Windows XP Tips And Tricks

Useful  Tips And Tricks For Your Windows XP

 Fast Start Your Internet Explorer

1. Right-click on any shortcut you have to IE
[You should create a shortcut out of your desktop IE icon, and delete the original icon]
2. Click Properties
3. Add ' -nohome' [with a space before the dash] after the endquotes in the Target field.
4. Click OK
Fire up IE from your modified shortcut, and be amazed by how fast you are able to use IE!

How to Increase Our Computer's Performance

Performance Increase Through My Computer

 

1: Start > Right Click on My Computer and select properties.
2: Click on the "Advanced" tab
3: See the "Perfomance" section? Click "Settings"
4: Disable all or some of the following:

•    Fade or slide menus into view
•    Fade or slide ToolTips into view
•    Fade out menu items after clicking
•    Show Shadows under menus
•    Slide open combo boxes
•    Slide taskbar buttons
•    Use a background image for each folder type
•    Use common tasks in folders

There, now Windows will still look nice and perform faster

Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel

 Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel

• F1 Key Help
• F2 Key Edit current Cell
• F5 Key Goto
• F7 Key Spell Check
• F12 Key Save file as
• CTRL and A Select entire worksheet.
• CTRL and B Toggle Bold Text.
• CTRL and C Copies the item or items selected to the Clipboard and can be pasted using              CTRL and V.
• CTRL and F Displays the Find dialog box.
• CTRL and H Displays the Replace dialog box.
• CTRL and I Toggles Italic Text.
• CTRL and N New File.
• CTRL and O Open File.
• CTRL and P Print.
• CTRL and S Save File.
• CTRL and U Toggles Underlined Text.
• CTRL and V Paste the contents of the clipboard.
• CTRL and X Cut the selected item.
• CTRL and Y Redo the last undone action
• CTRL and Z Undoes the last action.
• CTRL and 1 Displays Format Cells Dialogue Box
• CTRL and 5 Toggles Strikethrough Text
•  2000 - Formulas
• ALT and F8 Macros
• CTRL and ; Insert Current Date
• CTRL and : Insert Current Time
• Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel 2000 - Movement
• Left Arrow One Cell Left (also SHIFT and TAB)
• Right Arrow One Cell Right (also TAB)
• Up Arrow One Cell Up
• Down Arrow One Cell Down
• Home Go to End of row
• CTRL and left Arrow Go to End of Column
• CTRL and Home Go to Top of Worksheet (A1)
• CTRL and End Go to End of Worksheet
• CTRL and PAGE-DOWN Go to Next Worksheet
• Keyboard Shortcuts Result in Excel 2000 - Cell Selection
• CTRL and Spacebar Select the entire Column
• SHIFT and Spacebar Select the entire Row
• CTRL and A Select Entire Worksheet
• SHIFT and Left Cursor Select all cells to the left of the active one
• SHIFT and Right Cursor Select all cells to the right of the active one