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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Robert Doc Wright godfearer
Choose a handful of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to learn. Spend a week incorporating the keyboard shortcut into your regular typing and work flow. After you’ve mastered that group of 10 or 15 shortcuts, come back and find some more to learn. Within a few weeks you’ll learn the most used shortcuts and master all of them over a couple of months.
Assuming you’re using a notebook computer, “Windows” below refers to the Windows logo key, usually somewhere left of the space key like the Lenovo keyboard above. On some touch screen computers or tablets there’s a button near the display with a Windows logo on it, as is the case with the Surface Pro 3. It’s just right of the display. This button does not work like the WINDOWS key on the keyboard.
windows 10 onscreen keyboard
Bring up the onscreen keyboard on touch screen tablets or laptops by clicking or tapping on the keyboard icon in the lower right corner near the time/date. The onscreen keyboard includes a few keyboard layouts. One looks like a full keyboard on some devices. Get to it using the keyboard button on the onscreen keyboard (see above) in the lower right. Tap on it to show the keyboard/input selector.
Finally, when you see a plus in the keyboard shortcuts below, don’t press the plus key on the keyboard. Instead WINDOWS+A means use the Windows key and the A key only.
New Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts all use the Windows logo key as described above.
windows 10 action center
WINDOWS+A: Opens the Action Center (see image above), which includes notifications and settings buttons like the Tablet Mode button, the brightness button and the full Windows All Settings button.
WINDOWS+C: Launches Cortana, which lets the user search for things on the computer and on the web. It also lets users tell Windows 10 what to do using voice commands like “create an appointment.”
WINDOWS+S – Starts Search, which works inside the Cortana pop up window and searches the web or the computer. Search for a document, a place to eat or the date of the Civil War.
WINDOWS+Tab: Opens the Task viewer, which shows all running programs as smaller thumbnails. Tap or click on a thumbnail to switch to that program.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+D: Adds a Virtual desktops, which gives users a way to organize open programs and quickly switch between them. I put my word processor on one and some Bible software on another while I’m preparing my Sunday sermon as a pastor. A third can hold my web browser with one window open to Facebook, one with Twitter open and a third with a ballgame streaming.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Right arrow: Shows the Virtual Desktop to the right of the current Virtual Desktop.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Left arrow: Shows the Virtual Desktop to the left of the current Virtual Desktop.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+F4: Closes the Virtual Desktop and returns to the normal view if there’s only one extra desktop or shows the earlier Virtual Desktop if you’ve set up more than one.
Often Used Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Below you’ll find the Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts that you’ll probably use the most. Most of these will seem familiar to many experienced Windows users.
Use copy, cut and paste to move or work with things like text or pictures. Copy leaves it there and copies it. Cut grabs it removing it from the spot it used to sit. Paste takes cut or copied text or content and puts it in a new place. Start by selecting text or a photo/object. Then use the following:
list of 5 items ? Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert): Copy a selected item ? Ctrl+X: Cut a selected item to paste it elsewhere ? Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert): Paste a copied or cut item ? Ctrl+A: Select all items in an open document or in the current window ? Ctrl+D (or Delete): delete a selected item list end
Here’s a list of other often used shortcuts.
Ctrl+Z: Undo the previous action.
Ctrl+R (or F5): Refresh the active window.
Ctrl+Y: Redo an action.
Alt+Tab: Switch between open apps. Windows 10 will bring up a screen showing the open windows and cycle through them each time we use Alt+Tab.
Alt+Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which the user opened them. It works like the previous shortcut, but doesn’t show the windows. It just switches.
function key on windows pc
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app. Be careful since many PC laptop keyboard put shortcuts on the function keys at the top row of the keyboard. There’s usually a function key with Fn on it. If that’s true on your laptop, you’ll need to use the Fn+Alt+F4. The same is true of all Function keyboard shortcuts on these computers.
WINDOWS+L: Brings up the lock screen on the PC requiring the user to enter their password or PIN.
WINDOWS+D: Switch back and forth between the Windows desktop and the current open application.
Alt+underlined letter: Perform the command for that letter in programs like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel or other Windows programs that make use of the feature.
Alt+Enter: Display properties for the selected item, like a file in File Explorer.
Alt+Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window. In a lot of programs it will bring up the menu with commands like Maximize, Minimize, Close or Task Manager to open the Task Manager of Windows 10 from any Window.
Alt+Left arrow: Go back if the program has a screen history, like in browsers or File Explorer.
Alt+Right arrow: Go forward.
Alt+Page Up: Jump up one screen.
Alt+Page Down: Jump down one screen.
Alt+Tab: Switch between open apps and keep the Alt key down and use the Arrow keys to skip over some windows in the cycle.
Ctrl+Alt+Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
alt plus tab shortcut key shows this
Windows 10 Settings Shortcuts
The following shortcuts work in the Windows Settings Screen.
Windows Settings Screen
WINDOWS+I: Opens Windows Settings.
Backspace: Go back to the settings home screen.
window settings search
This last shortcut isn’t really a shortcut key, but a time saver. On any screen in Settings with a search box, start typing on that page and the search will automatically enter the text in the search box and list the settings with that text in the title of the setting. Above, I searched for “sync” and it listed all settings with the word “sync” in them.
Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts
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The new Microsoft Edge browser runs faster than Internet Explorer. Once Microsoft releases the ability to add plug-ins or add-ons, like we could do in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, it will become far more useful.
We offer a list of useful keyboard shortcuts that make users of the new Edge more efficient while browsing.
microsoft edge browser
Ctrl+D: Bookmark the site in the current tab.
Ctrl+I: Open favorites window.
Ctrl+J: Open the downloads window.
Ctrl+H: Open the history window.
Ctrl+P: Print the current page.
Ctrl+F: Open the search function on the current page to find content quickly. Here’s a tip. Search for something and then hit the Ctrl+F and type it again to find it on the page, if it’s a long page.
Alt+C: Open Cortana, the voice activation tool new to Windows 10.
Ctrl+Shift+R: Enter reading view, which removes the distracting ads and other content on the page.
F12: Open F12 Developer Tools.
F7: Turn on caret browsing for a tab in the browser. This lets users put a cursor in text by clicking it. Then treat the web page like a document. Use arrow keys and selection keyboard shortcuts (see below in the section “Working with Text”).
clear browsing data
Ctrl+Shift+Delete: Use to clear the browser cache. Opens the pane and lets users get rid of their browser history.
