Do You Know the Menu Key?

It was there all along and I never noticed it on the right side of my keyboard between the Alt Key and the Control Key. I don't even know it's true name, so I'll call it the "Menu Key". Why? Because when you press it, it opens up a drop-down menu for whatever program you're in. The menu includes all the information you would see if you right clicked, so I guess you could also call it the "Right-Click" Key.

So, next time you're typing away and need an edit menu or some other feature that you normally right-click to get, just head down to the Menu Key.

Windows Key

On the left side (sometimes on the right side too) of the spacebar, outside the Alt key, is a key with the Windows logo.

Holding the Windows key down and pressing another key will initiate quite a few actions. Some of the more common are listed in the table below:

+ D Displays the Start Menu.

+ D Minimizes all windows and shows the Desktop.

+ D Opens all windows and takes you back to where you were

+ E Opens the Windows Explorer