Using Your Keyboard as an Alternative to Your Mouse
Most people think that Windows has to be operated with the mouse and that, if you can’t use a mouse, you can’t use Windows.
This isn’t the case. In fact not only can Windows be operated entirely from the keyboard, but doing so can often be faster and easier than using the mouse.
It is very easy, for example, to open Windows Explorer by holding down the Windows logo key and pressing E. This is much quicker than clicking on the Start button, then Programs, then Accessories and finally Windows Explorer.
The following factsheets include notes on the keystroke conventions used in windows, and a list of keystrokes particular to a range of situations.
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