The 'I just don't get it' thread

Sput · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 09.16

Now F4, there's a parasite that hasn't worked a day in its life!

m-in-m · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 15.04

Netizen wrote:
Alexia wrote:F2.

Apart from launching the BIOS, what else does it do?
Rename files in Explorer.

Edit a cell in Excel, to save you having to double click.

steddenm · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 17.59

F3
Brings up Find in IE

F4
It does something in Internet Explorer - it open the address bar drop-down!

F5
Refreshes the page

F6
Swaps between the adress bar and window

F7
Turns Carat browsing on

F10
Opens the File menu

F11
Turns it to full screen

F12
Brings up the Developer Tools (Source code)

Finn · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 19.28

I'm sure I've used F9 for something, although I can't for the life of me think what at the moment.=
F8 is the real sneaky, lazy culprit.

m-in-m · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 20.33

Neil DG wrote:I'm sure I've used F9 for something, although I can't for the life of me think what at the moment.=
F8 is the real sneaky, lazy culprit.

F8 is used to access safe mode

Nick Harvey · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 23.55

Useless fact number 322,819.

F8 is Store Patient Consultation in most medical software.

Gavin Scott · Thu 12 Nov, 2009 23.58

Nick Harvey wrote:Useless fact number 322,819.

F8 is Store Patient Consultation in most medical software.

It did something on a system in a place I worked in in 1999.

What that was I couldn't tell you.

Or indeed where that was or what I did.

Beep · Fri 13 Nov, 2009 00.42

F8 is add new report in Crimint by Memex.

Finn · Fri 13 Nov, 2009 08.32

Has anyone ever used the Pause/Break key?

Sput · Fri 13 Nov, 2009 09.14

I have! Used to hold batch files in DOS

Finn · Fri 13 Nov, 2009 09.55

Sput wrote:I have! Used to hold batch files in DOS

When did you last have to do that, though?

*expects answer of 'oh, yesterday, actually'*