| When you are using Windows Explorer you can use the F5 key to refresh the
current display. This is useful if you have created a file and it has not appeared in the
explorer window. Another useful key is F2, when you want to rename a file you normally
have a few menu clicks or two slow clicks of the mouse to rename the file. Well pressing
F2 has the same effect. A great time saver. Another key you can use if F3 to display the
Find dialog. David Hutcheson submitted the following keys which work any where:
- Pressing the windows key and e key simultaneously will start a copy of explorer
- Pressing the windows key and f key simultaneously will start a copy of find file
- Pressing the windows key and r key simultaneously will display the run dialog.
Jason Hovey submitted the following keys:
These are general keys that work anywhere:
- Windows key + R run dialog
- Windows key + M minimize all
- Shift + Windows key + M Undo minimize all
- Windows key + F1 Windows Help
- Windows key + E Windows Explorer
- Windows key + F Find Files or Folders
- CTRL + Windows key + F Find Computer
- Windows key + Tab Cycle through taskbar buttons
- Windows key + Break PSS Hotkey (System properties)
The following keys work in explorer:
- F4 (explorer) Display the combo box
- F6 Switches between panes
- CTRL + g (explorer) goto
- CTRL + z undo
- CTRL + a select all
- Backspace goes to parent folder
- SHIFT + <close> closes current folder and all parent folders
- Num* Expands everything under selection
- Num Keypad - expands selection
- Num Keypad + collapses selection
- Right arrow expands current selection if it's collapsed; otherwise goes to the first
child
- Left arrow collapses current selection if it's expanded; otherwise goes to the parent
If you know any other keys let me know and remember
the desktop is just a explorer window! |
