PC Hardware A Beginner’s Guide

Chapter 18: Keyboards, Mice, and Pointing Devices^453

Figure 18-12. The context menu for an application can be displayed by pressing the Context
menu key

Key Combination Action Equivalent Actions

Windows-TAB Cycle through the

Taskbar applications

ALT-TAB

Windows-BREAK Open the System

Properties window

Right-click My

Computer icon

Windows-F1 Start Windows Hel pClick Start, choose Hel p

Windows-E Open Windows Explorer Right-click Start,

choose Explore

Windows-F Open the Find Files or Folders

dialog box

Click Start, choose Find,

choose Files and Folders

Windows-CTRL-F Open the Find Computer

dialog box

Click Start, choose Find,

choose Computer

Windows-M Minimize all open windows Click the Desktop icon

on the Taskbar tray

Windows-SHIFT-M Restore all current windows Click each application

on the Taskbar

Windows-R Open the Run dialog box Click Start, choose Run

Table 18-1. Windows Key Actions