Posts Tagged shortcut

Shortcut to Minimize/Restore All Open Windows

Quick way to minimize all of the open windows:

Press the Windows key and the letter D simultaneously on your keyboard. This will minimize, then restore the open windows on your Windows computer.

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Shortcut to Open Explorer Window

A quick way to open a new Explorer window in Windows:

Press the Windows key and the letter E simultaneously on your keyboard.

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Shift + Ctrl + V to Quickly Move Messages in Outlook

One of my methods for keeping on top of my Inbox is by attrition – once I reply/complete a message I move it into a sub-folder so it is visually out of the way. I am definitely a keyboard jockey, and if possible would prefer to never have to lift my hands from the keyboard to use a mouse, so dragging and dropping a lot of emails gets clumsy after a while.

To quickly move a message to a different folder in Outlook, have a message selected in your Inbox, then hit the key combination Ctrl + Shift + V (I do this with my left hand pinky + ring finger + index finger), and a windows will pop-up where you can use your arrow keys to select the folder, then hit Enter to finalize the message destination.

Some people are less keyboard-coordinated so this shortcut won’t work for everyone. But I find it much easier than dragging and dropping and possibly sending my message to the wrong folder.

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