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Copy message box text to the clipboard
Ever get a error message and need to write it down? Particular one with an obscure error number like 0x80040e09? Starting with Windows 2000, you can copy the entire contents of a message box to the clipboard by pressing CTRL+C . Software developers often...
Posted: Apr 08 2004, 05:53 PM by ChuckOp | with 61 comment(s)
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Keyboard access to the Windows taskbar
[Edited 2004-01-29 to fix mistakes] Windows 95 introduced the “taskbar.” Designed to remind users what programs were running and to provide a single STARTing point, it was intuitive and original 1 . I didn't join the Windows team until late...
Posted: Jan 27 2004, 10:40 PM by ChuckOp | with 6 comment(s)
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Resize all columns in detail view
One of my favorite keyboard shortcuts in Windows is CTRL+NUMPAD+Plus . Often, when viewing a folder with the details view on, the columns might be sized badly. The filename column might be too narrow, cutting off the names. Or another column might be...
Posted: Jan 06 2004, 02:46 PM by ChuckOp | with 3 comment(s)
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