Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

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Windows XP keyboard shortcuts are great ways of making efficient use of your time online and on your computer, get a tutorial in this free video.

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Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Hi! I’m Ross. Thanks for visiting expertvillage.com. What can we do with computer files? Let’s find out. Let’s talk about the keyboard. You have the normal area, where you type here, and you have your function keys across the top, and then some specialized keys to the side and your arrow keys here. But in file navigation and program control, you have some other specialized keys that you will use often. Specifically, you have the Control, the Alt, the Escape key, and the Windows key. Now, if you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re not sure what the command is or what it’s trying to do, you can push the Escape key and it will typically back you out from what you’re doing. With the Control key, you can use that in combination with other keys. Like for instance, Control C to copy. So you actually hold down the Control key and then push the C key. Here we have the Windows key, and this is great for starting some built-in commands. Like for instance, Windows, hold it down and press the E key. It will start Windows Explorer, which we will be using a lot. On the other side of the keyboard, we have the Enter key. It’s synonymous with return. So either enter or return means this key right here.

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Expert: Ross is a Certified Novell Engineer (CNE). For the last 6 years he has maintained computer servers and associated peripherals for a networked environment. Read More