Message #3806

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Most of the times when we are typing some stuff�  we hate to have to use mouse. it is really good if we had some keyboard shortcuts to do the work we want .. well, in fact we do have many shortcuts. I will start with how we can start may applications just by bringing up the run dialog box. Below i have listed some applications and their commands...





Pressing “ + R” will bring the run window. Type in the following commands and hit enter to bring the respective application.

The commands mentioned here are generic commands and should work for windows 98 and above although I have only tested them on Windows XP.

Command to type   Application that will open
notepad   Notepad
winword       Microsoft word document
excel       Microsoft excel document
msaccess       Microsoft Access
powerpnt       Microsoft Power Point
mspaint      Paint
iexplore       Internet Explorer
firefox      Fire Fox
calc      Calculator
outlook      Microsoft Outlook
control      Control panel
desktop      Opens your desktop as a folder
explorer      Opens windows explorer
cmd      Command prompt
   

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Commands mentioned below are some advanced commands which open up utilities to configure windows.

Command to type   Application that will open
services.msc      Microsoft Service Console
msconfig      System configuration utility
regedit      Registry Editor
certmgr.msc      Certificate Manager
mmc      Microsoft Management console

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The applications mentioned below opens for office 2003.

Command to type   Application that will open
infopath      Microsoft Office Infopath 2003
mspub      Microsoft Publisher 2003
ois   �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �    Microsoft Office Picture Manager
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Now some interesting stuff......

Command to type   Application that will open
. (Single Dot)      Your user folder.
.. (Two Dots)      A level higher than your user folder (generally Document and setting folder)
…(Three Dots   )   Two level higher than your user folder (generally My computer)