Most keyboards nowadays have two extra keys, which are Windows shortcut keys. The key with the Windows symbol, that calls the Start menu, and the key Menu, that automatically calls the properties menu of the window open at the moment, doing the same thing as if you right-click. Keyboards with those keys are called "Windows keyboards or just keyboard with 104 (or 105) keys.
Some smarter keyboards have more shortcut keys. They are called Internet keyboards or multimedia keyboards. These keyboards have shortcut keys to your Internet browser, e-mail program and other programs, such as the calculator and even the CD player (including volume controls on the keyboard).
But even if you do not have a keyboard equipped with those shortcut keys, you can create shortcut keys with the program WinKey, that can be downloaded for free at
http://www.copernic.com/winkey.exe. By means of this little program you will be able to use the Windows key together with the other keys of the keyboard to automatically run any program installed in your computer. For example, you can program your keyboard to open Word when you press Windows+W, to open Excel when you press Windows+E, and so on. Besides, you will be able to automatically program shortcut keys to your favorite Internet sites.
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