Shortcuts

Excel: Here’s a quick way to add a double underline: Hold down the Shift key while clicking on the Underline icon in the toolbar.

Explorer: To copy a file without having to perform any additional work, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging the file to its destination. Windows assumes you want to copy—not move or cut.

Because of the volume of mail, we regret we cannot individually answer submitted questions. However, if a reader’s question has broad interest, we will answer it in a forthcoming Technology Q&A column.

On occasion you may find you cannot implement a function I describe in this column. More often than not it’s because not all functions work in every operating system or application. I try to test everything in the 2000 and XP editions of Windows and Office. It’s virtually impossible to test them in all editions and it’s equally difficult to find out which editions are incompatible with a function. I apologize for the inconvenience.