: 300+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for MS Word 2007, 2010, 2013 :

 : 300+ useful Keyboard Shortcuts for MS Word 2007, 2010, 2013 :

1. Common tasks

ctrl+shift+spacebar

Create a nonbreaking space

ctrl+- (Hyphen)

Create a nonbreaking hyphen

ctrl+b

Make letters bold

ctrl+i

Make letters italic

ctrl+u

Make letters underline

ctrl+shift+<

Decrease font size one value

ctrl+shift+>

Increase font size one value

ctrl+[

Increase the font size by 1 point.

ctrl+]

Decrease the font size by 1 point.

ctrl+spacebar

Remove paragraph or character formatting.

ctrl+c

Copy the selected text or object.

ctrl+x

Cut the selected text or object.

ctrl+v

Paste text or an object.

ctrl+alt+v

Paste special

ctrl+shift+v

Paste formatting only

ctrl+z

Undo the last action.

ctrl+y

Redo the last action.

ctrl+shift+g

Open the Word Count dialog box.

2. Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

ctrl+n

Create a new document of the same type as the current or most recent document.

ctrl+o

Open a document.

ctrl+w

Close a document.

alt+ctrl+s

Split the document window.

alt+shift+c

Remove the document window split.

ctrl+s

Save a document.

ctrl+n

Create a new document of the same type as the current or most recent document.

ctrl+o

Open a document.

ctrl+w

Close a document.

alt+ctrl+s

Split the document window.

alt+shift+c

Remove the document window split.

ctrl+s

Save a document.

ctrl+n

Create a new document of the same type as the current or most recent document.

ctrl+o

Open a document.

ctrl+w

Close a document.

alt+ctrl+s

Split the document window.

alt+shift+c

Remove the document window split.

ctrl+s

Save a document.

3. Working with documents: Find, replace, and browse through text

ctrl+f

Find text, formatting, and special items.

alt+ctrl+y

Repeat find (after closing Find and Replace window).

ctrl+h

Replace text, specific formatting, and special items.

ctrl+g

Go to a page, bookmark, footnote, table, comment, graphic, or other location.

alt+ctrl+z

Switch between the last four places that you have edited.

alt+ctrl+home

Open a list of browse options. Press the arrow keys to select an option, and then press ENTER to browse through a document by using the selected option.

4. Working with documents: Switch to another view

ctrl+page up

Move to the previous edit location.

ctrl+page down

Move to the next edit location.

alt+ctrl+p

Switch to Print Layout view.

alt+ctrl+o

Switch to Outline view.

alt+ctrl+n

Switch to Draft view.

5. Working with documents: Outline view

alt+shift+arrow left

Promote a paragraph.

alt+shift+arrow right

Demote a paragraph.

ctrl+shift+n

Demote to body text.

alt+shift+arrow up

Move selected paragraphs up.

alt+shift+arrow down

Move selected paragraphs down.

alt+shift++ (Plus Sign)

Expand text under a heading.

alt+shift+- (Minus Sign)

Collapse text under a heading.

alt+shift+a

Expand or collapse all text or headings.

The slash (/) key on the numeric keypad

Hide or display character formatting.

alt+shift+l

Show the first line of body text or all body text.

alt+shift+1

Show all headings with the Heading 1 style.

alt+shift+n

Show all headings up to Heading n.

ctrl+tab

Insert a tab character.

6. Working with documents: Print and preview documents

ctrl+p

Print a document.

alt+ctrl+i

Switch in or out of print preview.

arrow up, arrow down,arrow left, arrow right

Move around the preview page when zoomed in.

page up or page down

Move by one preview page when zoomed out.

ctrl+home

Move to the first preview page when zoomed out.

ctrl+end

Move to the last preview page when zoomed out.

7. Working with documents: Review documents

alt+ctrl+m

Insert a comment.

ctrl+shift+e

Turn change tracking on or off.

alt+shift+c

Close the Reviewing Pane if it is open.

