Print only sections of a page, Speed up Windows Explorer, Display Hibernate Option in XP's Turn Off Computer box

Print only sections of a page

Save on your printer ink by selectively printing in Windows programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet Explorer (and other browser), WordPad, Outlook, etc. To do this highlight portions of text you wish to print and click the Print icon or option in the File menu. In the printer dialog window (like the one shown below) under Page Range choose the option Selection.

reference : http://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip27.htm

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Speed up Windows Explorer

Speed up the display load time of Microsoft Windows Explorer by disabling the feature that allows you to search for network printers and folders. By default each time Windows Explorer is opened it will attempt to locate any network printer or folder on your computer network. If your computer is not on a network and/or you have no network printers, folders, or shares disable this option by following the below steps.

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Click the Tools drop down menu and then Folder Options
3. Within the Folder Options tab click the View tab
4. Uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers"

reference: http://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip35.htm

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Display Hibernate Option in XP's Turn Off Computer box

When shutting down or turning off the computer, you'll get three options: Standby, Turn Off, and Restart. For users who wish to hibernate their computer you can easily display this option by holding down the Shift key on the keyboard.


reference:http://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip41.htm

windows secrets, microsoft secrets, tips and tricks

Windows wonderful tricks:




**Open a new  MS Word document and Type =rand(200,99) and Press Enter. the following statement will be repeated for 255 pages. The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog.




** open a notepad txt file and write  BUSH HID THE FACTS      ,then save and close it, when you open it again the text will disappear and strange characters appear.

Hardware devices are not working or are not detected in Windows

reference:http://support.microsoft.com/gp/hardware_device_problems


Automatically diagnose and repair problems with devices when the device manager does not detect your hardware, audio, USB, or other devices, or when your devices are disabled or not working.

What it fixes...

• When you install a hardware device, it is not detected
• Determine if your audio device is plugged in
• Driver updates aren't automatically installed by Windows Update
• You receive one of the following errors:
  • Your <Device Name> is currently disabled or turned off in Windows
  • Your <Device Name> has a driver problem and needs to be reinstalled
  • Windows has detected a problem with your <Device Name>, it is not working properly
  • There is no driver installed for your <Device Name>

How it works...

Microsoft Automated Troubleshooting Services scans your computer and detects the root causes of common problems, then

Automatically fixes the problems that it finds, and

Offers additional resources if the problem isn't fixed

Instruction to Run...

• Click the Run button to launch the file
• Click the Continue and/or Allow button to proceed

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows, shortcut keys, key combinations

reference : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449/

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

On This Page

·         SUMMARY

·         MORE INFORMATION

o        Windows system key combinations

o        Windows program key combinations

o        Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

o        General keyboard-only commands

o        Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

§         To copy a file

§         To create a shortcut

o        General folder/shortcut control

o        Windows Explorer tree control

o        Properties control

o        Accessibility shortcuts

o        Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

o        Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

o        Dialog box keyboard commands

This article lists keyboard shortcuts that you can use with Windows....

This article lists keyboard shortcuts that you can use with Windows.

Windows system key combinations F1: Help CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu ALT+TAB: Swit...

Windows system key combinations

·         F1: Help

·         CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

·         ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

·         ALT+F4: Quit program

·         SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

·         Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)

Windows program key combinations

·         CTRL+C: Copy

·         CTRL+X: Cut

·         CTRL+V: Paste

·         CTRL+Z: Undo

·         CTRL+B: Bold

·         CTRL+U: Underline

·         CTRL+I: Italic

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

·         SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands

·         SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)

·         ALT+double click: Displays properties

·         SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General keyboard-only commands

·         F1: Starts Windows Help

·         F10: Activates menu bar options

·         SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object

·         CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)

·         CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)

·         CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager

·         ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

·         ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)

·         SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature

·         ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)

·         ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)

·         CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

·         ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

·         ALT+F4: Closes the current window

·         CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

·         ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object:

·         F2: Rename object

·         F3: Find all files

·         CTRL+X: Cut

·         CTRL+C: Copy

·         CTRL+V: Paste

·         SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin

·         ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General folder/shortcut control

·         F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

·         F5: Refreshes the current window.

·         F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

·         CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

·         CTRL+Z: Undo the last command

·         CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

·         BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

·         SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer tree control

·         Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

·         Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection

·         Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

·         RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child

·         LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties control

·         CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs

Accessibility shortcuts

·         Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off

·         Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off

·         Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off

·         Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off

·         Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

·         Windows Logo: Start menu

·         Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box

·         Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

·         SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

·         Windows Logo+F1: Help

·         Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

·         Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders

·         Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

·         CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer

·         CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

·         Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

·         Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box

·         Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

    

some computer Tips !

1- to rename a file or folder (mark it with single click and press F2 . write the new name)

2- some default ports for well known services (protocols):

      telnet      port  23
      ftp          port  20 & 21

      smtp       port  25

      http        port  80

      https       port  443
      pop3      port 110

      ssh         port 22

3- on your internet explorer address : you can write the .com  fast by writing the site name  without .com  and CTRL+Enter , the site name with .com will appear and it opens that site.

how to create a file from DOS

1-go to start >>Run>>
2-write CMD and press enter
3-write the following :
copy con filename.txt         ,and press enter  //filename.txt can be any name you want
4- write the file contents
5- press CTRL+Z and hit enter

Done!