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Fact 1: The hash sign # is know by a number of
different names including octothorpe, hash-mark, number,
number key and number sign |
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Fact 2: The / or forward slash is diagonal mark
which is also referred to as a solidus, virgule or whack |
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Short Cuts for Windows
Fact 3: The combination (Windows key & D) is a very
useful key to press if you want to quickly minimise all
your open windows and display the desktop |
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Short Cuts for Windows
Fact 4: Pressing CTRL & ALT & DEL together allows
you to log off, change password, switch user, start task
manager or lock the computer |
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Fact 5: The F5 key is useful for quickly
refreshing/reloading the screen |
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Fact 6: The > sign is commonly referred to as
greater than but is also referred to as angle brackets |
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Fact 7: The F8 key displays the accessibility dialog |
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Fact 8: On a standard American qwerty keyboard the #
symbol can be found above the number 3 |
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Fact 9: If you hold down the SHIFT key when
inserting a cd into your drive, it stops the autoplay
functionality |
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Fact 10: Pressing the SHIFT key five times allows
you to quickly turn on sticky keys |
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Fact 11: The DELETE and BACKSPACE button both delete
text within a document, however backspaces deletes text
to the left of the current location while the delete key
deletes text to the right of the current location in the
document |
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Fact 12: CTRL & S opens the save dialog box |
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Fact 13: Want to confuse your friends or looking for
a simple practical joke? Try entering the following key
combination to turn the screen upside down! CTRL & ALT &
Down arrow (ensure num lock is switched off and to
return to normal enter CTRL & ALT & Up arrow) |
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Fact 14: CTRL & ALT & TAB keys pressed together will
display your open windows |
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Fact 15: If you press the CTRL and Enter keys
together when typing a website address in your browser,
it will automatically add the .com extension |