Appendix A. APPENDIX
Here it is, by popular, frustrated demand: The master list of every secret (or not-so-secret) keystroke in Windows Vista. Clip and post to your monitor (unless, of course, you got this book from the library).
Explorer windows
Highlight the Address bar | Alt+D |
Open Previous Locations list (Address bar) | F4 |
Refresh the window | F5 |
Open this folder’s parent window | Alt+Up arrow |
Back (previous window) | Alt+Left arrow or Backspace |
Forward | Alt+Right arrow |
Cancel the current task or search | Esc |
Make menu bar visible | F10 or Alt |
Close window | Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W |
Open Search window | F3, Ctrl+F, or  +F |
Open another window for this folder | Ctrl+N |
Full Screen Mode on/off | F11 |
Open this window’s Control menu | Alt+Space |
Cycle through open windows | Alt+Tab |
Cycle through open windows without closing the menu | Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
Open Start menu | or Ctrl+Esc |
Open Task Manager | Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
Resize columns to fit their contents | Ctrl+Plus sign (+) on numeric keypad |
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