Outlook 2010 Shortcuts-CreateItems

2. Create Items
control+shift+a     Create appointment
control+shift+c     Create contact
control+shift+l     Create distribution list
control+shift+x     Create fax
control+shift+e     Create folder
control+shift+j     Create Journal entry
control+shift+q     Create meeting request
control+shift+m     Create message
control+shift+n     Create note
control+shift+h     Create new Microsoft Office document
control+shift+s     Post to this folder
control+shift+t     Post reply in this folder
control+shift+p     Create Search Folder
control+shift+k     Create task
control+shift+u     Create task request

Outlook 2010 Shortcuts-Main

1. Main Outlook Features

control+1     Switch to Mail
control+2     Switch to Calendar
control+3     Switch to Contacts
control+4     Switch to Tasks
control+5     Switch to Notes
control+6     Switch to Folder List in Navigation Pane
control+7     Switch to Shortcuts
control+shift+b     Open Address Book

Shortcut for Paste Special

Microsoft Excels Paste Special command is used often. I always wondered why Microsoft keeps the paste special way inside the menus.

Here is way to have a quick access to it.

you can add the command to the Quick Access toolbar. This procedure is tested and will work on Excel 2007.

• Click the Office button and then click Excel Options.
  
• At the left side of the dialog box click Customize.
  
• Use the Choose Commands From drop-down list to choose All Commands.
• In the list of commands, choose Paste Values.
• Click the Add button. The command is copied to the right side of the screen.
• Click OK.

When ever you want to paste just the values, you can click on the new toolbar button.

Firefox Tricks, Tips and Sortcuts

Firefox has several shortcuts for ease of browsing. Below are a few.

Zoom In and Zoom Out : Very handy for browsing some of the annoying sites which force smaller fonts.

Zoom In

Zoom Out

Zoom Reset



Tabbed browsing :

Open a new empty tab

Close a tab

Reopen a closed tab

Add Bookmarks With a Single Click :

Click on the star icon in the location bar. Firefox will add it to your bookmarks list so you can easily find it again.

Undoing a System Restore

If the restore process completed successfully but the computer is still not performing as you want, you have to undo the restore so that you restore to a different date or You may have unintentionally restored Windows XP to a previous configuration that you do not want. To undo the restoration, follow these steps:

1. Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Undo my last restoration, and then click Next.

Note A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
4. On the Confirm Restoration Undo page, click Next. System Restore restores the original Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.
5. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Undo Complete page appears.
6. Click OK. You can now run System Restore again from a different restore point.

Using System Restore to restore Windows XP

How to use System Restore to restore Windows XP to a previous known GOOD state?

Follow these steps:

1. Log on to Windows as Administrator user or some one with administrator privileges.
2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.
4. On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system restore point in the On this list, click a restore point list, and then click Next.

Note A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
5. On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer.
6. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration Complete page is displayed.
7. Click OK.
8. Reboot the computer.

If you successfully restored your computer to a previous state, and the computer is performing as it should be, you are finished.

Making Windows Boot Fast : Tip III msconfig

Disable services and startup programs from msconfig menu.




Use Start menu and run msconfig as shown in the left.






You will see the "System Configuration Utility" Menu as shown below.


Click on Startup tab. Un-select some of the services that are not regularly used.

As an example in my case i have
VNC Server, MySQL server that i don't use on a daily basis.

Under the General tab select "Selective Startup".


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