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Tips: Shortcuts to ease your user's life

Dernière mise à jour / Last update
27-Mar-2012

Traduire/Translate

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Internet Butineur/Browser

IE & Firefox

Ctrl D adds the current page to your Favorites/Bookmarks file.
Alt Home takes you directly to your home page. (IE and Firefox)
Use the Tab key to jump your cursor to the next entry in a form or the next section of a Web page. (IE and Firefox)
Ctrl F launches Find for the page you're on. (IE and Firefox; Firefox's implementation is particularly cool, as it scans the page for the term you want as you type)
F11 shifts between regular and full-screen views of your browser window. (IE and Firefox)
F5 or Ctrl R refreshes the page you're on. (IE and Firefox)
ESC stops downloading a page. (IE and Firefox)
Ctrl T opens up a new tab and puts your cursor in the URL field, in Firefox.
Ctrl L puts your cursor in the URL field and highlights the current text, while
Ctrl Tab does the same for IE.
Ctrl W closes a tab in Firefox or the current window in IE.
Ctrl or Ctrl - increases or decreases the text size in Firefox.

Clavier
Keyboard

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

Windows XP
also Vista

CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
CTRL+A (Select all)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
SHIFT+ Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
F5 key (Update the active window)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
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)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)

Traduire/Translate	Demander à Google de traduire un document .doc ou .pdf: TRAD
Internet Butineur/Browser IE & Firefox	Ctrl D adds the current page to your Favorites/Bookmarks file. Alt Home takes you directly to your home page. (IE and Firefox) Use the Tab key to jump your cursor to the next entry in a form or the next section of a Web page. (IE and Firefox) Ctrl F launches Find for the page you're on. (IE and Firefox; Firefox's implementation is particularly cool, as it scans the page for the term you want as you type) F11 shifts between regular and full-screen views of your browser window. (IE and Firefox) F5 or Ctrl R refreshes the page you're on. (IE and Firefox) ESC stops downloading a page. (IE and Firefox) Ctrl T opens up a new tab and puts your cursor in the URL field, in Firefox. Ctrl L puts your cursor in the URL field and highlights the current text, while Ctrl Tab does the same for IE. Ctrl W closes a tab in Firefox or the current window in IE. Ctrl or Ctrl - increases or decreases the text size in Firefox.
Clavier Keyboard	Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu) Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box) Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop) Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows) Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows) Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer) Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder) Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help) Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard) Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box) Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager) CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows XP also Vista	CTRL+C (Copy) CTRL+X (Cut) CTRL+V (Paste) CTRL+Z (Undo) CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) CTRL+A (Select all) CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager) DELETE (Delete) SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) SHIFT+ Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) F2 key (Rename the selected item) F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) F5 key (Update the active window) F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) 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) BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) ESC (Cancel the current task)