Ctrl+T: Open a new browsing tab.
Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopen the last tab you closed.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4: Close the current tab.
Ctrl+K: Make a copy of the current tab and open it.
Ctrl+N: Opens a new Edge window.
Ctrl+Shift+P: Opens a new InPrivate Browsing window, which lets users browse without tracking their history and saving cookies from websites.
Ctrl+Tab: Switch to the next open tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Switch to the previous open tab.
edge browser with tabs open
Ctrl+1, 2, 3,…, 8: When you have multiple tabs open count across the top from left to right and use the number to quickly jump to that tab.
Ctrl+9: Switch to the last open tab no matter what number it is. For example, if I have 3 or 23 open tabs, this keyboard shortcut will jump to that last tab.
Ctrl+PLUS – Zoom in 25% to make things look bigger.
Ctrl+MINUS – Zoom out 25% making things look smaller.
Ctrl+0: Reset zoom level to the intended view.
Backspace or Alt+Left arrow: Go back in the browser’s history.
Alt+Right arrow: Go forward in the browser’s history.
F5 or Ctrl+R: Refresh the current tab’s page to reload it.
Esc: Stop loading the current page.
Ctrl+L or F4 or Alt+D: Jump to the address bar to start typing a new search string or site address.
Ctrl+Shift+L: Opens the address bar search in a new tab.
Ctrl+E: Open the search typed into the address bar in the current tab.
Ctrl+Enter: Tacks www. onto the beginning and .com onto the end of any text typed into the address bar.
Ctrl+click: Opens the link clicked in a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+click: Opens a link in a new tab and then switches to that tab.
Alt+Shift+click: Opens a link in a new Edge window.
Function Key Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following work with the function keys on most PC keyboards. Again, remember that some computers force the user to use a Fn key to use the F-keys. If that’s true for your computer, use the Fn key in addition to the keyboard shortcuts below.
F2: Rename a selected item, like a file in Explorer.
F3: Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
F4: Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
F5: Refresh the active window in File Explorer or Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer.
F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop and File Explorer. This shortcut changes the selection or insertion point. For example, in File Explorer it chooses a file, then a folder along the left, and finally the address bar above the list of files/folders.
F10: Activates the menu bar or turns on the letter shortcuts (see the File Explorer image below) so the user can select the items with the letter or number keys showing on the screen.
file explorer menu letters
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app.
Ctrl+F4: Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously).
Shift+F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Working with Text or Files in Windows 10 Using Arrow Keys
Ctrl+Right arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl+Left arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+Down arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl+Up arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key: Select a block of text.
Shift with any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
Other Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar: Select multiple items in a window or on the desktop. Use this to quickly select a group of files, pictures or icons on the desktop.
Ctrl+Esc: Open Start for those time when there’s no WINDOWS key on your keyboard.
task manager in windows 10
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: Open Task Manager.
Ctrl+Shift: Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. This is great for people who use multiple languages with their PC.
Ctrl+Spacebar: Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
Shift+Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
Right arrow: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Left arrow: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Esc: Stop or leave the current task.
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Using the Windows Key
The following use the WINDOWS key. See the list of brand new Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts above for a few more keyboard shortcuts that use the WINDOWS key.
windows key
WINDOWS: Opens or closes the Start menu in normal mode or the Start screen in tablet mode.
WINDOWS+B: Puts the focus in the Taskbar notification area so that users can work with the icons in what they used to call the system tray using the Spacebar to select and arrow keys to move between them.
WINDOWS+E: Open File Explorer.
WINDOWS+G: Open Game bar when a game is open.
WINDOWS+H: Open the Share feature which comes in from the right side, like the charm from Windows 8.
WINDOWS+K: Open the Connect quick action to connect to a wireless display.
WINDOWS+M: Minimize all windows.
WINDOWS+O: Lock device orientation so the screen won’t rotate anymore.
WINDOWS+P: Choose a presentation display mode.
presentation mode selection using WINDOWS and B shortcut keys
WINDOWS+R: Open the Run dialog box.
WINDOWS+T: Cycle through apps on the taskbar. After using this key use the arrow keys to move between the pinned or running programs on the Taskbar.
WINDOWS+V: Cycle through notifications.
WINDOWS+Shift+V: Cycle through notifications in reverse order.
WINDOWS+X: Open the Quick Link menu which you can also open by right clicking on the Windows button on the lower left corner. This includes shortcuts to things like Control Panel, settings areas and the Run dialog box.
WINDOWS+Z: Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.
WINDOWS+COMMA – Temporarily peek at the desktop until you release the WINDOWS key.
WINDOWS+Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box. This one’s often not available on many modern keyboards.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+F: Search for PCs (if you’re on a network).
WINDOWS+NUMBER – Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
WINDOWS+Shift+NUMBER: Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+NUMBER – Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Alt+NUMBER – Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Shift+NUMBER: Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app at the given place on the taskbar as an administrator.
WINDOWS+Tab: Open Task view.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+B: Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area.
WINDOWS+Spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Spacebar – Change to a previously selected input.
Windows 10 Window Management Shortcuts
The following will help users quickly manage windows in Windows 10. Move windows around the screen or quickly maximize and minimize windows.
windows management shortcuts
WINDOWS+Shift+M: Restore minimized windows on the desktop.
WINDOWS+Up arrow: Maximize the window.
WINDOWS+Down arrow: Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.
WINDOWS+Left arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.
WINDOWS+Right arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.
WINDOWS+Home: Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).
WINDOWS+Shift+Up arrow: Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
WINDOWS+Shift+Down arrow: Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.
WINDOWS+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow: Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another.
Accessibility Shortcuts
ease of access center
WINDOWS+U: Open Ease of Access Center.
WINDOWS+Enter: Open Narrator.
WINDOWS+forward slash (/): Initiate IME reconversion.
WINDOWS+plus (+) or minus (-): Zoom in or out using Magnifier.
WINDOWS+Esc: Exit Magnifier.
File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
The Windows File Explorer lets users see their files on the computer. Use the following Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to work with files smarter.
file explorer in Windows 10
Alt+D: Select the address bar.
Ctrl+E or Ctrl+F – Select the search box.
