Windows XP. If you haven't done so, see this article. Insert a Formated-ReWritable CD or a Recordable (CD-R) disc into the CD drive. From Desktop, double-click on "My Computer". Navigate to the files/folders you want to copy to CD. Select them and press "Ctrl-c" to copy. Browse back to the CD-ROM, and press "Ctrl-V" to paste. The files/folders will show up as temporary files/folders at this time. On the left panel, select "Write these files to CD". The window "CD Writing Wizard" appears with the default CD name. Change the CD name if you wish, then click "Next". The "CD Writing Wizard" starts to write files/folders to the CD: Once the writing process is complete, the wizard will disappear and the CD-Rom will be ejected. Create Ghost Bootable SD Card or USB Flash Drive Create a bootable SecureDigital Card or thumb drive to bootup Symantec Ghost for laptop or netbook without CD-ROM... It's a good practice to create an image of your hard drive before you start using it. Especially when you had to build that computer from scratch and spent hours installing the operating system and all of your favorite apps... As Symantec Ghost becomes more user friendly, people start to recognize this idea. The idea also works well when you need to clean your PC from viruses. In case anything goes wrong with the operating system, you just need to restore the image using the Symantec bootable CD. However, the problem comes when we deal with the new version of those small laptops: The netbooks! which usually don't come with a built-in CD-ROM drive to bootup the PC. The most simple solution would be buying an external CD-ROM drive, which costs you money. And in some cases, you just want to bootup the Symantec Ghost.... with whatever available! The good news: Almost every recent laptop/netbook comes with a card reader, and even if you wasn't lucky enough, your laptop/netbook should have a USB port! This guide will tell you how to create a bootable SD card or a USB flash drive with Symantec Norton Ghost. This task can be done with several different versions of Symantec Ghost; however, the steps from this articles are based on Symantec Ghost 14. What you need? Symantec Ghost 14 bootable CD. (Some other versions might also work) A PC with bootable CD/DVD drive. An SD card (either SD or SDHC), or a USB thumb drive. The size can be as minimum as 1 GB. You can also pick a large SD card if you want to store your hard drive image to the card as well. An SD slot or a card reader (for SD card) or a USB slot (for thumb drive) Follow the steps in order. Use this guide at your own risks. First, check to make sure your CD/DVD drive is bootable. (See your BIOS manual or PC user guide for details since this is out of the scope of this article). - For SD card: Make sure the SD slot or the card reader is available. if it's a card reader, connect it to the PC. Also insert the card. - For USB thumb drive: Make sure the drive is inserted into one of the USB slots. Bootup the computer using the Symantec Ghost CD (Details vary on different computers). On Windows XP, during the startup, you should see the prompt "Press any key to boot from CD...". Once the Symantec Recovery startup is complete, you should see the main screen of Symantec Ghost 14 Recovery similar to this image: Select "Analyze" from the left menu. Then click on "Open Command Shell Window". A command prompt window will display. At this command prompt window, type: "diskpart" (one word, without quotes) and hit enter. The prompt now changed to "DISKPART>" Now type "list disk" and hit enter. You should now see a list of all available disks. Base on the size of each disk listed, find the one that matching your SD card (or thumb drive) and note its disk number under "Disk ###". If you don't see your SD card (or flash drive) listed, verify if it is inserted or plugged in (you might need to restart the computer and try again). Type "select disk <n>" (replace <n> with the disk # noted from the previous step) then hit enter. Important!! Besure to select the correct disk (your SD card or thumb drive) as you will be erasing the drive. Sample image with a 4-GB SD selected: Create a primary partition for the the disk by executing the following sequence of commands: clean create partition primary select partition 1 Set the primary partition active, type: "active" and hit enter Perform a quick format with the following command: format fs=fat32 quick Then type: assign exit Your SD card (or the flash drive) is now bootable and will act similar to a local hard drive. In order to boot this card with Symantect Ghost Recovery, copy all contents from the Symantec Ghost disc to the SD