One-handed page-up/page-down on a laptop with no dedicated keys

Many laptops these days do not have dedicated Pg Up/Pg Dn/Home/End keys, and require a function key in combination with the cursor keys. A few machines have a second function key on the right-hand-side so you can page up/down with one hand, but many do not. If, like me, you would like the ability to page-up/down with one hand, here is the way that I have achieved it in Windows (of course, there may be other solutions).

- Download autohotkey (which enables you to reprogram keys with a script), available here:
AutoHotkey
- include the following in the default start-up script:

Code:

;page-up/down using right-shift
>+Up::send {RShift Up}{PgUp}
>+Down::send {RShift Up}{PgDn}
>+Left::send {RShift Up}{Home}
>+Right::send {RShift Up}{End}

What this does is reprogram the right-shift key such that if you use it with the cursor keys, it does page-up/down, home/end. The left-shift key remains unchanged, and so can still be used with the cursor keys to select text etc. You just then need to ensure that autohotkey starts when windows starts. I find that this (using the right-shift key) makes paging up/down much easier.

I hope someone finds this useful.

 

Very useful for us coders! Thanks.

To enable PageHome and PageEnd add these 2 lines to the script:

Code:

^>+Left::send {RShift Up}^{Home}
^>+Right::send {RShift Up}^{End}

 

At least on my XPS 1710 and 1730 have numeric keypad...whew.....

 

Thanks guys! I really missed the dedicated keys, so now it's a much better experience on my XPS 15 9530!