Ctrl+N: Open a new window.
Ctrl+W: Close the current window.
Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel: Cycles through the various views of files and folder sizes and list modes. Scroll the wheel while pressing the Ctrl button to change between views.
Ctrl+Shift+E: Show the subfolders inside a folder.
Ctrl+Shift+N: Create a new folder.
Alt+P: Shows the preview pane to see the contents of a file without opening it. Only works with certain file types like Office documents, images or videos. Give it a try with your favorite file types.
Alt+Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item.
Alt+Right arrow: View the next folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Alt+Up arrow: Jump to the parent folder that contains a subfolder.
Alt+Left arrow: View the previous folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Backspace: View the previous folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Right arrow: Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder.
Left arrow: Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in.
End: Display the bottom of the active window.
Home: Display the top of the active window.
F11: Maximize or minimize the active window.
If all I have left in this world is God, I have everything! Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Fred
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 6:28 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions
GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA
with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
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From: Gene
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 8:26 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Gene
Are you asking for shortcut keys for the GMail web
site? I almost never use the web site. I want to use an e-mail
program so I'll mainly let others discuss the web site. I will point out,
and this has nothing to do with shortcut keys provided by GMail, that if you
open a mailbox, like the inbox, for example. if you start at the top of the page
and type x, you will move to the first check box. Each message has its own
check box.
X is the move to next check box command in NVDA's
browse mode. If you already know virtual PC Cursor quick navigation keys
such as h for move by heading, n for skip block of links, etc. then you know
just about all the browse mode NVDA commands.
Gene
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Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi Robert,
I am not a good windows user or nvda. I am trying to learn gmail. I got this computer from the local college. All I know is that it is a desktop computer with Windows ten and now the screen reader. I have been using Window Eyes and they now are gone. My grandson downloaded nvda so I don’t know much about it either.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Robert Doc Wright godfearer
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 7:41 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Choose a handful of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to learn. Spend a week incorporating the keyboard shortcut into your regular typing and work flow. After you’ve mastered that group of 10 or 15 shortcuts, come back and find some more to learn. Within a few weeks you’ll learn the most used shortcuts and master all of them over a couple of months.
Assuming you’re using a notebook computer, “Windows” below refers to the Windows logo key, usually somewhere left of the space key like the Lenovo keyboard above. On some touch screen computers or tablets there’s a button near the display with a Windows logo on it, as is the case with the Surface Pro 3. It’s just right of the display. This button does not work like the WINDOWS key on the keyboard.
windows 10 onscreen keyboard
Bring up the onscreen keyboard on touch screen tablets or laptops by clicking or tapping on the keyboard icon in the lower right corner near the time/date. The onscreen keyboard includes a few keyboard layouts. One looks like a full keyboard on some devices. Get to it using the keyboard button on the onscreen keyboard (see above) in the lower right. Tap on it to show the keyboard/input selector.
Finally, when you see a plus in the keyboard shortcuts below, don’t press the plus key on the keyboard. Instead WINDOWS+A means use the Windows key and the A key only.
New Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts all use the Windows logo key as described above.
windows 10 action center
WINDOWS+A: Opens the Action Center (see image above), which includes notifications and settings buttons like the Tablet Mode button, the brightness button and the full Windows All Settings button.
WINDOWS+C: Launches Cortana, which lets the user search for things on the computer and on the web. It also lets users tell Windows 10 what to do using voice commands like “create an appointment.”
WINDOWS+S – Starts Search, which works inside the Cortana pop up window and searches the web or the computer. Search for a document, a place to eat or the date of the Civil War.
WINDOWS+Tab: Opens the Task viewer, which shows all running programs as smaller thumbnails. Tap or click on a thumbnail to switch to that program.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+D: Adds a Virtual desktops, which gives users a way to organize open programs and quickly switch between them. I put my word processor on one and some Bible software on another while I’m preparing my Sunday sermon as a pastor. A third can hold my web browser with one window open to Facebook, one with Twitter open and a third with a ballgame streaming.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Right arrow: Shows the Virtual Desktop to the right of the current Virtual Desktop.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Left arrow: Shows the Virtual Desktop to the left of the current Virtual Desktop.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+F4: Closes the Virtual Desktop and returns to the normal view if there’s only one extra desktop or shows the earlier Virtual Desktop if you’ve set up more than one.
Often Used Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Below you’ll find the Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts that you’ll probably use the most. Most of these will seem familiar to many experienced Windows users.
Use copy, cut and paste to move or work with things like text or pictures. Copy leaves it there and copies it. Cut grabs it removing it from the spot it used to sit. Paste takes cut or copied text or content and puts it in a new place. Start by selecting text or a photo/object. Then use the following:
list of 5 items ? Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert): Copy a selected item ? Ctrl+X: Cut a selected item to paste it elsewhere ? Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert): Paste a copied or cut item ? Ctrl+A: Select all items in an open document or in the current window ? Ctrl+D (or Delete): delete a selected item list end
Here’s a list of other often used shortcuts.
Ctrl+Z: Undo the previous action.
Ctrl+R (or F5): Refresh the active window.
Ctrl+Y: Redo an action.
Alt+Tab: Switch between open apps. Windows 10 will bring up a screen showing the open windows and cycle through them each time we use Alt+Tab.
Alt+Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which the user opened them. It works like the previous shortcut, but doesn’t show the windows. It just switches.
function key on windows pc
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app. Be careful since many PC laptop keyboard put shortcuts on the function keys at the top row of the keyboard. There’s usually a function key with Fn on it. If that’s true on your laptop, you’ll need to use the Fn+Alt+F4. The same is true of all Function keyboard shortcuts on these computers.
WINDOWS+L: Brings up the lock screen on the PC requiring the user to enter their password or PIN.
WINDOWS+D: Switch back and forth between the Windows desktop and the current open application.
Alt+underlined letter: Perform the command for that letter in programs like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel or other Windows programs that make use of the feature.
Alt+Enter: Display properties for the selected item, like a file in File Explorer.
Alt+Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window. In a lot of programs it will bring up the menu with commands like Maximize, Minimize, Close or Task Manager to open the Task Manager of Windows 10 from any Window.
Alt+Left arrow: Go back if the program has a screen history, like in browsers or File Explorer.
Alt+Right arrow: Go forward.
