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Saturday, January 02, 2010

Ctrl-Escape

In a separate set of articles I explore the debate "The Keyboard vs. The Mouse". For me it is a non-issue. After 15 years of teaching Windows and Windows applications in the classroom and at desk side, I am convinced that 9 times out of 10, the keyboard is faster.

I will convince you too, if only you'll give me a fair trial.

In this lesson I want to introduce you to the keyboard, and I have taken a photograph of an old type and a new type:

You are going to FLY! And I am going to show you how.

No matter what version of Windows you are using, try this:

Hold down the Control key ("Ctrl" near the lower-left corner of your keyboard) and tap the escape key ("Esc" near the upper-left of your keyboard).

Regardless of the version of Windows you use, you should receive a pop-up menu; the menu will depend on your version AND on the degree of customization applied, but you should get a pop-up menu. If you do not, then please Contact Me .

To remove the pop-up menu, tap the Esc key once.

Try that a few times, Ctrl-Esc, followed by Esc.

In the next lesson I'll show you how to load almost any program directly from the keyboard - no more hunting around the folders on your hard drive.

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