How to Use Your Computer Without a Mouse

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: If your operating system has Mouse Keys

   This will allow you to use the arrow keys to control your cursor in lieu of the mouse.
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   Step 2: Go to Start > Control Panel > Ease of Access to activate it.

   F1
   -- Help Window Button
   -- Open Start menu Alt+Tab ↹
   -- Switch between open programs Alt+F4
   -- Quit program ⇧ Shift+Delete
   -- Delete item permanently ⊞ Win+L
   -- Lock the computer (without using Ctrl+Alt+Del) , Ctrl+C
   -- Copy Ctrl+X
   -- Cut Ctrl+V
   -- Paste Ctrl+Z
   -- Undo Ctrl+B
   -- Bold Ctrl+U
   -- Underline Ctrl+I
   -- Italic Ctrl+-
   -- Strikethrough CTRL + =
   -- Subscript Ctrl+↑↓←→
   -- Skip Words , 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+↓
   -- 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+-
   -- 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) , For a selected object:
   F2
   -- Rename object F3
   -- Find all files Ctrl+X
   -- Cut Ctrl+C
   -- Copy Ctrl+V
   -- Paste ⇧ Shift+Del
   -- Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin Alt+↵ Enter
   -- Open the properties for the selected object , 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 , Ctrl+Tab ↹ / Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹
   -- Move through the property tabs , 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 ⇩ key for five seconds
   -- Toggles ToggleKeys on and off Left Alt+left ⇧ Shift+Num ⇩
   -- Toggles MouseKeys on and off Left Alt+left ⇧ Shift+⎙ Print Screen
   -- Toggles high contrast on and off , Tab ↹
   -- Move to the next control in the dialog box ⇧ Shift+Tab ↹
   -- Move to the previous control in the dialog box SPACEBAR
   -- If the current control is a button, this clicks the button.
   
   If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box.
   
   If the current control is an option, this selects the option. ↵ Enter
   -- Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline) Esc
   -- Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button Alt+underlined letter in dialog box item
   -- Move to the corresponding item , ⊞ Win
   -- Start menu ⊞ Win+R
   -- Run dialog box ⊞ Win+M
   -- Minimize all ⇧ Shift+⊞ Win+M
   -- Undo minimize all ⊞ Win+F1
   -- Help ⊞ Win+E
   -- Windows Explorer ⊞ Win+F
   -- Find files or folders ⊞ Win+D
   -- Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop Ctrl+⊞ Win+F
   -- Find computer Ctrl+⊞ Win+Tab ↹
   -- Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use → or ← to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) ⊞ Win+Tab ↹
   -- Cycle through taskbar buttons ⊞ Win+Pause
   -- System Properties dialog box ≣ Menu
   -- Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item , ⊞ Win+L
   -- Log off Windows ⊞ Win+P
   -- Starts Print Manager ⊞ Win+C
   -- Opens Control Panel ⊞ Win+V
   -- Starts Clipboard ⊞ Win+K
   -- Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box ⊞ Win+I
   -- Opens Mouse Properties dialog box ⊞ Win+A
   -- Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) ⊞ Win+SPACEBAR
   -- Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys ⊞ Win+S
   -- Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
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   Step 3: Use these Windows system key combinations.

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   Step 4: Use these key combinations while writing on Windows.

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   Step 5: Use these general keyboard-only commands.

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   Step 6: Use these shortcuts for shell objects and desktop shortcuts.

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   Step 7: Use these general folder/shortcut controls.

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   Step 8: Use these key combinations to control properties.

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   Step 9: Use these shortcuts for accessibility.

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    Step 10: Use these dialog box keyboard commands.

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    Step 11: Use these shortcuts if you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard.

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    Step 12: Use these shortcuts if you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed.

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