Smooth out your mouse movement Assuming you are using a PS/2 mouse, this tip can help give you smoother and more precise mouse control. Good for gaming and for your nerves in general. Studies have shown that smooth mousing reduces fatigue and stress and generally promotes a healthy cheerful glow (your experience may vary). On to the tip: Right click on 'my computer' and select properties. Choose the 'hardware' tab, then the 'device manager' button. From the device manager window, find your PS/2 mouse and select 'properties.' In the 'advanced settings' tab, set the 'sample rate' to 200.
These first twelve (12) shortcuts utilize the
Windows Key [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]which is located at the lower left hand corner and, the lower right hand corner of your keyboard between the
Ctrl and
Alt keys. If it is not there, then you do not have a Windows keyboard.
Ctrl
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key Alt
The keyboard image effects that you see above and below are being controlled through an external .css (Cascading Style Sheet) file. These are not actual images, but a carefully thought out list of CSS attributes that gives the appearance of a key on a Windows keyboard.
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + E
Opens a new
Explorer Window. Probably one of the hottest
Windows keyboard shortcuts. This one gets a lot of hoorahs!
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key
Displays the
Start Menu.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + D
Minimizes all windows and shows the
Desktop.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + D
Opens all windows and takes you right back to where you were.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + F
Displays the
Find all files dialog box.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + L
Lock your Windows XP computer.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + M
Minimizes all open windows.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + Shift + M
Restores all previously open windows to how they were before you
Minimized them.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + R
Displays the
Run command.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + F1
Displays the
Windows Help menu.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + Pause/Break
Displays the
Systems Properties dialog box.
- [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/guru/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG]Windows Key + Tab
Cycle through the buttons on the
Task Bar.
- Alt + Tab
Toggle (switch) between open windows.
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