A little while back, I wrote an article on using Dual Monitors. Here's a snippet:
"With newer computers having the ability to run multiple displays, here is a ‘Geek Tip’ for those of you thinking about using two monitors on one computer. There are various scenarios, and I am going to describe just a few. I currently have two systems here with dual monitor setups."
Here's a video showing the two different computer scenarios I have that use dual monitors in Windows.
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One of the software tools I use quite often on client systems is SpaceMonger. SpaceMonger is a tool for keeping track of the free space on your computer. It shows graphically the size of each folder and file on your computer.
Each file or folder on a given drive is displayed in a box in the main window whose size is a relative comparison to all the other files in your system. So, for example, if the "Windows" box takes up 90% of the screen, the "C:\Windows" folder and all its sub-folders and files are taking up 90% of your "C:" drive.
SpaceMonger runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Click here to download the latest version
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Windows accessibility keyboard shortcuts
Press |
To |
Right SHIFT for eight seconds |
Switch FilterKeys on and off. |
Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN |
Switch High Contrast on and off. |
Left ALT + left SHIFT + NUM LOCK |
Switch MouseKeys on and off. |
SHIFT five times |
Switch StickyKeys on and off. |
NUM LOCK for five seconds |
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. |
+ U |
Open Utility Manager. |
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Windows dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Press |
To |
CTRL+TAB |
Move forward through tabs. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through tabs. |
TAB |
Move forward through options. |
SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through options. |
ALT+Underlined letter |
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. |
ENTER |
Carry out the command for the active option or button. |
SPACEBAR |
Select or clear the checkbox if the active option is a checkbox. |
Arrow keys |
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. |
F1 |
Display Help. |
F4 |
Display the items in the active list. |
BACKSPACE |
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. |
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Windows general keyboard shortcuts
Press |
To |
CTRL + C |
Copy. |
CTRL + X |
Cut. |
CTRL + V |
Paste. |
CTRL + Z |
Undo. |
DELETE |
Delete. |
SHIFT + DELETE |
Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. |
CTRL while dragging an item |
Copy selected item. |
CTRL + SHIFT while dragging an item |
Create a shortcut to the selected item. |
F2 |
Rename 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. |
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. |
CTRL + A |
Select all. |
F3 |
Search for a file or folder. |
ALT + ENTER |
View properties for the selected item. |
ALT + F4 |
Close the active item, or quit the active program. |
ALT + Enter |
Displays the properties of the selected object. |
ALT + SPACEBAR |
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. |
CTRL + F4 |
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. |
ALT + TAB |
Switch between open items. |
ALT + ESC |
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. |
F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F4 |
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
SHIFT + F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
ALT + SPACEBAR |
Display the System menu for the active window. |
CTRL + ESC |
Display the Start menu. |
ALT + Underlined letter in a menu name |
Display the corresponding menu. |
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu |
Carry out the corresponding command. |
F10 |
Activate the menu bar in the active program. |
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. |
F5 |
Refresh the active window. |
BACKSPACE |
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. |
ESC |
Cancel the current task. |
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive |
Prevent the CD from automatically playing. |
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