We continue to show you more short cuts and tricks than you can use, and that will facilitate the use of your computer.
 
Drag & Drop Web Pics

Want a faster way to save copies of pictures you come across on the Internet?  Instead of right clicking, selecting Save Picture As from the menu, finding the folder you want to save it in, so on and so on, just drag and drop it!
 
You can do that if you want to snag a quick picture.  Click and hold the picture you want, keep your mouse button down, and then drag it onto your desktop. Of course, if your browser is maximized you won’t see your desktop so you’ll need to make your browser window slightly smaller to see at least a portion of your desktop.
                                                                                                 
Take Note: if you drag and drop a photo that's linked to a web page, you'll end up with a shortcut to that link instead of a picture on your desktop.
 
Cool Scraping
 
Did you know that you can save a "scrap" of information on your desktop? You can use this scrap and paste it into another application without opening it.  Now this may not work with everything, but it works great with most popular programs like MS Word, MS Paint, WordPad or other programs that support OLE2 drag and drop.
 
This is how to do it:                                                                                                        
 
Simply highlight the text you want to copy and drag it to your desktop.  No need to copy paste, just highlight, drag and drop.  You have just created a document scrap and saved it on the desktop.  You can do this with text or images.  The scrap icon on your desktop looks like this:


 
Then, when you are ready to add the scrap to a document, simply drag and drop wherever you want the text or image inserted.  To use the same scrap over and over again, right click the scrap icon, and select Copy from the popup menu.  The text or image in that scrap is placed on the clipboard where you can then Paste into your document. 
 
 
Launch Multiple Programs
 
If you ever have a need to launch more than one program, you don’t have to go through the process of hitting the Start button, going to Programs, and selecting the program you want only to do it again to launch the next program.  Here's a better way.
                                                                                                          
From the Programs menu, hold down the SHIFT key when selecting the program you want. The application will launch and the Programs window stays open so you don’t have to start all over.  
                               
The Windows Key
 
 
The Windows key can be used in conjunction with other keys to act as a keyboard shortcut for faster access to various Windows tools.  
Windows key + R will open the Start menu's Run box
Windows key + F will open the Start menu's Find window
Windows key + E will quickly launch Explorer
Windows key + Pause/Break will open the System Properties window
Windows key + M will Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M will undo Minimize all windows
Windows key + D will switch between minimizing all open programs and showing them all
Windows key + Tab will cycle through items on the taskbar
 
Then, of course,

Windows key by itself will open the Start menu
If you ever find yourself in a bind with your mouse, you can also open programs, folders, or shortcuts on your desktop by pressing the Windows key + the first letter of the program/folder/or shortcut + Enter.