Use computer without mouse?

Question

Im a person who dont like to use the mouse. For example, I like to use a program called "Launchy" which allows me to run any program without the need of a computer. I love to use hotkeys whenever possible.

Does anybody know any cool programs/tutorials that would help me to use the mouse less?

Answer 1

the mouse is the fingers of the computer, if you take the mouse away, your computer has no fingers, if your computer doesnt have fingers then you have made your computer retarted. Live with the mouse, it will work out better.

Answer 2

I like Launchy too but I see nothing wrong with the mouse. For those who are interested Launchy is a small program that when you press Atl-Tab brings up a search box type dialog, type in the program you want to launch, press enter and it will start. I think he meant to say Launchy allows him to run programs without using the mouse to click on it.

Answer 3

I hate using the mouse as well so i turned to linux and its terminal. everything is ran by command line i never use a mouse. they are very poorly designed and cause health problems and since i am on the computer for very long periods at a time its best not to use a mouse. I can feel carpel tunel comming along already and i am only 21, i still have many years to come at the computer.

Answer 4

Sure. Everything you do with keyboard.Many shotcuts key are availabe and also you may create short cut keys for open a software or files.You may also operate without keyboard only mouse by using On Screen Keyboard OSK.

Answer 5

"I like to use a program called "Launchy" which allows me to run any program without the need of a computer."



Duuuude, I want that too. It'd be totally awesome to run computer programs without the need for a computer!

Answer 6

I think you'll find this is different for each program. Just pick a program, and either check its help files for 'keyboard shortcuts' or 'hot keys', or check the net.

Answer 7

I don't get what you mean?

The mouse is awesome, thats why I hate the ones on the laptops.

Answer 8

clicking the mouse too much will surely hurt our weak finger, but avoid using them is also difficult , i recommend you rockstick mouse , it doesn't need finger clicking , both hands can operate it.this will save our weak fingers from excessive clicking.

Answer 9

I know a way.. When my mouse wasnt working.. I would use the tab button for EVERYTHING...

Answer 10

yes we used the mouse coz we cant use the cat

Answer 11

It depends to the office your using.Each office has it is rule.

Answer 12

Do you have a laptop??? or a screen???

Answer 13

whatever

Answer 14

BASIC SHORTCUT KEYS



The below basic shortcut keys are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the below short cut keys and/or try to memorize the below keys. Doing so will dramatically increase your productivity.



Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + F File menu options in current program.

Alt + E Edit options in current program

F1 Universal Help in almost ever Windows program.

Ctrl + A Select all text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected item.

Shift + Del Cut selected item.

Ctrl + C Copy selected item.

Ctrl + Ins Copy selected item

Ctrl + V Paste

Shift + Ins Paste

Home Goes to beginning of current line.

Ctrl + Home Goes to beginning of document.

End Goes to end of current line.

Ctrl + End Goes to end of document.

Shift + Home Highlights from current position to beginning of line.

Shift + End Highlights from current position to end of line.

Ctrl + Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl + Right arrow Moves one word to the right at a time.



MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS



If you're looking for shortcut keys or information about how to navigate Microsoft Windows using your keyboard instead of the mouse see document CH000791.



Shortcut Keys Operating System Description

Alt + Tab 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Switch between open applications.

Alt + Shift + Tab 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Switch backwards between open applications.

Alt + Print Screen 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.

Ctrl + Alt + Del 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager.

Ctrl + Esc 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Bring Up start menu.

Alt + Esc 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Switch Between open applications on taskbar.

F2 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Renames selected Icon.

F3 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Starts find from desktop.

F4 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Opens the drive selection when browsing.

F5 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Refresh Contents.

Alt + F4 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Closes Current open program.

Ctrl + F4 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Closes Window in Program.

Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer

Alt + Enter 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Opens properties window of selected icon or program.

Shift + F10 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Simulates right-click on selected item.

Shift + Del 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin.

Holding Shift 3.X / 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP Boot safe mode or by pass system files.

Holding Shift 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing.



WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS



Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running a Microsoft Windows operating system and using a keyboard with a Windows key. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by "WINKEY". If you are looking for Windows shortcut keys, see the above Microsoft Windows shortcut key section.



Shortcut Keys Description

WINKEY + D Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.

WINKEY + M Minimizes all windows.

WINKEY + SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.

WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer.

WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.

WINKEY + F Display the Windows Search / Find feature.

WINKEY + CTRL + F Display the search for computers window.

WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft Windows help.

WINKEY + R Open the run window.

WINKEY + Pause / Break key Open the system properties window.

WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager.

WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).



EXCEL SHORTCUT KEYS



See our Microsoft Excel page for additional help and information.



Shortcut Keys Description

F2 Edit the selected cell.

F5 Goto a specific cell. For example, C6.

F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.

F11 Create chart.

Ctrl + Shift + ; Enter the current time.

Ctrl + ; Enter the current date.

Alt + Shift + F1 Insert New Worksheet.

Shift + F3 Open the Excel formula window.

Shift + F5 Bring up search box.