8. Working with documents: Full Screen Reading view

home

Go to beginning of document.

end

Go to end of document.

n, enter

Go to page n.

esc

Exit reading layout view.

9. Working with documents: References, footnotes, and endnotes

alt+shift+o

Mark a table of contents entry.

alt+shift+i

Mark a table of authorities entry (citation).

alt+shift+x

Mark an index entry.

alt+ctrl+f

Insert a footnote.

alt+ctrl+

Insert an endnote.

10. Working with documents: Work with Web pages

ctrl+k

Insert a hyperlink.

alt+arrow left

Go back one page.

alt+arrow right

Go forward one page.

f9

Refresh.

11. Edit and move text and graphics: Delete text and graphics

backspace

Delete one character to the left.

ctrl+backspace

Delete one word to the left.

delete

Delete one character to the right.

ctrl+delete

Delete one word to the right.

ctrl+x

Cut selected text to the Office Clipboard.

ctrl+z

Undo the last action.

ctrl+f3

Cut to the Spike.

12. Edit and move text and graphics: Copy and move text and graphics

Press alt+h to move to thehome tab, and then press F,O.

Open the Office Clipboard

ctrl+c

Copy selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.

ctrl+x

Cut selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.

ctrl+v

Paste the most recent addition to the Office Clipboard.

f2 (then move the cursor and press enter)

Move text or graphics once.

shift+f2 (then move the cursor and press enter)

Copy text or graphics once.

alt+f3

When text or an object is selected, open the Create New Building Block dialog box.

shift+f10

When the building block — for example, a SmartArt graphic — is selected, display the shortcut menu that is associated with it.

ctrl+f3

Cut to the Spike.

ctrl+shift+f3

Paste the Spike contents.

alt+shift+r

Copy the header or footer used in the previous section of the document.

13. Edit and move text and graphics: Insert special characters

ctrl+f9

A field

shift+enter

A line break

ctrl+enter

A page break

ctrl+shift+enter

A column break

alt+ctrl+- (Minus Sign)

An em dash

ctrl+- (Minus Sign)

An en dash

ctrl+- (Hyphen)

An optional hyphen

ctrl+shift+- (Hyphen)

A nonbreaking hyphen

ctrl+shift+spacebar

A nonbreaking space

alt+ctrl+c

The copyright symbol

alt+ctrl+r

The registered trademark symbol

alt+ctrl+t

The trademark symbol

alt+ctrl+. (Period)

An ellipsis

enter (after you type the first few characters of the AutoText entry name and when the ScreenTip appears)

An AutoText entry

14. Edit and move text and graphics: Insert characters by using character codes

The character code, alt+x

Insert the Unicode character for the specified Unicode (hexadecimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol ( ), type 20AC, and then hold down ALT and press X.

alt+x

Find out the Unicode character code for the selected character

alt+the character code (on the numeric keypad)

Insert the ANSI character for the specified ANSI (decimal) character code. For example, to insert the euro currency symbol, hold down ALT and press 0128 on the numeric keypad.

15. Edit and move text and graphics: Extend a selection

f8

Turn extend mode on.

f8, and then press arrow left orarrow right

Select the nearest character.

f8 (press once to select a word, twice to select a sentence, and so on)

Increase the size of a selection.

shift+f8

Reduce the size of a selection.

esc

Turn extend mode off.

shift+arrow right

Extend a selection one character to the right.

shift+arrow left

Extend a selection one character to the left.

ctrl+shift+arrow right

Extend a selection to the end of a word.

ctrl+shift+arrow left

Extend a selection to the beginning of a word.

shift+end

Extend a selection to the end of a line.

shift+home

Extend a selection to the beginning of a line.

shift+arrow down

Extend a selection one line down.

shift+arrow up

Extend a selection one line up.

ctrl+shift+arrow down

Extend a selection to the end of a paragraph.

