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What happens if you press Alt F6?

More specifically, the Alt + F6 hotkey is for switching among top-level windows in an application. For example, start Notepad, type some text, and then press Ctrl + F to call up the search dialog. At this point, you can use Alt + F6 to switch between the search dialog and the main Notepad window.

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What’s the difference between the hotkeys F6 and Alt + F6 ?

Raymond Chen

October 22nd, 2019

Some time ago, I listed some of the historical system hotkeys, and I noted that of the ones on the list, only Alt + F4 and Alt + F6 are still around. You’re probably familiar with Alt + F4 . It’s the hotkey for closing the current window. The Alt + F6 hotkey is not as well known. It’s the hotkey for switching among windows within an application. But what kind of “switching among windows within an application” are we talking about? Many programs use F6 or even Ctrl + F6 for switching windows. More specifically, the Alt + F6 hotkey is for switching among top-level windows in an application. For example, start Notepad, type some text, and then press Ctrl + F to call up the search dialog. At this point, you can use Alt + F6 to switch between the search dialog and the main Notepad window. At least, that’s what it used to do. You can try it yourself on Windows 95. But it doesn’t seem to work in Windows 10. Not sure if that’s a bug or a feature.

Anyway, that’s what Alt + F6 was for.

One related hotkey F6 is not a system hotkey, but it is a common application convention for switching among sections of a window, or more generally, between sections of an application. For example, in most Web browsers, the F6 hotkey moves between the address bar and the Web page. Another related hotkey Ctrl + F6 is also not a system hotkey. It is a common application convention for switching among documents within a single window. In the old days, these were Multiple Document Interface windows, but nowadays they are more likely to be tabbed windows.

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Is F5 and F9 a good combination?

F5 and F9 is not a very good combination. Many people think that they are similar, but they are actually very different and doing them together can cause a lot of confusion. The ACCA suggest that the papers should be taken in order, and that is very sensible.

F5 and F9 is not a very good combination. Many people think that they are similar, but they are actually very different and doing them together can cause a lot of confusion. The ACCA suggest that the papers should be taken in order, and that is very sensible. I would suggest F4 and F5 (F4 has no arithmetic, F5 does have arithmetic, which is what makes them a good combination). Alternatively F5 and F6. (It is good to take F6 in June because if things do go wrong and you fail then the rules for F6 stay the same for the following December). Depending on where you live, F4 may be available as CBE which means that you can take it whenever you like.

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