Re: New Imformation on System Restore HTML/hypoerlinks/clickability

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From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/06/04 

Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 10:03:08 +1000

  
To move around the desktop toolbars, Taskbar, Notification Area and the Desktop - press Ctrl + Escape (or the Winkey) to activate Start, Escape to cancel the menu, then Tab and Shift + Tab to the various parts of the screen. Use the arrow keys to move within a section. Winkey + B jumps straight to the System Notification Area.

      Key Description
      Delete key or Delete on the shortcut menu Deletes the file
      Shift + Delete key or Shift + Delete on the shortcut menu Deletes the file and doesn't place it in the Reycle Bin
      Dbl Click a drive shortcut, Rycycle Bin, Start Menu, or My Computer Opens an folder view of the double clicked item
      Shift + Dbl Click a drive shortcut, Rycycle Bin, Start Menu, or My Computer Open an explorer view with the double clicked item selected
      Shift + Close Button Closes the current folder and all parent folders
      Shift + Drag Move a file (default when dragging on the same drive)
      Shift + Right Click Opens the object's context menu with hidden verbs shown, if any
      Shift + Send To menu Moves a file (default when sending on the same drive)
      Shift + Insert a CD Prevents the CD from auto running
      Shift + Starting Windows Doesn't run the programs in the startup folder
      Shift + No in a file confirmation dialog Means No To All (XP)
      Shift + View menu - Thumbnails Hides the label for the thumbnails. Repeat to Show (XP)
      Ctrl + Dbl Click an object (such as a document file) Opens in the object behind other windows. Doesn't work on all objects
      Ctrl + Close button Sets the system default settings, mainly sort order. Icon style is not affected
      Ctrl + Close button in Picture & Fax Viewer Resets "Don't Show ... Again" dialog settings
      Ctrl + Drag Copies a file (default for dragging between drives)
      Ctrl + Send To menu Copies the file (default when sending between drives)
      Ctrl + Send To menu Powertoys (except Send Contents to Clipboard) Sends the short name to the clipboard or run dialog
      Ctrl + Send To menu Send Contents to Clipboard Powertoy Opens a dialog box to specify the data format
      Ctrl + Shift + Drag
      (also Alt + Drag) Creates a Shortcut rather than moving or copying a file (default when dragging only program files in 95, default for dragging files called setup.exe and install.exe later versions)
      Ctrl + Shift + Send To menu Creates a Shortcut rather than moving or copying a file
      Ctrl + Plus Key in Explorer Auto sizes all columns
      Ctrl + Alt + Delete Starts the Close Program dialog box (Windows 9x), Security dialog (NT, 2000, XP if Welcome Screen disabled), and Task Manager (XP with Welcome Screen enabled)
      Ctrl + Shift + Escape Starts the Close Program dialog box (Windows 9x) or Task Manager (NT, 2000, XP)
      Ctrl + Alt + Shift and Close or Cancel in the Shutdown dialog Closes down Window's shell. Use Task Manager's File - Run dialog to start Explorer to restart the shell.
      Ctrl + Click a Taskbar Button Select multiple Windows to tile or cascade (by right clicking the taskbar)
      Alt + Space Opens the System menu
      Alt + Hyphen Opens the Document menu in MDI applications
      Alt + Enter or Alt + Dbl Click Open the Property dialog
      Alt + Left Arrow Moves forward through the history list
      Alt + Right Arrow Moves backwards through the history list
      Alt + Tab Cycles through open windows, and switches to the window when the Alt key is released
      Alt + Shift + Tab Cycles backwards through open windows, and switches to the window when the Alt key is released
      Alt + Esc Switches to the next open window
      Alt + Shift + Esc Switches to the previous open window
      Alt + Home Home Page
      Left Arrow Collapse the current selection if it is expanded or Select the parent folder
      Right Arrow Expand the current selection if it is collapsed or Select the first subfolder
      Num Lock On + Minus Sign (-) Collapse the selected folder
      Num Lock On + * Expand all folders below the current selection
      Num Lock On + Plus Sign (+) Expand the selected folder
      Home Top of File List
      End Bottom of File List
      [Characters] tyed without a pause Goto the object that starts with the characters that were typed
      [Single Character] after a pause Goto the next object starting with that character
      Backspace Go to the parent folder
      Right Click the System Menu or the Folder Icon in Web View Pops up the context menu for the container
      Drag an object onto a Windows Titlebar Opens that object in that window (dragging into the window will often work, but in OLE documents this will insert the object into the current document)
      Drag an object over, then hover over a collapsed folder in Explorer's tree view Expands the folder display
      Drag an object over, then hover over, a taskbar button Brings the Window attached to the Taskbar button to the top
      Drag an object over, then hover over, a blank part of the taskbar Minimises all open windows