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the worksheet.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + 5 Strikethrough highlighted selection.

Ctrl + P Bring up the print dialog box to begin printing.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + F9 Minimize current window.

Ctrl + F10 Maximize currently selected window.

Ctrl + F6 Switch between open workbooks / windows.

Ctrl + Page up Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Page down Move between Excel work sheets in the same Excel document.

Ctrl + Tab Move between Two or more open Excel files.

Alt + = Create a formula to sum all of the above cells

Ctrl + ' Insert the value of the above cell into cell currently selected.

Ctrl + Shift + ! Format number in comma format.

Ctrl + Shift + $ Format number in currency format.

Ctrl + Shift + # Format number in date format.

Ctrl + Shift + % Format number in percentage format.

Ctrl + Shift + ^ Format number in scientific format.

Ctrl + Shift + @ Format number in time format.

Ctrl + Arrow key Move to next section of text.

Ctrl + Space Select entire column.

Shift + Space Select entire row.



WORD SHORTCUT KEYS



See our Microsoft Word page for additional help and information.



Shortcut Keys Description

Ctrl + A Select all contents of the page.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Open the print window.

Ctrl + F Open find box.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + K Insert link.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + V Paste.

Ctrl + Y Redo the last action performed.

Ctrl + Z Undo last action.

Ctrl + L Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.



Ctrl + E Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Ctrl + R Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.

Ctrl + M Indent the paragraph.

Ctrl + Shift + F Change the font.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase selected font +1.

Ctrl + ] Increase selected font +1.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease selected font -1.

Ctrl + [ Decrease selected font -1.

Ctrl + Shift + * View or hide non printing characters.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the left.

Ctrl + Moves one word to the right.

Ctrl + Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.

Ctrl + Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.

Ctrl + End Moves the cursor to the end of the document.

Ctrl + Home Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl + Spacebar Reset highlighted text to the default font.

Ctrl + 1 Single-space lines.

Ctrl + 2 Double-space lines.

Ctrl + 5 1.5-line spacing.

Ctrl + Alt + 1 Changes text to heading 1.

Ctrl + Alt + 2 Changes text to heading 2.

Ctrl + Alt + 3 Changes text to heading 3.

Ctrl + F1 Open the Task Pane.

F1 Open Help.

Shift + F3 Change the case of the selected text.

Shift + Insert Paste.

F4 Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)

F5 Open goto window.

F7 Spell check selected text and/or document.

Shift + F7 Activate the thesaurus.

F12 Save as.

Shift + F12 Save.

Alt + Shift + D Insert the current date.

Alt + Shift + T Insert the current time.







Mouse Shortcuts Description

Click, hold, and drag Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.

Double-click If double-click a word, selects the complete word.

Double-click Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line will make the alignment of the text left, center, or right aligned.

Double-click Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set a tab stop.

Triple-click Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.

Ctrl + Mouse wheel Zooms in and out of document.



INTERNET EXPLORER SHORTCUT KEYS



See our Microsoft Internet Explorer page for additional help and information.



Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + Left Arrow Back a page.

Alt + Right Arrow Forward a page.

F5 Refresh current page / frame.

F11 Display the current website in full screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.

Esc Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl + Enter Quickly complete an address. For example, type computerhope in the address bar and press CTRL + ENTER to get http://www.computerhope.com.

Ctrl + N Open New browser window.

Ctrl + P Print current page / frame.

Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.

Shift + Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.



FRONTPAGE SHORTCUT KEYS



See our Microsoft FrontPage page for additional help and information.



Shortcut Keys Description

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Paste selected text.

Ctrl + K Create a hyperlink.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection.

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection.

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection.

Ctrl + L Left align the text.

Ctrl + R Right align the text.

Ctrl + E Center the text.

Ctrl + / Display HTML tags.

Ctrl + S Save document.

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open web pages.

Ctrl + Ins Enter Line break.

Ctrl + Enter Move cursor above or below a table.

Ctrl + Shift + B Preview in web browser window.

Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size.

Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size.

Ctrl + Del Deletes word to right of cursor.

Ctrl + Backspace Deletes word to left of cursor.



OUTLOOK SHORTCUT KEYS



See our Microsoft Outlook page for additional help and information.







Shortcut Keys Description

Alt + S Send the e-mail

Ctrl + C Copy selected text.

Ctrl + X Cut selected text.

Ctrl + P Paste selected text.

Ctrl + K Complete the name and/or e-mail being typed in the e-mail address bar.

Ctrl + B Bold highlighted selection

Ctrl + I Italic highlighted selection

Ctrl + U Underline highlighted selection

Ctrl + R Reply to an e-mail.

Ctrl + F Forward an e-mail.

Ctrl + N Create a new e-mail.

Ctrl + Shift + A Create a new appointment to your calendar.

Ctrl + Shift + O Open the Outbox.

Ctrl + Shift + I Open the Inbox.

Ctrl + Shift + K Add a new task.

Ctrl + Shirt + C Create a new contact.

Ctrl + Shift + J Create a new journal entry.



http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/compshortcuts.mspx

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449