This week I would like to do things a little different and offer you a list of some shortcuts that should make you a little more productive while on your computer. Since Windows is still the most popular operating system by far and Internet Explorer the most popular web browser (though Firefox is catching up) I will focus on shortcuts for these two only.
Lets start out with shortcuts for your Windows operating system and most Windows based programs…
Open a new document
Ctrl-O
Undo your last command
Ctrl-Z or Alt-Backspace
Undo your last undo
Ctrl-Y
Save the current document
Ctrl-S
Select the whole current document
Ctrl-A
Delete selection and move it to clipboard
Ctrl-X
Copy selection to the clipboard
Ctrl-C
Paste clipboards contents into current document
Ctrl-V
Start programs search or find
Ctrl-F or F3
Move cursor to document’s beginning
Ctrl-Home
Move cursor to document’s end
Ctrl-End
Open a shortcut (right-click) menu
Shift-F10
Open print dialog
Ctrl-P
Turn on/off italics
Ctrl-I
Turn on/off bold
Ctrl-B
Turn on/off underlining
Ctrl-U
Ok now that we have our Windows based programs and our operating system working for us a little harder and faster, lets move on to Internet Explorer…
Go to address bar
Alt-D
Open dialog box to go to new website
Ctrl-O or Ctrl-L
Go to Home Page
Alt-Home
Open a new browser window
Ctrl-N
Toggle full-screen on/off
F11
Show/hide Favorites bar
Ctrl-I
Show/hide History bar
Ctrl-H
Open Find box
Ctrl-F
Show/hide Search bar
Ctrl-E or F3
Stop downloading web page
Esc
Refresh current web page
F5 or Ctrl-R
Refresh page regardless of time stamp
Ctrl-F5
Automatically add www. Before and .com after, what you are typing in the address bar and go to site
Ctrl-Enter
You now have the shortcuts that will increase your productivity, if you take the time to practice and learn them. Once you get into the habit of employing these techniques you will be so much faster, you will wonder how you lived without using shortcuts for so long. You can find a list of shortcuts plus many other powerful computer tips at www.pcworld.com . You should always take the time to increase your knowledge of computers. A little time spent learning can increase your productivity 100 fold.
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