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Many people don't use the ESC key on the top left of the keyboard very often. In fact, the ESC key can achieve many quick operations! Do you know these?
1. When surfing the Internet, if you click the wrong URL, just press the ESC key to stop opening the current web page.
2. When surfing the Internet, you always have to fill in some user names, etc. If you fill in wrong, press the ESC key to clear all the content in the box; and when typing, if you make a mistake, you can also press the ESC key to clear the wrong candidate box.
3. In addition to the "Ctrl+Alt+Del" combination key that can bring up the Windows Task Manager, pressing the "Ctrl+Shift+Esc" combination key can also start the Task Manager.
4. When a certain program is not active and we want to restore it to an active state, press the "Alt+Esc" key to activate the application, without having to click the program title bar with the mouse.
5. For a pop-up window with a "Cancel" option, if you want to choose Cancel, just press the ESC key to achieve the "Cancel" operation.

Ctrl+Shift+Esc
This is used quite often.

I only used one or two that you mentioned, and I can't do the others. Thanks!

...ESC is well - known to everyone except novices

Look, there are always some people who think they are very awesome here. I want to see your real strength! Just showing off and talking big like this, alas...............

Learning

Learned new knowledge, thank you

Sometimes the last item is used, and it's used very rarely.

I didn't know before, heh heh.

Some web pages have various GIF animations, and pressing Esc will make them stop.
Alt+Tab switching can be canceled by pressing Esc
Dragging files can be canceled by pressing Esc
Win+Esc can switch programs on the taskbar

P.S.
The shortcuts I collected:
http://dormforce.net/Blog/electronixtar/archive/2007/01/09/13358.aspx

[ Last edited by electronixtar on 2007-3-8 at 04:14 AM ]

Originally posted by a11yesno at 2007-3-2 16:59:
Yes

a11yesno is a high-level expert from PST, everyone be careful