card (or the flash drive). Besure to copy everything including any hidden files/folders. The SD card or flash drive is now bootable and will boot your laptop/netbook to Symantec Ghost Recovery utilities exactly the same way as of the CD (To boot with the card on your laptop/netbook, don't forget to set your bios to search for the SD card or USB external devices in the boot sequence). finish  Microsoft Excel Shortcut Keys The most useful Microsoft Office component: Excel - The common shortcut keys for Microsoft Excel... Shortcut Description Double-click (on a cell) Edit the cell contents. Double-click (on a row/column divider) Adjust height/width to auto-fit High-light headers of multiple rows/columns then Double-click on a row/column divider Adjust height/width to auto-fit of all high-lighted rows/columns Triple-click Select the entire contents in the cell Click on row/column divider then drag Adjust height/width of the row/colunn High-light headers of multiple rows/columns then Click on row/column divider then drag Adjust height/width of the rows/colunns Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document. Hold Shift + Click the cells Select multiple cells Keyboard shortcuts Shortcut Description F2 Edit the selected cell. F5 Goto a specific cell. For example, C6. F7 Spell check selected text and/or document. F11 Create chart. Ctrl + A Select all. Ctrl + B Bold. Ctrl + C Copy. Ctrl + F Find (same as Shift + F5). Ctrl + G Go To. Ctrl + H Replace. Ctrl + I Italic. Ctrl + K Insert link. Ctrl + N New Workbook. Ctrl + O Open Workbook. Ctrl + P Print dialog. Ctrl + S Save. Ctrl + U Underline. Ctrl + V Paste. Ctrl + Z Undo. Ctrl + Y Redo. Ctrl + X Cut. Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough text. Ctrl + F3 Define Name. Ctrl + F4 Exit Excel. Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks. Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window. Ctrl + F10 Maximize current window. Shift + F1 Activate Help on Item. Shift + F2 Insert Comments Shift + F3 Insert Function. Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time. Ctrl + ; Enter the current date. Ctrl + Page down Move to next worksheet. Ctrl + Page up Move to previous worksheet. Ctrl + Shift + # Number Format: Date Ctrl + Shift + @ Number Format: Time. Ctrl + Shift + ! Number Format: Commas. Ctrl + Shift + $ Number Format: Currency Ctrl + Shift + % Number Format: Percentage Ctrl + Shift + ^ Number Format: Scientific. Ctrl + Space Select entire column. Shift + Space Select entire row. Ctrl + (Arrow key) Move to next section. 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Shortcut Description Double-click (On a word) Select the word. Triple-click Select entire line. Wheel click Activate the Smooth scrolling Hold Ctrl + Scroll Wheel forward Increase font size Hold Ctrl + Scroll Wheel backward Decrease font size Click one point then hold Shift & click another Create a selection from the two points Keyboard shortcuts Shortcut Description F1 Help. F3 Toggle on/off search panel. F4 Pull down address bar. F5 Refresh current page. F6 Move focus to address bar. F11 Toggle on/off full-screen mode Alt + (Left Arrow) Go back on history. Same pas Backspace Alt + (Right Arrow) Go forward on history. Ctrl + A Select All. Ctrl + B Favorites. Ctrl + C Copy Selected. Ctrl + E Search panel. Ctrl + F Find (on page). Ctrl + H Toggle History panel. Ctrl + I Toggle Favorites panel. Ctrl + L Open File. Same as Ctrl + O Ctrl + N Open New browser window. Ctrl + P Print current page / frame. Ctrl + R Refresh. Same as F5 Esc Stop (while page is loading). Ctrl + Enter Auto complete a url address. For example, type thecomputricks in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.thecomputricks.com. Ctrl + D Add the current page to favorite. Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys Find out the most common shortcut keys for Microsoft Word to speed up your office process.... Shortcut Description Double-click (on a word) Select the word. Single-click (anywhere in a sentence) + Holding CTRL Select the entire sentence. Triple-click (anywhere in a paragraph) Select the entire paragraph. Click, hold, drag, then release Select text from the click position to release position. Click first position, hold SHIFT key, then click 2nd position Select text from the 1st position to the 2nd position. Hold ALT key, then click and drag Vertical select text. Hold CTRL key, then scroll wheel Zoom in/out. Keyboard shortcuts Shortcut Description Ctrl + A Select all (including text, graphics). Ctrl + B Bold. Ctrl + I Italic. Ctrl + U Underline. Ctrl + C Copy. Ctrl + V Paste. Ctrl + X Cut. Ctrl + F Find. Ctrl + Z Undo. Ctrl + Y Redo. Ctrl + P Open the print dialog. Ctrl + K Insert link. Ctrl + L Left align. Ctrl + E Center align. Ctrl + R Right align. Ctrl + M Indent. Ctrl + (left arrow) Moves one word to the left. Ctrl + (right arrow) Moves one word to the right. Ctrl + (up arrow) Moves cursor to the beginning of the paragraph. Ctrl + (down arrow) Moves cursor to the end of the paragraph. Ctrl + Shift + F Change font. Ctrl + Shift + * View/hide non-printing characters. Ctrl + Del Deletes word to the right of cursor. Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to the left of cursor. Ctrl + End Moves cursor to the end of document. Ctrl + Home Moves cursor to the beginning of document. Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font. Ctrl + 1 Single-space. Ctrl + 2 Double-space. Ctrl + 5 1.5-line. Ctrl + Alt + 1 Format text: heading 1. Ctrl + Alt + 2 Format text: heading 2. Ctrl + Alt + 3 Format text: heading 3. F1 Help. F4 Repeat the last action F5 Go to . F7 Spelling and grammar. F12 Save as. F8 then (left arrow) Increase selection to the left by one character F8 then (right arrow) Increase selection to the right by one character Ctrl + F1 Task Pane. Ctrl + F2 Print preview. Alt + Ctrl + F2 New document. Shift + F3 Cycle between capitalized formats Ctrl + Insert Copy. Shift + Insert Paste. Shift + End Select from current position to the end of the line. Shift + Home Select from current position to the beginning of the line. Ctrl + Shift + (left arrow) Select from current position to the beginning of the word. Ctrl + Shift + (right arrow) Select from current position to the end of the word. Ctrl + Shift + (up arrow) Select from current position to the beginning of the document. Ctrl + Shift + (down arrow) Select from current position to the end of the document. Ctrl + Shift + Page Up Select from current position to the beginning of the window. Ctrl + Shift + Page Down Select from current position to the end of the window. Shift + Page Up One screen page up. Shift + Page Down One screen page down. Shift + F7 Thesaurus check selected text. Shift + F12 Save. Ctrl + Shift + F12 Print. Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date. Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time. Windows Karaoke Time to get some fun with your Computer/laptop: Turn your PC/laptop to a karaoke machine with Windows Karaoke... I've seen many pricey karaoke machines out there that play thousands of songs, all from one single DVD disc. But the video scenes are boring since they're shared within the song tracks. The Midi audio quality from these players is not what you want (that's why such many songs can be stored in one single disc). And... it's impossible to manage the list of song tracks on the disc, for example, when you want to add your favorite songs or remove ones that you dislike. This Windows Karaoke is a free software for non-commercial uses, so help yourself and enjoy. Feel free to send me comments/suggestions, as well as any questions you may have. Thanks to TheComputerTricks.com for their sponsorship. With Windows Karaoke, you can turn your desktop or laptop to a karaoke machine, or even connect it to your home theater system. I suggest that you connect your laptop/desktop audio (line-out) to a mixer, which allows you to plug in a microphone. Then feed the audio from this mixer to your home theater system. You can also use this player to play other media types such as MP3, movies, etc... Download a copy of Windows Karaoke here. System Requirements: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or newer. MS .NET Framework (recommend 3.5 or newer) Windows Media Player 9 or newer, which is available in most recent computers. Installation: Installation is easy, just double-click on the Setup.exe and follow the instructions. Configure Windows Karaoke: Launch the Windows Karaoke after installation. Press "Ctrl" Key for Configuration window. Configure the keyboard keys. Some keys are fixed and cannot be changed (i.e. Stop, Play, etc...) Manage your song list: Select "Song List" tab, then either import a song list (in *.csv) format, or add song tracks manually. (Make sure you enter correct paths for the song tracks) Set your language: Select "Others" tab, then change your language. Click "Save & Exit" to save you changes and exit. Some Tips: To select a song track to play or sing: Press the key that you assigned to "Play a select song". Enter the song number on the pop-up window and hit "Enter" To cancel, hit "Escape" To select a song track to add to waitlist: Press the key that you assigned to "Queue a select song". Enter the song number on the pop-up window and hit "Enter" To