Sick of going thru Start > Programs > Apps, I thought it would be a good idea to share some info on shortcuts we commonly use while working on MS Windows:

Windows key +E – Opens Windows Explorer

Windows key + R – invokes Run command

At Run command use type in the following for:

Outlook – MS Outlook

Control – Control Panel

Sysdm.cpl – System Properites

Ncpa.cpl – Network connections

Appwiz.cpl – Add/Remove program panel

Winword – Opens a new window in MS Word

Excel – Opens a new window in MS Excel

Visio – Opens a new window in MS Visio

Powerpnt – MS Powerpoint

Winproj – MS Project

Calc – Calculator

Notepad – Opens notepad

Iexplore – Opens a new window of Internet Explorer

Firefox – Opens a new window of Firefox

Iexplore / Firefox www.google.com – Opens google.com in the new window

CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE – Opens Task Manager

* .cpl files are control panel files for the objects found in control panel. If you search for .cpl files, the list throws up various files, just double-click each one of them to know whats the shortcut 🙂

[Update] For Windows 7 shortcuts, check out the posting:

https://virtualthoughts.org/2009/windows-7-shortcuts/