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Hello Colleagues and Friends,
I am pleased to announce a major update to Keyboard Access Tips.
Keyboard Access Tips Version 2 is a resource for people who want to operate
Windows
more efficiently by using the keyboard more effectively. This is not a list
of hotkeys. Instead, learn techniques that allow you to operate
Windows-based software without a mouse, and to discover specific hotkeys as
you need them. Most of these techniques are poorly-documented; many are
undocumented.
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Excerpt from Version 2:
The myth: You must memorize hundreds of hotkeys to operate Windows without
the mouse.
The reality: To master the keyboard interface, you must internalize 15 to 25
techniques.
To drive Windows from the keyboard, it is more important to know techniques
than to memorize hotkeys. Once these techniques are mastered, it is possible
to perform almost all tasks in Windows -- perhaps 98% -- without a mouse.
By learning basic techniques, the need to memorize specific keystrokes is
reduced. The techniques enable you to perform most tasks without memorizing
hotkeys, and to discover shortcuts as you need them.
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Version 2 contains twice as much information as Version 1. Keyboard Access
Tips now has eight chapters:
1. Introduction. [Completely rewritten for Version 2.]
2. Why good keyboard interaction is vital.
3. Tips for learning to work without a mouse.
4. 18 fundamental keyboard techniques. [Expanded, with new examples.]
5. Common questions (e.g., how to maximize/minimize windows, right-click on
the desktop, etc).
6. Essential hotkeys. [New chapter!]
7. Configuring Windows to improve keyboard access. [New chapter; many
undocumented techniques.]
8. Additional resources. [Expanded list.]
Keyboard Access Tips is available in a choice of three formats: a
saddle-stitched booklet, a Word file, or in PDF.
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For additional information or to order a copy:
http://www.cantoraccess.com/keyaccess/keyaccesstips.htm
A free upgrade is available to those who purchased copies of
Version 1 after 1 January 2005. See the order form for details.
Alan Cantor
Cantor Access Inc.
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www.cantoraccess.com
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