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Efficiency Tip #22 – Print Screen

A picture can say a thousand words. Sometimes the picture is right there in front of you and you need to explain it to someone that cannot see your screen. Just above the Insert key and the Page Up/Down group … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #21 – Windows Key-R

This one may have a higher price than most people are willing to pay. It involves more typing than any shortcut covered so far, but I use this one as much as any other. Press the Windows Key and R … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #20 – Paste Special

This one is my wife’s favorite. When you copy text, you also copy all the formatting and even HTML if the original is on a web page. Pasting into Word (or any other word processor) can create a mess that … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #19 – Tab

During the average day, how many times do you use a web based form? If you login to anything on the web, you see a dialog box like the one at the right. After typing in your username, do you … Continue reading

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Efficiency Tip #18 – Ctrl-N

Many times I am at a point in my browser where I need a new page, but I can’t leave the current page. It happened just now. I was using a web-based email program and I needed to go to … Continue reading

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