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10-Jan-2009, 10:30 AM #1
F4 Trick
For anyone that did not know this trick, you can simply close any active windows by pressing Alt+F4 key on your keyboard.

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10-Jan-2009, 10:50 AM #2
What is the difference between this and Alt+F4 (which is used to close those pesky, full-screen browser windows)? I think the Alt forces the window to close, but not sure.
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10-Jan-2009, 11:31 AM #3
that would depend on the PC you have - mine on IE - lists all my website history
- and application you are in
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10-Jan-2009, 12:18 PM #4
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that would depend on the PC you have - mine on IE - lists all my website history
- and application you are in
F4 or Alt+F4? O both?
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that would depend on the PC you have - mine on IE - lists all my website history
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F4 or Alt+F4? Or both?
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10-Jan-2009, 12:21 PM #6
F4 - list history

ALT + F4 tries to close the webpage
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10-Jan-2009, 02:36 PM #7
On my winxp computer

F4 opens up the history for the address bar in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer...but not Firefox.

alt F4 closes an active window .
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10-Jan-2009, 03:04 PM #8
Ooops! Sorry guys, i typed it wrong, will correct it right now, itīs alt+F4 not just F4. Accept my apologies.

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10-Jan-2009, 03:35 PM #9
I've been using Alt-F4 for years to close active application windows.
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11-Jan-2009, 03:21 AM #10
Me too, thatīs why I have written it here.
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17-Jan-2009, 10:15 PM #11
On my XP machine,using Opera, alt+F4 closes the entire browser. F4 alone pulls down a taskbar type of thing on the left side.
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