ctrl+shift+arrow up

Extend a selection to the beginning of a paragraph.

shift+page down

Extend a selection one screen down.

shift+page up

Extend a selection one screen up.

ctrl+shift+home

Extend a selection to the beginning of a document.

ctrl+shift+end

Extend a selection to the end of a document.

alt+ctrl+shift+page down

Extend a selection to the end of a window.

ctrl+a

Extend a selection to include the entire document.

ctrl+shift+f8, and then use the arrow up, arrow down,arrow left, arrow right; pressesc to cancel selection mode

Select a vertical block of text.

f8+arrow up, arrow down,arrow left, arrow right; pressesc to cancel selection mode

Extend a selection to a specific location in a document.

16. Edit and move text and graphics: Select text and graphics in a table

tab

Select the next cell's contents.

shift+tab

Select the preceding cell's contents.

Hold down shift and press an arrow key repeatedly

Extend a selection to adjacent cells.

shift+alt+page down with cursor in columns top cell

Select a column.

shift+alt+page up with cursor in columns top cell

Select a column.

ctrl+shift+f8, and then use the arrow up, arrow down,arrow left, arrow right; pressesc to cancel selection mode

Extend a selection (or block).

alt+5 on the numeric keypad (with num lock off)

Select an entire table.

17. Edit and move text and graphics: Move through your document

arrow left

One character to the left

arrow right

One character to the right

ctrl+arrow left

One word to the left

ctrl+arrow right

One word to the right

ctrl+arrow up

One paragraph up

ctrl+arrow down

One paragraph down

shift+tab

One cell to the left (in a table)

tab

One cell to the right (in a table)

arrow up

Up one line

arrow down

Down one line

end

To the end of a line

home

To the beginning of a line

alt+ctrl+page up

To the top of the window

alt+ctrl+page down

To the end of the window

page up

Up one screen (scrolling)

page down

Down one screen (scrolling)

ctrl+page down

To the top of the next page

ctrl+page up

To the top of the previous page

ctrl+end

To the end of a document

ctrl+home

To the beginning of a document

shift+f5

To a previous revision

shift+f5

After opening a document, to the location you were working in when the document was last closed

18. Edit and move text and graphics: Move around in a table

tab

To the next cell in a row

shift+tab

To the previous cell in a row

alt+home

To the first cell in a row

alt+end

To the last cell in a row

alt+page up

To the first cell in a column

alt+page down

To the last cell in a column

arrow up

To the previous row

arrow down

To the next row

alt+shift+arrow up

One row up

alt+shift+arrow down

One row down

19. Edit and move text and graphics: Insert paragraphs and tab characters in a table

enter

New paragraphs in a cell

ctrl+tab

Tab characters in a cell

20. Character and paragraph formatting Copy formatting

ctrl+shift+c

Copy formatting from text.

ctrl+shift+v

Apply copied formatting to text.

21. Character and paragraph formatting Change or resize the font

ctrl+shift+f

Open the Font dialog box to change the font.

ctrl+shift+<

Decrease font size one value

ctrl+shift+>

Increase font size one value

ctrl+[

Increase the font size by 1 point.

ctrl+]

Decrease the font size by 1 point.

22. Character and paragraph formatting Apply character formats

ctrl+d

Open the Font dialog box to change the formatting of characters.

shift+f3

Change the case of letters.

ctrl+shift+a

Format all letters as capitals.

ctrl+b

Apply bold formatting.

ctrl+u

Apply an underline.

ctrl+shift+w

Underline words but not spaces.

ctrl+shift+d

Double-underline text.

ctrl+shift+h

Apply hidden text formatting.

ctrl+i

Apply italic formatting.

ctrl+shift+k

Format letters as small capitals.

ctrl+=

Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).

ctrl+shift++ (Plus Sign)

Apply superscript formatting (automatic spacing).

ctrl+spacebar

Remove manual character formatting.

ctrl+shift+q

Change the selection to the Symbol font.

