windows right click hotkey?

**SimonS** · Mar 3rd, 2009, 06:17 PM

My mouse's right click no longer works, so ive bought a new one.

meanwhile....is there a hotkey for the right click menu?

Shift + f10 does it, but certain windows and programs either dont work, or they produce a general menu (e.g. if I tried right clicking with this hotkey on an icon, it would just do the 'general' desktop menu).

Whats the Key next to Alt and Ctrl on the right side of the keyboard? looks like a menu thing with a mouse so I assume it can be used for right clicking? ala Macs?

**Maxey** · Mar 3rd, 2009, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by SimonS

My mouse's right click no longer works, so ive bought a new one.

meanwhile....is there a hotkey for the right click menu?

Shift + f10 does it, but certain windows and programs either dont work, or they produce a general menu (e.g. if I tried right clicking with this hotkey on an icon, it would just do the 'general' desktop menu).

Whats the Key next to Alt and Ctrl on the right side of the keyboard? looks like a menu thing with a mouse so I assume it can be used for right clicking? ala Macs?

Yes, that is exactly what it's for.

**Puddle** · Mar 3rd, 2009, 06:32 PM

you've got the right keybord shortcut. However you neet to highlight the icon or file, in order to get the proper menue. When my buds mouse driver was destroyed by some hacker in a chat forum. I fixed it by using the tab keys to highlight and re install the driver. Press f1 for help on the desktop then type in keybord shortcuts for a list.

Press To
CTRL+C Copy.
CTRL+X Cut.
CTRL+V Paste.
CTRL+Z Undo.
DELETE Delete.
SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
CTRL while dragging an item Copy selected item.
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item Create shortcut to selected item.
F2 Rename selected item.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Highlight a block of text.
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.
CTRL+A Select all.
F3 Search for a file or folder.
ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item.
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program.
ALT+Enter Displays the properties of the selected object.
ALT+SPACEBAR Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.
CTRL+F4 Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
ALT+TAB Switch between open items.
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window.
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu.
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name Display the corresponding menu.
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu Carry out the corresponding command.
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program.
RIGHT ARROW Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
LEFT ARROW Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
F5 Refresh the active window.
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
ESC Cancel the current task.
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

**SimonS** · Mar 3rd, 2009, 06:32 PM

Typically, it does not launch a context menu where the mouse cursor is located, but at a corner of the page/window. This key is normally used when the right mouse button is not present on the mouse.