Windows 95 Keyboard Shortcuts


The Taskbar

Display the Start Menu

Press [ctrl] + [esc]

Cycle through running applications

Press [alt] + [tab]

The Desktop

Display a selected object's property sheet

Press [alt] + [enter]

Move from one property sheet tab to another

Press [ctrl]+ [tab] or [ctrl] + [shift] + [tab]

Display a selected object's shortcut menu

Press [shift] + [F10]

Rename an icon

Press [F2]

Erase selected files instead of moving them to the Recycle Bin

Press [shift] + [del]

The Explorer

Move up one level

Press [backspace]

Move down one level

Press [right arrow]

Expand the next level of folders

Press the [+] key on the numeric keypad.

Expand all subfolders Press the [*] key on the numeric keypad.

Collapse all folders

Press the [-] key on the numeric keypad.

Command Prompt

Windows 95 applications can be launced from a DOS window by simply typing the application name. There are a few other tricks, although I am not sure how useful they are. For instance, you can display a graphical view of a directory by entering "start [path]" which would show you a folder view. For an Explorer view you would type "explorer [path]." To display a graphical view of the current directory, simply type "explorer."

Should you run across any other shortcuts which aren't listed, please drop me a line at: maniac@cet.com


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