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on, a satisfying method for each task. Whenever you find something

irksome, remember that there are probably other ways to do it.

Note
This book generally offers the one or two shortest ways to accomplish a task.

You Can Use the Keyboard for Everything

In earlier versions of Windows, underlined letters appeared in the names of
menus and dialog boxes. These underlines were clues for people who found

it faster to do something by pressing keys than by using the mouse.

The underlines are mostly hidden in Windows 10, at least in disk and folder
windows. (They may still appear in your individual software programs.) If

you miss them, you can make them reappear by pressing the Alt key, the
Tab key, or an arrow key whenever the menu bar is visible. (When you’re

operating menus, you can release the Alt key immediately after pressing it.)
In this book, in help screens, and in computer magazines, you’ll see key
combinations indicated like this: Alt+S (or Alt+ whatever the letter key is).

Once the underlines are visible, you can open a menu by pressing the
underlined letter (F for the File menu, for example). Once the menu is open,
press the underlined letter key that corresponds to the menu command you
want. Or press Esc to close the menu without doing anything. (In Windows,

the Esc key always means cancel or stop.)

If choosing a menu command opens a dialog box, you can trigger its
options by pressing Alt along with the underlined letters. (Within dialog

boxes, you can’t press and release Alt; you have to hold it down while
typing the underlined letter.)

Don’t miss Appendix B, which lists all the important keyboard shortcuts.

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