23. Character and paragraph formatting View and copy text formats

ctrl+shift+*

Display nonprinting characters. * on numeric keyboard will not work

shift+f1 (then click the text with the formatting you want to review)

Review text formatting.

ctrl+shift+c

Copy formats.

ctrl+shift+v

Paste formats.

24. Character and paragraph formatting Set the line spacing

ctrl+1

Single-space lines.

ctrl+2

Double-space lines.

ctrl+5

Set 1.5-line spacing.

ctrl+0 (zero)

Add or remove one line space preceding a paragraph.

25. Character and paragraph formatting Align paragraphs

ctrl+e

Switch a paragraph between centered and left-aligned.

ctrl+j

Switch a paragraph between justified and left-aligned.

ctrl+r

Switch a paragraph between right-aligned and left-aligned.

ctrl+l

Left align a paragraph.

ctrl+m

Indent a paragraph from the left.

ctrl+shift+m

Remove a paragraph indent from the left.

ctrl+t

Create a hanging indent.

ctrl+shift+t

Reduce a hanging indent.

ctrl+q

Remove paragraph formatting.

26. Character and paragraph formatting Apply paragraph styles

ctrl+shift+s

Open Apply Styles task pane.

alt+ctrl+shift+s

Open Styles task pane.

alt+ctrl+k

Start AutoFormat.

ctrl+shift+n

Apply the Normal style.

alt+ctrl+1

Apply the Heading 1 style.

alt+ctrl+2

Apply the Heading 2 style.

alt+ctrl+3

Apply the Heading 3 style.

27. Mail merge and fields: Perform a mail merge

alt+shift+k

Preview a mail merge.

alt+shift+n

Merge a document.

alt+shift+m

Print the merged document.

alt+shift+e

Edit a mail-merge data document.

alt+shift+f

Insert a merge field.

28. Mail merge and fields: Work with fields

alt+shift+d

Insert a DATE field.

alt+ctrl+l

Insert a LISTNUM field.

alt+shift+p

Insert a PAGE field.

alt+shift+t

Insert a TIME field.

ctrl+f9

Insert an empty field.

ctrl+shift+f7

Update linked information in a Microsoft Office Word source document.

f9

Update selected fields.

ctrl+shift+f9

Unlink a field.

shift+f9

Switch between a selected field code and its result.

alt+f9

Switch between all field codes and their results.

alt+shift+f9

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results.

f11

Go to the next field.

shift+f11

Go to the previous field.

ctrl+f11

Lock a field.

ctrl+shift+f11

Unlock a field.

29. Function key reference: Function keys

f1

Get Help or visit Microsoft Office Online.

f2

Move text or graphics.

f4

Repeat the last action.

f5

Choose the Go To command (Home tab).

f6

Go to the next pane or frame.

f7

Choose the Spelling command (Review tab).

f8

Extend a selection.

f9

Update the selected fields.

f10

Show KeyTips.

f11

Go to the next field.

f12

Choose the Save As command (Microsoft Office Button ).

30. Function key reference: SHIFT+Function key

shift+f1

Start context-sensitive Help or reveal formatting.

shift+f2

Copy text.

shift+f3

Change the case of letters.

shift+f4

Repeat a Find or Go To action.

shift+f5

Move to the last change.

shift+f6

Go to the previous pane or frame (after pressing F6).

shift+f7

Choose the Thesaurus command (Review tab, Proofing group).

shift+f8

Shrink a selection.

shift+f9

Switch between a field code and its result.

shift+f10

Display a shortcut menu.

shift+f11

Go to the previous field.

shift+f12

Choose the Save command (Microsoft Office Button ).

31. Function key reference: CTRL+Function key

ctrl+f2

Choose the Print Preview command (Microsoft Office Button ).

ctrl+f3

Cut to the Spike.

ctrl+f4

Close the window.

ctrl+f6

Go to the next window.

ctrl+f9

Insert an empty field.

ctrl+f10

Maximize the document window.

ctrl+f11

Lock a field.

ctrl+f12

Choose the Open command (Microsoft Office Button ).