Alt+Page Up: Jump up one screen.
Alt+Page Down: Jump down one screen.
Alt+Tab: Switch between open apps and keep the Alt key down and use the Arrow keys to skip over some windows in the cycle.
Ctrl+Alt+Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
alt plus tab shortcut key shows this
Windows 10 Settings Shortcuts
The following shortcuts work in the Windows Settings Screen.
Windows Settings Screen
WINDOWS+I: Opens Windows Settings.
Backspace: Go back to the settings home screen.
window settings search
This last shortcut isn’t really a shortcut key, but a time saver. On any screen in Settings with a search box, start typing on that page and the search will automatically enter the text in the search box and list the settings with that text in the title of the setting. Above, I searched for “sync” and it listed all settings with the word “sync” in them.
Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts
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The new Microsoft Edge browser runs faster than Internet Explorer. Once Microsoft releases the ability to add plug-ins or add-ons, like we could do in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, it will become far more useful.
We offer a list of useful keyboard shortcuts that make users of the new Edge more efficient while browsing.
microsoft edge browser
Ctrl+D: Bookmark the site in the current tab.
Ctrl+I: Open favorites window.
Ctrl+J: Open the downloads window.
Ctrl+H: Open the history window.
Ctrl+P: Print the current page.
Ctrl+F: Open the search function on the current page to find content quickly. Here’s a tip. Search for something and then hit the Ctrl+F and type it again to find it on the page, if it’s a long page.
Alt+C: Open Cortana, the voice activation tool new to Windows 10.
Ctrl+Shift+R: Enter reading view, which removes the distracting ads and other content on the page.
F12: Open F12 Developer Tools.
F7: Turn on caret browsing for a tab in the browser. This lets users put a cursor in text by clicking it. Then treat the web page like a document. Use arrow keys and selection keyboard shortcuts (see below in the section “Working with Text”).
clear browsing data
Ctrl+Shift+Delete: Use to clear the browser cache. Opens the pane and lets users get rid of their browser history.
Ctrl+T: Open a new browsing tab.
Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopen the last tab you closed.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4: Close the current tab.
Ctrl+K: Make a copy of the current tab and open it.
Ctrl+N: Opens a new Edge window.
Ctrl+Shift+P: Opens a new InPrivate Browsing window, which lets users browse without tracking their history and saving cookies from websites.
Ctrl+Tab: Switch to the next open tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Switch to the previous open tab.
edge browser with tabs open
Ctrl+1, 2, 3,…, 8: When you have multiple tabs open count across the top from left to right and use the number to quickly jump to that tab.
Ctrl+9: Switch to the last open tab no matter what number it is. For example, if I have 3 or 23 open tabs, this keyboard shortcut will jump to that last tab.
Ctrl+PLUS – Zoom in 25% to make things look bigger.
Ctrl+MINUS – Zoom out 25% making things look smaller.
Ctrl+0: Reset zoom level to the intended view.
Backspace or Alt+Left arrow: Go back in the browser’s history.
Alt+Right arrow: Go forward in the browser’s history.
F5 or Ctrl+R: Refresh the current tab’s page to reload it.
Esc: Stop loading the current page.
Ctrl+L or F4 or Alt+D: Jump to the address bar to start typing a new search string or site address.
Ctrl+Shift+L: Opens the address bar search in a new tab.
Ctrl+E: Open the search typed into the address bar in the current tab.
Ctrl+Enter: Tacks www. onto the beginning and .com onto the end of any text typed into the address bar.
Ctrl+click: Opens the link clicked in a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+click: Opens a link in a new tab and then switches to that tab.
Alt+Shift+click: Opens a link in a new Edge window.
Function Key Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following work with the function keys on most PC keyboards. Again, remember that some computers force the user to use a Fn key to use the F-keys. If that’s true for your computer, use the Fn key in addition to the keyboard shortcuts below.
F2: Rename a selected item, like a file in Explorer.
F3: Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
F4: Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
F5: Refresh the active window in File Explorer or Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer.
F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop and File Explorer. This shortcut changes the selection or insertion point. For example, in File Explorer it chooses a file, then a folder along the left, and finally the address bar above the list of files/folders.
F10: Activates the menu bar or turns on the letter shortcuts (see the File Explorer image below) so the user can select the items with the letter or number keys showing on the screen.
file explorer menu letters
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app.
Ctrl+F4: Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously).
Shift+F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Working with Text or Files in Windows 10 Using Arrow Keys
Ctrl+Right arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl+Left arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+Down arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl+Up arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key: Select a block of text.
Shift with any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
Other Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar: Select multiple items in a window or on the desktop. Use this to quickly select a group of files, pictures or icons on the desktop.
Ctrl+Esc: Open Start for those time when there’s no WINDOWS key on your keyboard.
task manager in windows 10
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: Open Task Manager.
Ctrl+Shift: Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. This is great for people who use multiple languages with their PC.
Ctrl+Spacebar: Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
Shift+Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
Right arrow: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Left arrow: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Esc: Stop or leave the current task.
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Using the Windows Key
The following use the WINDOWS key. See the list of brand new Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts above for a few more keyboard shortcuts that use the WINDOWS key.
windows key
WINDOWS: Opens or closes the Start menu in normal mode or the Start screen in tablet mode.
WINDOWS+B: Puts the focus in the Taskbar notification area so that users can work with the icons in what they used to call the system tray using the Spacebar to select and arrow keys to move between them.
WINDOWS+E: Open File Explorer.
WINDOWS+G: Open Game bar when a game is open.
WINDOWS+H: Open the Share feature which comes in from the right side, like the charm from Windows 8.
WINDOWS+K: Open the Connect quick action to connect to a wireless display.
WINDOWS+M: Minimize all windows.
WINDOWS+O: Lock device orientation so the screen won’t rotate anymore.
WINDOWS+P: Choose a presentation display mode.
presentation mode selection using WINDOWS and B shortcut keys
WINDOWS+R: Open the Run dialog box.
WINDOWS+T: Cycle through apps on the taskbar. After using this key use the arrow keys to move between the pinned or running programs on the Taskbar.
WINDOWS+V: Cycle through notifications.
WINDOWS+Shift+V: Cycle through notifications in reverse order.
