• Ænima
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    2 months ago

    You can rename files in Windows using the F2 key. This works for a lot of Microsoft products including editing a cell without overwriting it in Excel.

    • @[email protected]
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      292 months ago

      F2 is universal, it’s been there since before Microsoft. It also works on Linux and most independent software.

    • HubertManne
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      142 months ago

      oh man this is huge given they put rename on the extended right click now

      • @QuarterSwede
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        22 months ago

        In Win 11 rename is literally at the top of the right click menu, it’s just a symbol now. I really like it. And yes, I did circle it.

        • HubertManne
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          22 months ago

          thanks. I only have it on my work laptop but I will check that out. Given they did that with cut and paste I guess I should have looked harder at the other icons.

    • silly goose meekah
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      132 months ago

      Works in most softwares. Also F1 often opens a help menu/manual (although those are usually kinda useless IMHO lol)

      • @[email protected]
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        82 months ago

        F3 lets you edit an Excel cell without using your damned mouse on Windows. So handy, I added the shortcut to my non-Windows setup.

        • silly goose meekah
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          162 months ago

          On the topic of Excel, it’s one of the few programs where the scroll lock key does something. It allows you to switch between moving the cell selection and scrolling with the arrow keys

          • @[email protected]
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            122 months ago

            I miss real keyboards for the numberpad and the Home and End and the Pages Up and Down. Plus all the satisfying noise they made. Had no idea I needed this, too.

            • @MutilationWave
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              22 months ago

              Look into mechanical keyboards. They aren’t cheap but there have been serious improvements and you get all the real keyboard features you want. Plus clickyclicky.

    • NostraDavid
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      22 months ago

      I believe shift-insert and shift-del can function as copy and paste in case your ctrl button doesn’t work.

      This is from the top of my head, so might not be correct.

      These go back to windows 3.11, I believe. Ran into them when my ctrl button once didn’t work via remote control, IIRC.