32. Function key reference: CTRL+SHIFT+Function key

ctrl+shift+f3

Insert the contents of the Spike.

ctrl+shift+f5

Edit a bookmark.

ctrl+shift+f6

Go to the previous window.

ctrl+shift+f7

Update linked information in an Office Word 2007 source document.

ctrl+shift+f8, and arrow keys

Extend a selection or block.

ctrl+shift+f9

Unlink a field.

ctrl+shift+f11

Unlock a field.

ctrl+shift+f12

Choose the Print command (Microsoft Office Button ).

33. Function key reference: ALT+Function key

alt+f1

Go to the next field.

alt+f3

Create a new Building Block.

alt+f4

Exit Office Word 2007.

alt+f5

Restore the program window size.

alt+f6

Move from an open dialog box back to the document, for dialog boxes such as Find and Replace that support this behavior.

alt+f7

Find the next misspelling or grammatical error.

alt+f8

Run a macro.

alt+f9

Switch between all field codes and their results.

alt+f10

Maximize the program window.

alt+f11

Display Microsoft Visual Basic code.

34. Function key reference: ALT+SHIFT+Function key

alt+shift+f1

Go to the previous field.

alt+shift+f2

Choose the Save command (Microsoft Office Button ).

alt+shift+f7

Display the Research task pane.

alt+shift+f9

Run GOTOBUTTON or MACROBUTTON from the field that displays the field results.

alt+shift+f10

Display a menu or message for a smart tag.

35. Function key reference: CTRL+ALT+Function key

ctrl+alt+f1

Display Microsoft System Information.

ctrl+alt+f2

Choose the Open command (Microsoft Office Button ).

 EnjOy..:) 

MamoOn..

::New Google Site Shows How Search Works ::

Most of you use a major search engine like Bing, Yahoo or Google, everyday. And some of you have never given any thought to where those answers come from, like Google is just some all-knowing genie in the “cloud”. Those of you who are tech savvy know that the search engines use algorithms to answer questions, but how much of the actual process do you understand?

If you would like a more indepth look at how Google’s algorithms turn your questions into answers, the company will explain it all to you on it’s new site How Search Works. Google launched the site on Friday to help explain the magnitude of the engines search process to its loyal users.

Explaining the process

Upon entering the site you are prompted to scroll down through an unfolding, animated presentation that follows the entire path of a search query. Google explains how they search through over 30 trillion pages by crawling, sorting, indexing, using algorithms and writing formulas and programs to deliver its users with the most relevant results.

The site also gives you a broader view of algorithms and lists the numerous aspects of the search such as user context, site and page quality, safesearch, freshness and refinements. And knowing that all of its users are not geeks, the company keeps it in terms that are easily understood by an average Google user.

Google’s war on spam

One of the tabs on the site is dedicated to explaining all the ways that Google works to rid its content of spam. It also informs the reader of the many different types of spam like pure spam, parked domains, hacked sites and user generated spam. The site tells how they use both algorithms and manual blocks to take action against spam in order to remove the junk and bring a tidy group of relevant material in answer to the users question.

To see all the details for yourself, check out the site at How Search Works.

EnjOy..:)MamoOn..

LG unveils world’s smallest wireless charger with the WCP-300

 LG is definitely one of the most active companies at this year’s Mobile World Congress, having already shown several new smartphones and announcing it has acquired webOS from HP. It seems LG doesn’t plan to stop there, as it just announced the “world’s smallest” wireless charging device.

The WCP-300 is a little black pad, just 6.9cm in diameter. It is compatible with a standard 5-pin micro-USB charger, and complies with the Qi standards of the Wireless Power Consortium.

As for the devices that support it, there are two available in the U.S. market: the LG Spectrum and the Nexus 4. The freshly showcased LG Optimus G Pro also supports this technology, but we don’t know when it’ll become available in the U.S.

