21. :: : One nice trick is to hold the alt key down while pressing the print screen key. 22. A contextual menu was also available by the user pressing the ALT key and tapping on the screen. 23. Sue : For the PC, hold down the ALT key and select an umlaut with your number keypad. 24. In most cases, you can press the Alt key plus the underlined letter to perform that dialogue box action. 25. By using a series of CTRL, Shift and ALT key combinations, you can put in most Central European characters. 26. On a typical, IBM-compatible PC keyboard, the AltGr key, when present, takes the place of the right-hand Alt key . 27. If you ever " lose " a window, hold down the Alt key and hit Tab a few times. 28. If the menubar is hidden press the left Alt key . talk ) 12 : 52, 20 November 2012 ( UTC) 29. However, the Option key in a Mac operating system functions differently from the Alt key under other Unix-like systems or Microsoft Windows. 30. Thumbcode accounts for all 128 seven-bit ASCII characters as well as other standard computer functions, like the cursor and the Alt key .
