In windows functions usualy can be called on various ways. This is handy, but also makes things complicated. Windows is using the Windows standard and.....indeed the standard is not always the same! Software engineers can make own menu's keyboard combinations etc. Microsoft doesn't always use the same standard too. (Example: In Visual Basic the combination Ctrl-Y deletes a sentence, but in Word Ctrl-Y means repeating the former task.)

For the menu this is a general rule:
All functions can be found through the menu.

The menu standard:

File (open, save , print, page settings, options)
Edit (copy, paste, find and replace)
Vieuw (way of presentation to the user (webpage, normal page etc.))
Insert (file, special objects etc.)
Format (format text, background, pages etc.)
Optionss (various things, for instance macro's, etc.)
Special menu from the application (you often see tasks here that you would expect under Edit.)
Window (what screen do you want to see)
Help (That irritating paperclip that should help you.)

Menu
The most common way to use is the menu. Usualy a menu concist of a number of items. When you see an arrow to the right of an item it means this item does have subitems. When you see dots besides an item it means you should browse for something. When an item is light-gray it's not available yet.

By clicking the left button of the mouse, you call the function.


Quick menu
In the quick menu you find only the most common tasks. Sometimes the quick menu various with the actions you're doing at the moment. By clicking the left button of the mouse, you call the function. When an item is light-gray it's not available yet.
You get the quick menu by clicking on the right button of the mouse.

Icons
Below the menu you ofte see a "toolbar" with pictures (icons).
When you place your mouse-pointer on such a picture, you can usually see what it does. (Toottip-text) By clicking the left button of the mouse, you call the function.

Buttons
In an application you often see several buttons on a form. On the buttons you see text which describes what the button does. When you select the button, you see a square around the text. By clicking the left button of the mouse, you call the function of the button. When the text is light-gray, you cannot use that button.


Function keys
Above most keyboards you see function keys like F1, F2,....etc.
By clicking on such a function key, you activate that function. The function can be diferent in other applications. (Very common is: F1: help function)

keyboard combinations
Most applications allow the user to call functions by using specific keyboard combinations.  An important key is the  Ctrl-key, in combination with the c-key. First you select something with the mouse. Then you press the Ctrl-key (keep it pressed) and then press the c-key.Now you're copying. (Paste by selecting the place you want the copied stuff to be and click Ctrl-v)
By holding down the  Ctrl-key you can select different items, by clicking them with the mouse.
When you hold down the shift key, you can select several items at once.

Keyboard combinations sometimes use more keys. A well-known keyboard combination is  Ctrl-Alt-Delete. With this combination you call the task manager which shows you all processes and aplications that are being active. You can also end these programs with the task manager.

Acces-key's
Sometimes you see a characterin a menu or button underlined. In those cases you can call the function by holding down the Alt-key and type the character.

Selection-objects
In applications you often see selection possibilities fro choosing a function.  You usually use the mouse for selecting the wanted function / item. In internet you often see blue underlined text. These are hyperlinks Clicking on those text will show you another webpage.

Ctrl-combinaties bij Word

Function keys at  Word