I used to like my applications key for select all, copy, etc. My new Dell Inspiron N5110 doesn't have this key. I help a blind person and it is easier for him to use the applications key. Is there a shortcut combination of keys to produce the same effect? Thank you.

I don't understand what you mean by applications key. Is it a physical key on the keyboard? If so what is the lettering on it?

Look at the Ease of Access settings available in Control Panel. There are also many shortcut key combinations still available. See Help for those.

I don't have the keyboard in front of me at the moment, but I think it had a picture of a page on it. The blind people I work with call it the apps key or the applications key. it is usually just beyond the alt gr key to the right of the space bar.

It was a convenience for them.

Thank you for your interest.

I don't have the keyboard in front of me at the moment, but I think it had a picture of a page on it. The blind people I work with call it the apps key or the applications key. it is usually just beyond the alt gr key to the right of the space bar.

It was a convenience for them.

Thank you. I'll explore this area with him at our next "training" session.

Thank you. I passed this on to my friend. I am quite hopeful since I notice someone down below found it worked for him.

Thanks to "ieee488" I was thinking of an additional solution.It's a little bit more complex but reduces the 2 key combination into a single key stroke.

To do this one has to sacrifice one key that is normally never or rarely used  - for example the "ALT GR"-key

If you are interested in such a solution here are the necessary steps to carry out:

1.download the  program autohotkey.exe (Version 1.0.48.05) and install it

   http://www.autohotkey.com/

2.On the desktop click the right mouse button and choose "New" and then "AutoHotkey Script"

3.Give the newly created document a fitting name

4.Right click the new document and choose "Edit Script"

5.Ignore the code that it already contains and add the following line at the very end:

   RALT::APPSKEY

   The above line makes the ALTGR key behave like the Appskey

   save and close the document

6. To run the program just double click the document and test it

7.To stop the program right click the green"H" icon in the right lower corner and choose exit

Note: if it doesn't work(for whatever reason) the line

   RALT::APPSKEY can be replaced with RALT::+F10 (the latter one based on ieee488's tip)

I tested it on my machine - both solutions seem to be working fine.