Category Archives: efficiency

Efficiency Tip #5 – Shift-Ctrl-Home

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Today’s tip adds more reach to yesterday’s. To highlight a document from the cursor to the first word of the document use Shift-Ctrl-Home. To highlight everything from the cursor to the end of the document use Shift-Ctrl-End. Ctrl-A will highlight … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #4 – Shift-Ctrl-Arrow

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

There is nothing that slows down word processing more than taking your fingers off the keys. The only way most people know to highlight text is to find the mouse, move the cursor to the area of the text and … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #3 – Windows-E

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

The second most used shortcut combination on my computer is Windows-E. This explores My Computer using Windows Explorer. I have seen other people use variations on this shortcut. Some right-click the Start button and select Explore. This explores the Start … Continue reading →

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Efficiency Tip #2 – Alt-Tab

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Without a doubt, the most used keyboard shortcut on my computer is Alt-Tab. I have used this since it was called the “Cool Switch” in Windows 3.1. The Cool Switch lets you toggle between opened applications using only two keys. … Continue reading →

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TSPY

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I’m going to call it Time Saved Per Year or TSPY. It is a measurement of the amount of time (measured in hours) that is saved in one year by using a more efficient technique to accomplish a routine task. … Continue reading →

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