Windows Phone 7 Emulator Shortcut keys
In this post I am going talk about my favorite WP7 shortcut keys. Take the advantage of those keys to play with Emulator. There are few shortcut keys(but useful) when your working on emulator(not Phone).
| Which Keys? | what is the Use? |
|---|---|
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Pause Break |
This is for allow/deny system keybord to type in Emulator text boxes |
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Page Up
Page Down |
This is for allow (Page up key)/deny (Page Down key) system keybord to type in Emulator text boxes |
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F1
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Work like back button on phone. |
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F2
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Work like phone windows key and if the phone’s Windows key was pressed(hold) Continuously pressing F2 in your system key board it for a while, it brings up the voice command / search interface. |
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F3
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Shows Bing search |
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F7
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The physical camera button. |
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F9
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Raise the volume. Pressing F9 key brings up a piece of UI, for controlling the currently playing music or radio, and switching the phone ringtone to vibrate. |
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F10
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Lower the volume. Pressing F10 key brings up a piece of UI, for controlling the currently playing music or radio, and switching the phone ringtone to vibrate. |
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F10
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Work like Play / Pause button – This is not a required hardware button for Windows Phone 7 emulator |

Use this shortcut key to work quickly with you favorite Windows Phone 7 Emulator.
Enjoy while coding..!
Thanks,
Naga Harish.