As all companies trying to push wireless charging tech to the market, LG hopes more and more upcoming smartphones will have built-in support for this tech. LG itself plans to introduce smartphones with “more advanced” wireless charging tech in the global market.

The WCP-300 will become available next week in South Korea for about $60; a global and U.S. rollout is pending.

LG has also demonstrated their wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology, which enables fast delivery of high-resolution multimedia content from smartphones to TVs.

By “Ultra HD” LG means 4K video content, and the entire technology works by using Wi-Fi, but LG would not go into specifics. LG also claims the tech uses “less than half” the power of other similar technologies, and it does that by reducing the strain on the CPU and other hardware resources.

Of course, 4K content is still hard to find, which means this tech is currently merely a reminder of how one day we could all enjoy the wonders of 4K video and stream it around our house to whatever device we like.

EnjOy..:)

MamoOn..

:6 Reasons Why Nokia Doesn’t Need Android:

6 Reasons Why Nokia Doesn’t Need Android

In the past couple years we’ve all seen Nokia’s market share sliding down the charts.  And we all know that last year they announced a full-on exclusive switch to Windows Phone as the single operating system of choice for their phones in the future.  A number of people wondered why Nokia didn’t just switch to using the successful Android operating system that so many other manufacturers use these days.

1. Nokia Belle already feels like Android.

In using the new Nokia Belle operating system on an N8, one new reason became clear…  They’ve already got it!  Nokia Belle, the latest version of Symbian, looks a lot like a customized version of Android.  It has the multiple horizontal-sliding desktop home screens.  It has all sorts of different-sized, different-looking, throw-anywhere widgets.  It has the same drop-down notifications bar.  It has the app tray button at the bottom, and a pop-up menu button.  It’s occasionally unresponsive, has ambiguous navigation buttons, and scrolling stutters sometimes.  Heck, it even has the “open-source” mantra attached to it (at least until April of 2011)!   Why would Nokia want to load Android on their phones when they can make an operating system just like it without much effort?

Well, okay… it’s not exactly like Android.  Nokia’s Belle has much better battery life and a completely different app store which naturally only supports Symbian apps.  Of course it lacks many of the Google apps, but many Android devices (such as those from Amazon) these days lack those as well.  It doesn’t seem to have the same depth of community programming support nor app count either, so there’s that.  Still, I think it’s safe to say that Nokia’s already been down that road.

2. Android isn’t much different from 10 year old Smartphone operating systems.

In terms of user interface, you’ve got notifications from all of your programs at the top, you’ve got a home screen with widgets that you can arrange which will display pertinent information for easy access, and you’ve got a menu where all of your applications reside.  Was I just describing Android?  Or was I describing Microsoft’s Pocket PC Smartphone operating system from 10 years ago?  You’re both right!  Sure there are plenty of other differences and Android has gotten more complicated by adding widgets to the notifications tray and whatnot, but the basic fundamentals really haven’t progressed or improved much in Android.  It’s still home screen widgets, notifications bar, and app launching.

Windows Phone, on the other hand, implements a completely new type of interface design that not only works well on small-screened smartphones, but scales up to larger screens (as you’ll see in Windows 8/Xbox 360) and also leaves room for newer methods of user interaction such as 3D gesture recognition and voice controls that really won’t be possible with the conventional UI’s you see implemented by Apple and Google. Plus you’ve got the content-centric and task-centric structure.  3rd party apps show up within the content that they may be related to as opposed to just a “more programs” menu and “hubs” organize both content and apps from all sorts of different sources in a way that makes a lot of sense, but is also quite different from the “launch an app, then find your stuff” mentality.