Function Keys
      Key Description
      F1 Starts Windows Help
      F2 Renames the selected file
      F3 Starts Find Files or Folders
      F4 Opens the drop down address bar
      Alt + F4 Closes the current window in Explorer, exits an application, or if the shell has the focus (ie Start Menu or the Desktop), exits Windows
      F5 Refreshes the view in Explorer, Desktop, or Start Menu
      F6 or Tab Switch between left and right panes
      F10 Menu access key (same to pressing Alt by itself)
      Shift + F10 or the Application key Context menu access key
      Shift + Ctrl + F10 or Shift + Right Click Add Open With.. to Right Click Menu
      F11 Toggles full screen view

Control Keys
      Key Description
      Ctrl + A Selects all files
      Ctrl + B Organise Favourites (in an Explorer window)
      Ctrl + C Copies a file
      Ctrl + D If a file isn't selected adds the current folder to Favourites
      Ctrl + E or Ctrl + F Opens the Search pane in Explorer
      Ctrl + G Goto (older versions only)
      Ctrl + H Opens the History pane in Explorer
      Ctrl + H Opens the Favourites pane in Explorer
      Ctrl + P Prints the Web View template part of the view if the Web View has the focus (this isn't a useful feature)
      Ctrl + R Refreshes the view
      Ctrl + V Pastes a file
      Ctrl + W Closes an Explorer window
      Ctrl + X Cuts a file
      Ctrl + Z Undoes the last operation (if possible)

The Winkey
The Winkey works even if Explorer or the Shell doesn't have the focus.

      Key Description
      Winkey or Ctrl + Esc Opens the Start Menu
      Winkey + B Set focus to the first icon in the System Notification Area.
      Winkey + D Minimises and hides windows that can't be minimised or Unminimises/unhides all windows
      Winkey + E Starts Explorer
      Winkey + F Starts Find Files or Folders
      Winkey + Ctrl + F Starts Find Computer
      Winkey + M Minimises all windows that can be minimised
      Winkey + Shift + M Unminimises all windows
      Winkey + R Starts the Run Dialog
      Winkey + F1 Starts Windows Help (F1 start help for the current application, if the focus is in Explorer or the desktop F1 also starts Windows Help)
      Winkey + Tab Cycles through open windows with out bringing the Window to the top (press Enter)
      Winkey + Break Starts System Properties

Windows 2000/XP Only

      Key Description
      Winkey + L Lock Workstation or Switch User (if Welcome Screen is on)
      Winkey + U Accessability Utility Manager

Selecting
      Key Description
      Click an object Selects the object, cancelling any other selection.
      Control + Click, or Control + Space Selects or unselects the object without cancelling any other selection.
      Arrow Keys Moves the focus and selects the object.
      Control + Arrow Keys Moves the focus without selecting the objects.
      Shift + Arrow Keys Moves the focus and adds the object to the selected objects.
      Click then Shift + Click Selects all objects between the two clicks.
      Drag Drag a rectangle to select all objects within the rectangle.

Auto Complete
      Key Description
      Alt + Down Arrows (or double click) Opens the drop down list
      Down Arrow Cycles from most recent to least recent Auto Complete suggestions. Will match suggestions that start with the characters to the left of the cursor. Only letters are able to be used for partial matches.
      Up Arrow Cycles from least recent to most recent Auto Complete suggestions. Will match suggestions that start with the characters to the left of the cursor. Only letters are able to be used for partial matches. If no letters are entered then the Up Arrow is only valid after the Down Arrow has been used.
      Right Arrow Goes to the end of the suggestion. Type or press up or down arrow to cycle through suggestions which begin with the characters to the left of the cursor.
      Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow Moves cursor a word at a time, slashes and dots are considered word separators.
      Ctrl + Enter Adds http://www. before the typed word and .com after it in the address bar.
      Delete Deletes the highlighted suggestion for forms and passwords only.

Message Boxes and Error Dialogs
      Key Description
      Ctrl + C Copies the text of a message box to the clipboard.
      Alt + D Shows details in an error dialog. 

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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message news:O%23JTeb0eEHA.396@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
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I've never ticked it. Last thing I want. I often post technical reference daya that only makes sense if it retains it's formatting, mainly tables.
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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
"+-J" <bitbucket@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%230xzUzyeEHA.1692@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 
> David,
> 
>  You wrote:
> | If you attached a picture to a post OE display the picture after it displays the post. It's not emmbedded. If you insert a picture
> then yes. But html posts get sent as html AND plain text.
> 
> I replied to Plato:
> 
> > I have set my newsreader to display posts in TEXT-only mode.
> > I fail to see why people insist on posting in HTML or RTF, (or even write eMails in HTML).
> > Unfortunately, MS Outlook Express insists on displaying graphic files which are embedded in HTML posts!
> > (At least in MS Internet Explorer, displaying of graphic files can be disabled.)
> 
> | Jan and Plato are stark raving mad. They can chose to view the plain text in SP1 or later by ticking a box in options.
> 
> I *do* use OE 6 SP1 set to TEXT-only mode.
> How do I stop OE from displaying *any* images at all?
> 
> In this newsgroup, I have *never* seen a need for a post to be in anything other than TEXT-only format.
> (The CDO presents posts in TEXT-only mode so all HTML and RTF "markup" is lost. Also, there are no attachments.)
> ---
> Jan
> 
>

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