| Key(s) |
Description (these work in many, but not all, programs) |
| <ALT>ENTER | In DOS programs, this switches between a window and full-screen. In Explorer, this lets you view the file's properties. |
| <ALT>TAB | Switch among running programs.
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| drag | Move the highlighted text/file (drag = hold down the left mouse-button while moving the cursor).
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| <CTRL>drag | Copy the highlighted text/file.
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| <CTRL>ESC | Brings up Start menu. |
| <CTRL>A | Select all. |
| <CTRL>Z | Undo last operation |
| <CTRL>X | Same as Edit/Cut. |
| <CTRL>C | Same as Edit/Copy. |
| <CTRL>V | Same as Edit/Paste. |
| triple-click | To Rename in Explorer, click once to highlight the file/folder, wait a second then click again to rename the file/folder, wait a second then click again to insert the cursor between two letters of the file/folder before editing the name. |
| <shift-click> | When rebooting Win95 (which is required all too often), you can choose "Start/ShutDown/Reboot" then shift-click "OK" and Windows will perform a warm-boot, which is quicker than a cold boot. |
| F10 | Brings up the menu. |