Re: Logging in

In alt.usage.english, Peter Moylan wrote:
Rich Ulrich wrote:

Now that I've noticed that there is a Key with the Windows symbol,
and that it invokes the same thing, maybe I'll use it some time.

I don't use Windows often enough to have found out the meanings of all
those surplus keys.

If you mean those *two* *extra* keys:

I posted a link to information about the key to the left of the spacebar
earlier, but I guess you missed it. Here it is again:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_key

The other key is described here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menu_key

Maybe it's time to RTFM. Hmm, no paper manual.

Why's that? Did you lose it, or did someone else lose it?

All the copies of Windows that I have came with a booklet that devotes a
whole page to "keyboard tips", describing basic uses of the "Windows
logo key" and telling you how to get more information on the web.

Does Windows still have that "type F1 for help" feature, or am I
thinking of a different operating system? Well, I'll try that too when
I get to work.

Of course. Here's an extract. The key logos can't be displayed here, so
# is the left key and @ is the right key.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can use the following keyboard shortcuts with a Microsoft Natural
Keyboard or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo
key (#) and the Application key (@).

Press To

# Display or hide the Start menu.
#+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box.
#+D Show the desktop.
#+M Minimize all windows.
#+Shift+M Restores minimized windows.
#+E Open My Computer.
#+F Search for a file or folder.
CTRL+#+F Search for computers.
#+F1 Display Windows Help.
#+L Lock your computer if you are connected to a network
domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a
network domain.
#+R Open the Run dialog box.
@ Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
#+U Open Utility Manager.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
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