To Mouse or Not To Mouse

(Aka: Common Keyboard Shortcuts)

By Laura Noble

 
Are you scared of a little mouse?

A mouse can be scary to touch and will often runaway from you just when you finally think that you have it positioned.

SOLUTION: USE KEYSTROKES!! Now, did you think I was referring to a little tiny rodent? No, I am referring to a computer mouse. Some people are actually as intimidated and frightened by a computer mouse as they are by the four-legged version.

If you are one of those "mousephobics," why not try using keystroke shortcuts instead of that dastardly mouse? Not only are keystrokes better for you ergonomically but they allow you to have full control of your actions. No more of that mouse taking a leap across the page and you wondering where the heck it went to.

This is not to say that you should toss your mouse out the window. The mouse, in many instances, is still the most expedient method to complete many functions. For once, be in control of your computer. You have choices! Use them!

Here are some common keystroke shortcuts that work in most Windows packages!

 

ACTION

SHORTCUT ACTION SHORTCUT
  Editing Moving Around
  Bold Text Ctrl + B Beginning of Document Ctrl + Home
  Copy Ctrl + C Beginning of Line Home
  Cut Ctrl + X End of Document Ctrl + End
  Find & Replace Ctrl + F End of Line End
  Italics Text Ctrl + I Go To Ctrl + G
  Paste Ctrl + V Next Line Down Arrow
  Redo Ctrl + Y Next Word Right Arrow
  Spell Check F7    
  Thesaurus Shift  + F7 Filing  
  Underline Text Ctrl + U   Open Ctrl + O
  Undo Ctrl + Z   Print Ctrl + P
  Save Ctrl + S
  Selecting Text Help
  Entire Document Ctrl + A   General Help F1
  Extend Selection Shift + Arrow   Open Shortcut Menu Shift + F10
  From Insertion Point to End of Document Ctrl + Shift + End   What's This? Shift + F1
  From Insertion Point to End of a Line Shift + End

Remember that computing success is only a few mouse clicks or keystrokes away.

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Previously Published in Networking Today, October 1999.

 

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