WINDOWS+X: Open the Quick Link menu which you can also open by right clicking on the Windows button on the lower left corner. This includes shortcuts to things like Control Panel, settings areas and the Run dialog box.
WINDOWS+Z: Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.
WINDOWS+COMMA – Temporarily peek at the desktop until you release the WINDOWS key.
WINDOWS+Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box. This one’s often not available on many modern keyboards.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+F: Search for PCs (if you’re on a network).
WINDOWS+NUMBER – Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
WINDOWS+Shift+NUMBER: Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+NUMBER – Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Alt+NUMBER – Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Shift+NUMBER: Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app at the given place on the taskbar as an administrator.
WINDOWS+Tab: Open Task view.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+B: Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area.
WINDOWS+Spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Spacebar – Change to a previously selected input.
Windows 10 Window Management Shortcuts
The following will help users quickly manage windows in Windows 10. Move windows around the screen or quickly maximize and minimize windows.
windows management shortcuts
WINDOWS+Shift+M: Restore minimized windows on the desktop.
WINDOWS+Up arrow: Maximize the window.
WINDOWS+Down arrow: Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.
WINDOWS+Left arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.
WINDOWS+Right arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.
WINDOWS+Home: Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).
WINDOWS+Shift+Up arrow: Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
WINDOWS+Shift+Down arrow: Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.
WINDOWS+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow: Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another.
Accessibility Shortcuts
ease of access center
WINDOWS+U: Open Ease of Access Center.
WINDOWS+Enter: Open Narrator.
WINDOWS+forward slash (/): Initiate IME reconversion.
WINDOWS+plus (+) or minus (-): Zoom in or out using Magnifier.
WINDOWS+Esc: Exit Magnifier.
File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
The Windows File Explorer lets users see their files on the computer. Use the following Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to work with files smarter.
file explorer in Windows 10
Alt+D: Select the address bar.
Ctrl+E or Ctrl+F – Select the search box.
Ctrl+N: Open a new window.
Ctrl+W: Close the current window.
Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel: Cycles through the various views of files and folder sizes and list modes. Scroll the wheel while pressing the Ctrl button to change between views.
Ctrl+Shift+E: Show the subfolders inside a folder.
Ctrl+Shift+N: Create a new folder.
Alt+P: Shows the preview pane to see the contents of a file without opening it. Only works with certain file types like Office documents, images or videos. Give it a try with your favorite file types.
Alt+Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item.
Alt+Right arrow: View the next folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Alt+Up arrow: Jump to the parent folder that contains a subfolder.
Alt+Left arrow: View the previous folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Backspace: View the previous folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Right arrow: Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder.
Left arrow: Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in.
End: Display the bottom of the active window.
Home: Display the top of the active window.
F11: Maximize or minimize the active window.
If all I have left in this world is God, I have everything! Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Fred
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi Gene, The nvda program nvda gmail is wwhat I will concentrate on for now. Thanks for your message. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks much. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Gene
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 8:26 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi Robert, I forgot to mention that I am totally blind if that makes any difference.
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From: Robert Doc Wright godfearer
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 7:41 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Choose a handful of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to learn. Spend a week incorporating the keyboard shortcut into your regular typing and work flow. After you’ve mastered that group of 10 or 15 shortcuts, come back and find some more to learn. Within a few weeks you’ll learn the most used shortcuts and master all of them over a couple of months.
Assuming you’re using a notebook computer, “Windows” below refers to the Windows logo key, usually somewhere left of the space key like the Lenovo keyboard above. On some touch screen computers or tablets there’s a button near the display with a Windows logo on it, as is the case with the Surface Pro 3. It’s just right of the display. This button does not work like the WINDOWS key on the keyboard.
windows 10 onscreen keyboard
Bring up the onscreen keyboard on touch screen tablets or laptops by clicking or tapping on the keyboard icon in the lower right corner near the time/date. The onscreen keyboard includes a few keyboard layouts. One looks like a full keyboard on some devices. Get to it using the keyboard button on the onscreen keyboard (see above) in the lower right. Tap on it to show the keyboard/input selector.
Finally, when you see a plus in the keyboard shortcuts below, don’t press the plus key on the keyboard. Instead WINDOWS+A means use the Windows key and the A key only.
New Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts all use the Windows logo key as described above.
windows 10 action center
WINDOWS+A: Opens the Action Center (see image above), which includes notifications and settings buttons like the Tablet Mode button, the brightness button and the full Windows All Settings button.
WINDOWS+C: Launches Cortana, which lets the user search for things on the computer and on the web. It also lets users tell Windows 10 what to do using voice commands like “create an appointment.”
WINDOWS+S – Starts Search, which works inside the Cortana pop up window and searches the web or the computer. Search for a document, a place to eat or the date of the Civil War.
WINDOWS+Tab: Opens the Task viewer, which shows all running programs as smaller thumbnails. Tap or click on a thumbnail to switch to that program.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+D: Adds a Virtual desktops, which gives users a way to organize open programs and quickly switch between them. I put my word processor on one and some Bible software on another while I’m preparing my Sunday sermon as a pastor. A third can hold my web browser with one window open to Facebook, one with Twitter open and a third with a ballgame streaming.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Right arrow: Shows the Virtual Desktop to the right of the current Virtual Desktop.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Left arrow: Shows the Virtual Desktop to the left of the current Virtual Desktop.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+F4: Closes the Virtual Desktop and returns to the normal view if there’s only one extra desktop or shows the earlier Virtual Desktop if you’ve set up more than one.
Often Used Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Below you’ll find the Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts that you’ll probably use the most. Most of these will seem familiar to many experienced Windows users.
Use copy, cut and paste to move or work with things like text or pictures. Copy leaves it there and copies it. Cut grabs it removing it from the spot it used to sit. Paste takes cut or copied text or content and puts it in a new place. Start by selecting text or a photo/object. Then use the following:
list of 5 items ? Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert): Copy a selected item ? Ctrl+X: Cut a selected item to paste it elsewhere ? Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert): Paste a copied or cut item ? Ctrl+A: Select all items in an open document or in the current window ? Ctrl+D (or Delete): delete a selected item list end
Here’s a list of other often used shortcuts.
Ctrl+Z: Undo the previous action.
Ctrl+R (or F5): Refresh the active window.
Ctrl+Y: Redo an action.
