Minimum Windows 95

Minimum Windows 95 TechTips

from the Technology Interface

prepared by

Andy Garcia
andygarc@nmsu.edu
Department of Engineering Technology
New Mexico State University

Ctrl-Alt-Del	Reboots the computer
Alt-Tab	To switch between running programs
Ctrl-X	To quickly cut an object or destination
Ctrl-C	To quickly copy an object or destination
Ctrl-V	To quickly paste an object or destination
Ctrl-F4	To close the current program
Ctrl-F6	To switch between documents in the current program
F1	Display Help for currently active application
Tab	Jump clockwise
Shift-Tab	Jump counter-clockwise
Enter	Jump to help or pop-up explanation on selected hot spot
Alt-Esc	Switch to the next application
Alt-Tab	Switch to next running application in forward order
Alt-Shift-Tab	Switch to next running application in reverse order
Alt-Esc	Cancel the Alt-Tab switching process
Alt-F4	Quit a running application or close a window
Del	Delete a character to the right of the I-beam
Backspace	Delete a character to the left of the I-beam

To add a program, folder, or document to Start button, drag the object to the Start button and release.
To quit a program, click on the X in its upper-right corner
To minimize a program, click on the middle button in the upper-right corner
To open a minimized program, click on it on the horizontal bar on the bottom of the screen with the left mouse button.
To start a program, click on the Start button and select Programs. Then open the correct folder and choose the program you want.
To get to a DOS prompt, click on Start, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt
To get Help, click on Start, then Help
To create a shortcut for a program, drag the program's icon to the shortcut's destination
To find a document, click on Start, Find, Files or Folders. Type in the name of the document you are looking for.
To open a new folder on the Desktop, right-click on the Desktop and choose New, then choose the folder type.
To delete a document, click on it and press Del or right-click on it and choose delete, or drag it into the "Recycle Bin."
To recover an accidentally deleted file, double-click on the Recycle Bin and highlight that file, then choose File, Restore.
To quickly copy a document to a floppy disk, right-click on the document and choose Send To, Floppy disk.
To see the folders in your computer, double-click on My Computer, then double-click on the drive containing the folders.
To see a specific folder's contents, double-click on it.
To move a folder, drag it to its new location
To empty the Recycle Bin, right-click on he bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
To shut computer down, click on Start, Shut Down, OK.