This is for everyone whose eyesight isn't what it use to be.

I just found out about this and thought I should pass it along. It's very useful when trying to read small e-mail print. If you hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and spin the small wheel in the middle of your mouse, the print size of the message will change -- it will either get larger or smaller, depending on which way you turn the wheel. Quite amazing!

Please do pass this on to other friends with tired eyes, who may find it very useful!!!

[General Skanky]

Wow. Nice.

[signs]

great thanks

[IronGiant]

Wow, Nice too

[Singh400]

I thought everyone knew this?...

Anyway, since we are sharing tricks. Try this one...

Start > Run > sndvol32

Do you find that the Volume Control window is too big and goes off your screen?

Press Ctrl + S

Voila!

[colinwheeler]

To open your file explorer Windows key + e

To lock windows XP quickly Windows key + l

[psflynn]

how about this one:

windows key plus pause/break to get system properties!

[GBDG1]

alt + tab is always a good one.

alt + f4 is my favourite.

[/////AMG]

Ctrl + Alt + Del used to be great when I had Windows ME.

[badkarma]

windows keys + D shows desktop

[mjn]

Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

alt + tab is always a good one.

and when you go too far..... shift & alt + tab

[Nick_UK]

Alt + Esc steps through the Windows that are open

[Uridium]

Ctrl+Esc on a PC on a keyboard without a Windows Key opens the start menu

another favorite is Shift+End key to highlight a line of text for copying etc..

[pringtef]

One i'm ashamed to say i just discovered a few weeks ago :-

in internet explorer, entering the name of a shortcut in your favourites menu into the address bar will take you to the appropriate url that the favourite points to. now i just type 'av' to go to here!

[Mrs AutomanUK]

You lot frighten me sometimes !!

[pringtef]

Originally Posted by Mrs AutomanUK

You lot frighten me sometimes !!

In what respect?

[fredrikpj]

Did you know that if you press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Caps Lock + Windowskey + Y, nothing at all will happen?

[ash]

Originally Posted by colinwheeler

To lock windows XP quickly Windows key + l

WOW, thats a good one.
Most of them I know, but my personal favourite is Alt+Tab

[Sandy13]

What about some nice compact fractions; Hold down Alt, press 172 on the numeric keypad and you get a quarter, with 171 being a half.

There are others I suppose, just haven't found them myself, but I'd wager someone on here knows them!

[DLPMaybe]

Originally Posted by Sandy13

What about some nice compact fractions; Hold down Alt, press 172 on the numeric keypad and you get a quarter, with 171 being a half.

There are others I suppose, just haven't found them myself, but I'd wager someone on here knows them!

http://www.lookuptables.com/ the fractions are part of the extended set.

[DLPMaybe]

Originally Posted by lisa burrell

This is for everyone whose eyesight isn't what it use to be.

I just found out about this and thought I should pass it along. It's very useful when trying to read small e-mail print. If you hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and spin the small wheel in the middle of your mouse, the print size of the message will change -- it will either get larger or smaller, depending on which way you turn the wheel. Quite amazing!

Please do pass this on to other friends with tired eyes, who may find it very useful!!!

Works in a load of apps. Word, Excel, IE Firefox to name a few. In word it is particularly nice if your eye sight is good as you can zoom out to see the entire document, pick a page and zoom back in. Reminds me of Minority Report for some reason.

[GBDG1]

it doesnt work on pictures though, which is the only thing I would want it for

[Seth Gecko]

Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

it doesnt work on pictures though, which is the only thing I would want it for

Just use ACDSee, or if it's still about, Picaview (right click on images gives you a nice thumbnail view - assuming, like me, you hate the windows generated Thumbs).

Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

it doesnt work on pictures though, which is the only thing I would want it for

can help there only a fraction though. Bet you know this
sorry if you do and im harping on

If you get this http://www.irfanview.com/

in the application go to the top menu with your picture inserted you can drag and drop it out of my pictures and resize it
you open image tab chose resize and sample and you just double the size or make it smaller but do not forget if you want to keep it. to enter file and chose save as its good for inserting pics in hear.

[mjn]

Originally Posted by Sandy13

There are others I suppose, just haven't found them myself, but I'd wager someone on here knows them!

There is a program called "Character map" which shows all characters, and built into windows.

[eviljohn2]

I found out about the text size thing a couple of years ago when I accidentally did it and couldn't work out what the hell had gone wrong with my computer as I couldn't work out how to put it back.

Otherwise, these shortcuts are indeed very useful and I use most of them daily now... Character map is the right choice for finding out what's available in your font set, I used to have a whole list of the foreign and scientific characters which I used regularly.
Anyone who regularly needs to write/edit scientific type text (and uses MS Office) should be sure to install MS Equation Editor or the more advanced Mathtype. The freely available Open Office also includes an equation editing program called Math.

For Firefox users; middle-click a link and it will open it in a new tab. Middle-click a tab and it will close.

[mcfarfs]

Press Ctrl + Tab to move through tabs, eg. on firefox but also on other programs.

[DLPMaybe]

Originally Posted by eviljohn2

I found out about the text size thing a couple of years ago when I accidentally did it and couldn't work out what the hell had gone wrong with my computer as I couldn't work out how to put it back.

Otherwise, these shortcuts are indeed very useful and I use most of them daily now... Character map is the right choice for finding out what's available in your font set, I used to have a whole list of the foreign and scientific characters which I used regularly.
Anyone who regularly needs to write/edit scientific type text (and uses MS Office) should be sure to install MS Equation Editor or the more advanced Mathtype. The freely available Open Office also includes an equation editing program called Math.

For Firefox users; middle-click a link and it will open it in a new tab. Middle-click a tab and it will close.

OR CTRL left click also opens link in new tab

[matrulesok]

Originally Posted by eviljohn2

Anyone who regularly needs to write/edit scientific type text (and uses MS Office) should be ....

...SHOT! LOL Surely latex is by far the fastest method for scientific writing?