Alt+Tab: Switch between open apps. Windows 10 will bring up a screen showing the open windows and cycle through them each time we use Alt+Tab.
Alt+Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which the user opened them. It works like the previous shortcut, but doesn’t show the windows. It just switches.
function key on windows pc
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app. Be careful since many PC laptop keyboard put shortcuts on the function keys at the top row of the keyboard. There’s usually a function key with Fn on it. If that’s true on your laptop, you’ll need to use the Fn+Alt+F4. The same is true of all Function keyboard shortcuts on these computers.
WINDOWS+L: Brings up the lock screen on the PC requiring the user to enter their password or PIN.
WINDOWS+D: Switch back and forth between the Windows desktop and the current open application.
Alt+underlined letter: Perform the command for that letter in programs like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel or other Windows programs that make use of the feature.
Alt+Enter: Display properties for the selected item, like a file in File Explorer.
Alt+Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window. In a lot of programs it will bring up the menu with commands like Maximize, Minimize, Close or Task Manager to open the Task Manager of Windows 10 from any Window.
Alt+Left arrow: Go back if the program has a screen history, like in browsers or File Explorer.
Alt+Right arrow: Go forward.
Alt+Page Up: Jump up one screen.
Alt+Page Down: Jump down one screen.
Alt+Tab: Switch between open apps and keep the Alt key down and use the Arrow keys to skip over some windows in the cycle.
Ctrl+Alt+Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
alt plus tab shortcut key shows this
Windows 10 Settings Shortcuts
The following shortcuts work in the Windows Settings Screen.
Windows Settings Screen
WINDOWS+I: Opens Windows Settings.
Backspace: Go back to the settings home screen.
window settings search
This last shortcut isn’t really a shortcut key, but a time saver. On any screen in Settings with a search box, start typing on that page and the search will automatically enter the text in the search box and list the settings with that text in the title of the setting. Above, I searched for “sync” and it listed all settings with the word “sync” in them.
Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts
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The new Microsoft Edge browser runs faster than Internet Explorer. Once Microsoft releases the ability to add plug-ins or add-ons, like we could do in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, it will become far more useful.
We offer a list of useful keyboard shortcuts that make users of the new Edge more efficient while browsing.
microsoft edge browser
Ctrl+D: Bookmark the site in the current tab.
Ctrl+I: Open favorites window.
Ctrl+J: Open the downloads window.
Ctrl+H: Open the history window.
Ctrl+P: Print the current page.
Ctrl+F: Open the search function on the current page to find content quickly. Here’s a tip. Search for something and then hit the Ctrl+F and type it again to find it on the page, if it’s a long page.
Alt+C: Open Cortana, the voice activation tool new to Windows 10.
Ctrl+Shift+R: Enter reading view, which removes the distracting ads and other content on the page.
F12: Open F12 Developer Tools.
F7: Turn on caret browsing for a tab in the browser. This lets users put a cursor in text by clicking it. Then treat the web page like a document. Use arrow keys and selection keyboard shortcuts (see below in the section “Working with Text”).
clear browsing data
Ctrl+Shift+Delete: Use to clear the browser cache. Opens the pane and lets users get rid of their browser history.
Ctrl+T: Open a new browsing tab.
Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopen the last tab you closed.
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4: Close the current tab.
Ctrl+K: Make a copy of the current tab and open it.
Ctrl+N: Opens a new Edge window.
Ctrl+Shift+P: Opens a new InPrivate Browsing window, which lets users browse without tracking their history and saving cookies from websites.
Ctrl+Tab: Switch to the next open tab.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab: Switch to the previous open tab.
edge browser with tabs open
Ctrl+1, 2, 3,…, 8: When you have multiple tabs open count across the top from left to right and use the number to quickly jump to that tab.
Ctrl+9: Switch to the last open tab no matter what number it is. For example, if I have 3 or 23 open tabs, this keyboard shortcut will jump to that last tab.
Ctrl+PLUS – Zoom in 25% to make things look bigger.
Ctrl+MINUS – Zoom out 25% making things look smaller.
Ctrl+0: Reset zoom level to the intended view.
Backspace or Alt+Left arrow: Go back in the browser’s history.
Alt+Right arrow: Go forward in the browser’s history.
F5 or Ctrl+R: Refresh the current tab’s page to reload it.
Esc: Stop loading the current page.
Ctrl+L or F4 or Alt+D: Jump to the address bar to start typing a new search string or site address.
Ctrl+Shift+L: Opens the address bar search in a new tab.
Ctrl+E: Open the search typed into the address bar in the current tab.
Ctrl+Enter: Tacks www. onto the beginning and .com onto the end of any text typed into the address bar.
Ctrl+click: Opens the link clicked in a new tab.
Ctrl+Shift+click: Opens a link in a new tab and then switches to that tab.
Alt+Shift+click: Opens a link in a new Edge window.
Function Key Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
The following work with the function keys on most PC keyboards. Again, remember that some computers force the user to use a Fn key to use the F-keys. If that’s true for your computer, use the Fn key in addition to the keyboard shortcuts below.
F2: Rename a selected item, like a file in Explorer.
F3: Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
F4: Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
F5: Refresh the active window in File Explorer or Microsoft Edge/Internet Explorer.
F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop and File Explorer. This shortcut changes the selection or insertion point. For example, in File Explorer it chooses a file, then a folder along the left, and finally the address bar above the list of files/folders.
F10: Activates the menu bar or turns on the letter shortcuts (see the File Explorer image below) so the user can select the items with the letter or number keys showing on the screen.
file explorer menu letters
Alt+F4: Close the active item, or exit the active app.
Ctrl+F4: Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously).
Shift+F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Working with Text or Files in Windows 10 Using Arrow Keys
Ctrl+Right arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl+Left arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl+Down arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl+Up arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key: Select a block of text.
Shift with any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
Other Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar: Select multiple items in a window or on the desktop. Use this to quickly select a group of files, pictures or icons on the desktop.
Ctrl+Esc: Open Start for those time when there’s no WINDOWS key on your keyboard.
task manager in windows 10
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: Open Task Manager.
Ctrl+Shift: Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. This is great for people who use multiple languages with their PC.
Ctrl+Spacebar: Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
Shift+Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
Right arrow: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Left arrow: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Esc: Stop or leave the current task.
