From: B__P on
There was a 2 key short cut I could use to open a new text file but I
cannot recall it.
I'm using Windows Vista but I believe it also worked under xp.

If anyone can help me with this, I'd be most grateful.
It might have been 3 keys, but I don't know.
I keep thinking CTRL-N but that doens't work.
It DID NOT use the mouse - 100% sure of that.
I didn't use it in IE but when using Total Commander, a replacement
Windows Explorere.
However, I do not believe the shortcut was from Total Commander.

Please help me if you can.


CTRL+N does open a new window in Notepad.

Thanks
Bonnie
From: Mike Easter on
B__P(a)hotmail.com wrote:
> There was a 2 key short cut I could use to open a new text file but I
> cannot recall it.

XP sez you can assign a key combo to open dos/.exe apps. When notepad
opens, it is editing a new untitiled text file.

> CTRL+N does open a new window in Notepad.

That must be a vista thing.

--
Mike Easter
From: John Doe on
I say "start scribble". The default is "start Notepad" or "start
Wordpad".
From: Brett Miller on
I think what you want is:

SHIFT + F4

And it is unique to Total Commander.
Try using GOOGLE next time and doing a search on your own instead
of relying on other people to do it for you.

Brett


On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:33:29 -0400, B__P(a)hotmail.com wrote:

>There was a 2 key short cut I could use to open a new text file but I
>cannot recall it.
>I'm using Windows Vista but I believe it also worked under xp.
>
>If anyone can help me with this, I'd be most grateful.
>It might have been 3 keys, but I don't know.
>I keep thinking CTRL-N but that doens't work.
>It DID NOT use the mouse - 100% sure of that.
>I didn't use it in IE but when using Total Commander, a replacement
>Windows Explorere.
>However, I do not believe the shortcut was from Total Commander.
>
>Please help me if you can.
>
>
>CTRL+N does open a new window in Notepad.
>
>Thanks
>Bonnie
From: a on
<B__P(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1pavq5dqrejol4ar4mvh8j7lola3s6euhq(a)4ax.com...
> There was a 2 key short cut I could use to open a new text file but I
> cannot recall it.
> I'm using Windows Vista but I believe it also worked under xp.
>
> If anyone can help me with this, I'd be most grateful.
> It might have been 3 keys, but I don't know.
> I keep thinking CTRL-N but that doens't work.
> It DID NOT use the mouse - 100% sure of that.
> I didn't use it in IE but when using Total Commander, a replacement
> Windows Explorere.
> However, I do not believe the shortcut was from Total Commander.
>
> Please help me if you can.
>
>
> CTRL+N does open a new window in Notepad.
>
> Thanks
> Bonnie

Bonnie, you can assign whatever hotkey combo you want to
Windows apps, including Notepad. Just right-click on
Notepad in your start menu, go to Properties and there will
be a place to enter a hotkey combo. Use whatever keys
you want.