Category Archives: edtech

Efficiency Tip #46 – Ctrl-Select

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

When you need to select several files from different parts of a list, use the Ctrl key when you click. Hold down on Ctrl and single-click the files you want to select. The Ctrl button will permit you to select … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #45 – Status Bar

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Point your mouse to this link – My Digg.  As your mouse passes over this link, can you see the URL at the very bottom of your browser?  If not, you don’t have the Status Bar turned on.  Use the … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #44 – Alt-Letter

Posted on June 7, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

This tip dates back to the days of DOS programs.  When faced with a dialog box where some of the options have letters that are underlined, use Alt-Letter to select that option.  For the dialog box on the right, Alt-Y … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #43 – Holding a Mouse

Posted on June 6, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Have you tried to double-click on something only to miss by just a little on the second click?  Make sure you are holding the mouse properly.  The picture on the right shows the wrong way to hold a computer mouse.  … Continue reading →

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Compounded Time

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I was in a meeting today where one person (who just happened to be closest to the computer in the room) acted as secretary and kept notes.  It was a meeting where the exact words used in the document were … Continue reading →

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