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You can also press Winkey+E to open a new Windows Explorer window,
even when you??™re not currently in Explorer.
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Search
In Windows Explorer or on the desktop, press Ctrl-F or F3 to open a separate
search window so you can search without losing the current view.
Or, press Winkey+F to open a search window no matter where you are.
See ???Search Tricks,??? later in this chapter, for other ways to improve search.
Show hidden context menu items
Hold the Shift key while right-clicking a file to show three new items in
the file??™s context menu: Pin to Start Menu (normally shown only for
programs), Add to Quick Launch, and Copy as Path (used to copy the
full path of the item to the clipboard).
Address bar
Press F4 to jump to the address bar so you can type or flip through
recently visited folders. While you??™re there, press Esc twice to revert to
the new-style path box so you can navigate parent folders without typing.
Cycle through all the controls
Press the Tab or F6 keys to jump among the file pane, the file pane column
headers, the address bar, the Search box, the Favorites pane (if it??™s
visible), the folder tree divider, and then finally the folder tree itself.
Selecting and managing files
Select all
Press Ctrl-A to quickly select all of the contents of a folder, both files
and folders.
Select range
Select one icon, then hold the Shift key while clicking on another icon
in the same folder to select it and all the items in between.
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