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Using the Windows Key
The following use the WINDOWS key. See the list of brand new Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts above for a few more keyboard shortcuts that use the WINDOWS key.
windows key
WINDOWS: Opens or closes the Start menu in normal mode or the Start screen in tablet mode.
WINDOWS+B: Puts the focus in the Taskbar notification area so that users can work with the icons in what they used to call the system tray using the Spacebar to select and arrow keys to move between them.
WINDOWS+E: Open File Explorer.
WINDOWS+G: Open Game bar when a game is open.
WINDOWS+H: Open the Share feature which comes in from the right side, like the charm from Windows 8.
WINDOWS+K: Open the Connect quick action to connect to a wireless display.
WINDOWS+M: Minimize all windows.
WINDOWS+O: Lock device orientation so the screen won’t rotate anymore.
WINDOWS+P: Choose a presentation display mode.
presentation mode selection using WINDOWS and B shortcut keys
WINDOWS+R: Open the Run dialog box.
WINDOWS+T: Cycle through apps on the taskbar. After using this key use the arrow keys to move between the pinned or running programs on the Taskbar.
WINDOWS+V: Cycle through notifications.
WINDOWS+Shift+V: Cycle through notifications in reverse order.
WINDOWS+X: Open the Quick Link menu which you can also open by right clicking on the Windows button on the lower left corner. This includes shortcuts to things like Control Panel, settings areas and the Run dialog box.
WINDOWS+Z: Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.
WINDOWS+COMMA – Temporarily peek at the desktop until you release the WINDOWS key.
WINDOWS+Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box. This one’s often not available on many modern keyboards.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+F: Search for PCs (if you’re on a network).
WINDOWS+NUMBER – Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
WINDOWS+Shift+NUMBER: Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+NUMBER – Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Alt+NUMBER – Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Shift+NUMBER: Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app at the given place on the taskbar as an administrator.
WINDOWS+Tab: Open Task view.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+B: Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area.
WINDOWS+Spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout.
WINDOWS+Ctrl+Spacebar – Change to a previously selected input.
Windows 10 Window Management Shortcuts
The following will help users quickly manage windows in Windows 10. Move windows around the screen or quickly maximize and minimize windows.
windows management shortcuts
WINDOWS+Shift+M: Restore minimized windows on the desktop.
WINDOWS+Up arrow: Maximize the window.
WINDOWS+Down arrow: Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.
WINDOWS+Left arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.
WINDOWS+Right arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.
WINDOWS+Home: Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).
WINDOWS+Shift+Up arrow: Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
WINDOWS+Shift+Down arrow: Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.
WINDOWS+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow: Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another.
Accessibility Shortcuts
ease of access center
WINDOWS+U: Open Ease of Access Center.
WINDOWS+Enter: Open Narrator.
WINDOWS+forward slash (/): Initiate IME reconversion.
WINDOWS+plus (+) or minus (-): Zoom in or out using Magnifier.
WINDOWS+Esc: Exit Magnifier.
File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
The Windows File Explorer lets users see their files on the computer. Use the following Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to work with files smarter.
file explorer in Windows 10
Alt+D: Select the address bar.
Ctrl+E or Ctrl+F – Select the search box.
Ctrl+N: Open a new window.
Ctrl+W: Close the current window.
Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel: Cycles through the various views of files and folder sizes and list modes. Scroll the wheel while pressing the Ctrl button to change between views.
Ctrl+Shift+E: Show the subfolders inside a folder.
Ctrl+Shift+N: Create a new folder.
Alt+P: Shows the preview pane to see the contents of a file without opening it. Only works with certain file types like Office documents, images or videos. Give it a try with your favorite file types.
Alt+Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item.
Alt+Right arrow: View the next folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Alt+Up arrow: Jump to the parent folder that contains a subfolder.
Alt+Left arrow: View the previous folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Backspace: View the previous folder. It cycles through the history of which folders you’ve viewed recently.
Right arrow: Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder.
Left arrow: Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in.
End: Display the bottom of the active window.
Home: Display the top of the active window.
F11: Maximize or minimize the active window.
If all I have left in this world is God, I have everything! Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Fred
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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For gmail, go into www.gmail.com then go browse into mode with nvda space then hit the question mark. Now there will be a table that you can arrow through and memorize the key strokes slowly. I'm working on that and it will take me probably a few more months to grasp that as I'm having some brain issues shall we say, but I can do it, and so can you. Good luck. Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well. Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc. Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
On 23 Jun 2019, at 6:31, Gene wrote:
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I am almost at wits end with the seeming resistance to do web searches to get the answers to commonly answered questions. This should be done FIRST.
A web search, https://duckduckgo.com/?q=keyboard+shortcuts+gmail, on [keyboard shortcuts gmail] returns, as its first item: Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail - Computer - Gmail Help
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Chris Mullins
Hi I don’t understand why you would concentrate on gmail. You are using the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a gmail account, so you do not mecessarily need to learn gmail commands, as you can already send and receive email. If you are new to NVDA and Windows 10, I would concentrate on learning my way around the Windows environment and understanding how NVDA works before looking at the totally different browser based interface for Gmail
Cheers Chris
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Fred
Sent: 23 June 2019 14:41 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 12:37 PM, Chris Mullins wrote:
You are using the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a gmail account, so you do not mecessarily need to learn gmail commands, as you can already send and receive email.I missed that little detail, and you are correct. But, and this is strictly my personal opinion based on my experience tutoring individuals learning to use screen readers, I would not use the Windows 10 Mail App as my e-mail client, either. There are just too many things that most e-mail clients do, and have done for ages, that are either inconvenient or not possible with the Win10 Mail App. Thunderbird is accessible as is Microsoft Outlook, and Outlook is and always has been the best supported e-mail client for screen readers. Given that you can get recycled Office licenses on eBay for under $10 it's a good investment in one's own sanity (not to mention it's nice to have a recent version of all of the Office suite programs). -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. ~ H.L. Mencken
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Gene
It may be that the person doesn't understand which
he wants to use. I hope he clarifies this.
At this point, it would be good to find out what
you want to learn in general, not just now, but over time. You would
likely benefit from systematic learning and if we know what you want to learn,
we can better direct you to resources.
For example, you are interested in e-mail.
Are you interested in web browsing? Are you interested in recording audio
for later listening or review? Do you want to use your computer to play
CDS?
