3rd February 1999

The other day, I ran into problems with my mouse. It wasn't being detected (a cold boot fixed the problem). Luckily, I knew of a few keyboard shortcuts that allowed me to navigate Windows. When you come across a multi-tabbed dialog box (like Desktop Properties), you can use the CTRL+TAB key combo to flip between tabs. To change fields within any particular tab, just use the TAB key by itself. If you want to toggle an option, be sure it is highlighted first and then hit the SPACE BAR. These shortcuts can come in handy... especially if your mouse plays the "I don't want to work right now" game.