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Basic Windows Functions

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:03 pm
by 86.
How the hell do you do that thing where you bring up a search box, and you can scan the screen for specific words..

you know what I mean?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:04 pm
by duskky
ctl+F ?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:08 pm
by futures_untold
Duskky wrote:ctl+F ?
That my friend, is fucking skill!!11! :)

Just tried it in Windose and Firefox and it brings up the search box in both progs. In Firefox, it highlights the words entered, thus making browsing long texts a piece of piss! :)

Thanks!

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:09 pm
by bass hertz
ctrl + alt + down arrow key

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:25 pm
by 86.
bass hertz wrote:ctrl + alt + down arrow key
lol I'm not trying that....ctrl + f works....

that's like back in the napster chat rooms when ppl would say shit like "press alt + f4 for PM" or some shit and it logs you off instead.

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:26 pm
by yellowhighlighter
bass hertz wrote:ctrl + alt + down arrow key
your sig is arousing me in a strange way.

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:52 pm
by bass hertz
yellowhighlighter wrote:
bass hertz wrote:ctrl + alt + down arrow key
your sig is arousing me in a strange way.
those are Rusko's nipples. would you suck on em?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 6:55 pm
by futures_untold
bass hertz wrote:
yellowhighlighter wrote:
bass hertz wrote:ctrl + alt + down arrow key
your sig is arousing me in a strange way.
those are Rusko's nipples. would you suck on em?
More like radioactive nipples.... Be warned, cuz Chernoblefallout...

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:23 pm
by deadly_habit
oh i miss my old ninja forum rusko's nipples thread
damn mods

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:30 pm
by deadly_habit
and on topic i added the search computer function to my taskbar just for hunting down oddly named mp3s in my huge mp3 folder

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:01 am
by wormcode
Couple of more useful ones:

Press the ? key on the page inside firefox for quick search, it also highlights the words for you. You can also highlight a word manually, and then press CTRL+F and it will automatically copy it into the search box and autosearch for that word on the page.

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:15 am
by FSTZ1
ctrl + alt + del

:lol:

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:50 am
by tripaddict
or windows key + F

*to search windows not fire fox

and windows key + E

opens explorer

^^ 2 handy ones to know anyways

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:55 am
by Sinus Sawtooth
winkey + d is my friend... brings piece and zen to my desktop when it's cluttered with windows/browsers

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:22 am
by tripaddict
roodbwoy wrote:winkey + d is my friend... brings piece and zen to my desktop when it's cluttered with windows/browsers
sick ... :)

u learn something new every day i like it :D

any more ?

alt + f4 - close app
ctrl + f4 - close window in app
ctrl + esc - start menu

ctrl+scroll the mouse zooms text in fire fox ... always handy

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:32 am
by mickledan
win+d to show desktop (minimize all windows

alt + tab to switch between open windows

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:43 am
by tripaddict
MickleDan wrote:win+d to show desktop (minimize all windows

alt + tab to switch between open windows
ctrl+tab - switch through windows in an app ie ps/dreamweaver/etc probably cubase but not in fruity

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:13 pm
by 86.
wow...I've been using Windows since 3.1, and I never knew some of these shortcuts

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:37 am
by tripaddict
86 Position wrote:wow...I've been using Windows since 3.1, and I never knew some of these shortcuts
there was never a windows button with 3.1 lol :P

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 am
by 86.
TripAddict wrote:
86 Position wrote:wow...I've been using Windows since 3.1, and I never knew some of these shortcuts
there was never a windows button with 3.1 lol :P
lol there ya go