Tag Archives: efficiency

Know when to single-click versus double-click.  All icons on your desktop or in Windows Explorer will require two clicks to activate. After a program starts, most buttons (tool bars, menus) will require just one click. While using your browser, everything … Continue reading →

One of the slowest loading, most used programs is Adobe Acrobat.  On top of loading at a snail’s pace, it will prompt you all too often for updates.  The best thing to do is stop using it. You will still … Continue reading →

Open Word and save a file.  If you let your computer make all the decisions you will end up with a file named Document1 in the My Documents folder.  Excel isn’t much better at deciding things for you.  It will … Continue reading →

The default settings for Windows include an “animated screen character” or as I call it  – the animated dog. Each time you search for something, this friendly guy sloooooowly walks onto the screen and asks what you are looking for.  … Continue reading →

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 →