{"id":6117,"date":"2013-08-17T19:52:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T23:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=6117"},"modified":"2013-08-17T19:52:29","modified_gmt":"2013-08-17T23:52:29","slug":"eight-windows-8-keyboard-shortcuts-you-absolutely-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/eight-windows-8-keyboard-shortcuts-you-absolutely-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts you absolutely need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have Windows 8 and you don&#8217;t have a touch screen, you have probably found that Microsoft designed it for touch tablets and not users who use desktops or laptops with a mouse and keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>Well, EB is contrary, she thinks all that rigmarole that Windows 8 makes you go through with a mouse and keyboard is fun and easy-to-use. But she&#8217;s contrary, like I said. If you say the sky is blue, she&#8217;ll say it&#8217;s green. If you like peanut butter, she&#8217;ll tell you peanut butter is for peons, and educated folks eat almond butter and that peanut butter is full of insect parts. Yuck! But that&#8217;s just how she is. But I&#8217;m a commoner, and Windows 8 is a navigational nightmare for those of us steeped in Windows history &#8211; i.e. start menu and all that easy-to-use stuff.<\/p>\n<p>There are eight Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts that can make all of you who don&#8217;t want to use Windows 8 laptops and desktops like a smartphone. So if you want to avoid those garish start screen tiles as much as I do, then listen up and print the list of keyboard shortcuts below &#8212; they&#8217;ll save you time and your sanity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Press the Windows key to open the Start screen or switch to the Desktop if you&#8217;re on the start screen<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + D to return to the Windows Desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + . to pin and unpin Windows apps on the side of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + X to open the power user menu, where you&#8217;ll find things power users use like Device Manager, Command Prompt, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + C to open the Charms bar. The Charms aren&#8217;t so charming but you can find Search, Settings, and more there. The search is the key &#8212; type Control Panel and you&#8217;ll be able to get to Control Panel. Type Restart and you&#8217;ll be able to restart you computer without going through navigational torture. (Or press the Windows Key+R and type shutdown \/r and enter &#8212; for a really fast way to restart that Windows 8 computer &#8212; that also works on XP, Vista, and Seven.)<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings, which is the same Settings found in Charms.<\/li>\n<li>Press and hold the Windows key + Tab to show open apps.<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + Print screen to take a screen shot. Windows 8 will automatically save your screenshot in your My Pictures folder as a png file.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yay. Windows 8 made almost easy! Oh EB, I represent the common folk. I am one. I don&#8217;t know what you are. Go play with your start screen!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have Windows 8 and you don&#8217;t have a touch screen, you have probably found that Microsoft designed it for touch tablets and not users who use desktops or laptops with a mouse and keyboard. 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