cancel, hit "Escape" To play all the tracks from the beginning: Press the key that you assigned to "Play All Songs". To browse the list of all tracks for selection: Press the key that you assigned to "Browse All Songs". Use arrow keys (Left/Right/Up/Down) to navigate to the song you like. To select the song to play: Press the key that you assigned to "Play a select song". To select the song to add to waitlist Press the key that you assigned to "Queue a select song". To stop while a track is playing: Press "Escape". To pause/resume while a track is playing/pausing: Press "Pause/Break". To exit the program: Press "End". (at any screen) Create a bootable CD  or DVD with or without flopy How to Create a bootable CD or DVD with or without floppy.... With the CD-ROM available on almost every computer nowaday, floppy drives become a history. However, for those who find computers a hobby, might run into a situation when they need to create a bootable CD that works just like the old floppy disk. Unfortunately, to do this, you still need a floppy drive to read your bootup floppy disk. Wait, the good news is, you can just down load a bootable ISO image and burn it to a CD. And even better, we have a copy of an ISO image right here. You can download this image and follow the instructions below, or you can do a web search for more options. The information on this article will guide you step-by-step how to create a bootable CD/DVD, either using a bootup floppy disk or a boot image file. You will end up having a bootable CD or DVD, with CD-ROM driver supported, that could startup your PC and bring up the command prompt. This is going to be a good starting point, then you can run other utilities such as hard drive ghost, etc.. Many current CD/DVD burning software support the bootable feature. If you already have your favorite burning software, look around to find the bootable option. For this article, I will use the steps and sample screen-shots with the burning tool called Nero. You will need a boot disk (floppy) or a bootable ISO image to start. If you don't have one, you can download an ISO image here. This boot image is Windows-98 based, which means it uses the Windows 98 bootup sequence, which should do what we need. You can also download different boot disk images from the internet. I've found bootdisk.com has a very good collection. I assume that you already have Nero installed. Also, it is highly recommended to use a rewritable disc so you can redo the process if you have to. Launch Nero Burning ROM At the New Compilation Window, select "CD" from the drop-down menu and select "CD-ROM (Boot)" for CD, (or select "DVD" and "DVD-ROM (Boot)" for DVD) If you use a bootup floppy disk, insert the floppy disk and select "Bootable logical drive..." If you use an image file, select "Image File" then click "Browse" to browse to the image. At the "Open" Window, browse to the location where you saved the boot image and choose the image you wish to use and click "Open" (you might need to change the "Files of type" to "All Files" in order to see files with different extensions.) Click "New" at the New Compilation Window. Nero New Compilation Window disappears and Nero brings up its main screen where you can add more files to the CD/DVD if you wish. For example, adding a "ghost" folder with the file "ghost.exe" as follows. Once you're done adding all the files you wish to, click on the "Burn" icon. At the "Burn Compilation" Window, select "Burn"! finsh Internet Connection Sharing on Windows XP Share your internet connection for multiple computers with the ICS feature in Windows XP. Worth to know!... This trick shows you how to share your internet connections on multiple computers within a workgroup with Windows XP. Windows XP has a built-in feature that called "Internet Connection Sharing" (ICS) that allows home users to share their internet connections on multiple computers. If you are not familiar with the network configurations, the easiest way to share your internet connection is to purchase a router or hub. Use this trick only if you don't have a router, or don't want to use a router, or if you just want to try out the feature. A simple way to understand this feature is, you are making your host computer (the computer directly connects to the internet) functioning as a router for other computers. What do you need? A "Host" computer that running Windows XP. This computer must have at least TWO (2) network adapters. One adapter - let's call it "Adapter #1" - connects to the internet and another, "Adapter #2", connects to a hub or directly to other computers. Client computer(s), which run any version of