3. There’s too many pizza places on this street.

You don’t succeed in business when you do exactly the same thing as everyone else.  There’s really only one manufacturer using Android that has actually seen continued success with it and that’s Samsung.  HTC, LG, Sony, etc, are struggling a bit while Samsung and Apple are at the top. Putting Android on a phone doesn’t automatically make you successful. It would be like opening a pizza place on a street next to 5 other pizza places and one store that sells apples. Sure, pizza is great and some say it tastes better than fruit, but if you want to stand out in the food business, you have to do something new.  That’s why Nokia has gone all in with Windows Phone. It’s fresh, it’s different, and it’s tasty.

4. Implementing Android would be too expensive

I know what you’re thinking… Android is free and open source, how could it be more expensive?  Well, for one, you still have to pay Microsoft licensing fees for intellectual property patents.  Then you have to pay your own developers and spend a lot of time trying to make it something unique enough to be noticed.  Then you have to spend a lot on lawyers when Apple sues you.

By concentrating on Windows Phone, Nokia is actually getting money from Microsoft instead of paying them to use Android.  Nokia has absolutely nothing to worry about in terms of software litigation since Microsoft has already licensed any patents from Apple that they might have used and they’ve vowed to cover Windows Phone manufacturers in this regard.  As for Nokia’s software developers, they’ve got a lot less work to do with Windows Phone.  There’s no need to mess around with the UI and spend years learning how to master Android development.  That leaves more time to develop applications that add and integrate with the operating system, thus increasing the value as opposed to wasting time changing things just for the sake of differentiation.

5. Android wouldn’t look good on Nokia

When I Photoshopped the header image to show an Android screen on the Nokia Lumia 920, I gagged a little.  It looks so extremely out of place.  The styling is all off.  Yes, Nokia could put some developers to work and hire some designers to fix it, but no matter how much Android evolves, an inherit problem with the open-source nature of the operating system is that nothing will ever really be coherent.  Even if you customize and skin the whole operating system and all of the apps you want to bundle in order to make it look unique and different from every other Android device out there… as soon as some one installs a 3rd party app, that’s going to break the cohesive design and cause the experience to fall apart a bit.  On the other hand, Windows Phone follows a consistent design language (codenamed Metro) that maintains a cohesive look throughout both the operating system as well as third party apps.  Plus, the Windows Phone design UI offers a more personal and effortless way of customizing the device.  In many ways it customizes itself based on the stuff that you like and it just looks fantastic on Nokia’s brightly colored phones.

6. Being part of the Windows 8/Xbox Ecosystem has huge potential.

Microsoft is putting a lot of effort into competing as a full computing ecosystem.  They’ve already been very successful with Windows on the desktop and laptop PC side of things, and they’re also very successful in the living room with the Xbox 360.  Microsoft isn’t doing so great on the web search, music store, tablets, and smartphones side of things though.  Apple and Google have been excelling in those areas.  However, Microsoft’s plans to compete in those areas have been gaining steam.  Bing has forced Google to start innovating with their web search results again and has been gaining market share itself.  Microsoft’s Surface tablets have been able to generate a large amount of buzz in the tech world, and Xbox Music is slated to launch with as-yet-unknown new features.  Nokia could tap into these other markets and has already since Microsoft has implemented Nokia Maps into Bing, Windows 8 Maps app, and even Facebook.  If Nokia had partnered with Google, you know Google wouldn’t be bringing more customers to Nokia’s mapping services.  Google has very little presence in the living room, too.  The potential in Microsoft’s growing new ecosystem just seems greater.

Why not both Windows Phone and Android?

If you’ve gotten this far, you may be asking yourself, “Why shouldn’t Nokia build both Android and Windows Phones?”  Samsung, HTC, etc., all do it.  Sure, that seems like an option, but some could also see that as an identity crisis or lack of commitment.  Nokia wants to build its brand around Windows Phone and bring some real competition to the table.  Android is the one that has torn down Nokia’s mobile phone empire.  Nokia doesn’t want to give in and help their enemies. They want to put up a fight and concentrate their efforts on making something better than Android.

EnjOy..:)

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