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Saturday 22 November 2008

Control Panel Applets and Shortcuts

We can open the Control Panel by clicking Start --> Control Panel. If it's not on your Start Menu, it's easy to add:

Right-click the Start button and choose --> Properties.
On the Start Menu tab, make sure the first (non-classic) Start Menu option is selected and click --> Customize.
Click --> Advanced tab.
In the Start Menu Items list under the Control Panel section, select either Display As Link or Display As Menu. The former (the default) simply displays a Control Panel option on the Start Menu; the latter displays the Control Panel option with a cascading menu providing direct access to each Control Panel applet.
Click OK twice to exit.

Note: If want to see the Control Panel in My Computer? You can add it via the Folder Options dialog (open any folder, choose Folder Options from the Tools Menu, click the View tab and select the option).

Below is the Common Control Panel applets direct call to the specific Control Panel.

Common Control Panel applets

Accessibility Options	access.cpl
Add New Hardware	hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs	appwiz.cpl
Date/Time Properties	timedate.cpl
Display Properties	desk.cpl
FindFast	findfast.cpl
Fonts Folder	control fonts
Folder Properties	control folder
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
Joystick Properties	joy.cpl
Keyboard Properties	main.cpl keyboard
Modem Properties	control modem.cpl
Mouse Properties	main.cpl
Multimedia Properties	mmsys.cpl
Network Properties	ncpa.cpl
Power Management	control powercfg.cpl
Printers Folder	control printers
Regional Settings	intl.cpl
Scanners and Cameras	control sticpl.cpl
Sound Properties	mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties	sysdm.cpl
User Setting	nusrmgr.cpl

For example, to open Internet Properties dialog you click Start --> Run, type: inetcpl.cpl

and click OK.

How, then, do you gain access to a specific tab in that dialog box? You use an extended form of the Control command:

control applet.cpl,@applet_number,tab_number

The applet_number is rarely required. There are a couple of cpl files which give access to multiple applets and in those cases you use the applet_number to identify which one you're calling. For example, main.cpl provides access to both the Mouse and the Keyboard properties. The numbering starts at 0, so control main.cpl,@0 opens the Mouse Properties, control main.cpl,@1 opens the Keyboard Properties. If you don't include an applet_number, @0 is assumed.

The tab_number is the number of the tab you want selected in the dialog box, with numbering starting from 0 from the left.

If you want to use a tab_number but want to omit the applet_number (or leave its value at 0), insert an extra comma before the tab_number to indicate the missing value. Thus:

control main.cpl,,3

opens the Mouse Properties dialog to its fourth tab.

So to open the Sounds and Audio Device Properties dialog with the Sounds tab already selected, click Start --> Run and enter the command:

control mmsys.cpl,,1

Create a shortcuts

Create a desktop shortcut for your want and then stick them in the Quick Launch bar or wherever else you want.

Right-click the desktop and choose New --> Shortcut.
Type the appropriate command in the Create Shortcut dialog and click Next. For example:
control appwiz.cpl,,1 (this will open the Add Or Remove Programs dialog with the Add New Programs section selected).
Type a name for this shortcut, such as Add New Programs, and click Finish.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Windows system key combinations

F1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows program key combinations

CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic

General keyboard-only commands

F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Windows Explorer shortcuts (Shell objects and general folder)

F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

General folder/shortcut control

F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

Windows Explorer tree control

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

Accessibility shortcuts

Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+F1: Help
Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Tuesday 11 November 2008

How Fast is Your Internet Connection

Have many free services web that test the speed of your internet connection, I am collect the popular site test the speed of your internet connection.

Speedtest.net is a free broadband speed test with servers located all over the world. Compare your results with others and easily share them. Global Stats : How does your ISP perform compared to others, Analyze broadband speeds around the world, Moving? See which ISPs rank best at your destination.

Promos.mcafee.com/speedometer find out how fast or slow your Internet connection is with our Internet Connection Speedometer. You could be using your network connection at work, or at home using a dial-up modem, ISDN connection, a cable modem, or a digital subscriber line (DSL). Whatever the device or technology you're using to surf the Web, we'll tell you the speed of your Internet connection

Performance.toast.net this tool is used to test your internet connection speed. You can test both upload and download speeds. Result will display average bandwidth result from other ISP users that use this testing site. This will give you something to benchmark your broadband internet.

Thursday 30 October 2008

Speed up Mozilla Firefox

Have many way to Speed up Mozilla Firefox, I am collect the best popular tweaks speed up Mozilla Firefox.

Type 'about:config' in the address bar field.

Set the value of network.http.pipelining to 'true'.

Set the value of network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to '100' (default for FF3 is 4).

Set the value of network.http.proxy.pipelining to 'true'

Set the value of nglayout.initialpaint.delay to '0' (not available in newer versions)

Thursday 16 October 2008

Tips For Microsoft Word

This I have collect tips for Microsoft Word, have an advantage.

Quick zoom in and out of a Microsoft Word document by hold down CTRL button and scrolling the wheel on your mouse.

Quick create hyper links in Microsoft Word, Excel, by highlighting text and pressing 'CTRL + K'.

Close all open Microsoft Word and/or Excel files by holding down the shift key and clicking 'File' and then click 'Close All'.

Quick enlarge text in Microsoft Word by first highlighting the text and pressing CTRL + Shift + > or press and hold CTRL + Shift + < .

Quick undo mistakes in Word and/or Excel files by pressing CTRL + Z.

Use F4 key in Microsoft Office 2000 and above allows the user to repeat the last used action.

Select print area, to do this highlight portions of text you wish to print and click print. In the printer dialog window under Page Range choose the option Selection. It is important to realize that not all programs or printer drivers support this feature.

Quick open the recent files by first pressing 'ALT + F' to open the file Menu and press 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Type '=rand(4,6)' (without the quotes) and press enter, Microsoft Word automatically generate a bunch of text that can be used to test page formatting, fonts.