Windows. A client computer can be connected to the host computer directly by a cross-over cable or indirectly through a hub. This trick assumes that the host computer is connected to the internet and you are able to access the internet on this computer. Configure the Host Computer Logon the host computer as Administrator. Click Start >> Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Network Connections. Right-click the connection that you use to connect to the internet (the connection with Adapter #1). This connection can be either a high-speed internet connection or a dial-up connection. Click Properties. Click Advanced tab. Under Internet Connection Sharing, select the Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection check box. If you are sharing a dial-up Internet connection, select the Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet check box if you want to permit your computer to automatically connect to the Internet. Click OK. You'll reieve the following message: When Internet Connection Sharing is enabled, your LAN adapter will be set to use IP address 192.168.0.1. Your computer may lose connectivity with other computers on your network. If these other computers have static IP addresses, it is a good idea to set them to obtain their IP addresses automatically. Are you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing? Click Yes. Configure the Client Computer(s) To use the shared connection from the Host computer, a client computer must be configured with "Automatic IP address". The main configurations are: Configure TCP/IP Automatic IP Configure Internet Connection The steps for the above two configurations are vary on different versions of Windows. The following procedures are for Windows XP client computers. Log on to the client computer as Administrator or as Owner. Click Start >> Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Properties. Click the General tab, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in the This connection uses the following items list, and then click Properties. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click Obtain an IP address automatically (if it is not already selected), and then click OK. Click Start >> Control Panel Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Internet Options. In the Internet Properties dialog box, click the Connections tab. Click the Setup button. The New Connection Wizard starts. On the Welcome to the New Connection Wizard page, click Next. Click Connect to the Internet, and then click Next. Click Set up my connection manually, and then click Next. Click Connect using a broadband connection that is always on, and then click Next. On the Completing the New Connection Wizard page, click Finish. Exit Control Panel and test the internet. You might need to restart the computer. Add Watermark to a Word Document Insert either text or image watermark into a MS Word document. Step-by-step details for all versions of Microsoft Word 97, 2000, XP(2002), 2003, 2007,... Here It Is....Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (2002)/2003: Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to. Select "Format" from the top menu, then select "Background", then "Printed Watermark". In the "Printed Watermark" dialog: A. To insert a text watermark: Select the "Text watermark". Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field. Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK". Watermark is now inserted into your document. B. To insert an image watermark: Select the "Picture watermark". Then click on the button "Select Picture...". Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert". Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK". The image is now inserted into your document as watermark. Microsoft Word 2007/2010: Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to. Select the "Page Layout" Tab from the top menu In the "Page Background" group, select "Watermark". You can now select one of the pre-defined watermarks, or if you wish to use your own text/image, select "Custom Watermark" at the bottom. At the "Printed Watermark" dialog: A. To insert a text watermark: Select the "Text watermark". Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field. Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK". Watermark is now inserted into your document. B. To insert an image watermark: Select the "Picture watermark". Then click on the button "Select Picture...". Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert". Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK". The image is now inserted into your document as watermark. Thank you for Reading