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USING THE WINDOWS KEY
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Click the OK button to send the message.
The next time the user logs on to Windows, they receive the message as a screen pop, as shown here.
You can send more than one message to the same user, if necessary. When the user logs on, they
receive the messages in the order you sent them. Sending multiple messages can be helpful if you
need to change or contradict the information you sent it before, but such messages run the risk of
being ignored, as the recipient blindly clicks through each pop-up message box in turn in the hope
of reaching their Desktop and getting some work done.
Using the Windows Key
Windows provides several keyboard combinations for the Windows Key, the key (or keys) with
the Windows logo on the keyboard. If you’re comfortable leaving your hands on the keyboard,
these combinations are doubly convenient, because not only can you avoid reaching for the
mouse but you can also display with a single keystroke a number of windows and dialog boxes
that lie several commands deep in the Windows interface.
Table 1.1 lists the Windows Key combinations.
Table 1.1: Windows Key Combinations
Windows Key Combination
What It Does
Windows Key Toggles the display of the Start menu
Windows Key+Break Displays the System screen in Control Panel
Windows Key+Tab Switches (Windows Flip) through the stack of open windows and
the Desktop
Windows Key+Shift+Tab Switches (Windows Flip) backward through the stack of open
windows and the Desktop
Windows Key+B Moves the focus to the notification area
Windows Key+D Displays the Desktop, hiding all open applications
Windows Key+E Opens an Explorer window showing Computer
Windows Key+F Opens a Search window.
Windows Key+Ctrl+F Opens a Find Computer window
Windows Key+F1 Opens a Windows Help and Support window
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