Need help recalling a keyboard short cut to open a new text file???

[B__P]

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

 

[Mike Easter]

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.

 

[John Doe]

I say "start scribble". The default is "start Notepad" or "start
Wordpad".

 

[Brett Miller]

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

 

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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.