In case you ever got stuck with a non-working mouse
Originally posted Feb. 2006 at lilian_cho
1. The TAB key is your friend. Use it to jump from link to link and entry box to entry box. However, it doesn't work for the "Entry is Backdated" (now "Date Out of Order") ticky box at LJ.
2. When confronted with a drop-down box, use your arrow key and press Enter at your selection.
3. Use ALT+TAB to go from window to window.
4. Use ALT+F+C to close a window. Use ALT+F+N+W to open a new window. It will give you the exact same window you were in.
5. Use ALT+F+P to print the page you're in.
6. The Backspace button brings you back to the previous page.
It works the same as:
-your Back key at the header
-right-clicking and selecting back
7. That window button between your Ctrl and Alt key works the same as clicking the "Start" button on your screen. Click window+R, and then type in the address of the homepage you want to visit. If you want to use notepad, simply click window+R then type in "notepad"
8. Use your Page Down button or your space to scroll down. Use Page Up button to scroll up. Using the arrow keys sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.
Use your End button to get to the bottom of the page, and Home button to get to the top of the page.
9. Click SHIFT and the arrow upward/downward to highlight a text.
Use CTRL+C to copy highlighted text. Use CTRL+V to paste what you just copied.
10. The ESC button is your friend. A lot of times it can get you out of tight situations. Sometimes it even closes those annoying pop-ups.
11. Use CTRL+F for the "Find" feature. Simply click ESC to close the feature.
12. Use CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring up the Windows Task Manager. Using CLTR+ALT+DEL a second time will shut down/restart the computer.
Hope that helps you whenever your mouse is acting up. :-D
1. The TAB key is your friend. Use it to jump from link to link and entry box to entry box. However, it doesn't work for the "Entry is Backdated" (now "Date Out of Order") ticky box at LJ.
2. When confronted with a drop-down box, use your arrow key and press Enter at your selection.
3. Use ALT+TAB to go from window to window.
4. Use ALT+F+C to close a window. Use ALT+F+N+W to open a new window. It will give you the exact same window you were in.
5. Use ALT+F+P to print the page you're in.
6. The Backspace button brings you back to the previous page.
It works the same as:
-your Back key at the header
-right-clicking and selecting back
7. That window button between your Ctrl and Alt key works the same as clicking the "Start" button on your screen. Click window+R, and then type in the address of the homepage you want to visit. If you want to use notepad, simply click window+R then type in "notepad"
8. Use your Page Down button or your space to scroll down. Use Page Up button to scroll up. Using the arrow keys sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.
Use your End button to get to the bottom of the page, and Home button to get to the top of the page.
9. Click SHIFT and the arrow upward/downward to highlight a text.
Use CTRL+C to copy highlighted text. Use CTRL+V to paste what you just copied.
10. The ESC button is your friend. A lot of times it can get you out of tight situations. Sometimes it even closes those annoying pop-ups.
11. Use CTRL+F for the "Find" feature. Simply click ESC to close the feature.
12. Use CTRL+ALT+DEL to bring up the Windows Task Manager. Using CLTR+ALT+DEL a second time will shut down/restart the computer.
Hope that helps you whenever your mouse is acting up. :-D