These are examples of things you may want to
do.
Gene
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From: Chris Mullins
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail Hi I don’t understand why you would concentrate on gmail. You are using the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a gmail account, so you do not mecessarily need to learn gmail commands, as you can already send and receive email. If you are new to NVDA and Windows 10, I would concentrate on learning my way around the Windows environment and understanding how NVDA works before looking at the totally different browser based interface for Gmail
Cheers Chris
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nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Fred
Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From:
Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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So far I don’t have luck at getting on the internet and knowing where I am. I will have my Grandson check on that for me. He is very good with computers. Could I get Outlook without getting Microsoft Office? Thanks much for your reply.
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From: Brian Vogel
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:47 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 12:37 PM, Chris Mullins wrote:
I missed that little detail, and you are correct. Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1809, Build 17763 Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. ~ H.L. Mencken
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your information. I don’t know what my options are. I think Outlook is similar with the old program I used Outlook express. If that is correct I would like that.
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From: Chris Mullins
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:38 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Hi I don’t understand why you would concentrate on gmail. You are using the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a gmail account, so you do not mecessarily need to learn gmail commands, as you can already send and receive email. If you are new to NVDA and Windows 10, I would concentrate on learning my way around the Windows environment and understanding how NVDA works before looking at the totally different browser based interface for Gmail
Cheers Chris
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Fred
Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
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From: Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi Sarah,
I failed to mentioned that I am totally blind and I am not good with Windows. I will have to find a way that works for me.
Thanks for your message. I have been told that gmail isn’t the best way to go. I have a problem with understanding the letters, the letters ending in the E sound, I am hard of hearing which doesn’t help. I know I am making excuses and I am sorry for that.
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From: Sarah k Alawami
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 10:27 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
For gmail, go into www.gmail.com then go browse into mode with nvda space then hit the question mark. Now there will be a table that you can arrow through and memorize the key strokes slowly. I'm working on that and it will take me probably a few more months to grasp that as I'm having some brain issues shall we say, but I can do it, and so can you. Good luck. Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. This is also our libsyn page as well. Our telegram channel is also a good place for an announce only in regard to podcasts, contests, etc. Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here On 23 Jun 2019, at 6:31, Gene wrote:
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Kerryn Gunness
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for persons who need outlook express, not microsoft
outlook but just basic outlook express
here it is
206_1.6.1_fl.exe?dl=0
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
Hi Chris,
I am using gmail because my grandson has been helping me And he says that would work the best for me. He doesn’t understand me always using the keyboard and he is not blind so he doesn’t have to.
I will have to find help with NVDA.
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From: Chris Mullins
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:38 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Hi I don’t understand why you would concentrate on gmail. You are using the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a gmail account, so you do not mecessarily need to learn gmail commands, as you can already send and receive email. If you are new to NVDA and Windows 10, I would concentrate on learning my way around the Windows environment and understanding how NVDA works before looking at the totally different browser based interface for Gmail
Cheers Chris
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Fred
Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Fred <kc9nnfch@...>
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From: Gene
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 1:53 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
It may be that the person doesn't understand which he wants to use. I hope he clarifies this.
At this point, it would be good to find out what you want to learn in general, not just now, but over time. You would likely benefit from systematic learning and if we know what you want to learn, we can better direct you to resources. I’m not sure if I am ding this right. I am not interested in web browsing or recording music Also I am not intereste in cd’s. I hope this helps. Part of the problem is I am not good with computers.
For example, you are interested in e-mail. Are you interested in web browsing? Are you interested in recording audio for later listening or review? Do you want to use your computer to play CDS?
These are examples of things you may want to do.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Mullins Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 11:37 AM Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail
Hi I don’t understand why you would concentrate on gmail. You are using the Windows 10 Mail app linked to a gmail account, so you do not mecessarily need to learn gmail commands, as you can already send and receive email. If you are new to NVDA and Windows 10, I would concentrate on learning my way around the Windows environment and understanding how NVDA works before looking at the totally different browser based interface for Gmail
Cheers Chris
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Fred
Hi, I need help on both. What I need the most is gmail as I am new to that also. For now I will contrate on gmail.
Thanks.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Gene
Your subject line specifically mentions GMail. Is that what you want help with or with Windows 10 and using NVDA with Windows 10 or all of those subjects.
Gene ----- Original Message -----
Hi I am new to Windows ten and nvda. Any help is appreciated. I need to know where to start. Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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Gene
It works well for some people and not for
others. It hasn't been supported for a long time. Also, every
six months, when there is a major update to Windows 10, it is removed. I
don't think it is a good choice for simplicity and long-term leave it alone
reliability. I believe the emphasis of the discussion should be to find
out, as well as we can, what you, Fred want to do and we can then discuss
the best way to proceed.
the mail app may be fine if all that is wanted to
do is to send and receive mail and use an address book. If the person
doesn't want to create message rules and I'm not sure what the app can't do, but
it may be fine for basic e-mail use. I don't have Windows 10 but it isn't
a question of generalities and what a lot of people want. It’s a question
of this specific person
What synthesizer is being used? You
said you have problems with understanding the letter e. So I'm asking the
list if there are synthesizers that might be better for people with hearing
impairments.
I saw in a preceeding message that you, Fred, don't
know how to use the Internet well. Your sighted son isn't a good way to
learn it. The training material available from the NVDA developers and
creators of instructional material may be good in teaching how to use the
(Internet as a blind person. I haven't used that tutorial and I don't know
how much and how it teaches concerning that topic. but I hope those who
have will describe it. Does that tutorial teach Windows along with NVDA
and browsing? Should some other material be used along with the NVDA
tutorial? Would perhaps a few hours of individual instruction be a good
idea? It is available, though you may have to pay for it.
My concern is to make learning as easy as possible
and to find out what you want to do so that things aren't made more complicated
than necessary. There is nothing wrong with Outlook but if it isn't
necessary to meet your needs, something simple like the app may be a better
choice. I haven't used the app so I can't compare the two. I'm
saying that I think people should first find out as well as possible what you,
want to do and match recommendations to that.
Gene
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2019 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nvda] Need key commands for gmail for persons who need outlook express, not microsoft
outlook but just basic outlook express
here it is
206_1.6.1_fl.exe?dl=0
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