General keyboard shortcuts CTRL+C CTRL+X CTRL+V CTRL+Z DELETE SHIFT+DELETE Copy. Cut. Paste. Undo. Delete.

Delete selected ite pe! anently "it#out placin$ t#e ite in t#e Recycle %in. Copy selected ite .

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(cti,ate t#e enu -a! in t#e acti,e p!o$!a . )pen t#e ne/t enu to t#e !i$#t2 o! open a su- enu. )pen t#e ne/t enu to t#e le.t2 o! close a su- enu. Re.!es# t#e acti,e "indo". Vie" t#e .olde! one le,el up in +y Co pute! o! *indo"s E/plo!e!. Cancel t#e cu!!ent tas1. auto atically playin$.

+o,e .o!"a!d t#!ou$# ta-s. +o,e -ac1"a!d t#!ou$# ta-s. +o,e .o!"a!d t#!ou$# options. +o,e -ac1"a!d t#!ou$# options. Ca!!y out t#e co!!espondin$ co and o! select t#e co!!espondin$ option. Ca!!y out t#e co and .o! t#e acti,e option o! -utton. Select o! clea! t#e c#ec1 -o/ i. t#e acti,e option is a c#ec1 -o/. Select a -utton i. t#e acti,e option is a $!oup o. option -uttons. Display Help. Display t#e ite s in t#e acti,e list. )pen a .olde! one le,el up i. a .olde! is selected in t#e Save As o! Open dialo$ -o/.

Natural keyboard shortcuts =*indo"s ;ey> Display o! #ide t#e Sta!t enu. =*indo"s ;ey> +%RE(; Display t#e Syste P!ope!ties dialo$ -o/. =*indo"s ;ey> +D S#o" t#e des1top. =*indo"s ;ey> ++ +ini i?e all "indo"s. =*indo"s ;ey> +S#i.t++ Resto!es ini i?ed "indo"s. =*indo"s ;ey> +E )pen +y Co pute!. =*indo"s ;ey> +F Sea!c# .o! a .ile o! .olde!. CTRL+ =*indo"s ;ey> +F Sea!c# .o! co pute!s. =*indo"s ;ey> +F8 Display *indo"s Help. =*indo"s ;ey> + L Loc1 you! co pute! i. you a!e connected to a net"o!1 do ain2 o! s"itc# use!s i. you a!e not connected to a net"o!1 do ain. =*indo"s ;ey> +R )pen t#e Run dialo$ -o/. =*indo"s ;ey> +U )pen Utility +ana$e!.

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts Ri$#t SHIFT .o! ei$#t seconds S"itc# Filte!;eys on and o... Le.t (LT +le.t SHIFT +PRI0T SCREE0 S"itc# Hi$# Cont!ast on and o... Le.t (LT +le.t SHIFT +0U+ L)C; S"itc# +ouse;eys on and o... SHIFT .i,e ti es S"itc# Stic1y;eys on and o... 0U+ L)C; .o! .i,e seconds S"itc# To$$le;eys on and o... =*indo"s ;ey> +U )pen Utility +ana$e!. Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts E0D H)+E 0U+ L)C;+(STERIS; on nu e!ic 1eypad @AB 0U+ L)C;+PLUS SI'0 on nu e!ic 1eypad @+B 0U+ L)C;++I0US SI'0 on nu e!ic 1eypad @<B LEFT (RR)* RI'HT (RR)* Display t#e -otto o. t#e acti,e "indo". Display t#e top o. t#e acti,e "indo". Display all su-.olde!s unde! t#e selected .olde!. Display t#e contents o. t#e selected .olde!. Collapse t#e selected .olde!. Collapse cu!!ent selection i. itCs e/panded2 o! select pa!ent .olde!. Display cu!!ent selection i. itCs collapsed2 o! select .i!st su-.olde!.

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(not#e! conside!ation .o! CRTs is dot pitc#. T#e s alle! t#e dot pitc#2 t#e s#a!pe! t#e i a$e. )pt .o! a dot pitc# o. 9.&7 o! s alle!. CRTs .unction ,e!y "ell at ultiple !esolutions2 can display detailed $!ap#ics and can -e ,ie"ed co .o!ta-ly .!o "ide! an$les. '#D screens )ne o. t#e p!i a!y disad,anta$es o. LCDs "#en co pa!ed to CRTs is t#ei! li ited ,ie"in$ an$le. *#en ,ie"in$ a LCD st!ai$#t on2 it loo1s $!eat. %ut t#e sc!een "ill appea! "as#ed<out i. you o,e you! #ead o,e! to t#e side and loo1 at it .!o a "ide! an$le. (lso2 LCDs a!e opti ised to pe!.o! at a sin$le !esolution. Lo"<end LCDs #a,e ,ie"in$ an$les o. only 899 de$!ees2 "#ic# "onCt $i,e e,e!yone c!o"ded !ound you! des1 a clea! ,ie". Fo! a standa!d 8:<inc# LCD2 t!y to $et a 849 de$!ee ,ie"in$ an$le. Inc!ease t#at -y &9< 49 de$!ees "#en s#oppin$ .o! an 8E<inc# LCD. T#e -!i$#tness o. LCD onito!s is an i po!tant .acto!. LCD onito!s #a,e se,e!al -ac1li$#ts t#at p!o,ide illu ination. T#e -ac1li$#ts in a LCD a!e $ood .o! 892999 to :92999 #ou!s o. ope!ation. Ensu!e t#at t#e -ac1li$#ts co e "it# at least a one<yea! "a!!anty. (aking a choice LCD sc!eens $ene!ally cause lesse! st!ain to eyes t#an CRT onito!s.

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