The absolutely foolproof way to open a file is to drop it on the application window's title bar. For WordPad, Notepad, and other applications that handle only one file at a time, however, the new file will replace the old one. You can also drag a document onto any program icon on the Taskbar and the program will come to the front with the new document open. Bless their hearts, Microsoft left a few gazillion keyboard shortcuts in Windows 95. It's particularly handy if you've just created a new file or folder, because Windows 95 places new entries at the end of the list by default.
Backspace marches up the directory tree to the parent of the current folder.
F3 opens the Find command in the current folder. Ctrl-Z undoes the last rename, delete, copy, or move. Windows 95 remembers and can undo up to three shell operations. Ctrl-Esc pops up the Start menu. All rights reserved.