Configure keyboard settings
Open a menu
Close a menu
Switch between applications
Quit an application
Print screen (entire image on monitor)
Print window (active window only)
Freezes (getting out of them!)
Reboot (reload the operating system)
Help (how to get it)

KEYBOARD

CONFIGURE:

To change keyboard settings:

• Open the Control Panel by way of either My Computer or the Start / Settings menu.  Open the Keyboard Properties Dialog Box by activating the keyboard icon in the Control Panel window.

To change keyboard settings:

• Open the Apple Menu located in the upper left-hand corner of the desktop.   Select Control Panels from the menu and select Keyboard from the submenu.

KEYBOARD

OPEN a menu:

• Start Menu:   Press the Window key located on either side of the spacebar (note: this key is only available on newer keyboards).
  
• Window menus:  Hold down an Alternate key (Alt) and press the letter underlined in the menu name (example: Alt+F will open the File menu).

NOTE:  To select an item on the menu once it is open, simply press the letter underlined in the item name.  For example: once the File menu is open, pressing the letter "c" for Close will close the current file or window.

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CLOSE a menu:

• Press the Escape key (Esc) in the upper left-hand corner of the keyboard.

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SWITCH between applications:

To switch between applications:

• Hold down an Alternate key (Alt) and press the Tab key located at the left side of the keyboard.
  
  Each pressing of the Tab key will select a different application from the temporary menu that appears.

NOTE:  Also see Desktop.

To switch between applications:

• Hold down an Apple key and press the Tab key located at the left side of the keyboard.
  
  Each pressing of the Tab key will select a different application from the temporary menu that appears.

NOTE:  Also see Desktop.

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QUIT an application:

To quit an application using the keyboard:

• Open the File menu by holding down an Alt key and pressing the letter "F" for File (see Open a menu).  With the File menu open, press the letter "x" to Exit the current program.

To quit an application using the keyboard:

• Press and hold down an Apple key  and then press the letter "Q" for Quit.

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PRINT screen:

NOTE:   Pressing Print Screen places the image on the Clipboard (an area of memory used for temporary storage).  This procedure does not actually send the image to the printer.

VIEWING:  To view the image, you can open the Clipboard Viewer by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories, pointing to System Tools, and then clicking Clipboard Viewer.

PRINTING:  To print the image you must first paste it into a file using an appropriate application, such as a word processing or graphics program.   Once the image has been pasted, a hardcopy can be printed using the print command from within the application.

To print the entire image currently displayed on your monitor screen, hold down an Apple   and Shift key and press the 3 key.

NOTE:  This procedure places the image on the Clipboard (an area of memory used for temporary storage).  It also saves the image as a SimpleText file (SimpleText file format) on the hard disk with the name "Picture 1." 

VIEWING:  To view the contents of the Clipboard, open the Edit menu and select Show Clipboard.

To view the image as a file, open it by double-clicking the file name as listed on the hard disk.

PRINTING:  To print the image, open the file from the hard disk and choose the Print command from the File menu.

TIP:  The desktop can also be printed by selecting Print Desktop... from the File menu.  This prints only the desktop when the Finder application is active.

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PRINT the active window:

NOTE:   Pressing Alt+Print Screen places the image on the Clipboard (an area of memory used for temporary storage).  This procedure does not actually send the image to the printer.

VIEWING:  To view the image, you can open the Clipboard Viewer by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, pointing to Accessories, pointing to System Tools, and then clicking Clipboard Viewer.

PRINTING:  To print the image you must first paste it into a file using an appropriate application, such as a word processing or graphics program.   Once the image has been pasted, a hardcopy can be printed using the print command from within the application.

With the Caps Lock key on, hold down the Shift and Apple keys and then press the 4 key.  This will produce a small camera lens icon on the desktop.   Point the icon at the active window and click the mouse button.

NOTE:  This procedure places the image on the Clipboard (an area of memory used for temporary storage).  It also saves the image as a SimpleText picture file on the hard disk with the name "Picture 1."

VIEWING:  To view the contents of the Clipboard, open the Edit menu and select Show Clipboard.

To view the image as a file, open it by double-clicking the file name as listed on the hard disk.

PRINTING:  To print the image, open the file from the hard disk and choose the Print command from the File menu.

TIP:  To avoid saving the image as a file on the hard disk, hold down the Control key while clicking the mouse button.

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FREEZES:
(getting out of them...)

• Press and hold down the Control (Ctrl) and Alternate (Alt) keys together (there are pairs of these keys located at either side of the spacebar).   While holding down the Ctrl and Alt, press the Delete key once. 

This operation is referred to as Ctrl/Alt+Del.   It will open the Close Program dialog box and allow you to gracefully close the program that is hanging up the system.  Click the End Task button or press the Enter key on the keyboard to close the program highlighted in the list.

Any unsaved work will be lost.

• Press and hold down the Apple and Option keys together.   While holding these two keys down press the Esc key once.

This operation will force the current program to close and any unsaved work will be lost.

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REBOOT:
(reload the operating system into memory)

This procedure is referred to as a warm boot, implying that the machine is already running and warm; as opposed to a cold boot, the computer being off and cold.

NOTE:  You can also reboot your computer by opening the Start Menu and selecting Shut Down.  From the Shut Down dialog box select Restart. 

If the above methods fail press the restart button on the front of the machine.

TIP:  Always try to warm boot the system whenever possible (as opposed to a cold boot).  A warm boot is easier on the electronics than turning the computer off and then back on again.

To reboot your computer using the keyboard, hold down the Apple and Control keys and press the power button on the keyboard.  This will force the operating system to reload and any unsaved work will be lost.

This procedure is referred to as a warm boot, implying that the machine is already running and warm; as opposed to a cold boot, the computer being off and cold.

NOTE:  You can also reboot your computer by opening the Special menu and selecting Restart.

If the above methods fail, press the restart button on the front of the machine.

TIP:  Always try to warm boot the system whenever possible (as opposed to a cold boot).  A warm boot is easier on the electronics than turning the computer off and then back on again.

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HELP:

• Press the F1 key located at the top of the keyboard.

NOTE:  Help can also be accessed from the Start Menu; press the Window key to open the Start Menu (see Open a menu) and press the letter H for Help.

TIP:  Pressing F1 while working in an application opens help files for that application.

• Hold down the Apple key and press the ? key.

TIP:  Pressing this key combination while working in an application opens help files for that application.