My IT department limits us on computer knowledge

Factual Questions
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little known ones however are

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Word

  • Select text and hit Ctrl-Shift-S to change the style
  • Put cursor in paragraph and hit Ctrl-Alt-1 to change style to Heading 1.
  • Same for Ctrl-Alt-2 and Ctrl-Alt-3
  • F7 to run Spelling Check
  • Put cursor in word and hit Shift-F7 for Thesaurus
  • Ctrl-B to Bold
  • Ctrl-I to Italicize
  • Ctrl-U to Underline

Outlook

  • Ctrl-Shift-A to create a new appointment
  • Ctrl-Shift-C to create a new contact
  • Ctrl-Shift-K to create a new task
  • Ctrl-Shift-N to create a new note
  • Ctrl-N to create a new email
  • Alt-R to reply
  • Alt-L to reply to all
  • Alt-W to forward
  • Ctrl-Q to mark as read
  • Alt-E-N to mark as unread

Excel

  • Ctrl-Space to select a column
  • Shift-Space to select a row
  • Shift-Arrow to extend a selection in a direction
  • Shift-Ctrl-Home to select from here to A1
  • Shift-Ctrl-End to select from here to end (lowest rightmost entry)

Windows Explorer (looking at files & folders)

  • Alt-Enter to get to properties
  • Ctrl-Enter to open a folder as a new window
  • Shift-Enter to open a folder as a new window with tree on left

Walking a tree (in windows explorer tree, or registry or other)

  • Right to open a folder
  • Left to close a folder (if on an open folder) or move to the parent folder (if on other)

Windows general

  • Windows-D to show desktop (minimize all). Windows-D again to restore
  • Windows-F1 for Windows Help
  • Windows-Pause for System Properties
  • Windows to hit start button
  • Windows then C for control panel
  • Windows then R for Run
  • Windows then S for Search

Basics that everyone should know that are in many or most applications

  • Ctrl-O to Open
  • Ctrl-N to Create New Doc
  • Ctrl-S to Save
  • Alt-F A to Save As
  • Ctrl-P to Print
  • Ctrl-X to Cut
  • Ctrl-C to Copy
  • Ctrl-V to Paste
  • Ctrl-Z to Undo
  • Ctrl-A to Select All
  • Ctrl-F to Find (Except for Outlook fer chrissake, where it’s F4 - lunacy)
  • Ctrl-H to Find and Replace
  • Shift-Right to select a character to the right
  • Ctrl-Right to move one word to the right
  • Ctrl-Shift-Right to select a word to the right
  • Same with Shift-Left, Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Shift-Left
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I sent a draft of an article of a friend to look over and suggest changes. (Word-2000)
It comes back marked up in red, new text, marked text, etc. etc. like I had never seen beforee. Could NOT do anything in any way with the colored text.
Tried asking help questions with poor results. finally asked the right questions and it became clear that this was “edited text” and all that was necessary wast to right click and accept or reject revisions.

The answers are usually in the program or OS if you just look for them hard enough, unless you want the IT Dept. to spoon feed it to you.
:rolleyes: