


Manipulating and moving through textīelow are the different methods of moving through text in a document without the aid of a mouse. If you need to press a button, such as OK or Cancel, press spacebar or Enter. Tab is usually the default, but if it does not work, try using the arrow keys. To move your cursor between objects or fields in a window (such as a dialog box), use Tab, spacebar, arrow key, and Enter. Navigating between fields and buttons on a window When the program you want to switch to is selected, let go of both keys to make it your current window. Repeatedly pressing Tab while continuing to hold Alt moves between each of the open programs. If this is done successfully, a window appears that displays each of the open programs on your computer. To move between any open programs on your computer, press and hold Alt, then press the Tab. Moving between open windows and applications To move right to left between tabs in the active window, press Ctrl+ Shift+ Tab simultaneously. To move left to right between tabs in the active window, press Ctrl+ Tab simultaneously. In most programs, pressing Ctrl+ F4 at the same time closes a tab. In windowed mode, you can move a window if you press Alt+ spacebar, select Move from the menu, then use the arrow keys to move the window. To make the window appear in windowed mode, press Alt and spacebar simultaneously, move to the Restore option using the arrow keys, and press Enter. Moving a windowīefore you can move any window, it must not be maximized. To maximize a window, press the Windows key and up arrow at the same time. To minimize a window, press the Windows key and down arrow simultaneously (sometimes twice). You can also press Alt+ spacebar simultaneously, then arrow down ( ↓) to the Close or Exit option in the menu and press Enter. Press Alt+ F4 simultaneously to close the current open program or window. Closing, minimizing, maximizing, or moving a window Closing a window Once the icon on the desktop you want to run is selected, press Enter to open that program. Once one of the desktop icons is selected, you can move to other icons using your arrow keys. In some cases, you may have to press Tab several times before getting to the desktop icons. A selected item is highlighted or has a border of dots. You can determine what area you're currently at by looking for an item that is selected. Pressing Tab while on the desktop switches between the desktop, Start, and each item on the taskbar. To run a program with an icon ( shortcut) on the desktop, you can move to the desktop by pressing the Tab key on your keyboard. You can quickly open a program by pressing the Windows key, typing the program's name, and then pressing Enter.
