1. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 1 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Welcome Welcome to Windows Keyboard Secrets a HAL-PC Special Event presented by Rick Archibald

2. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 2 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Acknowlegements ● Thanks ● Sign-in ● Sign-up for Labs ● Donate !

3. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 3 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Who am I? ● Started in 1964 in College ● 1981 built a Heathkit -- CP/M ● 2001 joined HAL-PC & HLUG – Linux Workshop SIG Leader – Helpdesk Volunteer – Instructor – “Basic Computer Use” et.al. ● "Raised" on Command Line ● Late-comer to "Winders" & Mice

4. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 4 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Who are You? Please raise your hands when I ask each question: ● HAL-PC Members? ● Future HAL-PC Members? ● MS Windows Users? ● Have Command Line (CLI) experience? – (CP/M, MS DOS, other DOS's, Unix/Linux/BSD) ● Had RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)? from – your mouse?...your keyboard?...something else? ● Wants to interact faster with your computer?

5. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 5 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Why are we here? ● Has your mouse ever died? ● Tired of switching hands between mouse and keyboard? ● Do you suffer from Mouse Wrist or Mouse Arm? – RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) from too much mousing ● Wonder what the underlined letters in your menus are for? ● Tired of running out of room on the mouse pad? ● Do you waste time moving "el raton" all around the screen? ● Are you looking for a faster, easier way? ● Do you just hate mice?

6. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 6 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Why are we all mouse-aholics? ● It's our teachers' fault :) ● Let's compare themouse to keyboard on the next 2 slides ● Remember both are occasional RSI culprits

7. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 7 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Mouse-aholics 2 Mouse is: ● Easy to teach ● Easy to use in unfamiliar places ● Very inuitive ("Point & Click") ● Consistent speed: – SLOWER than a fast keyboard – FASTER than a slow keyboard

8. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 8 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Mouse-aholics 3 Keyboard is: ● Harder to teach ● Easy to use in _familiar_ places ● Not inherently intuitive ● Inconsistent speed – Much FASTER -- only if you "know the strokes"

9. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 9 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Keyboard Tour By Section: ● Top Row ● Esc / Function or F keys ("Fn") / Special ● Typing – Tab, Enter, Backspace ● Navigation ● Number Pad – duplicated elsewhere – Numbers | Navigation or “Mouse on a keyboard” (MouseKeys)

10. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 10 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Helper Keys Overview ● What are they? ● What do they do? ● How do they work ● Where are they? ● Who are they? ● Who aren't they? ● How do you use them?

11. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 11 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Helper Keys 1 What are they? ● Fancy name "Meta Keys" ● Confusing name "Shifting Keys" ● Easy name "Helper Keys" What do they do? ● Change the meaning of other keys

12. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 12 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Helper Keys 2 How do they work ● Fancy name: "Chording" – as in chords on a guitar or pian o ● Easy idea: 2 (or more) keys at once – Example: "3 finger salute" Ctrl-Alt-Del Where are they? ● Bottom 2 rows of the Typing (Main) Section ● 2 of each -- right & left ● Usually identical -- either one does what you want ● Sometimes, fairly rarely, you must use a particular one

13. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 13 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Helper Keys 3 Who are they? ● Control -- "Ctrl" ● Alt -- "Alt" ● Shift -- "Shift" ● Windows Logo Key -- dual purpose ● Windows Menu Key -- not strictly a helper key

14. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 14 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Windows Keys Official names: ● Logo ● Windows logo key ● WIN ● Windows Key Official names: ● Menu ● Application key ● Menu key 2 keys added for MS Windows 95 Unofficial: Flag & List

15. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 15 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Helper Keys 4 Helper Keys do not include the locking keys Those toggle (turn on & off) something Each has a light to show its state ("on" or "off") ● Caps Lock (is not a Shift lock) ● Num Lock (Number pad: numbers or navigation) ● Scroll Lock (usually does nothing)

16. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 16 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Helper Keys 5 How do you use them? ● Press Helper key(s) first ● Press Action Key ● Release Action Key ● Release Helper key(s)

17. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 17 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III The Best Secret of All ● Most Simple ● Most General ● Most Intuitive ● Easiest to Remember ● In short -- the Most Important ALT + the underlined letter

18. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 18 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III On the Desktop 1 -- OS shortcuts ● ALT + TAB (Quick) – Toggles between 2 most recently used windows ● ALT + TAB (& Hold) – Cycles though open windows, most recent first ● ALT + SHIFT + TAB (& Hold) – Cycles though open windows, earliest first ● MENU or SHIFT + F10 (mouse 2) – "Context Menu" ● ALT + SPACE (upper left corner icon – Application Menu

19. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 19 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III On the Desktop 2 -- LOGO Key ● LOGO alone – toggle (display / hide) the Start (Main) Menu LOGO +... ● E Open Windows Explorer / My Computer ● R Open the Run dialog box ● F1 Open Windows Help ● F Search for a file or folder ● BREAK Open System Properties – (mouse 2 - My Computer)

20. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 20 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III On the Desktop 3 -- More LOGO LOGO +... ● D Toggle show the desktop ● M Minimize all windows ● SHIFT + M Restore minimized windows ● U Open Utility Manager – (& Magnifier)

21. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 21 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III On the Desktop 3 -- LOGO & XP LOGO +... ● B Set focus on a notification ● L Lock your computer... or switch users Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.

22. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 22 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Function Keys ● F1 Help ● F2 Edit / Rename ● F3 Search / Find Again ● F4 Display Items – Address bar list in Windows Explorer – Active list in a dialog box ● F5 Refresh ● F6 Switch panes ● F10 Menu bar ● F11 Full Screen (sometimes)

23. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 23 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Navigation ● TAB Moves between fields & buttons ● Ctrl + TAB Moves between Tabs – Adding Shift moves backwards ● Arrows also work inside panels ● SPACE toggles: – Radio buttons – Check boxes

24. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 24 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Editing Ctrl +... ● X Cut (Move to Clipboard) ● C Copy (to Clipboard) ● V Paste (from Clipboard) ● Z Undo ● A Select All ● Y Redo Del Deletes – lost, gone, no recovery

25. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 25 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Accessibility Options Control Panel | Accessibility Options ● StickyKeys ● FilterKeys ● ToggleKeys ● High Contrast ● MouseKeys

26. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 26 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Resources ● My home page: http://plato.smx.com ● HLUG “Twiki”: http://twiki.hlug.org Contact me: 713 / 862 – 7368 M – F 6 – 9 RickArchibald+WinKeys@hal-pc.org

27. Windows Keyboard Secrets Page 27 Windows Keyboard SecretsCopyright 2004 by F. A. Archibald III Q & A Thank you for your attention It's your turn to ask the questions