Windows START Command Use through DOS Prompt

Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.

START ["title"] [/Dpath] [/I] [/MIN] [/MAX] [/SEPARATE | /SHARED]
[/LOW | /NORMAL | /HIGH | /REALTIME | /ABOVENORMAL | /BELOWNORMAL]
[/WAIT] [/B] [command/program]
[parameters]

"title" Title to display in window title bar.
path Starting directory
B Start application without creating a new window. The
application has ^C handling ignored. Unless the application
enables ^C processing, ^Break is the only way to interrupt
the application
I The new environment will be the original environment passed
to the cmd.exe and not the current environment.
MIN Start window minimized
MAX Start window maximized
SEPARATE Start 16-bit Windows program in separate memory space
SHARED Start 16-bit Windows program in shared memory space
LOW Start application in the IDLE priority class
NORMAL Start application in the NORMAL priority class
HIGH Start application in the HIGH priority class
REALTIME Start application in the REALTIME priority class
ABOVENORMAL Start application in the ABOVENORMAL priority class
BELOWNORMAL Start application in the BELOWNORMAL priority class
WAIT Start application and wait for it to terminate
command/program
If it is an internal cmd command or a batch file then
the command processor is run with the /K switch to cmd.exe.
This means that the window will remain after the command
has been run.

If it is not an internal cmd command or batch file then
it is a program and will run as either a windowed application
or a console application.

parameters These are the parameters passed to the command/program


If Command Extensions are enabled, external command invocation
through the command line or the START command changes as follows:

non-executable files may be invoked through their file association just
by typing the name of the file as a command. (e.g. WORD.DOC would
launch the application associated with the .DOC file extension).
See the ASSOC and FTYPE commands for how to create these
associations from within a command script.

When executing an application that is a 32-bit GUI application, CMD.EXE
does not wait for the application to terminate before returning to
the command prompt. This new behavior does NOT occur if executing
within a command script.

When executing a command line whose first token is the string "CMD "
without an extension or path qualifier, then "CMD" is replaced with
the value of the COMSPEC variable. This prevents picking up CMD.EXE
from the current directory.

When executing a command line whose first token does NOT contain an
extension, then CMD.EXE uses the value of the PATHEXT
environment variable to determine which extensions to look for
and in what order. The default value for the PATHEXT variable
is:

.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD

Notice the syntax is the same as the PATH variable, with
semicolons separating the different elements.

When searching for an executable, if there is no match on any extension,
then looks to see if the name matches a directory name. If it does, the
START command launches the Explorer on that path. If done from the
command line, it is the equivalent to doing a CD /D to that path.

Some Excel Tricks

• Generate Random Numbers
  Need to create random numbers? You can do it in Excel.
  To generate a number between 0 and 1, type =RAND() in a cell.
  To generate a number between 1 and 100, type =RAND()*100.
  After entering, use the fill handle to quickly populate as many cells with random numbers as needed. To use the fill handle, click the cell, move your pointer over the lower-right corner of the cell until it turns into a black plus sign, and drag it horizontally or vertically across the cells you wish to populate. The cells can then be formatted as desired.
  
• No Formula, Please
  When copying and pasting a cell that contains a formula, use the Paste Special feature. First, copy the cell (Edit...Copy). Next click in the desired location and click Edit...Paste Special. Choose Values to copy the number only and not the formula.
  
• Insert Time/Date in Excel
  Try these keyboard shortcuts to insert the time/date in an Excel spreadsheet:
  Current date: Press CTRL+SEMICOLON
  Current time: Press CTRL+SHIFT+ SEMICOLON
  Current date and time: Press CTRL+ SEMICOLON then SPACE then CTRL+SHIFT+ SEMICOLON

• Hide Worksheets in Excel 2002
  To hide Excel worksheets to prevent unwanted changes, Select the worksheet, click Format...Sheet...Hide.
  
• Color-Coding Excel Sheet Tabs in Excel 2002
  In Excel 2002, color-code sheet tabs for easier identification or grouping.
  Select the sheet(s) by holding down the CTRL key and clicking the tabs.
  Click Format...Sheet...Tab Color. You can also right-click the sheet tab and choose
  click Tab Color.
  
• Pasting an Excel Table and Its Formatting into Word
  In Excel, select the table and click Edit..Copy. Switch to Word, and click where the table will be located. Click Edit...Paste. Using the Paste Options smart tag, select one of the following options: To keep the formatting, select Keep Source Formatting. To automatically keep data updated as it is updated in Excel, select Keep Source Formatting and Link to Excel. To match the style of another table in the Word document, select Match Destination Table Style. To link the table instead of copying it, select Match Destination Table Style and Link to Excel.
  
• Go To
  To search for specific cells, such as ones that have formulas or ones that just contain values, use the Go To feature. Click Edit...Go to...and choose the desired feature.
  
• Shortcut Keys
  To see a complete list of shortcut keys in Excel, press F1 on the keyboard and type shortcut keys in the search box.
  
• Customizing Toolbars
  Right-click on any toolbars and click the customize the toolbar. Click the Command tab, select the desired category, and click and drag new features from the right command box to the toolbar.
  
• Quick Graphs
  Want to create a quick graph? Click anyway in the Excel data on the spreadsheet, press F11 key and presto! Right-click in the graph border to change the type, location, or data.
  
• Basic Keyboard Shortcuts
  F1 Help
  F2 Edit current Cell
  F5 Goto
  F7 Spell Check
  F12 Save file as
  CTRL + A Select entire worksheet.
  CTRL + B Toggle Bold Text.
  CTRL + C Copies the item or items selected to the Clipboard and can be pasted using CTRL + V.
  CTRL + F Displays the Find dialog box.
  CTRL + H Displays the Replace dialog box