Tag Archives: efficiency

The next time you need to close a few applications quickly, try Alt-F4. Use your left thumb to hold down the left Alt button while your left index finger presses the F4 button. The slow ineffecient way of doing this … Continue reading →

I seem to remember a time when typing the main domain name would take you to the site. I could type “google” and hit enter. Magic happened and all the pieces of the URL appeared. That doesn’t seem to work … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →