David Pogue - Windows Vista for Starters: The Missing Manual

Fast-paced and easy to use, this concise book teaches you the basics of Windows Vista so you can start using this operating system right away. Written by "New York Times" columnist, bestselling author, Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue, the book will help you:

• Navigate the desktop, including the fast, powerful and fully integrated desktop search function

• Use the Media Center to record TV and radio, present photos, play music, and record all of these to a DVD

• Breeze across the Web with the vastly improved Internet Explorer 7 tabbed browser

• Become familiar with Vista's beefed up security, and much more

Windows Vista is a vast improvement over its predecessors, with an appealing, glass-like visual overhaul, superior searching and organization tools, a multimedia and collaboration suite, and a massive, top-to-bottom security-shield reconstruction. Every corner of the traditional Windows operating system has been tweaked, overhauled, or replaced entirely.

Highlight the Address bar

Alt+D

Open Previous Locations list (Address bar)

F4

Refresh the window

F5

Open this folder's parent window

Alt+Up arrow

Back (previous window)

Alt+Left arrow or Backspace

Forward

Alt+Right arrow

Cancel the current task or search

Esc

Make menu bar visible

F10 or Alt

Close window

Alt+F4 or Ctrl+W

Open Search window

F3, Ctrl+F, or +F

Open another window for this folder

Ctrl+N

Full Screen Mode on/off

F11

Open this window's Control menu

Alt+Space

Cycle through open windows

Alt+Tab

Cycle through open windows without closing the menu

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Open Start menu

or Ctrl+Esc

Open Task Manager

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Resize columns to fit their contents

Ctrl+Plus sign (+) on numeric keypad

Select the Instant Search box (next to Address bar)

Ctrl+E

Search and open Search Pane

Alt+Enter

Search in Internet Explorer

Shift+Enter

Open a selected program elevated (Start Menu searches)

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Select all icons in a document or window

Ctrl+A

Select last icon in the window

End

Select first item in the window

Home

Move to last item in the window without selecting it

Ctrl+End

Move to first item in the window without selecting it

Ctrl+Home

Select non-adjacent icons

Ctrl+Arrow keys to move, Space bar to select

Select adjacent icons

Shift+arrow keys Shift with any arrow key

Open a selected icon's shortcut menu

Shift+F10

Rename the selected icon

F2

Open Properties dialog box for the selected icon

Alt+Enter

Move selected icon to the Recycle Bin

Delete or Ctrl+D

Delete selected icon without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

Shift+Delete

Open all subfolders of selected folder

Num Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad

Display contents of the selected folder

Num Lock+Plus sign (+) on numeric keypad

Collapse the selected folder

Num Lock+Minus sign (-) on numeric keypad

Collapse folder (if expanded), or select parent folder (if not)

Left arrow

Display folder's contents (if collapsed), or select first subfolder (if not)

Right arrow

View previous folder

Alt+Left arrow

View next folder

Alt+Right arrow

Open or close the Start menu

Open icon in Quick Launch toolbar

+1 (first item), +2 (second item), etc.

Open System Properties dialog box

+Break key