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Microsoft Office tip:

Using the Windows Keyboard key

The Windows Key,(WK) typically found at the bottom left hand corner, can be found on most keyboards, and has a number of different uses:

To open the Start menu: WK
To minimise all windows WK+ D
To open all windows again WK+ shift + M
To open Windows Explorer WK + E
To move across the Task Bar WK + tab
To open the Search window WK + F
To open the Run dialogue box WK + R
To open the System Properties dialogue box WK + break

You may be able to perform other actions with the windows key depending on which programs you have installed on your PC.

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