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Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts

· Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds · Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN · Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK · Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds

Gmail Shortcuts

· Note: Must have "keyboard shortcuts" on in settings. · C: Compose new message. · Shift + C: Open new window to compose new message. · Slash (/): Switch focus to search box. · K: Switch focus to the next most recent email. Enter or "O" opens focused email. · J: Switch focus to the next oldest email. · N: Switch focus to the next message in the "conversation." Enter or "O" expands/collapses messages. · P: Switch focus to the previous message. · U: Takes you back to the inbox and checks for new mail. · Y: Various actions depending on current view: · Has no effect in "Sent" and "All Mail" views. · Inbox: Archive email or message. · Starred: Unstar email or message. · Spam: Unmark as spam and move back to "Inbox." · Trash: Move back to "Inbox." · Any label: Remove the label. · X: "Check" an email. Various actions can be performed against all checked emails. · S: "Star" an email. Identical t...

Accessibility

· Right Shift for eight seconds: Toggle FilterKeys on and off. FilterKeys must be enabled. · Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen: Toggle High Contrast on and off. High Contrast must be enabled. · Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock: Toggle MouseKeys on and off. MouseKeys must be enabled. · NumLock for five seconds: Toggle ToggleKeys on and off. ToggleKeys must be enabled. · Shift five times: Toggle StickyKeys on and off. StickyKeys must be enabled. · 6.) Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed · Win + L: Log off Windows. · Win + P: Open Print Manager. · Win + C: Open control panel. · Win + V: Open clipboard. · Win + K: Open keyboard properties. · Win + I: Open mouse properties. · Win + A: Open Accessibility properties. · Win + Space: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys. · Win + S: Toggle CapsLock on and off. Remote Desktop Connection Navigation · Ctrl + Alt + End: Open the NT Security dialog. · Alt + PageUp: Switch between programs. · Alt + PageD...

File Browser

· Arrow Keys: Navigate. · Shift + Arrow Keys: Select multiple items. · Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Change focus without changing selection. "Focus" is the object that will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item. · (Letter): Select first found item that begins with (Letter). · BackSpace: Go up one level to the parent directory. · Alt + Left: Go back one folder. · Alt + Right: Go forward one folder. · Enter: Activate (Double-click) selected item(s). · Alt + Enter: View properties for selected item. · F2: Rename selected item(s). · Ctrl + NumpadPlus: In a Details view, resizes all columns to fit the longest item in each one. · Delete: Delete selected item(s). · Shift + Delete: Delete selected item(s); bypass Recycle Bin. · Ctrl while dragging item(s): Copy. · Ctrl + Shift while dragging item(s): Create shortcut(s). · In tree pane, if any: · Left: Collapse the current selection if expanded, or select the parent folder. · Right: Expand the current selection if collapsed,...

General Navigation

· Tab: Forward one item. · Shift + Tab: Backward one item. · Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through tabs/child windows. · Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows. · Enter: If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button. · Space: Toggle items such as radio buttons or checkboxes. · Alt + (Letter): Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlined letteron the item's name. · Ctrl + Left: Move cursor to the beginning of previous word. · Ctrl + Right: Move cursor to the beginning of next word. · Ctrl + Up: Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequent Up/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in Rich Edit controls. · Ctrl + Down: Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph. · Shift + Left: Highlight one character to the left. · Shift + Right: Highlight one character to the right. · Shift + Up: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up. · Shift + Down: Highlight from current cursor...

Windows Shortcuts

· Shift + F10 right-clicks. · Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation. · Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs. · Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers) · Win + U: Open Utility Manager. · Win + F1: Open Windows help. · Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog. · Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks. · Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse. · Alt + Tab: Display Cool Switch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog. · Alt + Shift + Tab: Display Cool Switch; go in reverse. · Alt + Escape: Send active window to the bottom of the z-order. · Alt + Shift + Escape: Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order. · Alt + F4: Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog. · Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay. · Shift while login: Bypass startup folder. Only those a...