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Simplify Copy And Paste Operations In Windows XP.
Copying and pasting in Windows XP is simple enough—but
how would you like to make it even easier? Teach some old keys new tricks and
simplify the copy and paste process in both Professional and Home versions.
Do you spend a lot of time on your
Windows XP machine researching IT-related topics on the
Internet? If so,
chances are that you probably spend time copying text from interesting Web sites
and then pasting that text into word processing documents for later reference.
That's four separate keyboard strokes—[Ctrl]C to copy and [Ctrl]V to paste—each
time you want to save snippets of text. Wouldn't it be nice if you could reduce
each operation to a single keystroke? Well, you can!
If you have a Microsoft
keyboard that provides a special
set of buttons across the top, you can use the IntelliType software to reassign
any of the special buttons to perform the copy and paste operations.
Here's how.
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Download and install the most current version of the
IntelliType software for your keyboard from the Microsoft Hardware site. (This
step is optional because the IntelliType software you have installed will
allow you to reassign the special buttons.)
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Access the Control Panel and double-click the Keyboard
icon to display the Keyboard Properties dialog box.
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Select the Key Settings tab, choose a key in the list,
and click the Edit button to launch the Reassign A Key wizard.
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Select the Choose From A List Of Commands option button
in the Custom section and click Next.
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In the Select A Command From The List scrolling list
box, select the Copy command and click Finish.
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Repeat steps 3 through 5 and assign another key to the
Paste command.
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When you return to the Keyboard Properties dialog box,
click OK.
Now, anytime you want to
perform a copy or paste operation, all you have to do is press the buttons that
you reassigned. Likewise for a paste-only operation.
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